Royal University of Agriculture

Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) is a leading administrative public institution in Cambodia, who plays vital role in educational programs associated with agriculture and related sectors for all levels. RUA was founded in 1964 under the monarch, King Norodom Sihanouk.

The Faculty of Agronomy specializes in agricultural science concerned with the theory and practice of field-crop production and soil management. It is the third largest faculty of eight faculties at the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA). The faculty is composed of three departments: the Department of Soil Sciences, the Department of Plant Production and the Department of Plant Protection.

Hun Sen Research Center was established in 1998 through the support of Prime Minister Hun Sen with the purpose of serving as Research Station to build up human resource capacity in Agriculture sector (Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science, Agronomy Science, Fishery, Agro-Industry). The Center is located in Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) Campus at Chamcar Daung, Dangkor District, Cambodia. Recently, This Center has been renamed as the Division of Research and Extension (DRE).These are five laboratories in the DRE:

• Lab. of Parasitology (under construction)
• Lab. of Microbiology (under construction)
• Lab. of Crop Quality
• Lab. of Soil Analysis
• 3 offices

The primary objectives of RUA doctoral program are:1.To prepare students for careers in research, with an emphasis on fundamental and applied research; 2.To develop instructional and communication skill (oral and written) particularly important to those anticipating an academic career.