Disgruntled nursing students petition Parliament

29 January 2015
The Cambodia Daily
Education and training / Education policy and administration / Government / Higher education / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports / Ministry of Health / Social development
Hak Channy / Hang Chuon Naron / International Science Institute / Ministry of Education Youth and Sports / Ministry of Health / National Assembly

About 20 nursing students from the privately run International Science Institute petitioned the National Assembly on Wednesday to demand action against their school, which they claim is unlicensed and providing them with a substandard education. The school opened in 2012 and currently has about 160 students, according to its director Hak Channy, who said Chea Sam Ath—the daughter of CPP President Chea Sim—owns it. ... Mr. Channy, the Institute’s director, said the school does in fact have a license from the Health Ministry, but acknowledged it did not have one from the Education Ministry. ... But Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron said that without a license from his ministry, the school was “operating illegally.” ...

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