Phnom Penh,5 June, 2024: In the morning of June 3, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) and Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) co-organized the Workshop for Universities Professors and Lecturers about the Securities Sector in Cambodia, under the support of the General Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS), ACLEDA Securities Plc., RHB Securities (Cambodia) Plc., and Cana Securities Ltd. This training was presided over by H.E. Sou Socheat, Delegate of the Royal Government in charge as Director General of the SERC, H.E. Hong Sok Hour, Delegate of the Royal Government in charge as Director General of the CSX, and Mrs. Chheng Sokunthy, Deputy Director of Department of the General Department of Higher Education of the MoEYS.

This workshop was organized to disseminate the securities sector to universities professors and Lecturers in Phnom Penh to help disseminate this knowledge to their students and for consideration in investing in securities sector in Cambodia, especially investing in equity securities (stock).

In this training, H.E. Sou Socheat emphasized that “Professors and Lecturers are one of the key players in promoting the development of the securities sector in Cambodia as they are mentors of our successors. Therefore, a clear understanding about the situation of the securities market in Cambodia by universities professors and lecturers will contribute significantly to promoting awareness, especially about financial literacy and the development of the securities sector in Cambodia”.

H.E. Hong Sok Hour also stated that “Today event is very important for all universities professors and lecturers to gain awareness about the new developments in the securities sector in Cambodia. The participants could contribute to the development of the securities sector through integrating the securities subject into the curriculum to disseminate and share this knowledge with students to build the human resource capacity for Cambodian society.”

The workshop was attended by Professors and Lecturers from Royal University of Law and Economics, National University of Management, ACLEDA University of Business, Norton University, Asia Euro University, Paragon International University, Human Resource University, University of Cambodia, BELTEI International University, University of Economics and Finance, Institute of Finance and Accounting and VANDA Institute with a total number of 63 participants.