Author: Dr CHEA Sathya, Research Fellow at CDRI’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation Future-ready schools are initiatives designed to enhance student’s learning experiences and empower them to thrive in an ever-changing world. Based on the Future Ready School Framework, future-ready schools emphasise a holistic approach, where the curriculum, instruction, and assessment are interconnected and aligned with 21st-century skills. This includes personalised learning experiences, effective use of technology, and the promotion of critical thinking and problem-solving. Successfully implementing these initiatives […]

By Chea Phal and Bun Phoury Access to information is a fundamental human right, protected through the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Information enables individuals to make informed decisions, participate in public life, and exercise their rights. Yet, for millions of persons with disabilities worldwide, including in Cambodia, accessing essential information remains a formidable challenge. Opportunities for persons with disabilities are often restricted by systemic barriers and gaps in policy implementation, hindering their full […]

On Tuesday, 09 April 2024, CDRI’s Centre of Educational Research and Innovation, Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport, and Publishing and Distribution House, hosted a Partnership and Investment Workshop, a continued effort from the Learning to Improve Book Resource Operational Systems (LIBROS) in Cambodia project. About 31 stakeholders from the government, development partners, local and international civil society (CSOs), and private sector came together to better understand the challenges and opportunities related to textbooks access in Cambodia and the role of […]

On 20-21 March 2024, Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, with the support from Ponlork Chomnes, co-organised the 4th Educational Forum on Towards Future-Ready Schools: Building Resilience and Ensuring Quality at the National Institute of Education. The forum was graced by the esteemed presence of: HE Dr Hang Chuon Naron, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, and Sport HE Justin Whyatt, Australian Ambassador to Cambodia Dr Eng Netra, Executive […]

On 31 January 2024, CDRI’s Education Centre convened a meeting with the participation of Publishing and Distribution House, World Education, and software development companies (Coolbeans and Codingate) to enhance the Track and Trace (TnT) system, a digital platform managing textbook supply in Cambodia. This meeting was a follow-up to the LIBROS-Cambodia study, aiming to utilise the evidence generated from the main study. The project seeks to strengthen public-private partnerships, thereby improving access to textbooks for Cambodian students.

On January 30, 2024, CDRI’s Education Centre, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS), hosted a dissemination workshop on “Learning Disparities between Male and Female Students in Upper Secondary Education.” With support from the Embassy of Sweden Section Office in Phnom Penh and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the dissemination workshop aimed to identify factors influencing learning performance and the learning gaps between male and female students. The findings of this research study were shared and […]

UNESCO Cambodia hosted the Media Diversity Forum, a vibrant platform aimed at providing a critical understanding of audience diversity within the media sector, enabling the better production of content and strengthening trust in the media. During the forum, Ms Bun Phoury, Research Associate from CDRI’s Education Centre got to share some insights on a new study on the Information Needs Assessment of Persons with Disabilities. She also joined as a panelist in session, focusing on “Adapting Media and Information Services […]

Dr Chea Phal, Director of the CDRI’s Education Centre, participated as a panellist in the Fifth Stakeholders’ Meeting on the Internationalisation of Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, which organised by UNESCO Bangkok and the University of Tokyo. This event aimed to promote understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of international higher education in Asia and the Pacific, facilitate dialogue among multiple stakeholders and build a platform for ongoing collaboration through higher education […]

On 15 December 2021, we concluded a 40-hour training course on “Applied Social Research and Information Literacy” for CSOs leaders based in Phnom Penh, Battambang, Siem Reap, Stung Treng, and Kampot. The training was jointly organized by Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) and NGO Education Partnership (NEP), with financial support from Global Partnership for Education (GPE). A total of 16 participants have strengthened their capability to conduct research projects to help them make decisions and solve problems at local communities […]