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Agenda

14th – 16th July 2025

Monday 14th

Afternoon

16:00-17:30

Welcome Reception and Orientation

Chair

Colm Byrne, CEO SeeBeyondBorders International Operations

Tuesday 15th

Morning

08:00-08:20

Session 1: Opening Speeches by Colm Byrne

08:20-08:50

Session 2: KEYNOTE: Overview of Education in Cambodia: Challenges, Policy and Innovation

Chair

Pov Pheung, Managing Director SeeBeyondBorders
Mary Immaculate College (MIC) Alumni 2023

08:20

Keynote presentation by

Her Excellency Dr Chankoulika Bo, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS)

KEYNOTE: Overview of Education in Cambodia: Challenges, Policy and Innovation

08:50-09:20

Session 3: Panel response to keynote presentation

Chair

Pov Pheung, Managing Director SeeBeyondBorders
Mary Immaculate College (MIC) Alumni 2023

09:20-09:45

Coffee Break

09:45-10:15

Session 4: Workshop: Teacher professional learning

Chair

Taing Im Lok, General Manager Shared Services SeeBeyondBorders
Maynooth University Alumni 2025

09:45

Research Presentation

Annette Cregan, Lecturer at Mary Immaculate College Limerick

The Continuum of Teacher Learning: From Induction to Lifelong Professional Development

10:15-11:15

Session 5: Papers: Overviews of Teacher Professional Learning in Cambodia

Chair

Linda Seang, Research and Policy Analysis Office, Department of Policy, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS)

10:15

Research Presentation

His Excellency Dr Samsideth Dy, Deputy Director-General for Education at Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS)

School-based teacher professional development and support.

10:35

Research Presentation

Pov Pheung, Managing Director SeeBeyondBorders
Mary Immaculate College (MIC) Alumni 2023

Professional Development among Primary Teachers in Cambodia: Motivators and Preferences

10:55

Research Presentation

Son Nat, Executive Director Teacher Development Support Organisation (TDSO)

Teacher Professional Development: From Theories to Practices

11:15-12:15

Session 6: Insights on Cambodian Education

Chair

Maeve Corish, Retired Principal
Vice Chair SeeBeyondBorders Ireland

11:15

Research Presentation

Limon Bunn, Senior Project Manager SeeBeyondBorders
Maynooth University Alumni 2024

The Impact of Parental Migration on Children’s Access to Quality Education: A Case of Children Living with their Grandparents in Cambodia

11:35

Research Presentation

Dr Jennifer Byrne, Education and Fundraising Manager SeeBeyondBorders Ireland
PhD University of Galway

Disability Inclusive Education in Cambodia – Barriers and Opportunities

11:55

Research Presentation

Navy Sin, Officer at Department of Policy, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS)

Determinants of Student Retention in Cambodian General Education

12:15-13:15

Lunch Break

Afternoon

13:15-14:00

Session 7: KEYNOTE: Teacher Pre and In-Service Professional Development Cambodia & Ireland

Chair

Pov Pheung, Managing Director SeeBeyondBorders
Mary Immaculate College (MIC) Alumni 2023

13:15

Keynote presentation by

Dr Dermot Nestor, President of Mary Immaculate College (MIC)

Keynote presentation by

His Excellency Dr Set Seng, Director Phnom Penh Teacher Education College

KEYNOTE: Teacher Pre and In-Service Professional Development Cambodia & Ireland

14:00-15:00

Session 8: Papers: Further Perspective on Teacher Professional Learning

Chair

Dr Aisling Costello, Lecturer at Technological University Dublin

14:00

Research Presentation

Prof Marie Mc Loughlin, Primary and Early Childhood Education
Head of Froebel College of Education, Maynooth University

Research Presentation

Patsy Stafford, Senior Lecturer at Maynooth University

Shared Learnings with Cambodia: A Study on Irish Froebelian Graduate Identities

14:20

Research Presentation

Dr Davut Nhem, Research Associate, Cambodia Development Research Institution

Research Presentation

Dr Sathya Chea, Researcher at Cambodia Development Research Institution

Research Presentation

Sok Mean Heng, Research Assistant at Research Development Research Institution

STEM Teacher Capacity Development in Cambodia: CPD opportunities, challenges, and policy implications

