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AFD Ready For Accreditation Review At the end of January, the Academic Foundation Department submitted documentation for the final review in the three-year accreditation that the program received for the academic years 2006-07 through 2008-09.
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Student Senate’s New Mandate Prepares For 2009 As Phnom Penh rang in 2009, the 3rd Mandate of The University of Cambodia Student Senate (UCSS) set their sights on a new beginning for the student body. Just days following student senate elections, the new group of leaders engaged in a series of meetings to lay out their plans for the upcoming year.
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UC Competes In Client Counseling Competition Two teams from The University of Cambodia gave it their all in performances at the 2nd Cambodia Client Counseling Competition on January 22, 2009, at the Sunway Hotel, going up against teams from five other top law schools in Phnom Penh.
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International Studies Director Analyzes Studying Abroad Perspectives In her lecture “The Expansion of International Affairs Education in Asia: Past Achievements and Future Prospects,” Linda Yarr opened students’ eyes to the evolution of International Affairs education, citing examples from her own personal history and discussing in depth the shift of viewpoints in Chinese culture.
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Cambodian-American Professor Encourages Students In Higher Learning “Cambodia has moved far politically, economically and socially,” Dr. Un told a room of around 50 students as part of the Dr. Handa Eminent Lecture Series on January 30, 2009. “But much more remains to be done, which means empowering the next generation of Cambodians.”
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New Scholarship Program Benefits Orphans This year, in an effort to make a university education accessible to more people, The University of Cambodia is initiating a new scholarship program available exclusively to the students at the Future Light Orphanage of Worldmate (FLOW).
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UC’s Newspaper Puts On A New Face The restructuring of the The Cambodia Weekly is keeping the small staff at university’s not-for-profit newspaper very busy. During the month of January, the paper saw major reforms to its content and structure.
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TV Station Preparing To Launch In the coming months, as plans for the new College of Media and Communications emerge, The University of Cambodia will add to its media arsenal a new television station. Southeast Asia TV, or SEA-TV, is set launch in October 2009.
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New Student Academic Affairs Office Directors Take Charge The University of Cambodia would like to express its warm congratulations to Chheang Sangvath and Lach Bunthan for their promotions in December 2008 as the Office of Student Academic Affairs (OSAA) Director and Deputy Director.
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Accounting Seminar Raises Professional Awareness In Students During a full-day seminar co-hosted by the Kampuchea Institute of CPAs and Auditors (KICPAA) and the National Accounting Council, five students from the College of Management were updated on how accounting is taught in Cambodian schools and best practices in a professional setting.
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University Revises Grading System Starting Term 2 of the 2008-09 academic year, The University of Cambodia will implement a new grading scheme that will unify the Center for English Studies and Academic Department programs and demand a higher caliber of performance from students.
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UC Adds Research Paper To Master’s Programs Setting a higher standard for UC Master’s students, The University of Cambodia is now incorporating a research paper requirement for all Master’s programs.
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UC Students To Be Awarded For Academic Achievements Beginning in Term 1 of the 2008-09 academic year, The University Cambodia will present certificates rewarding those students who excel in their academic studies.
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Alumni Chat: Im Sophea Im Sophea received his Master’s of Public Administration in 2005 as a member of The University of Cambodia’s first graduating class. After working several years in commercial business, he now serves as Deputy Executive Director at the Center for Social Development.
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From The Dean’s Desk: The Art Of Creative Writing Chris Smith, Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Humanities, explores the poetry of Ruchira Goswami’s Creative Writing class.
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Alumni To ‘Barbeque With The President’ In March The University of Cambodia will hold the first meeting of its alumni on Saturday, March 7, 2009, at the UC Conference Center.
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