Graduation

Life of being a university student is so short; 3 years and a half is now gone. I've finally graduated from UC and start to prepare for the graduation from RULE as well. It's true that time flies, and I feel that I'm not well-prepared for change to a stage of working life. I have started to worry if I could find a job, especially a job that I wish for.

For two weeks Nareth and I have been trying to go to various companies to apply for internship so that we could write a report for our graduation at RULE. We have always supposed that companies would be more open to provide chances for students to intern rather than to have a job. Nevertheless, things have come up in total contrast, I may say. It seems unlikely for a total stranger to learn and check a company's accounting procedure since accounting information is confidential in doing business. Therefore, we have been rejected by most of companies and banks; some of them do provide chances for internship, but, by the time we were there, the posts were already filled! It's annoying that we were late for them! Students from other universities have already taken them.

This is week the 4th day of week 2, and there are only two weeks left before the deadline of submission of request form. At the moment I am waiting for reply from a company I have submitted the form (which was submitted 3 days ago).

Hope good news comes up soon!

Scholarship from Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation

December 9, 2010

It's the second time I have received the scholarship provided by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Scholarship Foundation from Bank of Tokyo, Japan. The first time was on December 16, 2009. Mr. Hideaki Taga, the executive director of UFJ Foundation, came to Royal University of Law and Economics, Cambodia, to grant us this precious funds to support and facilitate our study.

It's the fifth time that UFJ Foundation has granted the scholarship to Cambodian students studying in RUPP and RULE; each time 10 students are granted.

I was very delighted that I was chosen to be the nominee of this grant because it's a kind of acknowledgement of my hard work and great motivation and support for my learning. Additionally, I feel extra grateful because I have received the scholarship for two years subsequently.

'The Foundation was established in 1953 with endowments from Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (originally the Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corporation) and continues its activities in grant programs for scholarship and research every year.


There are more than five thousand domestic and international students who accomplished their study with grants from the Foundation during this half century and are now contributing in various area of society all over the world.'

For more information, go to: http://www.scholarship.or.jp/Engindex.html

The Final Year at University

I will graduate from UC before from RULE. In this final term, I still have five courses remaining. I have to take two English courses including Introduction to Linguistics and Practical Language in Use II. It’s going to be a very exhausting term in which I have to deal with several assignments that I have never done before. Recently I’ve started writing a research paper under the topic of ‘Effects of the Creation of Securities Market’. This research paper was assigned by Teacher In Sophal who teaches me PUB101 in this final term. There is another assignment under the topic of Language given by Ms. Davy. The latter one has been done at all. In addition to these two assignments, there are two more given by lecturers at RULE. The load of assignments is very heavy in this term.

However, I believe I will be able to pass through all of these obstacles and successfully and satisfactorily finish the courses. After UC’s graduation, I will fully concentrate on thesis writing for the accounting degree. This is a great challenge for me. It will also be a great turning point for me to change from a merely student life to a real life in the society.

Problems around

Whenever the new academic year at RULE starts, there are always some problems that delay the registration. We have to go to the school several times before we can successfully have our name registered although we are always a student of the university. The problems include unclear dissimination of information, no registration receipt, teacher's absence, and the like.

The registration process is too bureaucratic and resource-wasting. Why do we have to buy the registration form every year to sign in when we are not a transferring student? Why do the copy of the foundation year certificate and high school certificate have to be handed out every year to be checked? Why do the persons in charge of the registration is not at his/her place when it's already in working hours? Why isn't there a clear duration of registration? and even worse than these, why don't we know the exact date of starting the new class? Students are asking each other for updated information, while this updated information is subject to change any time.

When can this situation be improved? I wonder if it will be improved 10 years after my graduation if no one comes up to complain! Students' voice is not heard!!!

Feedback on Centralised Exam at RULE

Having taken the final exams at RULE in the so-called ‘centralised’ form, I may say that the condition appeared to be a little bit better because my class shared the room with another class in which the number of students is less. Therefore, we don’t have to sit very closer to each other. However, several problems are still present.

First, the exam room is not well-prepared. At least 5 chairs have been broken for a long time, and so far they haven’t been fixed. Unreasonably, it’s now on the exam day, the broken chairs are still there. Mine is an example. My seat number fell on a broken one. It wasted time to tell the invigilator so that I could change another seat.

Second, the invigilators were not strict enough. There were no warnings on cheating before exams, and no punishments were imposed when students were caught peeking on the materials brought with them. As a result, students were not afraid of the teachers; they were not worried of being punished when they were caught. Therefore, the situation of the exam room to some extent turned out to be anarchic because some students could even discuss and compare the answers.

What is more frustrating was the distraction of the teachers. Some came into the room and constantly explained to his students for minutes, not quietly for each individual but loudly as a whole; some teachers working as controllers also made noises when trying to get the materials from the students. I could hardly bear with them while I was doing questions which required great concentration. Noises also came from the students which were really annoying.

Concerning with these problems, who to be blamed?

From my own perspective, this centralized exam is not far different from what we had before. Luckily, I was seated far from others which gave me more comfort in doing the exams. My friend, who was also trying to do everything on her own, was bothered by the neighbors who were really frustrating. I wish the exam ground rules were more effective in enforcement, and the teachers were more responsible and conscientious on behalf of invigilators. It’s no use or help to allow students to cheat during exams. I doubt what they will have learned when they just perfunctorily pass the exams. What is more, it’s not fair for those who work hard in their study and never cheat during exams when they get equal or similar score to those who cheat. Perhaps we don’t study for score, but it’s a critical factor to encourage students to learn. Finally, whatever it may be, I hope there will be improvement next term.

Centralised Exam

Several teachers have been complaining for a long time about the quality of the mid-term and final exam held independently in each classroom every year.

In RULE, since the invigilators are not in charge of the subject, most of them don’t pay much attention on the students and even allow them to cheat during exams. It used to happen similarly at UC, where the course teacher still gives chance to their students to ask each other or even compare answers. Of course, personally, I don’t like the way the exams are held either. The students are seated closely to one another as if they are studying in normal class or doing an informal quiz. I wished for a new exam system would be planned and implemented in which students are seated as far as they cannot cheat, and the teachers would pay more careful attention on behalf of an invigilator. It would be fair for all students, especially for those who work hard on their study.

UC started the centralized form of exam for both Mid-term and Final in which all students of the same shift in the university took the exams altogether in the same day regardless of what term or which major the students are studying. I believe that this form of examination is very effective and good for students, and it also ensures the quality of students’ academic records since the students have to twice work harder to meet this strict exam standard. Of course, all means of cheating are not allowed i.e. asking classmates, peeking at other’s paper or materials….The results have just revealed. Although they are not very satisfied, the quality is ensured. This form of examination is carried out every term from this time forward.

RULE also plans to have similar form of examination this semester. I don’t know much how well it’ll be organized. However, I have been informed that my class is divided into two to take the exams with another class which is also divided into two. In this way, students still sit next to each other because the room is too small. I feel that this is still a problem which in some way does not satisfy me. The exams start on this Thursday, and I hope it will be successfully and effectively carried out.