Following the devastation of the education system under the Khmer Rouge regime, the Royal University of Phnom Penh developed a degree in Mathematics designed to train large numbers of secondary school teachers to meet the needs of upper-high-schools in Cambodia. As the Cambodian economy developed in the late 1990s, RUPP recognised the need to change the degree’s focus to better prepare Cambodian students for careers in business and industry. The introduction of a new course structure, including subjects from modern applied mathematics, has equipped students with the relevant mathematical skills and competencies for future careers in business, government, industry and the non-government sector.