Cambodian Students Association in Gwangju, Korea

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A Long-waited Day Has Finally Come...

2013-03-04T14:39:00.002+09:00

CSA-Gwangju would like to express some congratulatory notes to the productive graduation of three of the fellow members, namely Ms. Nguon Vatha Bopharath, Mr.Chum Puthy Roath, and Mr. Phan, Veasna. After years of constant efforts and success in their studies, they finally made their day with great excitement and ecstasy.

Obviously, their graduation was specially honored by the presence of Mr. YongKwang Lee, CEO of Bio-propolis company, Korea. We are proud to thank Mr. YongKwang Lee for his towering presence on this precious day.

Last but not least, graduation is not the end, but the beginning, and CSA-Gwangju would like to wish these three recently graduated fellow Cambodians, either begining their particular careers, or pursueing higher education, all the best, and every success.

CSA-Gwangju,

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2013-03-01T15:15:00.001+09:00

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Korean Government Scholarship Program for Graduate Degree 2013

2013-02-16T14:38:00.000+09:00

Scholarship

[Graduate Program]


Airfare	Round-trip economy class ticket
Monthly Allowance	900,000 won (KRW) per month
Research Allowance Per Semester	210,000 won for scholars in the field of humanities and social sciences; 240,000 won for scholars in natural and mechanic sciences
Relocation (Settlement) Allowance	200,000 won upon arrival
Language Training Fee	Full coverage
Tuitions	All admission fees are waived by the host institution (university). The tuition will be provided for by NIIED.
Dissertation Printing Costs	500,000 ~ 800,000 won, depending on actual costs.
Medical Insurance	20,000 won per month will be provided (limited coverage).
Special funding for scholars who are proficient in the Korean language (TOPIK Level 5 or 6)	100,000 won per month

[Graduate Program]: - Round-trip economy class airfare; - Monthly Stipend (800,000 won); - Medical insurance; - Settlement Allowance; - Repatriation Allowance; - etc.

* Additionally, grantees with a good command of the Korean language (level 5 or higher in TOPIK)
will receive an additional 100,000 won

For more detailed information and application forms, please refer to the link below:

Download Application Guidelines Here
http://www.niied.go.kr/eng//board.do?boardConfigNo=83&menuNo=343&action=view&boardNo=6071

2012-10-30T15:11:00.002+09:00

The sixth committee members of CSA-GWANGJU

The selection of the sixth committee members of CSA-GWANGJU was held on the 27^th of October, 2012. As a result, Mr. Nguon Sovannarith was elected as President, followed by Mr. Neung Saophuong as Vice President. Concurrently, Mr. Yen Sophearith was selected as a General Secretary of CSA-GWANGJU by Mr. President.

Three of our alumni are appointed as Associate Professor

2012-06-28T20:05:00.000+09:00

We would like to share a great pleasure with our three alumni who have been appointed as Associate Professor at the Royal University of Agriculture, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Dr. Chhay Kongkea has received his Doctoral degree from the Department of Agricultural Economics at CNU in August 2006; Dr. Mao Sopheareth has received his Doctoral degree from the Department of Agricultural Chemistry at CNU in August 2007; and Dr. Huon Thavrak has received his Doctoral degree from the Department of Biotechnology at CNU in February 2011. After their return, they have been working actively and collaboratively with any relevant bodies to develop human resources and improve the agricultural practices in Cambodia.

In this great honorable circumstance, we would like to wish three of you to always stay in good health and succeed in all projects in order to continue contributing to the development and improvement of agricultural field in Cambodia.

Mr. Lina Hem starts his professional career at Dongbu Company, Daejon

2012-05-03T00:08:00.001+09:00

We would like to express our great pleasure with Mr. Lina Hem, Ph.D candidate, in the Department of Agriculture Chemistry, Agriculture College, CNU for starting his professional career as a Researcher (one-year contract) in the Plants Protection Team at Dongbu Company, Daejon, Republic of Korea.

Lina received his Master Degree from the Department of Agriculture Chemistry in February 2009, after which he has been pursuing his Doctoral Degree at the same School. His research interest is the analysis of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables. During his academic training, he has worked very hard and produced a lot of achievements in his field. He deserves to be rewarded this job.

