Australia Awards Cambodia

31/10/2025

Empowering Indigenous Voices: Overcoming Barriers for Inclusive Planning

Indigenous communities face big challenges like language barriers, traditional roles where men lead decision-making, remote locations, and busy agricultural cycles. Effective planning requires respect for their cultural values, ensuring all voices are heard, and working around their needs.

In his role as Head of Environmental and Social Safeguards for the Phase III land allocation project, Ron Naro applies skills gained from his Master of Urban and Regional Planning, which he received through an Australia Awards Scholarship. His project reaches out and helps indigenous communities overcome cultural and practical challenges, enabling them to participate fully in planning. Naro’s work shows how Australia Awards Scholarships train leaders to support indigenous inclusion and promote sustainable development focused on communities.

Stay tuned for the full video podcast!

31/10/2025

Empowering Indigenous Voices: Overcoming Barriers for Inclusive Planning

Indigenous communities face big challenges like language barriers, traditional roles where men lead decision-making, remote locations, and busy agricultural cycles. Effective planning requires respect for their cultural values, ensuring all voices are heard, and working around their needs.

In his role as Head of Environmental and Social Safeguards for the Land Allocation of Social and Economic Development (LASED III) project, Rorn Naro applies skills gained from his Master of Urban and Regional Planning, which he received through an Australia Awards Scholarship. His project reaches out and helps indigenous communities overcome cultural and practical challenges, enabling them to participate fully in planning. Naro’s work shows how Australia Awards Scholarships train leaders to support indigenous inclusion and promote sustainable development focused on communities.

Stay tuned for the full video podcast!

29/10/2025

Join us for the 2nd Professional Development Series 2025: Cambodia’s Economic Outlook—a dynamic event connecting Cambodian alumni, supervisors, and industry leaders to discuss emerging economic risks and opportunities. Featuring insights from top experts and a panel discussion on navigating challenges, this is a great chance to network with the Cambodian and Australian business communities.

📅 31 Oct 2025 | 🕓 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM | 📍 Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh

Register by 30 Oct: https://forms.gle/VGq14gND6d4K2vi6A

Join us for the 2nd Professional Development Series 2025: Cambodia's Economic Outlook: Emerging risks, economic disruptions and the implications for industry — a high-level individual gathering that connects Cambodian alumni, supervisors, and industry leaders to:

1. Provide valuable insights to alumni and AusCham members and CAPRED Partners and counterparts on the current economic risks facing Cambodia

2. Create meaningful business network/matching between alumni and the wider Cambodian and Australian business communities.

The event will feature:

Welcoming Remarks:
- Mr. Hong Reaksmey, Chairman, AAAC
- Mr. Ashley Irving, President, AusCham

Opening remarks:
- H.E. Mr. Derek Yip, Australian Ambassador to Cambodia

Economic update:
- Ms. Kelly Wyett, Lead Economist, CAPRED

Panel Discussion: Mitigating the economic risks facing Cambodia: Opportunity in challenging times?

1. Mr. Iroshi Uematsu, CEO, Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone
2. Mr. Oum Sothea, Senior Policy Advisor, CAPRED
3. Mr. Ashely Irving, President, AusCham
4. Mr. Stephen Higgins, Managing Partner, Mekong Strategic Capital
5. Ms. Heng Sokgech, Policy Hub Lead, CAPRED (as Moderator)

📅 Date: 31 October 2025
🕓 Time: 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Venue: Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh
🗓️ Deadline: 30 October 2025
Register here: https://forms.gle/VGq14gND6d4K2vi6A

27/10/2025

Watch Visual Diary 011, a vlog by Australia Awards scholar Nong Demy, capturing her moving experience of accommodation in Australia. After six months in Sydney, Demy is relocating to a new room closer to her university. This video shows how she manages time, balancing between packing, moving her belongings, handling university workloads, and running errands. Join Demy as she navigates this important chapter with resilience and determination!

27/10/2025

The Viet Nam, Lao PDR, and Cambodia Research Stipend 2026 invites social science researchers from these countries to apply for a one- to three-month research stay at the Stockholm Center for Global Asia, Stockholm University. The stipend supports research visits during April–June or September–November 2026, offering access to academic resources, collaboration opportunities, and participation in seminars and workshops.

🇰🇭🇱🇦🇻🇳🇸🇪Calling Cambodian, Laotian & Vietnamese Candidates to Sweden!

Researchers in the social sciences from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia are invited to apply for the Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia Research Stipend 2026.

The stipend supports a one- to three-month research stay at the Stockholm Center for Global Asia, Stockholm University, during April–June or September–November 2026.

Stockholm Center for Global Asia is a multidisciplinary research center in the social sciences at Stockholm University. It brings together scholars from across the social sciences to study Global Asia.

The Center provides a platform for research collaboration, academic exchange, and public dialogue. Visiting researchers are offered a workspace, access to the Stockholm University Library and its electronic resources, and the opportunity to participate in the Center’s seminars and workshops.

Who Can Apply
The stipend is open to researchers in the social sciences from universities or research institutions in Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia. Applicants may be at any stage of their academic career but must be engaged in research relevant to the aims of the stipend.

Period of Residence
Successful applicants will be hosted by the Stockholm Center for Global Asia for one to three months during one of the following periods in 2026:

Spring: April – June 2026
Autumn: September – November 2026

Submission and Deadline

Send your application by email to: asianstudies@su.se with the subject line: “Application – Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia Research Stipend 2026”

Application deadline: 12 December 2025

For details, please check it in the comment.

Credit: Stockholm Center for Global Asia

25/10/2025

Australia Awards Cambodia is hosting a dynamic training on self-leadership and transformational leadership. Participants are gaining valuable skills to align their careers with their strengths and values, boost employability, and become inspiring leaders ready to succeed in today’s competitive job market.

