Cambodia

Partners situated in Cambodia

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Cambodia in a nutshell

(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia)

Cambodia, in full the Kingdom of Cambodia - formerly known as Kampuchea, is a country in South East Asia.

Cambodia has a population of over 14 million people.

The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh.

Cambodia is the successor state of the once powerful Hindu and Buddhist Khmer Empire, which ruled most of the Indochinese Peninsula between the 11th and 14th centuries.

A citizen of Cambodia is usually identified as "Cambodian" or "Khmer", though the latter strictly refers to ethnic Khmers. Most Cambodians are Theravada Buddhists of Khmer extraction, but the country also has a substantial number of predominantly Muslim Cham, as well as ethnic Chinese, Vietnamese and small animist hill tribes.

The country borders Thailand to its west and northwest, Laos to its northeast and Vietnam to its east and southeast. In the south it faces the Gulf of Thailand.

The geography of Cambodia is dominated by the Mekong River (colloquial Khmer: Tonle Thom or "the great river") and the Tonlé Sap ("the fresh water lake"), an important source of fish.

Higher education

Universities in Cambodia

There are over 10 public higher education institutions in Cambodia and even more private ones - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Cambodia.

Virtual Campuses in HE

Interesting Programmes

See Phnom Penh International University.

Re.ViCa Case-study

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References

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For OER policies and projects in Cambodia see Cambodia/OER

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