PHNOM PENH — Cambodia University of Technology and Science (CamTech University) marked a key milestone on 17 December with its first-ever commencement ceremony, celebrating the completion of PhD, grasp’s, and bachelor’s diploma packages by its inaugural cohort.
The ceremony was presided over by H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, and Sports, and attended by private-sector representatives together with Dr. Lim Lina, Vice Chairperson of Canadia Group and Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC), and Mr. Kang Leng, Chief Executive Officer of ISI Group.
CamTech’s Role in Advancing Science and Technology-Based Higher Education
“Our inaugural graduation reflects our students’ achievements and the collective effort behind building this university,” stated Dr. Sothy Khieng, Founding President of CamTech. “Our graduates are equipped with strong technical foundations, compassion and intercultural understanding to address national and global challenges.”
Launched in 2018, CamTech University is a higher-education initiative targeted on science, expertise, synthetic intelligence, robotics, engineering and utilized disciplines that assist Cambodia’s rising demand for expert human capital. Founded by Canadia Group and OCIC Chairman Lok Neak Oknha Dr. Pung Kheav Se, the college was established to strengthen science- and technology-based expertise aligned with Cambodia’s broader improvement efforts.
Operating as a personal, not-for-profit establishment, CamTech emphasizes sensible studying formed by actual business wants, making certain graduates are ready for rising sectors inside a altering financial and technological panorama.
Education as a Long-Term Commitment
CamTech types a part of OCIC’s longer-term engagement in training, developed over greater than a decade and first realized by way of Canadian International School of Phnom Penh. Together, these initiatives mirror a constant strategy to constructing human capital from early and secondary training by way of to science and technology-focused increased training.
During the welcome remarks, Dr. Lim Lina inspired graduates to use their data with function and duty.
“Give back to Cambodia with everything you’ve learned,” she stated, including that OCIC is proud to be a part of this milestone and to contribute to science and expertise training for the following era.
Partnerships Supporting Workforce Readiness and Global Exposure
The college is supported by long-term companions together with OCIC, Federation of Khmer Chinese in Cambodia, Chip Mong Group, ISI Group and Canadia Bank. Their involvement contributes to tutorial packages, services, scholarships and scholar improvement alternatives.
“CamTech is not just a place to study; it feels like home, and it has given me opportunities I never imagined possible, including student exchange programs abroad and an internship in the Netherlands during my fourth year,” stated Kri Sorachana, CamTech’s inaugural class valedictorian and Data Science and AI graduate.
At the ceremony, H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron acknowledged the position of private-sector participation in training, noting that CamTech’s institution aligns with Cambodia’s improvement priorities, significantly in advancing science, expertise and innovation.
CamTech can be growing focused packages that reply to particular workforce wants, together with a deliberate aviation academy in partnership with the Philippines-based WCC-ATC.
Additionally, worldwide partnerships with establishments similar to Concordia University, Ohio University and St. John’s College present college students with broader tutorial publicity, whereas inclusive participation and management improvement are mirrored by way of engagement at international platforms, together with the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