14:40

Research Presentation

Saint Meassnguon, Associate Dean & Curriculum Expert Consultant
Phnom Penh Teacher Education College

Research Presentation

Hou Saomoline, Chief of Academic office at Phnom Penh Regional Teacher Training Center

Implementation of Student Teachers’ Self-Assessment to Improve Student Learning Outcomes and Their Attitude Towards Self-Assessment: A Case Study of Student Teachers at Phnom Penh Teacher Education College

15:00-15:15

Afternoon Tea

15:15-15:45

Session 9: Workshop on the EPIC Alliance

Chair

Prof Leo Casey, Principal Investigator in the Professional Identity of Khmer Teachers Research Project

19:30-21:00

Conference dinner at Lotus Blanc Hotel & Resort

Wednesday 16th

Morning

08:00-09:00

Session 10: KEYNOTE 3 on EPIC

Chair

Prof Leo Casey, Principal Investigator in the Professional Identity of Khmer Teachers Research Project

08:00

Keynote presentation by

Dr Chanpirun Sam, Deputy Director Phnom Penh Teacher Education College

Keynote presentation by

Sreyphet Phan, Provincial Manager SeeBeyondBorders

Keynote on PIKT insights

09:00-09:30

Session 11: Workshop: Lesson Study – Learning Through Practice

Chair

Blung Phath, General Manager Programs SeeBeyondBorders

08:00

Research Presentation

Jennifer Lee McCredie, SeeBeyondBorders Australia Education Ambassador

Lesson Study – Learning Through Practice

09:30-09:45

Coffee Break

09:45-10:45

Session 12: Papers: Technology and Education

Chair

Katrina Hergstrom, Senior Leadership Team Advisor SeeBeyondBorders

09:45

Research Presentation

Thomas Gough, Teacher at Glenwood Public School New South Wales, Department of Education, Australia

Progressive Application of Technology in Schools with Limited Access to Devices

10:05

Research Presentation

Kimsron Srieng, Lecturer at Phnom Penh Teacher Education College

Research Presentation

Dr Chanpirun Sam, Deputy Director Phnom Penh Teacher Education College

Integrated Digital Technology into Classroom through Photovoice Dialogue: From Camera to Classroom

10:25

Research Presentation

Dr Nguon Siek, Head Office of Department of Policy, MoEYS

Examining Relationships between Demographic Factors and STEM Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Upper Secondary School Teachers in Cambodia

10:45-11:15

Session 13: Workshop: Applying Cognitive Science in the Classroom

10:45

Research Presentation

Shelly Nerney, Digital Technologies Senior Leader, Oide, Irish Department of Education

Applying Cognitive Science in the Classroom: Key Strategies for Enhanced Learning

11:15-11:55

Session 14: Learning and Inquiry

Chair

Limon Bunn, Senior Project Manager SeeBeyondBorders
Maynooth University Alumni 2024

11:15

Research Presentation

Dr Aisling Costello, Lecturer at Technological University Dublin

Educators as Researchers and Documenting Young Children’s Meanings using the Mosaic Approach

11:35

Research Presentation

Saint Meassnguon, Associate Dean & Curriculum Expert Consultant
Phnom Penh Teacher Education College

Improving Grade 8 Students’ Learning Ability of Periodic Chemistry Symbols through project-based learning

12:00-12:30

Short Lunch Break

Afternoon

12:30-13:10

Session 15: Language and Leadership

Chair

Maire Ni Bhroithe, Retired Deputy National Director of the Centre for School Leadership
SeeBeyondBorder Ireland Board Member

12:30

Research Presentation

Raymond Zepp, Co-founder and President Emeritus of Dewey International University

TEFL Certification for Non-Native Speakers

12:50

Research Presentation

Rany Sam, Vice Rector of University of Battambang

Effective Turnaround Leadership Practices in Cambodia: Perspectives from School Principals

13:10-13:40

Session 16: Workshop: Empowering Cambodian Students through Creative Wellbeing Education

Chair

Sreyphet Phan, Provincial Manager SeeBeyondBorders

13:10

Research Presentation

Jean Noonan, Lecturer at Technological University Dublin

Empowering Cambodian Students through Creative Wellbeing Education

13:40-14:00

Session 17: Conference Closing by Colm Byrne

SeeBeyondBorders will facilitate school visits for those interested on 14th and 18th of July