Keshar Nath Dhakal

Keshar Nath Dhakal joined Gedu College of Business Studies, Royal University of Bhutan, in 2019 as a Lecturer in Mathematics. He holds a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from Amity University, India, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Mathematics) from Samtse College of Education and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Sherubtse College.

He teaches Business Mathematics, Business Statistics, Financial Mathematics, Econometrics and Machine Learning. He also serves as External Examiner for the Bachelor of Education in Secondary Science at Samtse College of Education, supervises undergraduate research projects and is the College Democracy Advisor. Before joining the College he taught mathematics at Kelki Higher Secondary School from 2013 to 2019.

His publications include journal articles on inventory and advertising models, online teaching, financial literacy and value chain analysis, and he is the author of the textbook A Complete Guide to Business Mathematics (BHSEC XII). His research has been supported by grants from SANDEE–ICIMOD, the Research Endowment Fund, the Annual University Research Grant and the Internal Research Grant of the Royal University of Bhutan. His research interests include applied mathematics, operations research, mathematical modelling, business analytics, climate change economics and public–private partnerships.