By Elizabeth Tomei
THE CAMBODIA DAILY
Though the number of Cambodians enrolled at foreign universities is still modest studying abroad is becoming increasingly popular among students seeking higher education, experts in the field said this week.
In 2005, 2,250 Cambodian students were enrolled abroad most of them in France, the US and Vietnam, said Tim Rogers, a senior education consultant with UK-based Quacquarelli Symonds Network, which connects prospective students with foreign universities.
Though this is a small fraction of the 2.7 million students worldwide who studied outside their home country in 2005, Rogers says Cambodia's enrollment abroad has been gaining steadily for the past five years.
"International education statistics indicate that Cambodia is starting to be very attractive" to those working in international higher education, Rogers added.
Aiming to spur the growing demand experts already see in Cambodia, the World MBA Tour— a postgraduate student recruitment event—will visit Phnom Penh this Saturday, bringing representatives from 11 universities in Europe, Asia and the US to meet with Cambodian undergraduates interested in earning their Masters or doctorate degrees abroad.
Over 500 students are already registered for the free education fair held at Phnom Penh's Intercontinental Hotel and hosted by QS Network, which is offering $10,000 scholarships for students who qualify to study abroad.
Chiv Ratha, cabinet director for the Education Ministry and a teacher at Pannasastra University, said study abroad is a great opportunity for students to learn culturally and academically, but that it can be a challenge to reapply lessons learned abroad in Cambodia.
He added that scholarships offered by foreign governments or universities are critical for many students, who would not otherwise be able to afford the education.
In 2005, 2,250 Cambodian students were enrolled abroad most of them in France, the US and Vietnam, said Tim Rogers, a senior education consultant with UK-based Quacquarelli Symonds Network, which connects prospective students with foreign universities.
Though this is a small fraction of the 2.7 million students worldwide who studied outside their home country in 2005, Rogers says Cambodia's enrollment abroad has been gaining steadily for the past five years.
"International education statistics indicate that Cambodia is starting to be very attractive" to those working in international higher education, Rogers added.
Aiming to spur the growing demand experts already see in Cambodia, the World MBA Tour— a postgraduate student recruitment event—will visit Phnom Penh this Saturday, bringing representatives from 11 universities in Europe, Asia and the US to meet with Cambodian undergraduates interested in earning their Masters or doctorate degrees abroad.
Over 500 students are already registered for the free education fair held at Phnom Penh's Intercontinental Hotel and hosted by QS Network, which is offering $10,000 scholarships for students who qualify to study abroad.
Chiv Ratha, cabinet director for the Education Ministry and a teacher at Pannasastra University, said study abroad is a great opportunity for students to learn culturally and academically, but that it can be a challenge to reapply lessons learned abroad in Cambodia.
He added that scholarships offered by foreign governments or universities are critical for many students, who would not otherwise be able to afford the education.
3 comments:
This is probably the best idea coming out of Cambodia. Young, educated Khmer needs advanced education abroad to widen their perspective, and bring home the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in the world market.
It indeed is. But as we will find out later most of those talented and then highly educated Cambodians will not return to Cambodia to bring this knowledge back. They will try to find work and with it, higher pay, elsewhere. As long as the educational system in Cambodia is so miserable and is not able to give every Cambodian child at least a semblance of education this country will remain in the throes of poverty and underdevelopment. The current government is not really known for its decisive actions in that field either.
Alot of time, student go to school to learn to do the wrong thing!
Pol Pot, Ieng Sary, and Kiev Samphan came back from France as a fucken communist! ahahahahahah!
For me personally! I don't give a rat ass if you are a fucken Phd, B.S. or whatever...I you can't do the fucken job and it is too bad and get the fuck out my face!
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