By Sok Lak
45 Cambodian students awarded Chinese sponsored scholarship and will prepare to leave Cambodia for their new class in September 2011.
He Leping, a representative of the Chinese embassy in Cambodia and Secretary of State for Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Ministry State Secretary, H.E. Mak Vann, attended the ceremony with Cambodia alumni student who studied in China along with scholarship students.
He Leping, political counselor of Chinese Embassy, said there are 45 Cambodian students that have the opportunity to pursue their study at University in China this year. “We welcome to all Cambodian students for 2011-2012 academic year and congratulation to all Cambodian outstanding students.” If compared to last year, the major subjects cover more extensive areas of expertise, and it is not only for popular major such as trade, computer, engineering, but also for basic development of the country, which is a major combining such as agriculture management, education, art and so on.
He added that after new class begin in September this year, Cambodian students who study in China will reach 130 students. Till now, the total number of Cambodian students goes to study in China is about 450 students. “China paid attention to human resources training in Cambodia and willing to continue to build human resource for Cambodia. I believed that more and more young Cambodian officials and students will go to China to pursue advanced studies,” he said.
He stressed that all of students are carefully selected to obtain opportunity to study in China and they will turn a new chapter in their life. “I hope all students will make an effort in order to adapt to the study life in China and overcome language barrier to take advantage of this opportunity to study hard and making friends. After studying, all students can use their skills to promote economic development and national construction in country so that they can promote Cambodia-China friendship between two nations.”
H.E. Mak Vann expressed thanks to China which has helped Cambodia to develop human resource. 21th century is the era of integration in which political, economic and culture exchange in the world are becoming ever more frequent and more challenge for many things around the world. Therefore, human resource building can enhance the competitiveness of developing countries.
He emphasized that Cambodian government fosters the development of human resource as one of four priority sector in development of the country. At the same time, Mak Vann also showed that Cambodia receive 19 Chinese students, most of them are female students study in Phnom Penh.
Long Geklourng, a student from University of Cambodia student, who received scholarship to study in China, said that she feel excited when she got scholarship to study in China for majoring in master degree of education.
She added, China is super power country in the world so that she can expand her knowledge and experience about such a super country to be easy to take knowledge back in order to develop her own country. After she graduated, she wants to be a professor in university.
“During study, I am not only study hard, but also try to show Cambodia culture as well as Khmer language for Chinese people to be well-informed Cambodia,” she added.
Source: The Southeast Asia Weekly, July 24-30, 2011, Vol. 5, Issue 30, Page 8
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