Two Ministers Awarded Honorary Doctorates
By Lor Chandara and John Maloy
THE CAMBODIA DAILY
Defense Minister Tea Banh and National Assembly-Senate Relations Minister Men Sam An received honorary doctorates in political science from Chamroeun University of Poly-Technology at a ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday.
Chea Chamroeun, rector for the university and an educational adviser to the government, said by telephone that the two officials had been awarded the degrees because of their extensive service to society.
"Tea Banh and Men Sam An have done a great deal of excellent work in peace building and social work," Chea Chamroeun said.
The two officials were considered for the honorary doctorates after being recommended by their respective ministries, he added.
A panel of 15 Cambodian doctorate holders and eight foreign doctors of philosophy from Russia and Thailand reviewed the ministers' qualifications, he added.
And a doctorate might soon be in store for National Assembly President and Honorary CPP President Heng Samrin, who has also been put forward for a PhD, Chea Chamroeun said.
Tea Banh said by telephone that he was pleased to see his efforts acknowledged.
"I feel…a bit happy that people recognize my work and contribution to society. It is a truth that people recognize," he said.
Men Sam An could not be reached for comment.
Chea Vannath, former president of the Center for Social Development said that older politicians like receiving degrees because they are seen as ways to exert themselves over their younger, but often better educated, subordinates.
And educational institutions often like to confer honorary degrees on politicians in the hopes of reaping some gains from the gesture, she said.
"Sometimes they do it because they truly admire somebody, but sometimes it is for their own benefit—especially when they do it for politicians," she said.
Images of politicians receiving honorary degrees often give the public a false impression of the level of education obtained by officials, said Kek Galabru, president of local rights group Licadho.
"Many Cambodians don't know the difference between the honorary diploma and one you earn by studying," she added.
Chea Chamroeun, rector for the university and an educational adviser to the government, said by telephone that the two officials had been awarded the degrees because of their extensive service to society.
"Tea Banh and Men Sam An have done a great deal of excellent work in peace building and social work," Chea Chamroeun said.
The two officials were considered for the honorary doctorates after being recommended by their respective ministries, he added.
A panel of 15 Cambodian doctorate holders and eight foreign doctors of philosophy from Russia and Thailand reviewed the ministers' qualifications, he added.
And a doctorate might soon be in store for National Assembly President and Honorary CPP President Heng Samrin, who has also been put forward for a PhD, Chea Chamroeun said.
Tea Banh said by telephone that he was pleased to see his efforts acknowledged.
"I feel…a bit happy that people recognize my work and contribution to society. It is a truth that people recognize," he said.
Men Sam An could not be reached for comment.
Chea Vannath, former president of the Center for Social Development said that older politicians like receiving degrees because they are seen as ways to exert themselves over their younger, but often better educated, subordinates.
And educational institutions often like to confer honorary degrees on politicians in the hopes of reaping some gains from the gesture, she said.
"Sometimes they do it because they truly admire somebody, but sometimes it is for their own benefit—especially when they do it for politicians," she said.
Images of politicians receiving honorary degrees often give the public a false impression of the level of education obtained by officials, said Kek Galabru, president of local rights group Licadho.
"Many Cambodians don't know the difference between the honorary diploma and one you earn by studying," she added.
22 comments:
Crazy doctor
Noope, you are a doctor if
you are giving an honourable Ph.
D. and you don't need to go to
school (well, not the entire 18
years, but some) because you are
natural born teacher. Einstein is
a good example of a natural born
teacher, and not everyone is like
him.
The bottom line is do whatever
right for you. Let say you want
to be a mechanic. You can learn
it on you own if you can, else
go to school to learn it, period.
Anyway, ou will get fire from the
job if you can't do your job, no
matter if you have school or not,
and degree or no degree ain't
gonna bail you out of it either.
Get it?
And congratulation to both the
excellencies Tea Banh and Men Sam
An for your outstanding public
servant performances. We all love
you, and we are all very proud of
you.
