ERASMUS+ CBHE MEETING HELD AT NATIONAL INSTITUTUTE OF EDUCATION IN PHNOM PENH

Travis Mitchell, a CONTESSA project member from the University of Cambodia, presented CONTESSA to a group of 90 participants, most of whom were senior officials from the central Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) and the rectors and representatives of public and private universities and higher education institutions. The meeting was led by H.E Dr. HANG Choun Naron, Minister of MoEYS and H.E George Edgar, Ambassador of the European Union to Cambodia.

CONTESSA PRESENTATION EVENT: THE PAÑÑĀSĀSTRA UNIVERSITY OF CAMBODIA

A presentation event was organized at the Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia in July 2019 to publicize the project to all involved parties and stakeholders and to encourage participation. The event was promoted through personal invitations, word of mouth, website banners and social media. The news media was present and CONTESSA received coverage on Facebook and on the local news station.

KICKOFF EVENT: BUILDING BRIDGES

From January 15 – 18, 2019, a four-day international conference, Building Bridges, took place at the University of Graz. Building Bridges was organized by the Institute of Educational Sciences of the University of Graz, in particular by Mag. Dr. phil. Sandra Hummel. The organization team received support from colleagues at the institute including Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rudolf Egger and cooperating partners from Germany, Sri Lanka and Cambodia. Building Bridges served as a successful kickoff to the CONTESSA project.