CAMBODIAN STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION IN KOREA (CSA-KOREA) By OUM, Vantharith - NIIED, 30 April 2012

Contents

¨  Who We Are: ¤ Our Vision & Mission ¤ Our Structure ¤ Our Team: University Network & Representatives

¨  What We Do: ¤ Our Activities

¨  Issues & Challenges

Our Vision & Mission

CSA-Korea is a non-profit organization established to be a community network of Cambodian students in South Korea.

¨  Vision: To be one-stop community network of Cambodian students in South Korea.

¨  Mission: Uniting fellow Cambodian students; to promote and provide unity and pride among our members and preserve our unique and precious culture through social, cultural and educational progression.

Our Structure

President

Treasurer Secretary Region/University

Student Representatives

PR & Sponsorship Team

Vice-President

Our Students Network

Approx. 300-400 students at around 25-30 universities across Korea

CSA-Korea on SNS

FB: fb.me/CSAKorea.fanpage

CSA-Korea on SNS

Twitter: @CSAKorea

CSA-Korea on SNS

Blog: http://CSAKorea.wordpress.com

Our Activities

¨  Students Census: Yearly census on student population

¨  Campus Tour: Monthly gathering at each university ¨  Cultural Events: Khmer New Year, Pchum Ben and

Water Festival…etc. ¨  Volunteering: Giving back to Korean people and

its society

Our Activities

¨  Networking: with Korean businesses and other foreign/int’l student communities as well as Koreans alike. ¤ Field trip/Study Tour – Visits to private businesses,

factories… ¤ Joint-multicultural or social events – Foodfest, SportFest,

Volunteering… ¤ Joint educational activities – Workshop/Conference,

Lecture series…

Our Activities

¨  Scholarship Info Service: Opportunity to study in Korea

¨  Fundraising: Support good causes to bridge education to poor Cambodian kids

¨  Other supports: ¤ Khmer language tutoring & Translation ¤ Tour guide for Cambodians visiting Korea

Issues & Challenges

¨  Language/ TOPIK – Request for review on the scoring system/grading policy (should take TOEFL/IELTS as example)

¨  Scholarship Benefits/ Living allowances ¨  Temporary accommodation for visiting students from

outside of Seoul ¨  Not aware or lack of support from NIIED

Contact Us

¨  Fan Page on Facebook: fb.me/CSAKorea.fanpage ¨  Twitter: @CSAKorea ¨  Blog: http://CSAKorea.wordpress.com ¨  Email: info@csa-korea.org