Tuesday 14 February 2017

03 February, 2017: IIIT Pays a Courtesy Visit to Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of Cambodia

Prof. Dr. Omar Kasule, Secretary General of IIIT, led a group of delegation to pay a courtesy visit to Deputy Minister of Education of Cambodia in conjunction with IIIT East and Southeast Asia Coordination Meeting in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia. Members of the delegation include Prof Emeritus Dato’ Wira Dr. Jamil Osman, Regional Representative and Director of IIIT to East and SEA and IIIT Representatives from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippine, Thailand, Korea, Japan, and China.  The visit commenced in the afternoon of 3rd February, 2017 at Ministry of Education.

The delegation was received by Deputy Minister H.E. Youk Ngoy where he extended his warm welcome and briefed the delegation on the contemporary situation of educational system in Cambodia, especially higher education. He highlighted the vision of Ministry of Education to achieve Vision 2030 which are improving curriculum, improving quality of teaching and research and increasing accessibility to higher learning. Prof. Dr. Omar H. Kasule thanked the Minister for the warm welcome and extended his gratitude to the Minister for his support for the establishment of International Islamic College of Cambodia. Prof. Omar emphasized that IIIT is committed to give a full support in terms of human resource development, curriculum development and international networking to ensure the success of the College.  Prof Emeritus Dato’ Wira Dr. Jamil Osman added that the College will provide a holistic approach of education where conventional and Islamic related subjects will be offered and taught together. Prof Emeritus Dato’ Wira Dr. Jamil Osman assured the Minister that the integrated Islamic College will contribute to the vision of the Ministry to produce a quality and well-rounded human resources. 

Deputy Minister H.E. Youk Ngoy was delighted with the discussion and assured the delegation that he will work with the Prime Minister and other related government agencies to ensure the successful establishment of the College. He hoped more programs and activities will be organized in Cambodia for the benefit of the Cambodian society at large. The visit ended with exchange of gifts and group photography.


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