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Pema Wangdi

Assistant Professor

Biography

Pema Wangdi is an Assistant Professor at the JSW Law. He teaches Philosophy, Political Science and a Happiness topic which is a partial requirement of the GNH and LAW course offered at JSW School of LAW. 

Prior to joining the JSW LAW faculty in 2017, Pema served as a senior officer under the project of Royal Institute of Law (2011-2016) which eventually culminated in the establishing of the present Law College. 

Pema also served as the first Managing Director (2006-2008) of the first private Radio Station in Thimphu popularly known as KUZOO FM. 

He spent most of his career in the Ministry of Education as a Teacher, Curriculum officer and a Media officer (1991-2004).

Areas of Interest

  • Ethics
  • Happiness
  • GNH

Publications

Courses

  • Philosophy, 
  • Political Science
  • GNH and Law

Education History

National Institute of Education (Samtse) specialising in Teaching at the Primary Level (’91),

Diploma in Cinema TV, Stage, and Radio from SAIT, Calgary, Canada;

BA in Philosophy Politics and Economics (PPE) 2010 and;

MA in Philosophy from Fordham University (2016).

Chan Wing Cheong

Singapore Management University

Christopher Campbell

College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University

Dema Lham

Vice Dean

Associate Professor

Dr. Elizabeth Allison

California Institute of Integral Studies

Dr. Milos Vec

University of Vienna, Austria

Dr. Nima Dorji

Dean

Associate Professor 

Dr. Panthip Pruksacholavit

Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Law

Dr. Stanley Yeo

National University of Singapore

Dr. Stefan Hammer

Visiting Faculty

Dr. Tenzin Wangchuk

Professor

Dr. Timothy Everett Nielandar

Visiting Faculty

Drangpon Tenzin

Secretary General, Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre

Drangpon Thongjay

Paro Court

Frederic Bourdais

Visiting Faculty

George Summerfield

K&L Gates

Helen Lansdowne

Assistant Dean for Climate Change & Environmental Law Centre

Hendrik Visser

Visiting Faculty

Jay W Stansell

Visiting Faculty

Jigme Namgyel

Private Lawyer

Karma Choden

Programme Coordinator, LLB.,PGDNL Programmes
Senior Lecturer

Karma Dorji 

Court Registrar, Bhutan National Legal Institute

Karma Lhazin

Junior Lecturer

Khenpo Tshering Dhendup

Assistant Professor

Leki Tshering

Junior Lecturer

Linda Siew Kin Hoon

National University of Singapore School of Business and Director|Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore

Mahesh Gajmer

Senior Lecturer

Marya Terese Sherer Nielander

Visiting Faculty

Nathan Charles Mock 

Red Cedar Advocacy Centre in
Victoria, British Columbia

Pema Galey 

Associate Lecturer, Paro College of Education

Rinzin Wangdi

Associate Professor

Sonam Tshering

Associate Dean for Research & Library Services
Associate Professor

Supritha Suresh

Senior Lecturer

Tashi Tshomo

Junior Lecturer

Thuji Wangmo

Junior Lecturer

Tshering Pem

Adjunct Faculty

Ugyen Lhamo

Adjunct Faculty

Ugyen Wangdi

Assistant Dean for PEACE

Yeshi Lhamo

Lecturer