Second Higher Education Improvement Project (HEIP2)

The Second Higher Education Improvement Project (HEIP2) activities are funded by the International Development Association (IDA) Credit of US$80 million equivalent and US$1.7 million from the Royal Government of Cambodia. The project is expected to be implemented over a six-year period, starting in 2025 and ending in 2030.

The project’s primary beneficiaries include nine targeted public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and relevant Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport (MoEYS) departments. The public HEIs include five within Phnom Penh: the Institute of Technology Cambodia (ITC), the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA), the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), the National Institute of Agriculture – Prek Leap (NIA), the Royal University of Fine Arts (RUFA), and four other provinces: the Svay Rieng University (SRU), the National University of Battambang (NUBB), the University of Heng Samrin Thbongkhmum (UHST), and the National University of Cheasim Kamchaynear (NUCK).