May God continue to give strength
to serve our nation forever.
the above. shouldcome and kiss my ass.
Ladies and gentlemen,
We have one Viet honorable Phd dog ooops Doc, Anon@4:35PM, for impersonating KHMER on board here on KI as well - this one has an answer to everything and insulting just about everybody on behalf of Khmer? Plus he has an excellent English writing skill:
"you get fire(?)" Dog!!!
Passer-by Guest
Education/knowledges/expreiences are important. However, morality and mentality well equiped are playing big role. But to how many Ph.Ds educated Cambodians can do their jobs effectively both from Western and Cambodia. In Cambodia, the more education they are the more corruption they will get.
Hun Sen has the PhD. Dr. suck dick...so he can sucks more fo the Viet skinny asses. We should all call him Dr. Cock Sucker!! He'll likes that.
When a blind man drives the car, he will hit all. Yuu see why the trees're chopped and so many poor people lose their land, and Cambodia has no border?
The KR trial & the real border will not happen. Yuan ordered Hun Sen to delay and delay until Ho Chi Minh's plan is completely done.
Conkak tulation for the 2 Doctors KREY CHROK!!
The more complaint the more degree they will get.. the intellectual beyond Cambodia know that these diploma mill degree are worthless outiside the "string" border of Cambodia. They can have all the degree that want, but when they want people to call them Dr. XXXX then we have a problem.
BUT WE ALL DOCTORS, WE PROUD OF THAT WE SO SMART WE CAN GET IT NEED NOT GOING TO SCHOOL!
ONLY ONE SON OF MING GO TO SCHOOL AND HE CAN NOT THINK JUST LIKE ME!
THE RAST NEED NOT TO GO, WAIT I WILL ASK VIETNAME UNIVERSITY TO GIVE THEM PHD DEGREE SOON.
HA.HA.HA WE ARE SMART FAMILY ONLY HAFT DUMB SON, BUT SMART ENOUGHT NOT TO THINK!
HUN XEN PHD/ VIETNAME U.
2nd Post-Anon@4:35pm, you must have been out of your mind to compare Albert Eistein with the thugs that running Cambodia right now.
Vietnam's intention to take over Cambodia is very real and we all should be very very afraid.
WE SHOULD NOT BE VERY AFRAID.
WE SHOULD KEEP EXPLAINING TO ANY CAMBODIAN WHO STILL HAVE SENSE AND BE PREPARE WHEN THE TIME COME TO KICK THE SLAVES AND THE MASTER BACK TO TONGKIN ! MAY BE TO HELL!
Hey we have home-made PHD is better than foreingn one!
Look at me, I never go to school out side my village and I am the priminister!!! ( thank to ong Ho)and PHD from Vietname.
LOL, Post9:02!!!
You are wise, I must say.
Hey, I don't care what anyone said,
but getting honourable PhD. is a
lot better than Westerners printed
themselves a Certificate to be
Judge of the world. When in
reality, they are nothing but a
lousy Silicon chip maker. Get it?
To Anon 3:24 AM,
I got it, the western silicon
chips they made are really lousy:
They allow lousy loosers like
you to curse and talk nonsense
on the internet everyday.
Comrade Dr Heng Samrin say so!!
Comrade Bun Rany say so too!!
I just wander how their kids and grand kids going to be proud about that PHD?
Cambodian with no Diploma.
It's the phony school for self-interest.
no they just do as their master Vietname Hanoi say so, even will cause braind damage to their children and great grant children.
Hey you tics and fleas, Hanoi
University is a lot better then
most of your universities. All of
the graduates from there will
whipped the graduates from your
Universities any day and time,
alright?
Here we go again, ladies and gentlemen, Anon@4:57AM, The Nuoc Mam drunk Viet suicidal commando at work calling everybody tics and fleas...but there is nothing we can do about it because he is going to waste himself anyways....just wish him well in hell!
Wrong, I will be going up, not down
with your tics and fleas, because
I am telling the truth.
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