Students who won at the World Scholar’s Cup 2022 held at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) on August 13-14. SUPPLIED
A total of 380 Cambodian students from public and private schools who won medals in this year’s World Scholar’s Cup in Cambodia are preparing to participate in the Global Rounds of the competition, this year held in Thailand and Vietnam in September. Students from over 50 nations will be travelling to the events.
El Nory, marketing manager of Bright Education Consultants and Travel, the organiser of the World Scholar’s Cup in Cambodia, told The Post about the format.
“After the recent competition in Cambodia, we began preparing for the global rounds. We are offering two packages to our students – one to the Thailand round, held from September 1-8, and one to the Vietnam round, scheduled for September 15-21,” said Nory.
“There will be about 50 countries participating in the competition, and it is expected that there will be nearly 4,000 students. After these rounds, the winning students may continue to the final round in the US – with the permission of their parents, of course,” he added.
The World Scholar’s Cup is a series of competitions in a variety of disciplines, such as a curriculum to inspire and focus on research, new discoveries, and confidence building in relationships, teamwork, leadership, public speaking and new learning experiences.
Many Cambodian students received prizes and medals from the regional World Scholar’s Cup in 2022, which was held at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) in Phnom Penh on August 13-14.
Nory described the process of the Cup in Cambodia last week, when the competition showed that Cambodian students were full of talent, creativity, intelligence and cooperation. The 380 medalists will now have the opportunity to take on the broader world, with the knowledge that they have the ability to find future success in international competition.
“Under the leadership of the government, which pays close attention to the field of education, about 380 Cambodian students on the evening of August 14 successfully won medals in the tough English language competition. Of the 380, around 90 per cent will continue to the global rounds in South Africa, Thailand, or Vietnam,” he said.
“We want Cambodian students to shine like our company name through the English language World Scholar’s Cup,” he added.
Heng Sirimongkul from Preah Sisowath High School, who had the highest score in the regional competition, has chosen the Thai capital Bangkok to compete internationally and claimed he would be working hard to win gold in both team and individual competitions to raise the national profile.
Before winning the regional event, Sirimongkul worked hard in both team work, general knowledge and other skills to be successful.
“I am very pleased to have one first place among so many smart students. It made me proud to do so well,” he said.
Ching Ching, a student from Sovannaphumi School’s Stung Meanchey branch, also expressed her gratefulness for the chance to go on to Thailand, saying she would strive to qualify for the American finals.
Meng Ymonineath from Australian International School of Phnom Penh (AISPP) also expressed her happiness at earning the chance to compete for silver or gold in Bangkok.
“I hope I will be able to win because I have always worked hard to review my lessons and apply them. Since the competition in Cambodia, I have been working hard reviewing,” she said.
After watching his daughter succeed, Ymonineath’s father Chum Samet, thanked the government for helping to promote education through national and international competitions.
Ros Sovacha, spokesman for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, praised the organisation of the World Scholar’s Cup.
“The education ministry welcomes and congratulates the continuation of the competition. It makes a great contribution to improving education policy in Cambodia,” he said.