Great appreciation to H.E Bory YOU, founder of Talent Excellence Development Partner Co. Ltd and Advisor to the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, for sharing her expertise.

25/10/2025

Happening now!

Australia Awards Cambodia is hosting a dynamic training on self-leadership and transformational leadership. Participants are gaining valuable skills to align their careers with their strengths and values, boost employability, and become inspiring leaders ready to succeed in today’s competitive job market.

Great appreciation to H.E Bory YOU, founder of Talent Excellence Development Partner Co. Ltd and Advisor to the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, for sharing her expertise.

14/10/2025

[English Below]
🚀 សេចក្តីប្រកាសទៅកាន់ធុរកិច្ចថ្មីនៅកម្ពុជា!

មូលនិធិអភិវឌ្ឍន៍សហគ្រិនភាព (EDF) មានសេចក្តីសោមនស្សដាក់ចេញនូវកញ្ចប់ថវិកា Startup Investment Package ដែលជាកិច្ចផ្តួចផ្តើមថ្មីមួយដែល EDFធ្វើការវិនិយោគភាគទុន (Equity Funding) ផ្ទាល់ទៅកាន់ធុរកិច្ចថ្មីដែលមានសក្តានុពលនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ ចំនួនវិនិយោគអប្បបរមាគឺចាប់ពី ៥០,០០០ ដុល្លារអាមេរិក ឡើងទៅ។

📌 លក្ខណៈសម្បត្តិចំបងដែលត្រូវមាន៖
• គណៈគ្រប់គ្រងមានគុណវឌ្ឍិគ្រប់គ្រាន់
• ក្រុមហ៊ុនបានចាប់ផ្តើមទទួលបានប្រាក់ចំណូល និងអតិថិជនរួចហើយ
• គម្រោងអាជីវកម្មមានស្ថិរភាព និងអាចពង្រីកបាន
• សំណើវិនិយោគហិរញ្ញវត្ថុមានភាពសមស្រប
• មានមូលដ្ឋានឬអតិថិជននៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា

ធុរកិច្ចថ្មីដែលបានដាក់ពាក្យនឹងត្រូវបានឆ្លងកាត់ដំណាក់កាលជ្រើសរើសនិងការត្រួតពិនិត្យលម្អិត (Due Diligence) មុននឹងទទួលបានវិនិយោគ។

💡ដាក់ពាក្យឥឡូវនេះ ដើម្បីទទួលបានការវិនិយោគពី EDF និងដើម្បីពង្រីកអាជីវកម្មនិងគំនិតច្នៃប្រឌិតរបស់អ្នកឲ្យទៅកម្រិតបន្ទាប់ទៀត!

📅 កាលបរិច្ឆេទផុតកំណត់ក្នុងការដាក់ពាក្យ៖ ថ្ងៃទី ២៤ តុលា ២០២៥ មុនម៉ោង ៥:០០ ល្ងាច
🔗 តំណភ្ជាប់ដាក់ពាក្យ៖ https://forms.gle/YUuktbDZ7PU8Ptyx7

សម្រាប់សំណួរពាក់ព័ន្ធ សូមទាក់ទង៖
Telegram៖ t.me/prestigeconsulting
អ៊ីមែល៖ info@prestigealliance.co
ទូរស័ព្ទ៖ +៨៥៥-៨៨-២៨៨-២២៨៩

កញ្ចប់ថវិកា Startup Investment Package នេះត្រូវបានអនុវត្តដោយ ក្រុមហ៊ុន Prestige Consulting (Prestige Alliance Co., Ltd.)។
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🚀 Calling All Cambodian Tech Startups!

The Entrepreneurship Development Fund (EDF) is pleased to launch the Startup Investment Package, an initiative to provide equity funding directly into eligible tech startups in Cambodia. The minimum ticket size is USD 50,000.

Eligibility:
- Strong executive team dynamics
- Proven traction (customers, revenue, engagement...)
- Sustainable business model and scaling
- Justifiable investment proposal
- Based in or serving Cambodia

Eligible startups will be shortlisted to undergo a due diligence process before final selection.

This is your chance to scale your innovation and take your startup to the next level! 💡

Don’t miss this opportunity to grow with the investment from EDF. Apply now and bring your vision to life!

📅 Application Deadline: 24th October 2025 by 5:00 PM
🔗 Application Link: https://forms.gle/YUuktbDZ7PU8Ptyx7

For inquiry, please contact
Telegram: t.me/prestigeconsulting
Email: info@prestigealliance.co
Phone: +855-88-288-2289

This initiative is implemented by Prestige Consulting (Prestige Alliance Co., Ltd.).

13/10/2025

The Australian Alumni Association of Cambodia (AAA-C) is inviting candidates for the 2026-2027 Board Election, which will take place at the AGM on the evening of 28 November 2025 in Phnom Penh.

13/10/2025

🎓✨ From Cambodia to Australia and back — Pheng Sokmai’s inspiring journey of growth, pride, and purpose! 🇰🇭➡️🇦🇺

Watch as she shares her moments studying in Australia, why it’s the place for post-grad education, and how she plans to bring change to her community with new knowledge and passion. 🌏💡

Her Australia Awards story is one of dreams realised and futures transformed. Don’t miss out on this glimpse into a scholar’s path to making a difference! 🌟🎥

10/10/2025

🎓 Veng Chanthy studied digital learning at Monash University under an Australia Awards Scholarship. Now, she is helping teachers in rural Cambodia use technology in their classrooms. Her one-year study helped her learn new ideas to improve education and make learning better for all students.