Tenzin Dorji

Tenzin Dorji is a Ph.D. candidate at Murdoch University’s School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, where his research explores the intersection of alternative schooling practices and holistic community development. He earned a Master of Arts in International Development (2023) with a major in Education and Human Resource Development from Nagoya University, Japan, supported by the Asian Development Bank Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP). He also holds a Bachelor of Education in Primary Arts (2011) from Samtse College of Education, Royal University of Bhutan.

Tenzin’s professional career spans public school teaching, private school leadership, and pioneering work in alternative education. Currently, he serves as a Sessional Academic at Murdoch University, teaching community development, career learning, and child development courses. Previously, as Vice Principal and Co-Founder of ELC High School in Thimphu, Bhutan, he played an instrumental role in establishing the institution, which rose to rank among Bhutan’s Top 10 Schools within its initial years.

Additionally, Tenzin founded Camp Rural-Urban Friendship (RUF), a popular initiative bridging the educational divide between rural and urban Bhutanese children. He also co-led a ministry-level assessment project to revamp Bhutan’s Education Monitoring Information System (EMIS). His academic contributions include publications on teacher stress, alternative schooling, curriculum autonomy and systemic reforms in education.