Institute of Technology of Cambodia. The Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC; ; ), known for short as Sala Techno (; ), is a higher education institution in Phnom Penh, Cambodia that trains students in science, technology and engineering. Enrollment is approximately 3,500 undergraduate students and 200 graduate students.

History
The Institute was founded in 1964 as  Institut Technique Supérieur de l'Amitié Khméro–Soviétique (ITSAKS; The Superior Technical Institute of Khmer–Soviet Friendship, ). It was funded by the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1975 and from 1980 to 1991.  This support ended in 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

In 1993, the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of France signed an agreement to develop the renovation of the institute which then took its present name, Institut de Technologie du Cambodge.  From 1993 to 2004 the ITC was operated under the framework of French grant assistance (the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French embassy) and was run by Cambodia's French-language Agency of Higher Education (AUF).

In 2017, its second campus was opened in Tboung Khmum Province.

Education

The Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) is one of Cambodia's higher education institutions.
It offers education and research programs in engineering. Programs are offered in French and English.

In the freshman undergraduate program, students complete a foundation year before choosing their majors in the engineering program.

As of June 2017, ITC had 263 lecturers and 3,729 undergraduate students. From the 2017–18 academic year, the number of students is 4,942.

Programmes
Matriculation programme: 2 years
I.Com: 2 years 
Bachelors programmes: 2 years
Acting programmes: 3 years

Dual-degree programs can be applied for with some universities in Europe such as INSA Rennes and INP Toulouse.

Organisation

ITC has five faculties in addition to its Foundation Year Department, French and English Sections, Research and Innovation Centre, Graduate School, and Centre for Multimedia and Cyber University (distance education).

Undergraduate
Faculty of Applied Science
Department of Foundation Year
Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics 
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Architectural Engineering
Department of Transport and Infrastructure Engineering 
Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering 
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Food Engineering
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Department of Electrical and Energy Engineering
Department of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering
Department of Telecommunications and Network Engineering
Department of Information and Communication Engineering 
Faculty of Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering
Department of Water Resources Engineering and Rural Infrastructure
Department of Water and Environmental Engineering
Faculty of Geo-resources and Geotechnical Engineering

Graduate school
Materials and Structural Engineering
Computer Science
Water and Environmental Engineering
Agro-Industrial Engineering 
Energy Technology and Management
Mechatronics, Information and Communication Engineering 
Transport Engineering
Data Science

Admissions
Each year, 1,000 high school students from across Cambodia are recruited by the entrance exam committee. The entrance exam is held in mid-October. Applicants must have passed high school exams and scored well in basic science to be admitted to ITC.

ITC accepts students for engineer's, bachelor's and master's degrees in fields of engineering with an emphasis on matriculating students through to graduate programs. Students should possess a grade point average (GPA) of not less than 2.5 together with a proficient score of French or English.

Fees vary from program to program, ranging between 2,400,000 and 81,526,000 ៛ per year. Scholarships are offered to students for financial need and for merit.

Administration
The Board of Trustees (, ) of ITC was established in 1994 under French administration. The role of this board is to follow the progress of activities by the directors and to endorse the academic curriculum, new programs, and the budget and action plan proposed by the directors. This board has an annual meeting in mid-June. It is composed of members from stakeholders such as the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Industry, French Embassy, Japanese Embassy, the consulate of Belgium, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), a representative from the Board of Consortium, the Director of ITC, ITC alumni, and private-sector representatives.

Minister for Culture and Fine Arts Dr. Phoeurng Sackona serves as the president of the Board of Trustees.

The Academic Committee evaluates and endorses the curriculum to maintain the quality of education and to meet standards with international partners from universities in Europe and Asia, national organizations, and the private sector.  This committee has a 5-year term and will be renewed until 2018. There are two groups of board members.  Full members have voting rights while invited members can give suggestions and recommendations. This committee has 12 members from higher education institutions from France, 2 from Japan, 1 from Thailand, 2 from Belgium, 2 from private sectors and 1 from the Cambodian government.

Research programs

During the last 5 years, 35 research projects were active each year. Around 50 researchers are permanently conducting research in different fields. Currently, ITC is pursuing a policy of strengthening its competitive research areas and supporting cutting-edge research, including prioritized research programs linked to urban management, waste water, hydrology, irrigation, food safety, air quality, new energy, urbanization, robots, and information and communications technology.

Corporate relationships

More than 80 higher education institutions from around the world have signed agreements with ITC. Most of the agreements are with colleges and universities in France, Belgium, Finland, Spain, Norway, Italy, Germany, Russia, Japan, Korea, China, and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries.

National and international companies, the private sector, and government agencies have partnerships with the ITC.

École Polytechnique of Paris is among the stronger partners with ITC, and each year several ITC students have been recruited to study with them. In fiscal year 2015–16, ITC sent 86 students and staff to continue their graduate programs with university partners in other countries.

Notable alumni 

Phoeurng Sackona, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts
Veng Sakhon, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

References

ITC in the Social Media

External links

1964 establishments in Cambodia
Educational institutions established in 1964
Engineering universities and colleges in Cambodia
Cambodia–Soviet Union relations
Cambodia–France relations
Soviet foreign aid