At a graduation ceremony ofstudents of Asia Euro University held in Phnom Penh, he further said the new establishment will encourage Cambodians turntheir attention to Vietnam, benefit those living in areas bordering Vietnam, andboost trade and job creation. It will allow Cambodian students to receive training on the language before pursuing education in the neighbouring country, he said.
More than 1,000 Cambodian students are currently studying inVietnam, but no public universities in Cambodia had offered a diploma in the Vietnamese language before.
In an August 19 press conference, Cambodian Minister ofEducation, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron said the faculty is only forCambodian students who get scholarships to study in Vietnam and others with aninterest in the language. He said he believes it will provide opportunities to boosttrade between the two countries and increase the number of Vietnameseinvestors in Cambodia.
The minister added RUPP is already conferring Bachelor’sdegrees in English, French, Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Korean./.
VNA