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@UC: News & Events at the University of Cambodia August 2005
UC Announces Establishment of “Dr. Handa Compensation and Memorial Fund for the Victims of the Khmer Rouge Genocide” UC Holds First Inaugural Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2005 Thakral Donates Funding to Renovate UC’s Conference Hall and Books Chancellor Mark Silliman Donates Books Dr. Toshu Fukami Donates Books UC meets with Indonesian Ambassador to Expand Educational Opportunities for Students FasTrax News UC’s Students Visiting China and Tsinghua University UC’s Student Events
UC Announces Establishment of “Dr. Handa Compensation and Memorial Fund for the Victims of the Khmer Rouge Genocide”
The University of Cambodia is delighted to announce the establishment of the “Dr. Handa Compensation and Memorial Fund for the Victims of the Khmer Rouge Genocide.” The Dr. Handa Fund is named after its principle donor who is a Japanese philanthropist named Dr. Haruhisa Handa, also known as, Dr. Toshu Fukami. Dr. Fukami is a highly successful Japanese businessman who has compassion for the Cambodian people. The Dr. Handa Fund objective is “to pay tribute to the millions of victims and survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime.” The Dr. Handa Fund is a “symbolic gesture,” with the aim to console and support families who faced economical, psychological, and physical strife due to the Khmer Rouge. The fund will give priority to help those families headed by widows, who had the courage to raise a family with children on their own.
With a current budget of $1.3 million, the fund aims to reach 10,000 families and offer a humble donation of $100 to each family to be used for ceremonial, economical, and social purposes. The head of the family households who are the recipients of the donation will decide what will be the best use of the fund—for their families, to commemorate their ordeals and beloveds. The initial contribution is $1.3 million, of which $300,000 is coming out of Dr. Handa’s savings and the rest from his organization World Mate. Additional funding is hoped to be raised in the attempt to reach as many families as possible.
Dr. Haruhisa Handa and the University of Cambodia understand that there is no way, in whatever expressions that anyone can fully compensate for the tremendous loss of lives and the survivors’ traumatic difficulties cause by the Khmer Rouge regime. Dr. Handa and the University Cambodia encourages other educational and non educational institutions, governments, nongovernmental, international nongovernmental, development organizations, etc. to contribute in their own ways and to make positive contributions to the victims and survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime.
UC Holds First Inaugural Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2005 On September 30, 2005 the University of Cambodia will be holding its inaugural graduation ceremony for the Class of 2005. The commencement speaker will be yours truly Lord George Carey. For the 73 (56 Associates and 17 Masters) students who have successfully completed their studies this ceremony will commemorate their achievements.
Thakral Donates Books and Funding to Renovate UC’s Conference Hall The dissemination of knowledge to university students will not be limited at UC at this time. Thakral has shown its commitment in helping students in their pursuit of higher education by donating 22 cases of books to UC. University students and the public will be appreciative of the 935 books in the subject matter of Business, Economics, Education, History, IT, Law, etc. The students will have access to the diverse collection of literature books as they will be added to UC’s diverse library collection. UC’s library is quickly becoming one of the largest research libraries in Cambodia, having one of the largest collections of research materials for scholarly purposes.
UC’s Conference Hall will have a new look beginning next year with the help of Thakral. Thakral has provided a generous donation of $10,000 to the University of Cambodia. This donation will be used for the purpose of renovating the UC’s Conference Hall which is frequently used to host community and university events.
Chancellor Mark Silliman Donates Books Chancellor Mark Silliman from Leeward Community College based in Hawaii, USA, donates 405 books and journals to UC. These books and journals in the field of Economics, Environment, History, etc. will be included in UC’s library collection. Dr. Silliman’s timely contribution will be an additional asset for the library.
Dr. Toshu Fukami Donates Books UC’s diverse library collection has received a generous donation of 68 books from Dr. Toshu Fukami. This collection of books consists mainly of Japanese writers. It will provide students interested in Japan the opportunity to learn about the Japanese culture, business practices, art, etc.
UC meets with Indonesian Ambassador to Expand Educational Opportunities for Students On August 23, 2005, H.E. Mr. Nurrachman Oerip, the Indonesian Ambassador met with Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, President of UC, and his team to discuss cultural and educational collaborative exchange opportunities that would benefit both the University of Cambodia and the Gadjah Mada University. The talk outlined the possible development of cultural, educational, and language exchange programs which will create high quality learning opportunities for students.
The cultural and educational programs can raise awareness about the Cambodian culture in Indonesia and the Indonesian culture in Cambodia. Likewise, the programs will raise awareness about the importance of high-quality learning opportunities in the lives of young Cambodians and Indonesians people and their families. In both universities the exchange programs will play a critical role in broadening students’ minds to the culturally diverse world which we all live in.
FasTrax News At the end of our last period that ended on 29 July 2005, we issued 5 certificates of achievement. Students earned these by completing modules 4, 5, and 6 with a minimum of 80% on their final grades. The students studying the current term will have their final exams on the 1st and 2nd of September
The new FasTrax period will begin on September 5, 2005. At the start of the new term we will be issuing a new lab manual that will spell out clearly what each module will cover in the language lab. With this manual students will be able to fully benefit from the program. We currently issue a student manual which includes the FasTrax schedule, homework assignments, word power, etc.
UC’s Students Visiting China and Tsinghua University Professor Heng Samnang Director of Students Academic Affairs led 14 students to China in a cultural exchange program with Tsinghua University. Tsinghua University provided opportunities for UC students to learn about one of the fastest economically driven countries in the world. Students spent one week learning about Chinese Art, History, and Language in an attempt to broaden UC students’ understanding of the diverse world.
UC would like to wish Van Lyheang success as he goes to China for language competition.
Ways You Can Give to UC Invest in higher education and the future of Cambodia, through a gift to the University of Cambodia. UC offers a number of ways to contribute to university development. Fund a scholarship or program, contribute to the Endowment, donate some books, or volunteer your time. For more information on how you can give to the University of Cambodia click here.
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