Senior UC Officials Attend Training Program on Chinese Teaching Materials

Senior UC Officials Attend Training Program on Chinese Teaching Materials
Sam Sophorn (Assistant to the Vice-President for Academic Affairs) with inputs from Inn Tong Ann (Deputy, Office of President)

Two senior officials from the University of Cambodia, Mr. Kao Phalla (Vice-President for Special Projects) and Mr. Inn Tong Ann (Deputy Director, Office of the President) joined a delegation with representatives from other private and public universities, government officials and school principals to visit Xiamen University for a Chinese Training Program for university leaders 5-12 September, 2012.


The delegation, which was organised by the Confucius Institute of the Royal Academy of Cambodia and led by H.E. Dr. Chan Samnoble (Vice-President of the Royal Academy of Cambodia), was warmly welcomed by Dr. Zheng Tongtao (Director of the Southern Headquarters of the Confucius Institute) in a formal opening ceremony where he emphasized the long-lasting relationship between China and Cambodia. H.E. Dr. Chan Samnoble also addressed the relationship and collaboration between the two nations.


During the stay the delegation explored various activities including learning basic Mandarin, singing Chinese folk songs, paper-cutting, learning the history of Chinese characters, drawing and viewing paintings and other art from various dynasties and learning Tai-chi (a type of Chinese Martial art). As part of this introduction to Chinese culture, the delegation also visited several historical sites: temples, islands and museums.