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  • Integrated Master Degree Program in Hydrology and Water Resources between Hohai University (HHU) and the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) to begin implementation from 2023.

    Integrated Master Degree Program in Hydrology and Water Resources between Hohai University (HHU) and the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) to begin implementation from 2023.

    HHU and ITC have developed an integrated master’s degree program in Hydrology and Water Resources for ITC students to earn an Engineering degree from ITC and a master’s degree from HHU. The regular undergraduate students of Water Resources Engineering and Rural Infrastructure (WRI) and Water and Environmental Engineering (WEE) of the Faculty of Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering at ITC, who have successfully completed their first four (04) years of study at ITC have the opportunity to apply to the Program. Once they are admitted, the students will study the master program of Hydrology and Water Recourses at HHU. For the program students who have successfully completed the 5th year of study at HHU, they have to develop a thesis report or a master research proposal and submit it to ITC at the end of the 5th year. Once the Program students successfully defend the thesis report or the research proposal, they are considered to have completed all the degree requirements and will be awarded the Engineer’s degree by ITC and will move on to the 6th year of study at HHU. If they successfully complete the 6th year of study and meet all the degree requirements, they will be awarded a master’s degree by HHU.

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  • Video of the Outdoor Activity of GRU Students in Water and Environmental Engineering Program

    Video of the Outdoor Activity of GRU Students in Water and Environmental Engineering Program

    Faculty of Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering (GRU),
    Coastal and Wetland Environment Research Laboratory (CWE Lab)

    Fieldwork at the Experimental Site of Water Oriented Living Lab. (WOLL)
    In Prek Sdey Commune, Koh Thom District, Kandal Province, 05th January 2023.

    CWE Lab. of the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) is implementing the collaborative project called COSTEA on the “Understanding and Managing the Cambodian Floodplains: The Preks of Kandal Province” with the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). And through the INOWASIA project “Development of innovative multilevel formation programs for the new water leading professionals in South East Asia”, ITC is working to improve the curriculum, building up the teaching capacity, get staff and student mobility, and equipment for living lab. Particularly, the Faculty of Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering (GRU) implementing the concept of Water Oriented Living Lab (WOLL), and it uses the CWE Lab. as the model which is co-designed together with IRD and integrated with the field monitoring site of COSTEA project which is called Experimental Site of Water Oriented Living Lab.

    With all collaborative effort, GRU conducted this fieldwork at the Experimental Site of WOLL which is aimed to engage more the students in WOLL and to provide them with the opportunity to learn from real situation, monitoring equipment and tools and to conduct the actual practices in complement to the knowledge learned in the classes. Another purpose of this fieldwork is to promote the educational program of Water and Environmental Engineering at ITC. These activities were conducted during the special mission of INOWASIA project coordinator from Spain to Cambodia, Prof. Dr. Ignasi Rodríguez-Roda from University of Girona, and Dr. Antonina Torrens, from Fundació Solidaritat Universitat de Barcelona (FSUB).

    Fieldwork at the Experimental Site of Water Oriented Living Lab. (WOLL), Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC)
  • 2nd HYDRO-GEOPHYSICS TRAINING

    2nd HYDRO-GEOPHYSICS TRAINING

    INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY

    An HYDRO-GEOPHYSICS TRAINING SCHOOL under the project of PSF “HGP Mekong”,

    Trainer: Marc Descloitres, IGE-IRD, main lecturer for the training school, senior geophysicist

    March 6th – 10th, 2023 @Institute of Technology of Cambodia

  • Outdoor activity of GRU students Fieldwork at the Experimental Site of Water Oriented Living Lab. (WOLL)

    Outdoor activity of GRU students Fieldwork at the Experimental Site of Water Oriented Living Lab. (WOLL)

    Fieldwork activity (Outdoor education): The idea is to integrate between class work and real experiment on Water and Environmetal Engineering class by performing series of the field practices and measurement including water flow velocity and discharge measurement, In-situ water quality measurement, Groundwater level measurement, Practical work with DGPS and data collection and maintenance the equipment installed in the field. There are 26 students of Water and Environmental Engineering (WEE), 11 Lecturers/researchers (Khmer, French, Spain). We also making video of activity. Let’s wait to see!

