Phnom Penh: H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, and Sports, engaged in a significant meeting with a World Bank delegation led by Ms. Tania Meyer, the World Bank's Country Representative for Cambodia. This meeting was a pivotal part of the 6th support mission for the World Bank's General Education Improvement Project.
According to Agence Kampuchea Presse, the meeting aimed to assess the progress since the last mission held in November 2024 and to monitor the activities agreed upon for advancing the General Education Improvement Project. Ms. Meyer praised the ministry's working group for their effective collaboration and outlined the mission's primary objectives, which included reviewing project action plans, evaluating environmental and social safeguards, and discussing implementation challenges to ensure effective project execution.
In his response, H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron expressed his gratitude to the World Bank and relevant stakeholders for their technical and financial contributions, which have been instrumental in the project's success so far. He also offered several recommendations for further enhancing education quality in Cambodia. These suggestions included encouraging schools to take self-improvement initiatives, enhancing student competencies using assessment results, promoting innovative teaching methods, updating curriculum materials, fostering research and self-learning, and supporting school infrastructure development.
The meeting underscored the commitment of both parties to strengthen Cambodia's education system through effective collaboration and targeted reforms.