Nominated By: Chhang Rath

Family Names(s): Rath

Office Telephone: (855) 23 217948

Residence Telephone: (855) 89 433 533

Email: rathchhang@yahoo.com

Nationality/Citizenship: Cambodian

Current Position: Acting Director of Department of Accreditaion of Graduate Programs

Current Employer: Royal Government of Cambodia

Fluent in Reading: ENGLISH

Fluent in Writing: ENGLISH

Fluent in Speaking: ENGLISH

1. Degree, Institution, Year Completed: Bachelor of Education in Teaching English as Foreign Langauge , Royal University of Phnom Penh, 1996

2. Degree, Institution, Year Completed: Msc in Eucational Administration and Policy Studies, State University of New York, USA, 2001

3. Degree, Institution, Year Completed: Doctor of Education, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, 2011

1. Brief Description: Departmental Assessment

Institution/City/Country: Royal University of Phnom Penh in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Date: 2005

2. Brief Description: Graduate School Programs

Institution/City/Country: Chamroeun University of Poly-Technology in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Date: 2008

Professional Summary Description: Rath Chhang received his Doctoral Degree of Education from University of Technology, Sydney, Australia in 2011.rnIn 1996, he was a Coordinator of English Language Support Unit in Royal University of Phnom Penh. In his coordinating role, he conducted a number of activities as follows:rnâ?¢ Managed teaching staff and in-service training program for teachers;rnâ?¢ Worked as a liaison officer between the office and other departments within university;rnâ?¢ Wrote reports on the program for the Rector of the university; rnâ?¢ Prepared the reports on the student evaluation of the program; rnâ?¢ Updated policy handbooks of the programs for the teachers.rnrnIn 2001, upon completion of his Masterâ??s degree in Educational Administration and Policy Studies in the U.S, he was appointed as a Deputy Director of Research Office in charge of Quality Assurance, Royal University of Phnom Penh, and he conducted activities as follows:rnâ?¢ Developed a research development action plan;rnâ?¢ Developed a policy and regulation on research;rnâ?¢ Organized a number of quality assurance activities and Staff Development for faculty members of Royal University of Phnom Penh;rnâ?¢ Conducted Student Satisfaction Survey and Tracer Studies on student employability;rnâ?¢ Conducted internal evaluation of the programs at RUPP.rnrnAfter his completion of his Doctoral degree of Education from University of Technology, Sydney in Australia, he transferred to work for Accreditation Committee of Cambodia. Currently, he works Acting Director of Department of Accreditation of Graduate Programs, Accreditation Committee of Cambodia, and conducts a number of quality assurance related activities as follows:rnâ?¢ Conducts a baseline study on graduate training programs with a view to developing a minimum standard and guideline for accreditation of graduate programs;rnâ?¢ Organizes consultative workshops in collaboration with higher education institutions in Cambodia in order to redevelop and improve the minimum standard and key performance indicators for accreditation of graduate programs; rnâ?¢ develops policies on quality assurance, procedures, minimum standards and guidelines for accreditation of graduate programs; rnâ?¢ recruits and trains assessors on how to conduct team visits; rnâ?¢ organizes and leads teams of assessors to conduct graduate school level site visits;rnâ?¢ trains HEIs on how to manage internal quality assurance processes; rnâ?¢ writes reports on the results of graduate programs for the ACC Board to make final decision on accreditation; rnâ?¢ provides HEIs with consultations in relation to curriculum development of graduate programs;rnâ?¢ Plays a coordinating role in collecting, examining, and classifying PhD theses/dissertations.