Internal Assessment Meetings Held at UC

Internal Assessment Meetings Held at UC

The Internal Assessment Team (IAT) and Internal Assessment Working Group Secretariat (IAWGS) held its first official meeting on July 15, 2011, at the University of Cambodia (UC). Dr. Y Ratana, Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Director of the Academic Foundation Department (AFD), and Chair of IAT, presided over the meeting. All members of the IAT and IAWGS were in attendance, including Kong Rathana, the Registrar, Deputy Director of Administration, and Head of Secretariat for IAWGS.

The purpose of the meeting was to introduce IAT and IAWGS members to their responsibilities and roles in helping to review and monitor the implementation of the Nine Minimum Standards for the University. Dr. Y Ratana stressed the importance of creating and organizing accurate reports of UC’s policies and implementation efforts during the meeting. Moreover, all members will be trained properly on the tools of assessment, he said, with the ultimate goal of complying with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) and the Accreditation Committee of Cambodia (ACC) and improving the effective coordination and implementation of the work of the Offices and Colleges under UC.

The IAT and IAWGS will continue to meet once a week to discuss the progress of the groups’ work. The two groups report to the Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) Committee of UC, which comprises of the following individuals: H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, President of UC and Adviser to Samdech Techo Prime Minister Hun Sen; H.E. Samraing Kamsan, Member of the Board of Trustees and Senior Adviser to the President of UC; Dr. Angus Munro, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Por Malis, Vice President for Operations; Peter Tan Keo, Vice President for Strategy, Development and International Cooperation; and Dr. Y Ratana, Director of AFD and Dean of Undergraduate Studies.