US Embassy support USEA students with information technology


Buth Reaksmey Kongkea

 

More than 4,000 students, who are studying at the University of South-East-Asia (USEA) in Siem Reap, received advanced digital and soft skills knowledge through the “Digital Workforce Development Project and American Corner Library” funded by the US, Department of State via the US Embassy in Phnom Penh. 

 

Dr Mean Sothy, President of the USEA, said that since the establishment of the university in 2006, the USEA has received strong support from the US Embassy in Cambodia.

                                                                       

On December 5, 2012, American corner library was established in the USEA which is only one in Siem Reap out of four around the country, in order to feature a diverse collection of English teaching books focusing on the US and also information on English teaching, Dr Sothy said.

 

The American corner library, which was funded by the US Embassy, offers public programmes to make information about the US available to the USEA students and also the public, he said.

 

The American corner hosts speakers, workshops and meetings, and serves as a venue for locally generated programmes which enable USEA students and the public to improve their knowledge, skills, especially softs skills, he added.

 

He emphasised that under the support of USAID through Digital Workforce Development project, on April 28, 2023, USEA Career Centre has been officially inaugurated with its own specific vision and belief that students are empowered to make their own choices about their future career paths and take control of their life through accessing the right career related information, professional networks, opportunities, and employability enhancement.

 

The USEA Career Centre mainly focused on four main aspects, comprising,  equipping students with the right skills, attitudes and mindsets to be employment ready in this digital economy era; link students to prospective employers (such as private companies, civil society organisations and government); provide internship, scholarship, and job placement opportunities to gain hands-on-experiences in their field of interest; and create a strong community of career centre alumni, who will create positive changes to the community, he said.





“We have decided to introduce and set up the digital workforce development, information technology, digital and soft skills training, American corner library and the Career Centre in the USEA because the development of information technologies is developing rapidly.  We wanted our Cambodian students to know about the latest developments in information technology,” Dr Sethy told Khmer Times.

 

“We have cooperated with the technology and digital experts from the University of California in the US to implement these projects, successfully, in the USEA,” he said.

 

“I noted that since we introduced these projects, the students can access information technology development as well as digital English learning material.  They have progressed in their studies and can communicate and write in English well,” he said.

 

“This has had a positive change in their lives,” he added.

 

 

At the USEA there are faculties for Economics, Business & Tourism, Sciences & Technology, Social Science & Law, Arts, Humanities & Education, and Agriculture and Rural Development. 

 

During his visit to the USEA on Thursday, the US Ambassador Patrick Murphy said that the US is glad to provide its financial support to Cambodian students, especially the USEA’s educational projects in order to promote the development of education, soft skills, digital and information technology skills to further their educational development, especially in English language training and communication.

 

The ambassador said he is proud of the USEA students and urged them to study hard in order to have a bright future.  


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