Chinese Language Option for Cambodian Secondary Schools

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:25 am

What do you think of this MoU ? Smart decision by Cambodia, or soft power cultural pressure by China ?

Cambodia News, (Phnom Penh): The Government of Cambodia and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Joint Development of Chinese Language Learning Programs in Public Secondary Schools in Cambodia.
The signing ceremony for the Chinese Language Learning was one of the 18 documents signed under the presidency of the Prime Ministers of Cambodia and China, on the afternoon of November 9, 2022, during their meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh.

Previously, only English and French were available as second languages to Cambodian middle or high school students. But in recent years, increasing numbers of Chinese people have come to do business and live in Cambodia, and Chinese-speaking Cambodians have found a lot of jobs.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Thu Nov 10, 2022 4:11 pm

UPDATE
Cambodia prepares to pilot Chinese language education program in 20 high schools
Appeared 46 minutes ago
On Thursday, November 10, 2022
By KC Virak

Mr. Ros Sovacha, Spokesman of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, informed "Kampuchea Thmey" on November 10, 2022 that the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China on the development of joint Chinese language education programs in secondary schools has reached the pilot stage of implementing Chinese language education programs in 20 high schools in two or three provinces.
- Kampuchea Thmey

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Thu Nov 10, 2022 11:50 pm

^^ Follow up:
Cambodia News (Phnom Penh): On 9 November 2022, the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of China signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the joint development of Chinese language learning programs in public secondary schools in Cambodia.

China has contributed to human resources building in Cambodia in the 2018-2019 academic year and will continue doing the same in the 2022-2023 academic year.
China will provide scholarships to a total of 778 Cambodian students and will provide an increased number of scholarships by adding 500 places each year for the next five years (from 2022 to 2027) for Cambodian students to study in China on scholarships.