The University of Cambodia (UC; ) is a private university located on North bridge Road in Sen Sok District, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia. Founded in 2003 by Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, minister delegate to the prime minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and Dr. Haruhisa Handa, founder and chairman of the International Foundation for Arts and Culture. UC is accredited by the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Accreditation Committee of Cambodia, and is a member of the Cambodian Higher Education Association.
The University is organized to provide foundation year, associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs through its twelve colleges and schools: the college of arts and humanities, the college of education, the college of law, the college of media and communications, the college of science and technology, the college of social sciences, the school of creative arts, the school of foreign languages, the Techo Sen School of Government and International Relations, and The Tony Fernandes School of Business (formerly the College of Management). Additionally, the school of graduate studies oversees the university's graduate programs, and the school of undergraduate studies manages the undergraduate programs.
As a model, the University uses the credit-based system that is used in the United States, and the programs are taught through the medium of the English language. In 2013, the University launched the Khmer Track, which offers the same UC programs, but taught in the medium of the Khmer (Cambodian) language. UC subsequently renamed the existing English language programs the International Track. In October 2022, LCT. Khem Rany was appointed as the Acting President, succeeding Dr. Kao Kim Hourn who stepped down to take a new position as Secretary-General of ASEAN.
Academics
Admissions
The University of Cambodia admits graduate and undergraduate students three times per year: late October, late February, and late June. However, students at the Department for English Studies can enroll at five different times per year on a rotating schedule.
Colleges and schools
The University of Cambodia is home to six colleges and six schools: the college of arts and humanities (CoAH), the college of education (CoE), the college of law (CoL), the college of media and communications (CMC), the college of science and technology (CoST), the college of social sciences (CoSS), the school of creative arts (SCA), the school of foreign languages (SFL), the Techo Sen School of Government and International Relations (TSS), and The Tony Fernandes School of Business (formerly the College of Management). The University offers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in a variety of majors. Three of its master's programs have been ranked as some of the top programs in their fields in Far East Asia, according to Eduniversal.
College of arts and humanities (CoAH) The college of arts and humanities at the University of Cambodia offers six different majors. The college contains three departments: department of sociology and anthropology, department of social work, and department of literature and cultural studies and offers AA, BA, MA, and doctoral degrees.
College of education (CoE) The college of education at the University of Cambodia offers programs in three departments: department of educational science, department of educational administration, and department of curriculum design and instruction and offers AA, BA, MEd, and doctoral degrees.
College of law (CoL) The college of law at the University of Cambodia offers a total of five programs: three bachelor's degree (BA) programs, one master's degree (MA) program, and one Doctoral Degree (PhD) program. These degrees are offered through three departments: department of law, department of public and private law, and department of international law.
College of media and communications (CMC) The college of media and communications at The University of Cambodia offers a total of four BA programs in three different departments: department of media and arts studies, department of visual communications, and department of communications studies Additionally, the college of media and communications offers eight short course programs. The CMC was established by the only university in the country that has its own media and communications systems to support the teaching and learning practices of students in the fields of media and communications, as it partners with nearby Southeast Asia Television (SEATV), Southeast Asia Radio or FM 106, and Southeast Asia Production.