Social development
Education and training
Hun Manet calls for Khmer language class at int’l schools
Hun Manet, a future prime ministerial candidate for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), requested that the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport cooperate with international private educational institutions to strengthen their Khmer language curriculums, along with increasing instruction in Cambodian ethics and traditions. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-manet-calls-khmer-language-class-intl-schools
ICT seminar for teachers in Kratie and Mondulkiri
With an eye on the future, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) has organised a special training seminar in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by school administrators and teachers of multilingual education at the primary level. ...
Nang Veasna
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501238104/ict-seminar-for-teachers-in-kratie-and-mondulkiri/
Minister: Agribusiness ripe with opportunities
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina advised students studying economics at CamEd Institute to keep an open mind about what to study and which expertise to acquire, encouraging them to consider agribusiness. ...
Rann Reuy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/minister-agribusiness-ripe-opportunities
Health Ministry accelerates vaccinations for students
The Ministry of Health has sped up the vaccination for students in educational institutions across the country by urging parents to bring their children for jabs against Covid-19 because all vaccines have been approved by the World Health Organization. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501233848/health-ministry-accelerates-vaccinations-for-students/
Private educational institutions get tax exemptions for another five years
Prime Minister Hun Sen has decided not to collect taxes from private educational institutions for another five years, from 2024 to 2028. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501230920/private-educational-institutions-get-tax-exemptions-for-another-five-years/
PM Hun Sen records appreciations for higher education association for active participation in human resource training
Prime Minister Hun Sen has thanked all higher education institutions for their active participation in human resource training, especially during the COVID-19 outbreak. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501231421/pm-hun-sen-records-appreciations-for-higher-education-association-for-active-participation-in-human-resource-training/
PM calls on all universities to pay attention to quality
Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has appealed to all universities, both public and private, to do their best to improve the quality of education to suit with the graduates’ abilities and degrees. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501227960/pm-calls-on-all-universities-to-pay-attention-to-quality/
Digital education network growing
The government has announced its intention to establish a nationwide digital network, known as Educational Broadcasting Cambodia (EBC). ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/digital-education-network-growing
‘Education, health to get top priority in budget 2023’
Prime Minister Hun Sen said last week that education and health sectors would be given the highest priority in the national budget as the government needs to invest in human development and the protection of human lives, while other sectors such as national defence and ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501223917/education-health-to-get-top-priority-in-budget-2023/
Disadvantaged youth to benefit from government’s initiative
The government has announced a new project to provide free technical and vocational training to about 1.5 million poor students a year. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501224581/disadvantaged-youth-to-benefit-from-governments-initiative/
Free vocational training for 1.5m students in 2024
Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday that up to 1.5 million young people, who could not afford higher education, will be able to receive free vocational training with an additional stipend as the government seeks to produce more labor skills. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-free-vocational-training-for-15m-students-in-2024
Private education sector thriving nationwide
The private education sector is thriving in Cambodia because there is an increase in talented human resources, a senior official said. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501224470/private-education-sector-thriving-nationwide/
PM Hun Sen cautions against underestimating education in Cambodia
Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday that some people had studied under leaky school roofs in Cambodia, but they underestimated the quality of education here. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501224906/pm-hun-sen-cautions-against-underestimating-education-in-cambodia/
Education ministry: 8,619 full scholarships for 2023-24
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport announced that they would provide over 8,000 full scholarships for students to pursue undergraduate degrees for the next academic year 2023-2024. . ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/education-ministry-8619-full-scholarships-2023-24
Lack of skills is a barrier to Cambodia becoming a high middle-income country
An official of the Ministry of Economy and Finance said that the lack of skills is a barrier to Cambodia becoming a high middle-income country, according to the vision of the Royal Government. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501222579/lack-of-skills-is-a-barrier-to-cambodia-becoming-a-high-middle-income-country/
Techo Sen Institute offers digital scholarships
The Techo Sen Institute (TSI) – run by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport – and the Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology (CADT) under the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications have announced plans to offer a number of scholarships to high school graduates. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/techo-sen-institute-offers-digital-scholarships
School makes STEM skills practical
Bunrany Hun Sen Chakriyavong, one of the only two high schools in the small coastal province of Kep, has recently added life skills to its curriculum in the hope that graduates will employ their skills to earn additional income to support their tertiary education. ...
Keo Bosaba
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/school-makes-stem-skills-practical
Education ministry revising accelerated learning programme
The Department of Primary Education of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, in collaboration with Plan International Cambodia (PIC), have worked together to launch a new range of accelerated grade one textbooks to provide opportunities for aging children who previously dropped out of school. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/education-ministry-revising-accelerated-learning-programme
Gov’t plans to improve STEM skills of students by 2030
The Government has vowed to improve student’s proficiency in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) skills as many students lack these key learning skills. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501209686/govt-plans-to-improve-stem-skills-of-students-by-2030/
72.33% of students pass national exams
A total of 72.33 percent of students have passed their high school diploma, with students in Phnom Penh and Kandal receiving their results today while pupils in remaining provinces have to wait until tomorrow. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/7233-of-students-pass-national-exams
Cambodia in need of qualified librarians, says official
Mao Kolap, vice-president of Cambodian Librarian Associations, said yesterday that Cambodia requires more qualified librarians to match the standards of advanced libraries in other Asean countries. According to a report by the Cambodian Library Association, there are only three graduated librarians, while there are 400 ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501194185/cambodia-in-need-of-qualified-librarians-says-official/
Cyberbullying prevention to be part of school curriculum
The Ministry of Education is preparing to include topics on cyberbullying, sexual exploitation and other online abuses in the school curriculum. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501188824/cyberbullying-prevention-to-be-part-of-school-curriculum/
Cambodian government funnels $26.5 million into construction of national vocational schools for tourism
The Royal Government of Cambodia has spent about $26.5 million to build the first two national tourism vocational schools, in Phnom Penh and Preah Sihanouk. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501187463/cambodian-government-funnels-26-5-million-into-construction-of-national-vocational-schools-for-tourism/
Early childhood education encouraged
The government is urging parents, especially those in the rural areas of the provinces, to register their children at community preschools. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501185412/early-childhood-education-encouraged/