PROFILE OF THE
UNIVERSITY
The University
of Cambodia was
founded in June
2003. The
University
strives to
provide a
quality
education for
students to
develop
critical,
analytical, and
creative
thinking, and to
promote academic
excellence at
the national,
regional and
international
levels.
The University
prepares
students to
address the
increasingly
complex issues
in society and
to discover
meanings in
their own lives.
It encourages
diversity in its
student body and
meets the needs
of students by
providing them
with
interdisciplinary
and innovative
undergraduate,
graduate, and
professional
courses.
The University
nurtures and
supports a
diverse faculty
who engages in
active research,
brings
excellence and
innovation into
the classroom,
and responds to
the needs of
students and the
community.
In the short
time since its
founding, the
University of
Cambodia has
quickly become a
leader in
scholarship,
research and
publication. The
University
boasts a
rigorous,
interdisciplinary
American
curriculum and
Cambodia’s most
extensive
library
collection. UC
is a leader in
the region in
research,
dialogue and
publication. It
publishes the
“Journal of
Cambodia
Studies”—the
only research
journal among
Cambodian
universities—and
is the first
university in
Cambodia to run
a Distinguished
Lecture Series
and a Visiting
Research Fellows
program.
UC is a private
university in
Phnom Penh, and
is centrally
located near
Independence
Monument. The
University
offers a range
of Bachelors
programs and
Masters and
Doctoral
programs
dedicated to
quality theses
and
dissertations.
Among its
international
staff are
leaders in their
fields who are
dedicated to
preparing
students for
future
leadership roles
in Cambodia and
abroad.
The Colleges
within the
University are
the College of
Arts and
Humanities,
College of
Education,
College of Law,
College of
Management,
College of
Public Health,
College of
Sciences and
Technology, and
College of
Social Sciences.
Institutes and
Centers are the
Institute for
Research and
Advanced
Studies,
Institute for
Technical and
Professional
Training, Center
for ASEAN and
East Asian
Studies, Center
for
International
Studies, and
Center for
English Studies.