    Location of Activity In Prek Sdey Commune, Koh Thom District, Kandal Province. The activity is supportes by InowAsia project and COSTEA project of ITC. 05th January 2023,

  • INOWASIA Project Seminar: “Nature-based Solution and Resources Recovery”

    INOWASIA Project Seminar: “Nature-based Solution and Resources Recovery”

    Date: 04th January 2023
    Venue: Conference Room A, ITC
    Freely open to everyone!

    Faculty of Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, ITC

  • INOWASIA Project-International student internship opportunity

    INOWASIA Project-International student internship opportunity

    INOWASIA is an Erasmus Plus project for Capacity building in the field of higher education. INOWASIA pretends to train this new generation of young Southeast Asian water professionals with a strong and multidisciplinary background in sustainable water management, with a global view of the sector current and future challenges but with a specific approach to the local demands, and the required soft skills to join and lead the water sector market.

    INOWASIA has just opened places for international student internships! The aim is to improve the capacity in research and/or to advance the career perspectives of the best MSc and PhD students from our six Universities from Laos (NUOL, SU), Cambodia (NUBB, ITC), and Vietnam (CTU, VNU-HUS). Internships, fully funded by INOWASIA, must last between 3 and 6 months and take place throughout 2023. A committee with representatives from the project consortium and the hosting institution will select the students.

    INOWASIA offers twelve international student internships in leading private and public water-related institutions based in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The mobilities are planned for 2023 among students from the Southeast Asian universities of the INOWASIA Consortium.

    The grant covers the travel cost and 3.810 euros per student to cover the costs of stay.

    The selection criteria will consider:

    • The average marks of the Bachelor’s degree and the first MSc year (50%),
    • Letter of motivation (25%)
    • Personal interview with the recommended candidates (25%).
    • English is compulsory.

          *Female and vulnerable students will be prioritized, covering at least 50% of the selected students.

    The selection committee is made up of one representative from the sending partner university, one representative from the hosting institution, and one representative from INOWASIA’s Consortium
    Apply and select up to three positions according to the topic, period, and receiving institution.
    Please note that the mobility is international, therefore students cannot apply for an internship in their own country.
    If you have any doubts, please do not hesitate to contact info@inowasia.com or the principal investigators of your institution in INOWASIA.

    Hurry up… the call closes on January 10th 2023

    Click here to the application process: https://inowasia.com/international-student-internship/

  • MEET YOUR FACULTY

    MEET YOUR FACULTY

    Faculty Orientation & Seminar

    For all students of Faculty and Alumni

    Date: 28 December 2022 at 14:00-17:00

    Venue: Samdech Hun Sen Conference Hall

  • Groundwater is typically regarded as a reliable and accessible source of water use in the coastal zone of Cambodia

    Groundwater is typically regarded as a reliable and accessible source of water use in the coastal zone of Cambodia

  • Coastal and Wetland Environment Research Laboratory (CWE)

    Coastal and Wetland Environment Research Laboratory (CWE)

    The activity of the Water Oriented Living Lab. at ITC through the InowAsia project

    This research activity is carried out by the research team at the Coastal and Wetland Environment Research Laboratory (CWE) which is used for Water Oriented Living Lab. (WOLL). WOLL is formed under the project InowAsia: Development of innovative multilevel formation programs for the new water leading professionals in South East Asia, which is a project of Erasmus+ under action “Capacity Building for Higher Education”, co-funded by Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The research team of CWE consists of
    1. Dr. PEN Sytharith, Lecturer-researcher from ITC
    2. Dr. DOUNG Ratha, Lecturer-researcher from ITC
    3. Dr. Sylvan MASSUEL, Senior researcher from IRD, G-eau lab.
    4. Dr. EANG Khyeam, Lecturer-researcher from ITC
    5. Dr. CHHUON Kong, Lecturer-researcher from ITC
    6. Mr. LUN Sambo, Lecturer-researcher from ITC

    Hydrogeochemical Evolution of Groundwater in the Coastal Area of Cambodia

    This research is in support of the 4C-Water project “Water Evolution and Vulnerability Under Global Changes in Coastal Catchments of Cambodia” co-funded by JEAI program of IRD.

