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Internationalization
Practices at IRO
ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF PHNOM PENH
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Outline
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Facts and Internationalization
Credit Requirements
IRO Roles
Challenges
Academic Programs
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Outcomes
• compare their IR practices;
• identify their roles;
• prepare some strategies to collaborate;
and
• compare their challenges.
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RUPP Facts
Staff Population
• Cambodian employees: 916
• Foreign staff 55
• Teaching staff 609
• Supporting and administration staff 362
Staff Qualification
• PhD 72
• MA and/or MSc. 443
• BA and/or BSc. 235
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RUPP Facts
IRO: 22 Oct 2010
ASEAN University Network (AUN): 1999
Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS): 2015
Australia (3), Belgium (2), China (10),
Finland (1), France (7), Germany (3),
Hungary (1), Italy (1), Japan (25), Korea
(23), Malaysia (1), Norway (1), Sweden
(2), Thailand (15), USA (8), Vietnam (6)
and UK (1)
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International Collaboration
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
Student Population: 20,000
Foreign students 248
192
126
110
103
76
24
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Foreign
Country
MoU
Exchange
thru AUN &
UB
Outbound
Inbound
AUN &
ASEAN+3
Source: IR Office
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Credit Requirement
Credit System
Class or Exercise
Experiment or
Practical Work
15 hours = 1 Credit
30 hours=1 Credit
(Double hours compared to theoretical)
Cambodia National Qualification Framework
Requirement
Based on
CNQF
120
Bachelor Degree
credits
4years
Master Degree
45credits
2-3years 6-8pt
Doctor Degree
54 credits
3-6years 8pt (N/A)
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Academic Calendar
SEMESTER SYSTEM
Date
Contents (Undergraduate)
3rd Week in September
1st Semester
3rd Week in January
Exam Week
One Week Semester Break
1st Week in February
2nd Semester
3rd & 4th Week in June
Exam Weeks (Years 4, 3 and 2)
Long Vacation (Early July to Mid September)
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Academic Calendar
Term System
Date
Contents (Graduates)
4th week in September
Term 1
3rd Week in January
Term 2
2rd Week in May
Term 3
Specific date is subject to change due to the
availability of subject professor
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IRO Roles
• Provide channel for International communication
• Liaise with the relevant University Stakeholders
• Help International students and/or expatriate
apply for or extend their visa
• Seek scholarship or grant for Outbound and
Inbound students
• Disseminate scholarship and job opportunities
for students
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IRO Roles
• Promote reputation of home university
• Work on the content of MoU/LoI/ MoA for
Vice-Rector and/or Rector
• Manage KPIs for international collaborations
• Initiate existing formal or informal
collaborations in several academic areas
• Develop strategic management to promote
student mobility
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Challenges – Supporting
Systems
• Lack of student Mobility Grant (Inbound vs
Outbound)
• Lack of Student Dormitory (accommodation)
• Credit Recognition/Transferable system
• Low motivation in ASEAN exchange context
(credit values)
• Language barrier
• A few programs run in Medium of English
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Challenges –Supporting
System
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Lack of Information Sharing System
Budget to support IR operation
Human Resources for IR
Weak in KPIs management
Student Visa (C-Vista) Status (MoEYS &
MoFA+ ASEAN Ministers)
• Academic calendar issues
• Security Management
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Suggestions
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Establish Student Mobility Scholarship
International Programs
Academic Policy
Extend the EU SHARE Grant to kick off
Leave enough time for applicants to apply
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• Establish minimum requirements for
exchange issues
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Campus Map
• Two main Campuses
• 5 Faculties +1 Institute
• 32 Departments
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Academic Programs
Faculty of Sciences (6)
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (10)
Faculty of Development Studies (3)
Faculty of Education (3)
Faculty of Engineering (3)
Institute of foreign Languages (7)
Graduate Programs (12)
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Future Plan
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