Sonam Wangda
Lecturer in Accounting
Email id:
sonamwangda.gcbs@rub.edu.bt
Accounting
Faculty
Biography
Sonam Wangda is an educator specialising in finance and accounting at Gedu College of Business Studies (GCBS), Royal University of Bhutan. He holds a Master of Commerce with a major in Finance and Accounting from Aligarh Muslim University, India, and a four-year Bachelor of Business Administration from GCBS. He also holds a Certificate of the University Teaching Programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
At the College he has served as Head of the Accounting Department (2023–2024), overseeing academic and departmental functions, and as Chief Provost (2011–2016), with responsibility for student welfare and discipline. He received a Special Contribution Award for his contribution to student and college development.
He is the author of the textbook Students’ Guide to Corporate Income Tax (2019). His peer-reviewed research papers cover the determinants of higher education quality, obstacles faced by start-ups in Bhutan, access to credit among small enterprises in Chukha district, and the challenges of implementing public procurement rules in RUB colleges. He has taken part in professional development programmes in strategic management, soft skills, procurement and compliance, and professional ethics.
Education & Qualifications
MCom (Finance and Accounting), Aligarh Muslim University, India (2014)
Certificate of University Teaching Programme, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands (2020)
Bachelor of Business Administration (four years), Gedu College of Business Studies, Royal University of Bhutan (2007–2011)
Selected Publications
Implementation of RGoB Procurement Rules and Regulations (2009): The Challenges of RUB Colleges (June 2020). Bhutan Journal of Business and Management. ISSN-L 2079-7680.
Exploring the Obstacles for Start-ups in Bhutan: From a Prevented Entrepreneurs Perspective (March 2020). International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 11(4). ISSN 2201-1323.
GCBS Students’ Perception on Determinants of Higher Education Quality (December 2019). International Journal of Arts & Education Research. ISSN 2278-9677.
Students’ Guide to Corporate Income Tax (July 2019). KMP Printing Press. ISBN 978-99936-33-94-5.
Factors Affecting Access to Credit Among Small Enterprises in Selected Towns of Chukha District in Bhutan (June 2019). Voice of Research. ISSN 2277-7733.
