{"id":16191,"date":"2025-09-09T12:13:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T06:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rub.edu.bt\/?page_id=16191"},"modified":"2025-09-16T15:45:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T09:45:57","slug":"vc-and-other-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rub.edu.bt\/index.php\/vc-and-other-members\/","title":{"rendered":"VC and Other Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16191\" class=\"elementor elementor-16191\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3298d2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3298d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae48a45\" data-id=\"ae48a45\" 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    <p>Chewang Rinzin was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the Royal University of Bhutan by His Majesty The King on 20th December 2024. Prior to this appointment, he served as the director of the Royal Institute for Governance and Strategic Studies (RIGSS) and concurrently as a Dy. Chamberlain to His Majesty The King. He worked at the institute for 11 years (2013-2024) and was its founding director. Chewang started his career as an engineer at the Bhutan Standards Bureau (BSB) where he served for 11 years (2002-2013). While at BSB, he was a member of the core negotiating team for Bhutan\u2019s accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as the expert on Technical Barriers to Trade. Chewang has a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Kerala in India and a Master\u2019s degree in Public Administration from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.<\/p>\n            <div class=\"contact-info\">\n                <p><i class=\"fas fa-phone\"><\/i>02-336452<\/p>\n                <p><i class=\"fas fa-mobile-alt\"><\/i>+975 17164950<\/p>\n                <p><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:vc@rub.edu.bt\">vc@rub.edu.bt<\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- Other Team Members -->\n        <div class=\"team-grid\">\n            <!-- Team Member 1 -->\n            <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rub.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TC.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tshering Choden, Chief, External Relations Division\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\">\n                <h4>Tshering Choden<\/h4>\n                <p class=\"title\">Chief, External Relations Division<\/p>\n                <div class=\"contact-info\">\n                    <p><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:tsheringchoden.ovc@rub.edu.bt\">tsheringchoden.ovc@rub.edu.bt<\/a><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <!-- Team Member 2 -->\n            <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rub.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Chief-Legal.jpeg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tshering Yangdon, Chief, Legal Division\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\">\n                <h4>Tshering Yangdon<\/h4>\n                <p class=\"title\">Chief, Legal Division<\/p>\n                <div class=\"contact-info\">\n                    <p><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:tsheringyangdon.ovc@rub.edu.bt\">tsheringyangdon.ovc@rub.edu.bt<\/a><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <!-- Team Member 3 -->\n            <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rub.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sdd.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Singye Dorji, External Relations Officer\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\">\n                <h4>Singye Dorji<\/h4>\n                <p class=\"title\">External Relations Officer<\/p>\n                <div class=\"contact-info\">\n                    <p><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:singye.dorji@rub.edu.bt\">singyedorji.ovc@rub.edu.bt<\/a><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <!-- Team Member 4 -->\n            <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rub.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/kww.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kezang Wangmo, PA to Vice Chancellor\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\">\n                <h4>Kezang Wangmo<\/h4>\n                <p class=\"title\">PA to Vice Chancellor<\/p>\n                <div class=\"contact-info\">\n                    <p><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:pavc.ovc@rub.edu.bt\">pavc.ovc@rub.edu.bt<\/a><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice Chancellor Section Chewang Rinzin Vice Chancellor Chewang Rinzin was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the Royal University of Bhutan by His Majesty The King on 20th December 2024. 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