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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