Cambodia Angkor University and students group Size: 480 | 720
ANGKOR UNIVERSITY
Two views of the building. It is a new, small university:
•Around 500 students
•3 years old (4-year course students graduate in 2008)
•Tourism, accounting, management, IT
•No science or environmental subjects
•70% of the students from rural areas
•Student loan system
•Has had some exchange activities with KUMAMOTO GAKUEN
Course subjects
Reflect job opportunities in Siem Reap
The student group
The student group Dr... Linne Yun (left) and some of the students.
Dr. Linne Yun is administration staff of the University
The core members
The group has about 10 students now.
Mostly boys: girls are appraently afraid of activities on water.
Dr Linne Yun (center) is their organizer and advisor.
The Teachers
Are young and all from Phnom Penh.
This is a meeting of the English department. I was asked to give a talk on how to teach English.
In English
Like many schools in Cambodia, English is given high priority.
Some subjects are taught in English. This is a statistics class.
First group meeting
In this meeting the students were asked to discuss:
1. Environmental issues and concerns in their own rural communities
2. How they imagine their group can contribute
The IT man
Angkor University is online, and Piseth is the computer expert and IT instructor.
First field trip
After the student meeting, we went to Kampong Kleang, as recommended by the Fisheries Department. Piseth (left) is from the same village. Neoum is studying IT.
Kampong kleang is a large village on Tonle Sap lake.
It was recommended partly because the fisheries
Department is concerned about the destruction of the flooded forest, and that there are few NGOs working there.
Student group proposal
As presented to me on the last day.
The studentswanted to name it "Nagao Angkor Discovery, but we asked them to think again! Proposed main activities:
1. First visit communities to learn more about issues relevant to the community
2. Work with other NGOs and agencies to gain experience and provide help
3. Apply that experience to their target communities
Bank account
A bank account was opened at the Cambodian Public Bank with an initial balance of US $480.
Signatories
Two students (Pov and Piseth) and Dr. Linne Yun are signatories to the account
Digital camera
Neoum with the group's new digital camera.
OTHER UNIVERSITIES
Build Bright University is the most well known. I met them briefly once.
• 7 years old
•9 campuses in Cambodia
• 2,000 students in Siem Reap
•Many foreign teachers •Stronger emphasis on English
First meeting with students at Angkor University
Angkor University group's first meeting. They have been asked to discuss how their group can contribute to conservation either in the communities or in general.
Counting birds
Contains some English comments on the discussion by Linne Yun