Khmer New Year Party

2012-04-15T21:13:00.004+09:00

In order to celebrate our Traditional Khmer New Year (the year of Golden Dragon), Cambodian Student Association in Gwangju (CSA-GWANGJU) organized a celebration party on the 14^th of April, 2012. We prepared a variety of foods and drinks for all of our participants. We did enjoy grilling pork, seafood and duck meat in a garden at the Agriculture College of CNU. In this great occasion, Mr. Yong Kwang Lee, a President of Bioprotec Co Ltd was also presented. We would like to thank Mr. Veasna for his kind assistance in preparing all foodstuffs and Mr. Donang for his kind financial support for our drinks.

Cambodian intern student at GIST

2012-03-20T23:59:00.003+09:00

GIST has accepted two Cambodian students from the Institute of Technology of Cambodia as the intern students in this 2012 spring semester. Mr. Piseth was affiliated in the School of Environmental Science and Engineering whereas Mr. Visot was affiliated in the School of Material Science and Engineering. Both of them will spend about 3 months to conduct their researches for their Bachelor’s theses.

Internship opportunity at GIST [Gwangju, South Korea]

2012-03-12T19:44:00.003+09:00

There are two internship programs available at GIST, Gwangju, South Korea every year. One is hosted by GIST; and another one is hosted by the International Environmental Research Center (IERC) at GIST.

GIST Internship Program

Program: Research in a Laboratory you apply & up to 2 classes as a Auditor.
Period: Sep. 1st ~ Dec. 22th(2012 Fall semester)
Financial support: 50% of Return flight ticket, Free dormitory, Free tuition & 300,000won a month.
Application dead line: 2012. April 30th.

You can see all the information in detail at IPA home page http://ipa.gist.ac.kr/html/page02_02.html

On-line application should be done, and Documents should be submitted by post.

IERC Internship Program

One course from the School of Environmental Science and Engineering curriculum, Spring or Fall semester, 2012
Presentation of research results in the final month
Duration: 6 months, extendable up to 10 months (extension based on a case-by-case basis dependent on performance and evaluation by supervising internship advisor)
Support for the participants:
Round trip airfare (economy class)
Visa fee (receipt required)
Paid dormitory accommodations (shared room up to 3 people/room)
Stipend of 400,000 Korean Won (approximately $340 USD) per month, covering living costs (approx. 3,000 Korean Won/meal)
Medical insurance during the Program period
Visa status - Please remember that you should get a D-4 visa when you apply for a Korean visa.

You can see all the information in detail at IERC home page http://www.ists.unu.edu/index.php?code=0302

Farewell dinner for Mr. Donang & Mss. Laingshun

2012-02-26T15:02:00.009+09:00

CSA-GWANGJU has prepared a farewell dinner for Mr. Donang and Mss. Laingshun in a silent evening of the 25^th of February 2012 since they will leave Gwangju in due course. Mr. Donang will leave for a short training in Seoul in next two weeks before he will be sent to work in Busan’s office. Likewise, Mss. Laingshun will leave for Cambodia next week (Feb 28) after she successfully finished her six-month training at the International Environmental Research Center (IERC) at GIST. We all really enjoyed talking, teasing and eating at a newly opened BBQ restaurant near CNU campus. It is a great memory of every moment before they eventually leave us.

Commencement Ceremony of Mr. Donang

2012-02-26T14:02:00.008+09:00

All members of CSA-GWANGJU would like to express their pleasure with Mr. Donang, who received his BA in Business Administration on Feb 24, 2012. We are proud of his great academic records and achievements. As a consequence, he has been recently recruited to work for LG company, Busan, Korea. We hope he will keep improving his skills and knowledge for his higher academic degree in the near future.

Guideline for 2012 KGSP Graduate Application

2012-01-31T17:09:00.008+09:00

Korean Government invites 322 international students from 100 countries who wish to pursue a master's or doctoral degree in Korea. To apply for this program, you should contact one of the 1st Selection Institutions (90 Overseas Korean Embassies or 51 Domestic Universities) and submit the application no later than the mid-March. For more details, please refer to the attachments below.

