Call for Proposal
Duration
15.1.2021 – 15.1.2024
Total Eligible Costs
€ 946.993,00
Project Website
Contact at IRI UL
Project Consortium
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (koordinator)
- Royal Thimphu College (BT)
- College of Language and Culture Studies (BT)
- Norbuling Rigter College (BT)
- Inovacijsko-razvojni inštitut Univerze v Ljubljani (SI)
- Universiteit Leiden (NL)
- University of Ljubljana (SI)
- Sherubtse College (BT)
- Royal University of Bhutan (Office of the Vice Chancellor – BT)
Key challenge
Qualitative research methods and data have been recognized as critically important to contribute to evidence-based policies which address social and developmental challenges. There is however a disjuncture between the desire for qualitative research data and the absence of knowledge, skills and technical infrastructure to teach qualitative research methods.
Aim
Providing learning and teaching tools, methodologies and pedagogical approaches on qualitatve reserarch methods and integrating them at the 4 Colleges in Bhutan in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities. Providing students with transversal competencies to improve their employability in the labor market.
Key objectives
- Sensitizing different stakeholders in Bhutan about the importance and added value of the qualitative research
- Enhance Capacities of Higher Education Staff
- Enriching the Existing Curricula of Bhutanese social science and humanities colleges