Institute of Language and Culture Studies (Bhutan)
ILCS, Taktse, Bhutan
The Institute of Language and Culture Studies or ILCS, is part of the Royal University of Bhutan. Presently ILCS is located at Semtokha near Thimphu. It is slated to expand to 500+ students and move to Taktse in Trongsa dzongkhag. A primary task of ILCS is to preserve and promote Dzongkha, the national language of Bhutan.
ILCS was originally founded in 1961 as a monastic school at Semthoka Dzong. It has now become a fully fledged degree awarding institution specializing in education and research in Bhutanese language and culture.