Cambodian Students Association in Japan (CSAJ) elects new president

January 17, 2008 | 2 Comments

Mr. Dyna HENG has been elected President of the Cambodian Students Association in Japan (CSAJ) for the 2008 mandate. The election result came on January 12, 2008.

Dyna is a graduate student of economics from Hitosubashi University’s Graduate School of Economics.

HENG Dyna, 2008 CSAJ president“I have a dream that CSAJ serves as a stimulating academic forum, a dynamic channel of cultural exchanges, and an active hub of networks among Cambodian students inside and outside Japan,” wrote the president in his policy statement, adding, “however, dreams without vision and passion can make me just a dreamer.” “It is this reason that I run for the presidency of CSAJ to materialize my action and passion toward that dream.”

The newly-elected president aims, in his policy paper, at achieving five major points: absorbing more charity fund to Cambodia especially from Japanese corporations, enhancing academic activism, promoting the learn-how-to-lead environment and strengthening Cambodian students’ network.

One of his initiatives includes essay contest in which high school students in Cambodia partake and three winners will be given a chance to visit Japan on a home stay program, according to his plan of operation.

His new committee also plans to establish an e-journal, Khmer Academic Review, which means for Cambodian students to express their ideas concerning their related fields of study and other current issues. The idea is to have it published twice per year.

CSAJ consists of four regional associations of Cambodian students across Japan: Cambodian Students Association in Nagoya (CSAN), Khmer Students Charity in Kansai, Cambodian Students Association in Kyushu and Cambodian Students Association in Kanto.

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CSAN celebrates New Year’s Eve

December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

CSAN will hold New Year’s Eve Party in Nagoya University on December 31, 2007. The party will last from December 31, 2007 @ 5:30PM to January 1, 2008 @ 00:10AM.

The items on the agenda include Talent Contest, in which participants can show their talents and win prizes. Any kind of talent including singing, dancing, playing musical instruments and telling jokes are accepted for the contest.

The party is celebrated every year so that Cambodian students in and around Nagoya (or elsewhere in Japan) can get together and have fun during the winter break. It is also intended to strengthen the relationship among them during their stay in Japan.

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Cambodian wins JFTC Essay Competition 2007

December 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment

A Cambodian student has been awarded Prize of Excellence in the JFTC Essay Competition 2007 worth of 200,000 Japanese yens (or about 1,765 US dollars).

The competition is sponsored by Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc. A total of 82 essays from 22 different countries were submitted for the competition this year, according to the selection committee. None of them was selected for the Grand Prize of 1,000,000 yens.

The Prize of Excellence was awarded to four participants, one of whom was Mr. HENG Dyna from Cambodia.

HENG Dyna, who speaks fluent English and Japanese and is doing his masters degree in Economics in Tokyo-based Hitotsubashi University, titled his submission “The Win-win-win Globalization and Japanese Companies.”

In his essay, he puts forth the compelling argument that Japan should skillfully combine its technology with global capital and developing countries’ human resources to build a win-win-win relationship among the three, according to the comment of the remarks by the selection committee.

Dyna’s essay submitted for the competition can be downloaded HERE in case the web page is removed for some reason!

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CSAN’s Donation to Kompong Chhnang Health Center

August 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment

In 2007, Cambodia was seriously attacked by dengue fever. This unexpected outbreak of dengue fever has spread rapidly over the provinces locating along Tonle Sap and many other areas that have favorable condition for dengue viral growth. A local weekly newspaper published in Khmer issued for July 16-22 reported that 182 children had already died from the viral disease and as many as 14,986 fallen ill during the first haft of 2007 a figure is as twice as it was in 2006.

The Kompong Chhnang Health Center is one center among health centers and many hospitals in Cambodia, facing an unexpected increasing in the number of patients inflicted by dengue fever. As a result, the health center is facing the shortage of medical supplies for emergent save and treatment. According to the information, we got from Kompong Chhnang Health Center, the center is employing 8 staffs and now is hospitalizing about 30 patients. They are all children. According to the center source, the center is in need of medical supplies, preparing for emergent save.

In response, we, CSAN committee, after obtaining consensus from all members had decided to offer some contribution to Kompong Chhnang Health Center, in Srey Thmey commune, Rolier Pier district, Kompong Chhnang province which was seriously in need of medical supplies for emergent save. We also received partly contribution in this initiative from teachers at Royal University of Phnom Penh and some oversea field work students form Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University.

The total amount of donation is 529 US$. The items of donation included medicines and medical supplies, mosquito net, some stuff for patients as well as some cash for hospital’s staffs and patients. The donation took place on August 14, at 1 pm, accompanied by exchanged signature between CSAN president Ms Heng Molyaneth and Dr. Nhem Chantha, Hospital Representative.

Although the amount of donation is small but we hope our donation will help the hospital to overcome its needs in fighting against the dengue fever. Also, we would like to express our distingue thanks to all members, teacher and OFW student who had kindly join with us in helping our Cambodian people.

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