American University of Phnom Penh

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American University of Phnom Penh

សាកលវិទ្យាល័យអាមេរិកាំងភ្នំពេញ
Motto	Study Locally, Live Globally
Type	Private
Established	August 2013
President	Dr. Kenneth Dunn
Vice-president	Dr. Daniel Kulmala
Address	278H Street 201R, Russei Keo , Phnom Penh , Cambodia
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Website	aupp.edu.kh

The American University of Phnom Penh (AUPP) is a private English-medium university founded in August 2013, with a campus in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.^[1] The university offers four-year American dual degree programs.^[2]

History[]

The vision for AUPP originated with Dr. Chea Vandeth along with Dr. Kem Reat Viseth, the former Director of the School of Graduate Studies of the National School of Management and Dr. Kenneth Dunn, a Fulbright Scholar to Cambodia, who together conceptualized a new university that would embody international best practices and offer academic programs of the highest quality. AUPP was organized as a non-profit institution with the mission of contributing to the human resource development of Cambodia. In 2013, AUPP began operations with 40 students at a temporary campus in Toul Kork.

A Board of Trustees was formed to direct the course of the University and oversee its development. At the same time an International Advisory Board was created including experienced educators, administrators and business leaders from the U.S. and Cambodia. This board was tasked with advising AUPP on its management, governance and academic structures, programs and services.

AUPP has further solidified a Micro Campus and Dual Degree agreement with the University of Arizona and a Dual Degree agreement with Fort Hays State University. These agreements will, for the first time, allow Cambodian students to receive accredited American degrees without having to leave Cambodia.

AUPP’s first President, Dr. Sharon Siverts, was appointed in July 2014.

AUPP's new President, Dr. Kenneth Dunn, was appointed in 2016.

Campus[]

AUPP moved into its new campus in 2017, located at 278H Street 201R, Russei Kéo, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Academics[]

AUPP signed a Micro Campus agreement with University of Arizona (U of A) and a Dual Degree agreement with Fort Hays State University (FHSU) at the AUPP campus in Phnom Penh, under which they will enter into a cooperative arrangement to deliver dual degree programs to AUPP students. This is the first time that a U.S. degree can be completed by Cambodian students entirely in Cambodia. The programs offered by AUPP with U of A and FHSU are “dual degrees”, meaning that students who finish four years of study at AUPP will receive one bachelor's degree from AUPP and another one from an American Partner University. This agreement also allows AUPP students to study abroad at U of A or at FHSU in the United States for one or two semesters depending on their choice of Major.^[3][4]

AUPP offers the following majors in partnership with University of Arizona or Fort Hays State University:

1. Bachelor of Science in Business in Management, Marketing, Finance and Accounting (Dual Degree with University of Arizona)
2. Bachelor of Arts in Law (Dual Degree with University of Arizona)
3. Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Dual Degree with University of Arizona)
4. Bachelor of Business Administration in Tourism & Hospitality Management (Dual Degree with Fort Hays State University)
5. Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Management (Dual Degree with Fort Hays State University)
6. Bachelor of Arts in Architecture (Single Degree with AUPP)
7. Bachelor of Arts in Global Affairs (Single Degree with AUPP)

Student life[]

AUPP students at a Wikipedia workshop in September 2018.

AUPP’s student clubs include an IT club, yoga club, movie making club, football club, and several others. Students are also involved in service-learning projects (social responsibility). The elected student government provides leadership opportunities, organizes field trips, and organizes a speaker series which further round out students’ education.

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Coordinates: 11°34′37.7″N 104°53′35.49″E / 11.577139°N 104.8931917°E / 11.577139; 104.8931917