Isn't about time for our Hanoi PhDs to be sent to real school?WBank to put US$15m towards improving higher education
Monday, 04 May 2009
Written by Khuon Leakhena
The Phnom Penh Post
THE World Bank is to inject US$15 million to support tertiary education in private and public universities and institutes in Cambodia, the Ministry of Education has said.
The money will be spent over five years and will be aimed at boosting standards and providing scholarships for needy students, while improving academic research and financial management.
Pith Chamnan, a secretary of state at the ministry, said last week that the funding would be a significant boost in addressing weaknesses in the sector.
"Fifteen million US dollars is enough to support the higher education sector across the country," Pith Chamnan said.
"It is a small sum, but we consider it a start. We must ensure the four areas of spending reach their goals so that education quality will improve."
He said the ministry hoped for further funds if the project was successful, adding that the initial tranche of money had not yet reached the ministry. The cash will be spent between 2010 and 2015.
"The World Bank has previously shown interest in the education sector, but that was predominantly at the primary and secondary education level," he said.
"Tertiary education is very important for development - studies show that an economy improves once a country has people with good-quality higher education."
Pok Thavin, director general of the ministry's Tertiary Education Department, said the Kingdom currently has 77 higher education institutions and 130,000 tertiary students.
But standards are mixed. A recent ministry report noted that some institutions provide little benefit to students, while Prime Minister Hun Sen told attendees at the National Education Congress in March that some master's and PhD candidates were unable even to type on computers.
Pith Chamnan said the World Bank had provided US$3 million for three higher education projects in 2006 and 2007.
One-third had gone to the higher education sector, another third to the accreditation committee that develops educational standards in the Kingdom and the final third to enlarge the Hun Sen Library at the Royal University of Phnom Penh.
A report written by the Education Ministry in January showed that the number of scholarships on offer at state higher education institutions now benefits just 12 percent of students, whereas previously, higher education at all public institutions was free.
A total of 10,000 students have benefited from scholarships in the three years since 2006.
The money will be spent over five years and will be aimed at boosting standards and providing scholarships for needy students, while improving academic research and financial management.
Pith Chamnan, a secretary of state at the ministry, said last week that the funding would be a significant boost in addressing weaknesses in the sector.
"Fifteen million US dollars is enough to support the higher education sector across the country," Pith Chamnan said.
"It is a small sum, but we consider it a start. We must ensure the four areas of spending reach their goals so that education quality will improve."
He said the ministry hoped for further funds if the project was successful, adding that the initial tranche of money had not yet reached the ministry. The cash will be spent between 2010 and 2015.
"The World Bank has previously shown interest in the education sector, but that was predominantly at the primary and secondary education level," he said.
"Tertiary education is very important for development - studies show that an economy improves once a country has people with good-quality higher education."
Pok Thavin, director general of the ministry's Tertiary Education Department, said the Kingdom currently has 77 higher education institutions and 130,000 tertiary students.
But standards are mixed. A recent ministry report noted that some institutions provide little benefit to students, while Prime Minister Hun Sen told attendees at the National Education Congress in March that some master's and PhD candidates were unable even to type on computers.
Pith Chamnan said the World Bank had provided US$3 million for three higher education projects in 2006 and 2007.
One-third had gone to the higher education sector, another third to the accreditation committee that develops educational standards in the Kingdom and the final third to enlarge the Hun Sen Library at the Royal University of Phnom Penh.
A report written by the Education Ministry in January showed that the number of scholarships on offer at state higher education institutions now benefits just 12 percent of students, whereas previously, higher education at all public institutions was free.
A total of 10,000 students have benefited from scholarships in the three years since 2006.
7 comments:
This is the real Hun Sen scholship have from Youn government. Shame of Camobodia to have a Leadership like him.
Hun Sen PHD for killing Khmer people and to destroy our Nation.
We need to change this government, together we will be make difference and protecting our people.
Kaun Khmer in Blood
"...some master's and PhD candidates were unable even to type on computers."
It is such true and you keep on paying for that as long as the system delivers chocolate diplomas to students.
មានតែបក្យប្រឆាំងទេដែលថាលោកហុនសែន
ធ្វើការជាមួយយួន។ចំពោះប្រជាជនខ្មែរភាគ
ច្រើនដែលថាលោកហុនសែនដឹកនាំប្រទេស
បានជឿនលឿនទៅមុខ។
បោះចង់ឈ្នះលោកហុនសែនបក្យប្រឆាំងត្រូវ
ខំចញ្ជុះបញ្ជូលខ្មែរឲ្យបានច្រើនទើបបានឈ្នះ
លោកហុនសែន។
ចុះចំពោះបក្យប្រឆាំងធ្វើការឲ្យបរទេសនោះ
វិញតើដឹងខ្លួនឯងទេ?
The first lady said to her Western educated son:
shhhh....let him have his day, anh deung haoiy, euev haeaeng vea khmean chess ach koh eiy teh, sanha batt kon aeng ban vea trem trov somrabb keh neak chess deung, ponteh euv kon aeng chong ban bondit sanha ponman koh ban deh...
Thank to WB for assistasting our education system BUT please spend some dollars to make/explain our PhD men/women/excellencies, oknhas/generals to be sure about what does PhD mean, what is the process of studying for PhD.. how is it going..????
Most of PhD guys do not yet understand the brief meaning of their degrees.........
How can be PhD obtained without Primary schooling?????
What does Hon. Doctorate Mean.../What does Academy(Of sciences,military/Police mean)???
What is BSc/BA, MSc. MBA...PhD, Professor, (Dokcent/Doctorant..in some country's system).........
Excellency Achar Knoy/PhDs from Pahok Chamroeurn Avichea PPenh/General 7 diamond stars/Oknha/Advisor to../(=Achar wat)
Some PhD men are tuaght/Given lecture by BSc/MSc men
ល្អហើយដែលមនុស្សឆ្កួតយ៉ាងអ្នកខ្លះសរសើរ ហ៊ុន សែន ។ តាមពិតខ្ញុំក៏មិនស្អប់ ហ៊ុន សែន ដែរ តែប្រសិនបើអ្នកដែលសរសើរមានខួរក្បាលមាន
ចំណេះដឹងត្រឹមត្រូវមានភាពជាប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
ដ៏ពេញលេញវិញគេនឹងស្អប់ ហ៊ុន សែន ។ ម្យ៉ាង
វិញទៀតបើអ្នករៀបចំបោះឆ្នោតមានអំណាចម៉ែន
ទោះជាហ៊ុន សែន បានទទួលសន្លឹកឆ្នោត ក៏គេចាប់
ហ៊ុន សែន អោយចាញ់ដែរ ព្រោះថាធ្វើខុសច្បាប់កតិកានៃរបបប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
ដែលអារិយប្រទេសបានធ្វើកន្លងមក
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