Youth Resource Development Programme News Today

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Eight civil society organisations (CSOs) and associations have united in urging the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport to revoke the prohibition on discussing social and political matters within educational institutions of all tiers.

Despite an effort by opposition groups to lobby the international community to refrain from sending observers, the National Election Committee (NEC) is confident that international observers will register before their deadline on July 19.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has announced plans to provide accommodations based on financial need to 80 female students who are studying on scholarships or paying tuition fees at public higher education institutions in Phnom Penh at the female student dormitory at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia.

The number of students enrolled in higher education institutions in Cambodia has been steadily on the rise year-upon-year and the number of graduates with degrees is also at an all-time high, with significant numbers of those students then pursuing postgraduate studies abroad or at home with financing through scholarships or loans.

The NGO Youth Resource Development Programme (YRDP) has launched a campaign to promote and lobby for the establishment of an “extractive industries fund”, with more than 100 youths from various universities participating.