The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) is the government ministry responsible for promoting and regulating education

Education

Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...

, youth and sport

Sport

A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...

 development, in Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

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The current Senior Minister of Education, Youth and Sport is H.E. Im Sethy Ministry main offices

Office

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 are located in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...

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Mission:
Ensuring that all Cambodian children and youth have equal opportunity to access quality education consistent with the Constitution and the Government’s commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, regardless of social status, geography, ethnicity, religion, language, gender, or disabilities.

Directorates

The Ministry is organized into seven directorate

Directorate

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• Directorate General of Administration and Finance
• Directorate General of Education
• Directorate General of Higher Education
• Directorate General of Sport
• Directorate General of Youth
• Inspectorate General
• Secretariat General of Education for All

See also

• Education in Cambodia
  Education in Cambodia
  -History:Traditional education in Cambodia was handled by the local wat, and the Bhikkhu were the teachers. The students were almost entirely young boys, and the education was limited to memorizing Buddhist chants in Pali. During the period of the French protectorate, an educational system based on...
  
  
• Government of Cambodia
• List of universities in Cambodia

External links

• Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport