Pilot Research Cooperation with RUPP, Cambodia
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The Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) in Cambodia has applied to Sida for funding of 78 million SEK to contribute to the programme Enhancement of Research Capacity at RUPP towards Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development during the period 2019-01-01 until 2022-12-31.This bilateral research cooperation programme aims at building research capacity at RU...
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The Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) in Cambodia has applied to Sida for funding of 78 million SEK to contribute to the programme Enhancement of Research Capacity at RUPP towards Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development during the period 2019-01-01 until 2022-12-31.This bilateral research cooperation programme aims at building research capacity at RUPP in the areas of natural sciences and bioengineering as well as strengthening the university´s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure. Furthermore, the programme is expected to strengthen RUPP's administrative and research management capacity including results and financial follow-up. The research cooperation will be set up as a 4-year pilot phase and is expected to result in education of MSc and PhD students, establishment of new and development of existing MSc programmes and development of one PhD programme as well as development of ICT infrastructure for the whole university. The programme will be coordinated by the International Science Programme at Uppsala University (ISP/UU) and the Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions at Stockholm University (SPIDER/SU) and carried out in cooperation with Swedish university partners. PhD education will be provided according to the “sandwich model” where Cambodian students are registered at Swedish universities and carry out part of their doctoral training in Sweden. The Swedish university partners will also contribute to teaching at RUPP, development of curricula, education of supervisors and collaborative research projects.The planned maximum contribution for the programme is 79 million SEK out of which approximately 46,8 million SEK will be released to RUPP and approximately 21,2 million SEK to Swedish university partners. Costs for subsistence allowances for Cambodian sandwich PhD students in Sweden will amount to approximately 5,6 million SEK. Approximately 5,2 million SEK will be released to ISP/UU and SPIDER/SU for programme coordination and implementation.
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During 2023 the ICT sub-program made significant progress. The procurement of ICT equipment was successfully completed which enalbed RUPP to fully equip the Data Centre, to upgrade and expand Local Area Networks (LANs) and subsequently a functionen wi-fi system, to install optical fibre links, and to connect Campus 1 to Campus 2. Furthermore IT staff at RUPP travelled to Stockholm University for technical training in Core Networking, Data Center, Software Application, and Support. The ICT Policy was updated and approved by RUPP management. In December 2023 the first PhD student, Ms Eliyan Cheya, successfully defended her thesis in Environmental Science at SLU in Uppsala and in June 2024 Mr Sokha Keam did the same with his thesis in Biology at Uppsala University. In early 2024 the Graduate Science lab could finally be upgraded, the procurment having been delayed due to the budget cuts in 2023. When Sida visited in March 2024 the heavy equipment for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environemental Science and Biotechnology hade been installed. In the Master programs five courses were implemented for Physics, thirteen courses for Biology, and five courses for Chemistry. Thirteen master students defended their theses All master research work was conducted smoothly.
The objective of the intervention is to enhance the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) to conduct the strategy to develop and sustain quality research and innovation that will contribute to the development needs of Cambodia and beyond.
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