Studien- und Informationsprogramm
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Overview
Recognising the challenges Cambodian undergraduates are facing in terms of acquiring their desired career goals and developing leadership, research and critical-thinking skills, the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS Cambodia) initiate the Adenauer Young Scholars for Excellence Programme that provides a series of holistic academic activities aimed at empowering the next generation undergraduates to be ready and confident to begin their early professional careers in public policy sector in Cambodia.
The programme equips young scholars with the foundational knowledge of public policy and an understanding of important public policy issues in Cambodia. Besides, the programme provides the fellows with a better understanding of the key roles of public and private organisations in contributing to policy formulation, making, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. Additionally, the programme offers the fellows insight into what impacts public policy is on social, economic, political, and economic spheres, and how those policy impacts are measured and evaluated. Moreover, the programme develops students’ leadership, research and analytical/critical-thinking skills to propose practical policy recommendations and contribute to addressing common policy-related challenges in Cambodia. This programme, indeed, also enables the fellows to expand their networks instrumental in shaping their career goals.
Furthermore, the most important output of the programme will be the launch of a flagship publication titled “Adenauer Young Scholars Policy Brief/Commentary”. Each fellow must contribute one article to this new launch of the annual publication. This publication will serve as KAS Cambodia’s flagship publication that opens exclusively for young scholars in Cambodia. This will be a joint publication for the fellow from other programmes under the KAS Cambodia office as well namely KAS Horizon, KAS FLY, Young Journalist, etc. However, along the process, the fellows will be encouraged to publish articles on newspapers.
To engage the fellows with public policymakers and experts, the programme will organize seminars to discuss selected topics of public policy issues. At the end of the programme, there will be a “Public Policy Conference” to discuss selected themes with the participation of various stakeholders in the field and related fields, while taking that opportunity to launch the publication.
Objectives
- Equip students with the foundational knowledge of public policy and a deep understanding of more pressing and critical public policy issues in Cambodia.
- Enhance students’ understanding of the important roles of public and private organisations in contributing to public policy formulation, policy making, policy implementation, policy monitoring, and policy appraisal or evaluation.
- Enhance students’ understanding of the meaningful impacts of those organisations on policy.
- Enable students to meaningfully engage with public organisations and policymakers.
- Develop students’ analytical and critical-thinking skills to address policy challenges.
Training methods
- Orientation Camp in the selected province in Cambodia
- In-class lectures, group discussions, presentations, publications
- Eight lectures on public policy and four sessions of complimentary skills training (see in file)
- Publications: Commentary and policy brief
- One seminar and one conference
Selection process
- Call for application (19th November 2022 – 06th December 2022)
- Application review and shortlisting: 06th – 10th December 2022
- Interview phase: 13th – 16th December 2022
- Final result announcement: 20th – 25th December 2022
Application method
- Applicant must submit the listed documents below:
- A curriculum vitae with 2-pages maximum
- A motivation letter with 2 pages maximum
- Encourage applicants to attach their previous article (can be on any topic in the social science field and from any format e.g. school's assignment, op-ed piece, etc.), if there is any.
- All applications must be sent to Mr. Chhayheng Soth, by email: chhayheng.soth@kas.de, Deadline: 30 November 2022, 5:00 PM
- Only the shortlisted applicants will be invited to the interview within December 2022. The announcement of selected applicants will be notified via email within December 2022.
Prospective applicants
- Preferably year 3 and 4 students
- Fresh graduates and young professionals can also apply.
- Field of study: Political science, international relations, economics, environment, law, public health, or any related academic field.
Benefits
- The program fully covers all related cost
- Attend the orientation camp in the selected province
- Able to develop technical skill, soft skill, and digital skill
- In-depth research and writing skills
- Opportunity to publish own articles on selected channels (KAS, IISPP, Media)
- Expand knowledge in the public policy sector
- Exclusive access to KAS Cambodia events
- Expand broad network with scholars, practitioners, experts, and stakeholders in the field
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