    Groundwater is typically regarded as more reliable and accessible than surface water in Cambodia. As Sihanoukville is undergoing tremendous urbanization, it is estimated to reach water scarcity in this region. Thus, the aim of this study is to investigate groundwater flow, aquifer layers, and their interaction with surface water in order to provide support for the estimation of water availability in this area. The boundary of this study is focused only on the coastal area, which is in the southern part of Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The data input of this study was recorded for three years from 2020 – 2022.

    Geological map of the study area with sampling location along the coastal zone of Sihanoukville

    Site Description:

    • Lies between latitudes 10ᵒ 30’ 0” N to 11ᵒ 0’ 0” N and longitudes 103ᵒ 30’ 0” E to 104ᵒ 0’ 0” E, the total area of 1546 km2
    • Well depth varies from 1.71 to 200 m
    • Groundwater samples collected in 2020, 2021, and 2022 were 41, 42, and 43, respectively
    • Geology: sandstone and claystone with laterite layers at certain parts of Sihanoukville and Kbal Chhay region
    • Altitude ranges between 3 to 860 masl

    Sample collection and sample analysis in the field

    The present study has proved that the application of hydraulic head in conjunction with the isotopic composition of water under supplementary electrical conductivity enables us to constrain the groundwater flow path, groundwater interaction between aquifers and with surface water, as well as propose the sources of groundwater pollution in the specific area of the coastal region of Sihanoukville. The study found that the hydraulic head varies between 0.5 and 104.6 masl in which groundwater flows toward the sea. In addition, the isotopic compositions of the groundwater are in the range of -7.37 to -3.86 for δ18O, and -47.0 to -23.1 for δ2H. The study found that a few areas located quite near the shoreline with low hydraulic head are suspected to be intruded by seawater. In addition, it was found that the investigated deep wells are all types of sandstone aquifers which are separated from shallow wells by at least one confined layer (aquitard), suggesting that there are at least two types of aquifers (confined and unconfined aquifers) in the study area. In addition, shallow and deep wells with the same geological formation are found to be connected (vertical flow). The evidence from geological formations, hydraulic heads, and stable isotopes supplemented by water electrical conductivity indicates that there is an interaction between the groundwater and surface water in which groundwater feeds the stream.

    Stable Isotopes:

    o The isotopic values of groundwater samples vary in range -7.37 ‰ – -3.86 ‰ for δ18O, and -47.0 ‰ – -23.1 ‰ for δ2H

    o No significant evaporation in most groundwater samples.

    –> isolated-from-surface water processes

    o Two groundwater samples (F3W31 and F4W05) are below the line

    –> possibility of the mixing with seawater or there is an interaction with surface water

    Finally, the data obtained from this study can be used as input for further study on the hydrogeological conceptual model of the aquifer. Additionally, it also provides geological information on the existing wells, which will contribute significantly to water resource management tools such as long-term aquifer monitoring networks. The findings of this study play a key role in groundwater quality evaluation as they provide the basic concept of groundwater flow and its interaction, which helps to judge the guilty party that affects the groundwater quality in the study area.

    Coastal and Wetland Environment Research Laboratory (CWE) of ITC 

    Water Oriented Living Lab. under the project InowAsia: Development of innnovative multilevel formation programs for the new water leading professionals in South East Asia
    Fieldwork for data collection in Sihanoukville

  • Special Training Sessions on Problem-Based Learning Method and Membranes Technology Applied to Wastewater Treatment

    Special Training Sessions on Problem-Based Learning Method and Membranes Technology Applied to Wastewater Treatment

    Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) is a partner in the project called INOWASIA- Development of innovative multilevel formation programs for the new water leading professionals in South East Asia which is an Erasmus+ under action “Capacity Building for Higher Education”. Through this project collaboration, ITC has invited Prof. Dr. Ignasi Rodriguez-Roda and Dr. Gaetan Blandin from University of Girona (UdG), Spain to provide the special training at ITC Campus in Phnom Penh on the Problem-Based Learning Formation for ITC lecturers, and the Membranes Technology Applied to Wastewater Treatment for ITC students. These special training sessions are co-organized by ITC, UdG and Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia of ITC (UYFC-ITC) on the 29th August and the 02nd September, 2022.