Logo of Phnom Penh Post newspaper Phnom Penh Post - Cambodian cadets granted military degrees from Russia

Cambodian cadets granted military degrees from Russia

Content image - Phnom Penh Post
Cambodian military cadets who have earned specialist degrees at the Institute of Artillery in the Russian Federation on June 13, 2021. Ministry of Information

Cambodian cadets granted military degrees from Russia

Seven Cambodian military trainees have successfully completed their specialist degree from the Penza Artillery Engineering Institute in Penza, Russia, according to the Ministry of National Defence’s department of information.

Four of the military trainees – Hem Norak Satya, Phon Narith, Keo Phally and Ung Mengly – completed their missile and artillery skills degrees.

Among the other three, Or Sovanpanha graduated with a degree in artillery radio technology, while Meas Socheatha and Ngoeurn Bunthen both received degrees in armour and electro-reflectors.

“This is the pride of the nation. All specialist degrees issued by Russian educational institutions are equivalent to a master’s degree in Cambodia,” the ministry said.

Oeur Kongkear, vice-chairman of the Association of Cambodian Students in the Russian Federation, told The Post on June 14 the association was confident that the graduates would bring unique skills gained from Russia to Cambodia for future development.

“I do not know exactly when they will return home. But through the skills they’ve acquired, they will be able to share their knowledge with the Cambodian youth,” he said.

Kongkea also said the association will continue to help support all Cambodian students and military trainees who are continuing their studies in Russia to feel comfortable during their stay there.

Each year, between five and 16 Cambodians on average graduate from Russian institutions with degrees in defence related skills and other fields. The Russian government provides 16 scholarships to Cambodians each year, according to Kongkea.

He said this did not include scholarships provided by the Russia to the Cambodian government through military cooperation.

Cambodian Institute for Democracy president Pa Chanroeun congratulated the seven military trainees on their technical and artillery engineering degrees from Russia. He said he believes that this technical training programme in Russia is a valuable resource for Cambodia.

“The government should value them and give them appropriate roles and use them properly according to the knowledge, skills and experience they have to help develop our country,” he said.

MOST VIEWED

  • Wing Bank opens new branch in front of Orkide The Royal along Street 2004

    Wing Bank celebrates first anniversary as commercial bank with launch of brand-new branch. One year since officially launching with a commercial banking licence, Wing Bank on March 14 launched a new branch in front of Orkide The Royal along Street 2004. The launch was presided over by

  • Girl from Stung Meanchey dump now college grad living in Australia

    After finishing her foundational studies at Trinity College and earning a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Melbourne in 2022, Ron Sophy, a girl who once lived at the Stung Meanchey garbage dump and scavenged for things to sell, is now working at a private

  • Ministry using ChatGPT AI to ‘ease workload’; Khmer version planned

    The Digital Government Committee is planning to make a Khmer language version of popular artificial intelligence (AI) technology ChatGPT available to the public in the near future, following extensive testing. On March 9, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications revealed that it has been using the

  • Rare plant fetches high prices from Thai, Chinese

    Many types of plants found in Cambodia are used as traditional herbs to treat various diseases, such as giloy or guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) or aromatic/sand ginger (Kaempferia galangal) or rough cocklebur (Xanthium Strumartium). There is also a plant called coral, which is rarely grown

  • Cambodia returns 15M Covid jabs to China

    Prime Minister Hun Sen said Cambodia will return 15 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to China for donation to other countries. The vaccines in question were ordered but had not yet arrived in Cambodia. While presiding over the Ministry of Health’s annual meeting held on

  • Wat Phnom hornbills attract tourists, locals

    Thanks to the arrival of a friendly flock of great hornbills, Hour Rithy, a former aviculturist – or raiser of birds – in Kratie province turned Phnom Penh tuk tuk driver, has seen a partial return to his former profession. He has become something of a guide