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September 4, 2026

Cambodia Digital Infrastructure and Governance: University Management System for National Agricultural Institutes

Background

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries cooperated to deploy a University Management System (UMS) at Prek Leap National Institute of Agriculture and Kampong Cham National Institute of Agriculture to modernize institutional administration and record-keeping. The UMS installed at Prek Leap National Institute of Agriculture and Kampong Cham National Institute of Agriculture includes student information, learning management, and library management modules.

The digital system is aligned with the government’s Phase 1 digital consolidation strategy and is intended to integrate administrative, financial, and human resource functions at the two institutes. The UMS is designed to support administrative, financial, and human resource management functions for the institutes.

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications announced the deployment via its social media channels and provided a public link to further information.

Key Developments

The public announcement identifies three core UMS components: a Student Information System (SIS), a Learning Management System (LMS), and a Library System (LS). The project was presented as a joint initiative between the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, targeting national agricultural higher-education institutions.

Institutional Role

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications functions as the technical and digital coordination lead for the system, while the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries serves as the sectoral implementer for the two agricultural institutes. The two institutes named in the announcement are Prek Leap National Institute of Agriculture and Kampong Cham National Institute of Agriculture.

Operational Implications

The UMS centralizes core academic and administrative functions into discrete modules (SIS, LMS, LS), consolidating student records, course delivery tools, and library catalogues under a single management platform. Centralized modules create a common data structure that can be used for routine administration, reporting, and institutional record-keeping.

Source

Official announcement: Ministry of Post and Telecommunications social media post (2026-09-04) — source.

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