Royal University of Phnom Penh ( Khmer. សាកលវិទ្យាល័យ ភូមិន្ទ ភ្នំពេញ ) - National University of Cambodia . Founded in 1960, it is the largest educational institution in the country. Currently, more than 20 thousand students are studying in it. It consists of two campuses located along the boulevard of the Russian Federation in the western part of Phnom Penh .
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| International name | Royal University of Phnom Penh, RUPP |
| Former names | Khmer Royal University, Phnom Penh University |
| Motto | Education, Research and Service to Society |
| Year of foundation | 1960 |
| Type of | university |
| Rector | Chet Cheali |
| Students | 20,000 |
| Master | 280 |
| The doctors | 15 |
| Teachers | 140 |
| Location | Phnom Penh , Cambodia |
| Underground | Queen's University |
| Legal address | Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Tulkork, Boulevard of the Russian Federation |
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The Royal University of Phnom Penh maintains strong ties with universities in Vietnam , Laos and other leading universities in the region and is a member of several regional research networks and organizations, including the ASEAN University Network , University Agency of Francophonie and the Academic and Research Network of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMSARN).
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History
It was founded on January 13, 1960 as the Khmer Royal University. The new university included: the National Institute of Legal and Economic Research, the Royal School of Medicine, the National School of Commerce, the National Pedagogical Institute, the Faculty of Philology and Humanities, as well as the Faculty of Science and Technology. Initially, training was conducted only in French.
After the abolition of the monarchy and the proclamation of the Khmer Republic in 1970, the university was renamed the University of Phnom Penh. In 1965-1979 it consisted of nine faculties: Ecole Normal (Higher Normal College), Philology and Humanities, Science, Pharmacy, Economics and Law, Dentistry and Medicine, Commerce, Pedagogical, and the Faculty of Foreign Languages.
During the reign of the Khmer Rouge, 1975-1979. the education system was “abolished” (completely destroyed). Like all other educational institutions, the university was closed, and its rector, Phung Tong , was arrested, tortured, and killed in the notorious S-21 prison [1] [2] . In the days of Pol Pot, all educated people were seen as potential enemies of the regime. During the reign of the Khmer Rouge, most teachers and students died of starvation and repression . Only a few were able to survive the Vietnamese invasion in 1979 [3] .
The main campus remained abandoned for five years. It was not until 1980 that the government of the People's Republic of Kampuchea reinstated Ecole Normal College. The training was again conducted in French. In 1981, the Institute of Foreign Languages began training teachers of Russian and Vietnamese languages [4] . In 1988, Ekol Normal and the Institute of Foreign Languages were merged into the University of Phnom Penh, and in 1996 the university received its current name.
Faculties
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Priority Studies
- Faculty of Education
- University of the Foreign languages
See also
- University of Indonesia
Notes
- ↑ Cambodia's Perfect War Criminal
- ↑ Robbie Corey-Boulet. How Did Phung Ton Die? (eng.) . The Caravan (1 June 2010).
- ↑ Michael Vickery, Cambodia 1975-1982 , Silkworm Books 2000, ISBN 978-974-7100-81-5
- ↑ Sorpong Peou, Intervention & change in Cambodia
Links
- rupp.edu.kh - official site of the university (ahem.)