Qualitative research in Higher ducation eaching APProaches for sustainabilitY and well-being in Bhutan (HAPPY)

The overall objective of the HAPPY Project is to contribute to the enhancement of Gross National Happiness (GNH). GNH has been the most significant national priority for Bhutan since the 1980s, and it has evolved into the guiding purpose of Bhutan’s development. To increase GNH and support sustainable development and well-being, qualitative research data are needed to deepen the understanding of real life at each societal level.

The HAPPY Project enhances collaboration between higher education institutions in Europe and Bhutan and implements innovative qualitative research teaching and learning approaches in Social Sciences and Humanities. It aims to sensitize different stakeholders about the added value of qualitative methods, modernize existing higher education curricula and enhance the competencies of academics in qualitative teaching and research.
Projekt HAPPY krepi sodelovanje med visokošolskimi ustanovami v Evropi in Butanu ter uvaja inovativne pristope poučevanja in učenja na področju kvalitativnega raziskovanja v družboslovju in humanistiki. Osrednji cilj je osveščanje različnih deležnikov o dodani vrednosti kvalitativnih metod, posodobitev obstoječih visokošolskih učnih načrtov in izboljšanje kompetenc akademikov na področju kvalitativnega poučevanja in raziskovanja.