All information is adopted from the National Institute for International Education http://www.niied.go.kr

Notice of Research Proposal Submitted to IFS

2012-01-20T12:44:00.007+09:00

Research Team of CSA-GWANGJU has submitted two research proposals to the International Foundation for Science (IFS, Stockholm, Sweden) on the 20th of January, 2012.

First proposal was entitled “Variation of arsenic concentrations of populations exposed to arsenic in the Mekong River basin of Cambodia” prepared by Mr. President. The objective of this proposal is to investigate the overall change in arsenic concentrations among populations exposed to arsenic in Cambodia. The study will be carried out in two provinces, where Kandal province was selected as a contaminated area and Kampong Cham was selected as a control area. The outcome of this project will be used as a baseline database to monitor the overall change of arsenic concentrations among the arsenic-exposed populations in the Mekong River basin of Cambodia. Moreover, the involved participants will know their current health status associated with arsenic concentrations in their bodies.

Second proposal was entitled “Assessment of frequently-used pesticide residues in vegetable in the Mekong River basin of Cambodia” prepared by Mr. Lina Hem. The objective of the second proposal is to investigate the number and type of frequently-used pesticides and determine the pesticide residues in the vegetables. This study will be conducted in three provinces in the Mekong River basin of Cambodia namely Kandal, Prey Veng and Kampong Cham, where pesticides have been widely used.

The projects will last for one year from the approved date, which tentatively start from June 2012, with the proposed budget of USD 12,000 per each.

Advance notice of 2012 KGSP Graduate

2012-01-12T23:28:00.000+09:00

The guideline, application form and university information for 2012 KGSP Graduate will be available on January 27th (expected) at the websites of NIIED (http://www.niied.go.kr) and GKS (http://www.gks.go.kr).

A Notice of Research Team

2012-01-07T10:55:00.000+09:00

Revised on Jan 16, 2012

A Research Team of CSA-GWANGJU (Integrated Cambodian Scientist) is formed to meet the need of research and development of Cambodia in the 21^st century. This team aims to serve as the leading Environmental scientists in Cambodia, dealing with Environmental Health, Environmental Contamination and Environmental Modeling. In particular, this team will work closely on water contaminations and waterborne diseases, pesticide, herbicide and insecticide residues in the environments and hazards and risks mapping. To date, five young scientists have been employing and two research proposals are being developed for financial supports.

The following is a list of the research team members

1) Kongkea Phan

A) Education

MSc: Environmental Science & Engineering (2010) - Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
BA: Pedagogy of Teacher of Chemistry (2005) - National Institute of Education, Cambodia
BSc: Biochemistry (2004) - Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Thesis for Master Degree: Health risk assessment of inorganic arsenic intake of Cambodia residents through groundwater drinking pathway

B) Research Interests

Arsenic geochemistry and health
Arsenicosis, biomarker and epidemiology

2) Lina Hem

A) Education

MSc: Agricultural Chemistry (2009) - Chonnam National University, Korea
BSc: Agronomy Science (2004) - Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia

Thesis for Master Degree: Determination of acrinathrin, dinotefuran, fenhexamid, methoxyfenozide and tetradifon pesticide residue levels in pepper grown under greenhouse condition

B) Research Interests

Pesticide residue analysis in/on vegetables and fruits by using Gas Chromatography and High performance Liquid Chromatography

3) Chansopheaktra Sovann

A) Education

M.Phil: Environmental Geochemistry and Geomicrobiology (2010) - The University of Manchester, UK
BA: Education of English Literature (2007) - International Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL), Cambodia
BSc: Environmental Science (2006) - Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia

Thesis for Master Degree: Usinging Geographic Information System (GIS) and Geostatistics to Develop Hazard And Risk Maps of Arsenic in Shallow Groundwater of Cambodia

Thesis for Bachelor Degree: The Mitigation Measure of the Impact on Local Livelihood When Regarding an Area as Protected Area

B) Research Interests

Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Analysis for Environmental Science
Environmental Modeling to GIS
Environmental Impact Assessment

4) Laingshun Huoy

A) Education

MSc: Microbiology (2012) - Mahidol University, Thailand
BSc: Biochemistry (2007) - Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Thesis for Master Degree: Characterization of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium and serotype 4,5,12:i:- found in Thailand

