Introduction
Our comprehensive programs are designed to help adult learners achieve their educational and professional goals through flexible, high-quality instruction.
The Continuing Education Center (CEC) at the Royal University of Phnom Penh has been a cornerstone of professional development since 2004. Established with support from Simon Fraser University and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), we bridge academic excellence with real-world skills.
We offer a diverse range of courses, professional trainings, and specialized workshops:
- Expand intellectual horizons through our enrichment courses
- Advance your career with professional certification programs
- Prepare for academic success with our preparatory courses
- Develop cutting-edge skills in emerging fields
- Network with professionals across various industries
Background
The Institute of Foreign Languages at the Royal University of Phnom Penh was the first institute of higher education in Cambodia to teach Korean Language. A Korean Language short course was established in October 2002, with the assistance of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea. The first intake of 40 students was taught by a visiting instructor from the Korean Research Foundation (KRF), affiliated with the Ministry of Human Resources in Korea.
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, through its decision No. 2 dated 9 March 2007, officially granted permission for the establishment of the Department of Korean Studies, located within the Institute of Foreign Languages at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. The Department Korean Studies offers a Bachelor of Arts in Korean Studies.
The B.A. and short course continue to receive support from the Academy of Korean Study (AKS) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).
Bachelor of Arts (Korean Language)
A visiting professor sponsored by the Academy of Korean Study, Ms. Hwang Hye Ran, is responsible for implementing the B.A. degree, with the pilot intake of students beginning Foundation Year courses towards a Bachelor of Arts in Korean Language in Semester I, 2007.
The four year degree covers all aspects of Korean language, including listening, comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. Students gain an advanced knowledge of the Korean language, including aspects of Korean semantics, linguistics, phonetics, lexicology and syntax. Students also gain a broad understanding of Korean culture, by studying courses on Korean literature, history, culture, art, business, economy and geography, as well as learning practical skills for future careers in business, government offices and tourism.
Short Course in Korean Language
The Korean Language short course is a non-degree course offered to selected students already studying at RUPP, and members of the general public with an interest in learning Korean.
The Korean Language short course offers four levels of courses, based on students’ proficiency in Korean. Levels 1 and 2 cover basic knowledge and understanding of Korean language, whilst Levels 3 and 4 concentrate on more advanced aspects of the language. At all levels, students build skills in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and grammar.
Classes are offered in morning and afternoon streams, with students attending their preferred class.
Example
The irruption of Human Resource Management (HRM) as a strategic element for quality development of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is relatively recent. Few decades back and until our days, HR approaches just focused on staff recruitment, employment contracts and payment
Vision
where the curriculums are based on what is available in the competitions. The courses provided to Cambodian gifted students to prepare for the competitions include Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Research Methodology, and so on. Since its establishment in 2004, CEC has developed and offered (on campus/outside campus) a number of courses such as
- Internet for University Student
- Intensive Course in Web Design
- Network Administration Using Linux
- Information Technology for Specific Purposes
- Network Administration Using Windows Server
- Electronic Equipment and Computer Repairing
- Statistical Analysis Using SPSS for Research (Descriptive and Inferential Statistics)
- Physics for High School Teacher
- Physics for APhO/IPhO
- Astronomy/Astrophysics for IOAA
- Mathematics for IMO/APMO
- Research Methodology for SSYS
- TOEFL iBT Preparation
- Certificate in TESOL
- Academic Proposal Writing
- Academic Presentation Skills
- Academic Project Management
- TOEFL ITP Preparation
- Professional and Oral Communications in English
- Advanced English for Business/Workplace
- Teaching Professional Development for Teachers of English
Details of each course are available at the website of the university (CEC’s URL).
Goals
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The irruption of Human Resource Management (HRM) as a strategic element for quality development of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is relatively recent. Few decades back and until our days, HR approaches just focused on staff recruitment, employment contracts and payment
Mission
RUPP’s CEC is dedicated to promoting individual and community economic status and providing Cambodian of all ages, professions, ethnicities, and background with a wide variety of lifelong learning opportunities.
Goal
- To inform and enrich working and non-working adult learners through educational activities that are designed to develop their professional, personal, and social skills and to enhance their acquisition of knowledge.
- To enhance the economic development of Cambodian communities by upgrading the competencies of the labor force and organizational effectiveness in areas relevant to the vision of the CEC.
- To upgrade the degrees of Cambodian learners by providing Distance Education Programs at RUPP.