NATION BUILDING

Cambodia

“The university is globally identified by its unique philosophy of merging the best of East and West. This is something that young Cambodians will need as the country interacts with the global economy. Your gracious humanitarian act is your excellent contribution to training and developing human resources, leading them to having good morals and virtues of high quality to continue constructing and developing the country.”

H.E. Samdech Akka Moha Padei Teco Hun Sen
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia

Total Area 181 035km2
Population (2017)16 million
Population Growth1.53 %/year

Ethnic groups (2017)

Khmer
90%
Vietnamese
5%
Other
4%
Chinese
1%

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CurrencyKHR (Cambodian riel)
GDP (2017)$22.16 billion per year

Internet Usage (2015)2.948 million people
Mobile cellular
subscriptions (2016)18.57 million

Public Education Spending (2014)1.909% of GDP
Students (2008)3.408 million people
Teachers (2015)78 994 people

Health (2015)0.751
Education (2015)0.459
Living standards (2015)0.519
Total (2015)0.563

Digital skills are becoming increasingly important to Cambodia as this developing economy begins to connect more actively with the rest of the world. With foreign direct investment on the rise across industries, the demand for graduates in Cambodia with world-class skills in digital technology has increased exponentially.


With a large population of unemployed and under-skilled youth, Cambodia’s development is directly linked to the quality of human capital that is produced.

To strengthen the bond between the regional neighbors and fast-track its development, Tan Sri Limkokwing ushered his unique brand of Malaysian education to Cambodia through Limkokwing Phnom Penh, which officially opened in 2008.