Cambodian food fair at Nakamura Kindergarten

November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

After an informal discussion session initiated by Nakamura Kindergarten on September 5, 2008 and later communication, Cambodian students were once again invited. In the school’s annual festival on Sunday, November 23, 2008, a food fair, whose menu included Bor-bor Kreung (porridge with meat), La-pov Sankya (pumpkin pudding) and Damloung Chhoeng (sugared sweet potato), was prepared by both Cambodian students and the teachers at the kindergarten. Besides, a quiz on basic Cambodia, a brief show of coconut dance and lessons on Khmer popular dances were provided.

According to Ms Utsunomiya, chief of Nakamura Kindergarten, there were around 300 school kids, aged from zero to five years old, admitted at Nakamura Kindergarten. On the day, the kids were accompanied by their parents to experience the school’s annual event, in which they could learn about other countries. This year, Cambodia was the only foreign country in this exchange.

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CSAN announces champions in CSAN Badminton Competition 2008

November 20, 2008 | 2 Comments

Badminton Competition is the second sport event, after Bowling Championship first held in 2007, newly initiated by CSAN Committee 2008. The competition is aiming at promoting sport activities, especially the most played badminton in Nagoya, and fostering friendship among players.

The only requirement for the contestants to get into the game was Cambodian national, not restricted to only students in Nagoya. Contestants could register in two categories - Double Men (November 4) and Double Mix (November 18). All the pairs met only once, while the two pairs who got the top set scores in the first round (calculated by 1 and 0 for a win and a loss, respectively) met again to challenge the Gold Medal. Below is the result of CSAN Badminton Competition 2008 officially announced by CSAN Committee.

Double Men
Gold Medalists: Mr. Y Samphy & Mr. SUN Chhun Hieng
Silver Medalists: Mr. SONG Kosal & Mr. UNG Seiha
Bronze Medalists: Mr. KIM Veara & Mr. SAMRETH Mummourn
Double Mix
Gold Medalists: Mr. SONG Kosal & Miss SOK Lim
Silver Medalists: Mr. Y Samphy & Miss NGIM Sokrachany
Bronze Medalists: Mr. SUN Chhun Hieng & Miss CHAN Sokyeng
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Academic Talk resumes after a 6-month break

October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Academic Talk is one of the academic activities initiated by some senior CSAN members. The main objective of the Talk is to offer a chance to those who wish to present their papers, readings, etc. under an informal atmosphere. The Talk is currently moderated by Ms LY Sopheap, a Doctoral Student at Graduate School of Law. Due to tight school schedule and the scarce availability of presenters, Academic Talk has been inactive for over 6 months since its previous session in March.

Upon invitation and availability, Mr HUOT Chanthy, a visiting researcher to the Agricultural Department of Nagoya University, agreed to talk at Academic Talk on Wednesday, 29 October, 2008, at Graduate School of International Development (GSID). The topic of the Talk was about “Agro-Processing Promotion in Rural Areas of Cambodia”, in which Mr HUOT Chanthy gave a comprehensive introduction to the agricultural sector in Cambodia, followed by some issues relating to Agro-industry. More specifically, he talked about two case studies conducted in Treang and Tramkok districts, Takeo Province, parts of a 3-year project schemed by the International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education (ICCAE) and Royal University of Agriculture (RUA). The main theme of the project is the survey of income structure of Sraa-sar (rice wine) producing farmers and quality improvement experiement on using different yeasts and rice varieties as inputs, improving distillation system and labelling and bottling. The project is to be completed in 2011.

In Cambodia, Mr HUOT Chanthy is a lecturer at the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) and has been involved in several researches concerning agricultural products improvement. In Nagoya, Mr HUOT Chanthy is doing a short-term research under the topic mentioned above.

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Nagoya University celebrates the 4th Homecoming Day

October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Homecoming Day is an annual event of Nagoya University. Every year, school alumni are invited back to school for a reunion. They are asked to attend the Alumni Association General Meeting and various events offered by the University. The 4th Homecoming Day fell on October 18 this year, and Mr TEP Vichet, a former LLM student of Graduate School of Law (GSL), was invited to join the party as a representative of Cambodia. Mr TEP Vichet graduated from GSL in 2006 and is currently working for Leopard Capital in Cambodia.

At the Homecoming Day Party held by GSL at the Education Center for International Students (ECIS), representatives from 6 countries, namely Cambodia, China, Laos, Mongolia, Ubekistan and Vietnam, were well received by various kinds of food and performances prepared by foreign students at Nagoya University. There, Cambodian students cooked Kary Nom Banh Chok (curry with noodle) and Cha-Huoy (jelly) and performed Robamm Sovann Machha (Monkey King and Mermaid Dance), while other foreign students had their own specialty and performances.

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CSAN’s welcome party, fall 2008

October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Twice a year, the Cambodian Students Association in Nagoya (CSAN) officially holds a party to welcome newcomers to Nagoya and areas nearby. There is no exception for those coming to Nagoya and Toyohashi this October, the commencement of fall semester. The following are their names, in alphabetical order, and their registered affiliations.
1. Ms CHHUN Vannary, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
2. Ms KEO Rottany, Toyohashi University of Technology
3. Mr KIM Chay, Toyohashi University of Technology
4. Mr PHENG Visoth, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
5. Mr PHIM Runsinarith, Nagoya University Graduate School of International Development
6. Mr PHY Nitro, Nagoya University Graduate School of Law
7. Mr SAR Senera, Nagoya University Graduate School of Law
8. Ms SIN Sokanha, Nagoya University Graduate School of Law
In addition, the party also welcomed a short-term researcher, Mr HUOT Chanthy, who is currently engaged in an agro-processing project at the Agricultural Department of Nagoya University.

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