(Battambang): The Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Education of the National University of Battambang has organized a 21st Century Teaching Skills Training Program in the 21st Teach Skills Teacher Training Program, which was co-sponsored by the European Union from September 19 to 21, 2023, at the National University of Battambang. The workshop was attended by 40 leaders, faculty members, academic staff, and students. This program aims to train and share pedagogical knowledge with participants on two modules and five main sub-topics, including:
1. Student-centered learning in higher education.
2. Innovative
teaching methods. digital tools and their application possibilities.
3. Assessment of
achievements in higher education.
4. Development of
critical and reflective thinking skills, and designing the study subject.
5. Creativity in higher education: environment, teaching and learning.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the capacity building workshop, H.E. SOK
Khorn, Rector of the National University of Battambang, said: "This
training has contributed to strengthening the teaching capacity of teachers and
helping improve the quality of education for students. According to the 10-year
strategy of the National University of Battambang and the Pentagon strategy of
the Royal Government of Cambodia in the 7th legislature of the
National Assembly”, In addition, he stressed that the education program of
the National University of Battambang in all disciplines incorporates 21st
century skills, including communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical
thinking, in response to higher education reform of the Ministry of Education,
Youth, and Sports and the sub-decree on the Cambodian National Qualifications
Framework. The university has been preparing digital contents of some courses into
the Moodle as NUBB’s learning management system to implement the Sub-Decree on
the Establishment of the Cyber University Network of Cambodia.
During this training, the National University of
Battambang organized a "Networking Event" that attended by 60 participants
who were educational partners, leaders, academic staff and students of the
National University of Battambang in order to promote the progress of the
project and share its knowledge and experiences related to curriculum
development and teaching pedagogy in the 21st century.
It should also be noted that this 21st Century Teaching Skills Project has
six main objectives, including:
- 1. Improve the quality of higher education and lifelong learning
- 2.
Promote relevant education for the job market
- 3.
Improve the level of ability and skills in higher
education institutions
- 4.
Promote the capacity for innovation and
internationalization in higher education institutions
- 5.
Promote cooperation with European universities to
develop curricula in higher education
- 6.
Promote interpersonal relationships and
understanding of intercultural
The project is part of a collaborative project for
innovation and capacity building in higher education, funded by the European
Union with six partners from European and Asian universities, including
Greece (University of Ioannina), Lithuania (Klaipeda University), Luxemburg
(Novel Group), India (Symbiosis International University and Banasthali
Vidyapith), China (Southwest University and Shenzhen Polytechnic) and Cambodia
(Royal University of Phnom Penh)
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