Thesis for Bachelor Degree: Determination of Metals ( Cr, Cu, Zn) in Water Spinach, Water Mimosa and Irrigation Water at Beoung Chheung Ek Lake using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS)

B) Research Interests

Environmental Microbiology
Food Microbiology

5) Sophearith Yen

A) Education

BSc: Environmental Science (2008) - Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Thesis for Bachelor Degree: Primary Health Risk Assessment Case Study: Wetland Resource Usage Cheung Ek Lake Phnom Penh

B) Research Interests

Groundwater Remediation
Environmental Impact Assessment

We are pleased to invite you to join us. Please send your educational background and research interests along with your resume to our email address: khmergwangju@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

The last meeting of 2011 [Dec 31, 2011]

2012-01-03T01:57:00.000+09:00

The last meeting of 2011 was held on the 31st of December, 2011 in a BBQ restaurant nearby CNU campus. It was supposed to start after a proposed year-end dinner for all members of CSA-GWANGJU. However, two of our members could not join in this event due to their own businesses. The meeting was started with a welcome remark from the committee members and three main agenda were outlined.

1) The production of an official stamp of CSA-GWANGJU
2) The establishment of a research team (ICS)
3) The new update of the website of CSA-GWANGJU

As a result, we decided to make an official stamp of CSA-GWANGJU, which is identical to its newly updated logo. Meanwhile, we have agreed to establish a research team called “Integrated Cambodian Scientist (ICS)” after which the research projects will be proposed for financial support and implemented by this team. Finally, Mr. President explained benefits of incorporation of Google Adsense into the website of CSA-GWANGJU, which can make some money from the posted Ads. Moreover, the profile of each of active members was proposed to update to the most recent information.

We thank Mr. Vice President who has taken care of the stamp’s production, which was expected to be ready for use in the first week of January 2012. We also thank Mr. Saophuong who always captures the pictures of all events of our association.

2011 GIST Culture Night

2011-11-12T11:09:00.000+09:00

A GIST culture night is celebrated every year. This year event was celebrated on the 11th of November 2011, in which thirteen countries had participated. Those are Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippine, Mongolia, Tanzania, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan and India. We three Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar had shared one country booth together. Thailand had prepared a lot of foods whereas Cambodia and Myanmar showed a lot of costumes and souvenirs. This year Culture Night was celebrated with a lot pleasure and fun. We also enjoyed a post-culture night party (2nd Phase)in Cheomdan area. We thank Mr. Veasna and Mss. Laingshun, who dedicated to decorating our country booth.

A summary of the monthly meeting [Nov 06, 2011]

2011-11-08T21:59:00.000+09:00

The fifth committee of CNU-CSA organized a monthly meeting on the 6th of November, 2011. The meeting was started after a great dinner (Cambodian Curry) at Mr. Sereyvath’s apartment, in which it was discussed on two issues (1) Preparation of Culture Night at GIST campus on the 11th of November, 2011. (2) Request of reforming CNU-CSA to CSA-GWANGJU. The meeting was conducted with participation from all acting members of CNU-CSA. After an hour discussion, we have approached to a couple of plans as follows:

1) CAMBODIA will prepare only country booth on Culture Night. This is due to the schedule is on Friday, thus our members will not have enough time to prepare for any performance. The Culture Night programme will start from 4:00 P.M. However, the booth decoration will need to be ready for evaluating by 2:00 P.M. We then came up with a preparation of country booth only.

2) All acting members of CNU-CSA have approved on reforming CNU-CSA to CSA-GWANGJU in order to (1) extend and localize an existing CSA in Gwangju city for a better communication among CSA-Korea in the near future. (2) CSA-GWANGJU will be belonged to all Cambodian students in Gwangju city and those in the nearby regions. (3) CSA-GWANGJU will definitely continue supporting all existing projects and will incorporate a new Cambodian Project for our children in the rural community.

In this occasion, Mr. President personally donated 100,000 KRW (100 USD) to the association to launch a new Cambodia Project. Finally, the meeting was closed with a remark from Mr. President. He would like to say thank you to all members for their efforts for the smooth progresses of CSA. Moreover, he would like to express a special thank to Mr. Sereyvath and Mr. Veasna, who dedicated to cooking Khmer food for all members of CSA-GWANGJU.

