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Research Projects & Seminars

Past Research Projects

No

Title

Partner

Funder

1

Migration, Rural Poverty and Natural Resource Management

Department of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, Battambang Province

International Development Research Center (IDRC), Canada

2

Idustrial Skills Development in Cambodia

Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI), Sweden

Swedish International Development Cooperation (SIDA)

3

Industrial Skills Development in Cambodia

Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan

Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS)

4

Skills Development for the Emerging New Dynamism in Asian Developing Countries under Globalization

Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan

Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS)

5

Capacity Building for Gender, Poverty and Mobility Analysis of Road Transportation Development in GMS Region

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

6

Study of Financial Access to Health Services for the Poor Phase 3: Combining Health Equity Funding and Community-Based Health Insurance in Cambodia and Lao PDR

RMIT University, Australia, and World Health

Organization (WHO)

Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)

7

Community Needs and Attitudes to the Impact of Growth and Development in Phnom Penh

RMIT University Global Cities Institute

United Nations Global Compact- Cities Program

8

A Comparison of Decentralization Policies, Community-Level Collective Action and Elite Capture in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam

University of California, Irvine, USA

University of California’s Pacific Rim Research Program, USA

9

Impacts of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Events on Cereal Production, Area and Yield in Asia: Cambodia

NA

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Italy

10

Costs and Benefits Analysis of Small Scale Jatropha Curcas Plantation in Cambodia

NA

Environmental and Economic Program in South East Asia (EEPSEA)


Current Research Projects and Training

No

Title

Partner

Funder

1

The Role of Social Enterprise in Capacity Building for Business and Enterprise

Bradford University, UK, and Friends International

Department of International Development (DFID) through the British Council via Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) Program, UK

2

Competing Hegemonies: Foreign- dominated Processes of Development in Post-conflict Cambodia

VU University Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, WOTRO Science for Global Development

3

Evaluating the Connections and Contributions of Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments to Adaption Strategies in the Health and Water Sectors: A three-Country Study in the Asia-Pacific Region

Australian National University (ANU), Australia

Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)

4

Building Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), the Philippines, and Hue University, Vietnam

International Development Research Center (IDRC), Canada, Environmental and Economic Program in South East Asia (EEPSEA), and Climate Change and Water (CCW)

5

Evaluation of Pilot Program on Payment for Forest Environmental Services in Viet Nam and Policy Implication for Laos and Cambodia

Hue University, Vietnam, and National University of Laos

Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI), Sweden, SUMERNET Program

6

Analysis of the Impact of the Global Financial and Economic Crisis on Employment in Cambodia

Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI)

International Development Research Center (IDRC), Canada

7

Monitoring and Evaluation of “Village Development Partnership” Project of Population and Development International-Cambodia

NA

Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation

8

Training on Planning, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation of Involuntary Resettlement and Income Restoration in Public Sector Development Projects

South Asia Management and Engineering Services (SAMES) Pvt. Ltd

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Cambodia


Seminars, Workshops, Conferences and Exchange Programs

No

Title

Partner

Funder

When

1

Socio-Cultural Research Seminars

NA

Development Research Forum in Cambodia (DRF)

Monthly

2

Second Annual Conference of the Academic Network for Development in Asia on “Skills Development for the Emerging New Dynamism in Asian Developing Countries under Globalization”

Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan

Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS)

January 2010

3

First Workshop on “Alternative Approaches to Development in Cambodia?”

VU University Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, WOTRO Science for Global Development

June 2010

4

Second Workshop on “Alternative Approaches to Development in Cambodia?”

VU University Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, WOTRO Science for Global Development

June 2011

5

Third Workshop on “Alternative Approaches to Development in Cambodia?”

VU University Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, WOTRO Science for Global Development

October 2011

6

Conference on “Social Enterprise: Developing the social economy and generating sustainable and creative solutions to poverty and social exclusion”

Bradford University, UK, and Friends International

Department of International Development (DFID) through the British Council via Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) Program, UK

August 2011

7

Workshop on Environmental Economics for Teachers and Researchers

Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA)

Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA)

June 2009

8

Inception Workshop on Climate Change Research

Hue College of Economics, Vietnam, and SEARCA, the Philippines

Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA)

February 2011

9

Workshop on Introduction to Climate Change and Vulnerability Assessment

Hue College of Economics, Vietnam, and SEARCA, the Philippines

International Development Research Center (IDRC), Canada

June 2011

10

First Exchange Program on "Fostering Research Capabilities of Young Researchers” through the “Academic Network for Development in Asia”

Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan

Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS)

May 2010

11

Second Exchange Program on "Fostering Research Capabilities of Young Researchers” through the “Academic Network for Development in Asia”

Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan

Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS)

October 2011


Guest Lectures Conducted in Academic Year 2010-2011

Topic

Lecturer

Angkor as World Heritage Site and the Development of Tourism: A Study on In-Destination Revenue in Accommodation Sector in Siem Reap Angkor Region

Dr. Neth Baromey, Head of Tourism Department, RUPP

Urban Job Migration in Phnom Penh and Continuity in the Cambodian Rural Social System

Prof. John Pilgrim, Visiting Professor, RUPP and City University of London, UK

The Role of Culture in Educational Development

Dr. Eng Sothy, Professor of Practice, Lehigh University, USA

Health and Development: Meeting Water Sanitation Target in Developing World

Dr. Yi Siyan, Researcher and Lecturer, National Center for Global Health and Medicine and University of Tokyo, Japan

The paradox of formal private property rights and the informal settlements: Can social economy organizations help to provide a market-based solution in Phnom Penh?

Mr. Isaac Lyne, Doctoral Student, University of Bradford, UK

The Bio-economic Impact of Alteration of Mekong Flow on the Fisheries of Tonle Sap Lake

Mr. Veasna Kum, Doctoral Student, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA

Development without Conformity: Impacts of Large Scale Economic Development on Indigenous Community Livelihoods in Northeastern Cambodia

Dr. Neth Baromey, Head of Tourism Department, RUPP

Financial Planning and Management:Understanding Financial Statements

Mr. Yoeurn Bunyim, Founder, Eden Park Restaurant, and Founder and Chairman of Board of Directors, Wisdom International School

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