Hi All, I have question about the universities in Cambodia for a potential Cambodian student. My wife already has a degree in "design" from a university here called "Seatec", unsurprisingly it seems like it is totally useless. You would think they have studied one specific aspect about design such as graphic design, interior, fashion, etc. but... the name of the degree is simply "design". She said they took a lot of different classes such as the previous ones mentioned, along with some basic architecture I guess, but that they didn't specifically focus on studying one aspect. All her fellow classmates are struggling to find work and she doesn't feel very confident about this degree.
She ( and to be honest myself as well) is now interested in going back to school to study Tourism and Hospitality. She has a good level as English and a decent level of Korean but she is also looking to improve both of these. Can any recommend the best university in Cambodia to study this field? I previously checked out Limkok Wing given that it's technically a foreign Uni but they don't actually offer most of the classes that are listed on their websites. A year there costs about 2,000 bucks.
So, can any recommend the best university to study at for this field? As far as costs go, I'd like to keep it under 3,000 or 4,000 per year (i'm not really sure what the highest uni fee is here) but would consider more if is an excellent program (have a feeling these may not exists in Cambodia though).
I have heard good things about Raffles but I don't know if that is misguided or not.
On the other hand if you feel like given that she already has a degree something like this is a complete waste of time and money then please let me know. I don't want her wasting more time for another degree that isn't worth it.
Any info/insight offered would be great.
Thanks
Best University/College for Tourism and Hospitality
I know a graduate of the RUPP Tourism program, managed a training guesthouse for a few years, now in NZ on a masters scholarship.
I also know a foreigner who attended a masters program at RUPP, the teaching staff rarely showed to class, never gave feedback on coursework, and he withdrew about 3 months in as it was worthless.
I also know a foreigner who attended a masters program at RUPP, the teaching staff rarely showed to class, never gave feedback on coursework, and he withdrew about 3 months in as it was worthless.
[quote="vladimir"]Speak to Carl Crook at Raffles, he will give you honest advice.[/quote]
Thanks, I will do that.
Thanks, I will do that.
[quote="epidemiks"]I know a graduate of the RUPP Tourism program, managed a training guesthouse for a few years, now in NZ on a masters scholarship.
I also know a foreigner who attended a masters program at RUPP, the teaching staff rarely showed to class, never gave feedback on coursework, and he withdrew about 3 months in as it was worthless.[/quote]
Yeah, I have also heard mixed thing about RUPP. She currently has friends doing the tourism program some seem to be happy with it while others complain they are not learning anything.
Thanks for the input.
I also know a foreigner who attended a masters program at RUPP, the teaching staff rarely showed to class, never gave feedback on coursework, and he withdrew about 3 months in as it was worthless.[/quote]
Yeah, I have also heard mixed thing about RUPP. She currently has friends doing the tourism program some seem to be happy with it while others complain they are not learning anything.
Thanks for the input.
I can't comment on that particular programme at RUPP but it's the only accredited university in the country and their language departments are ok.
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I think all Cambodians study tourism, "business," or hair and makeup styling.
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Yeah, upon further research it turns out RUPP is ranked as the best university according to come college ranking website, not sure how official that rating is. Also said their acceptance rate is under 10% but I have a hard time believing that, could be the case tho. I will look into it further. I believe with the Tourism program both English and Korean are mandatory and Chinese is highly encouraged, so nice to hear the language departments are decent.logos wrote:I can't comment on that particular programme at RUPP but it's the only accredited university in the country and their language departments are ok.
Thanks for the input.
That's true but Tourism is large part of their economy. I have spoken to several Cambodian who want to study other things such as art, psychology, environmental science, etc but say that it would be very difficult to find work (outside of maybe working for an NGO) as those things are not prioritized here, unless of course you have family or personal connections, in which case it seems like you can study whatever you want and land a good job. People are going to want to study something they feel like they will be able to make money from.gavinmac wrote:I think all Cambodians study tourism, "business," or hair and makeup styling.
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You forgot accounting. Vanda on MTT has 10,000 students plus.gavinmac wrote:I think all Cambodians study tourism, "business," or hair and makeup styling.
A lion-taming academy is an obvious potential spinoff.
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Buy her a Udemy course and set her up with money for her own business.
I suspect that this is not exactly what your wife might be looking for but it is a very interesting development in this industry for Cambodia. This information might be of value to others who come to this thread. The Academy of Culinary Arts – Cambodia (ACAC) is due to open later this year (though I hear it might be delayed). Students will receive both a Cambodian and a Swiss certificate from the The Swiss Hotel Management School of Lucerne.
http://www.shift360.ch/en/acac/about-acac/
On your original question, don't bother with any of the "Universities" here for Tourism Hospitality Management. RUPP is about the best of a bad lot, I spent a year there so I know it well and they make an effort and there are some very good people there but they are criminally under-resources and all the local faculty have to take outside full-time jobs if they hope to eat. It has had some good support over the years from INGOs and overseas institutions but there is only so much that can be achieved unless the government higher education sector is completely overhauled.
Your wife has a degree and language skills which should be enough to get a semi decent entry level position in the industry. So pick a place where she thinks she might want to work and apply for an entry level position then work hard for the next three years and learn as much as she can on the job and she will be way ahead of any new graduate coming out of a Cambodian University. The bonus is she will be earning money instead of spending it on education that is mostly viewed to be useless within the industry. I know a few enterprises that won't employ management graduates because they come with unrealistic expectations of their potential role and over-inflated perception of the value of their skills.
http://www.shift360.ch/en/acac/about-acac/
On your original question, don't bother with any of the "Universities" here for Tourism Hospitality Management. RUPP is about the best of a bad lot, I spent a year there so I know it well and they make an effort and there are some very good people there but they are criminally under-resources and all the local faculty have to take outside full-time jobs if they hope to eat. It has had some good support over the years from INGOs and overseas institutions but there is only so much that can be achieved unless the government higher education sector is completely overhauled.
Your wife has a degree and language skills which should be enough to get a semi decent entry level position in the industry. So pick a place where she thinks she might want to work and apply for an entry level position then work hard for the next three years and learn as much as she can on the job and she will be way ahead of any new graduate coming out of a Cambodian University. The bonus is she will be earning money instead of spending it on education that is mostly viewed to be useless within the industry. I know a few enterprises that won't employ management graduates because they come with unrealistic expectations of their potential role and over-inflated perception of the value of their skills.
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