Cambodian Participants in the 9th UNU&GIST symposium

2011-10-14T14:27:00.000+09:00

The 9th UNU&GIST symposium was held on Oct 11-13, 2011 at GIST campus, Gwangju, South Korea. The purpose of this symposium was to bring the experts and researchers in the field of water research to debate on “Urban Water Quality-Challenges and Emerging Issues for sustainable cities”. It was a great honor that five Cambodian Lecturers and researchers were invited to present in this symposium. Those participants are as follows:

1. Dr. Uy Davin (ITC) presented a poster entitled “Development of arsenic absorbent using porous ceramic as support”

2. Mr. Heng Savoeun (RUPP) presented a poster entitled “Arsenic contamination in foodstuffs in the Mekong River basin of Cambodia”

3. Mr. Kok Sothea (RUPP) presented a poster entitled “Groundwater quality verification for construction of the arsenic treatment technology in Cambodia”

4. Mr. Sovann Chansopheaktra (RUPP) presented a poster entitled “Efficiency of Boeung Chueng Ek Wetland for Natural Treatment of Wastewater in Phnom Phenh, Cambodia”

5. Mr. Andrew Shantz (RDI) presented a poster entitled “Drinking water access and groundwater quality in Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia”

In addition, it was a great opportunity for the former staffs and bridge students of RDI, who are now studying in Gwangju, could meet up and had dinner with Andrew Shantz, RDI Lab Director and other lecturers.

The fifth committee members of CNU-CSA

2011-09-25T04:09:00.000+09:00

The selection of the fifth committee members of CNU-CSA was held on the 24th of September, 2011 in a BBQ restaurant near the campus of Chonnam National University. As a result, Mr. Phan Kongkea and Mr. Nguon Sovannarith were elected as President and Vice President, respectively. Concurrently, Mr. Yen Sophearith was selected by Mr. President as a General Secretary of CNU-CSA.

Bravo! Dr. Huon Thavrak

2011-01-16T15:37:00.000+09:00

All member of CNU-CSA would like to say congratulation to Dr. Huon Thavrak, who did his best for finishing his PhD in Science, Biotechnology, Chonnam National University.

Hey! Don’t wait anymore and let’s say congratulation again to him.

We are confident that his education will be an important source for developing our country in term of scientist researcher.

Happy graduation! Well done! And keep it up!

Time to be graduate

2010-12-01T10:10:00.000+09:00

(First snow in Gwangju, 2008)

In South Korea, this day is the period of thesis defense for most of graduate students who have studied and are going to graduate in February 2011. For Chonnam National University (CNU), the thesis defense period has been started from Nov to Dec 2010, depending on individual department.
The Department of Biotechnology, occasionally, the thesis defense will be carried out on 3rd Dec 2010. There are two Master and three PhD course candidates will defend their thesis. Mr. Thavrak Huon, one of Cambodian student in CNU and former president of CNU-CSA, will defend his thesis in the title of "Oxylipin formation by fusion proteins of allene oxide synthase with lipoxygenase or allene oxide cyclase" at 4:50 to 5:30 pm, room 419, building 4, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University. CNU-CSA wishes him success in his hard time and final one to be graduated.

Visitors from Mean Chey University

2010-11-28T23:20:00.000+09:00

In these couple weeks, there are two Cambodian visitors in Chonnam National University (CNU). Mr. KONG Vannak and Mr. NGY socheat, vice dean of Faculty of agriculture and food processing, Mean Chey University (MCU), Cambodia; will continue their trip until the middle of December 2010.

The main purposes of the trip are to do some kinds of experiments on food microbiology and food safety at laboratories of food processing and preservation and food microbiology; and and to discuss with dean and professors of College of Agriculture and Life Science, CNU for our joint research project, future collaborations, and student exchange programs between our schools, Vannak said.

The College of Agriculture and Life Science, CNU and MCU were conducted their MOU on 28th March 2010. CNU-CSA fully hope that the MOU and this kind of trip will be able promote the relationship between two universities, especially, we wish to see more Cambodian students come to continue their study in CNU.