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January-September 2014 Issue: 30 Sept 2014 Vol 1. Issue 1

NEWSLETTER

In This Issue

Where you experience Korea

CKCC Movie Show on the

5th

RUPP Annual Charity

Event 1

Khmer New Year

Welcoming Day 1

Cambodia-Korea Cultural

Performance 2

The 1st

Korea-Japan Joint

Cultural Event “Harvest

Moon Festival” 2

Seminar on “How to Apply

for Korean Scholarship” 3

Free Training Session on

Mobile App Dev. 3

ICT Course 4

The Intensive Program 4

Easy Korean Phrases 4

Free General Computer

Course 5

Easy Korean Phrases 5

Understanding about

Korean Culture 5

CKCC Movie Show on the 5th RUPP Annual Charity Event – A Sense of

Social Responsibility

On 1st

March 2014, the CKCC participated in the 5th

RUPP Annual Charity Event

which was initiated by the Royal University of Phnom Penh. Since the first time

launched, the entire fund raised from this charity event had been donated to the

orphanage centers, schools, and hospitals. This year was the first time that the

CKCC joint to raise fund for this charity event. By selling movie tickets, the CKCC

was able to raise 945.000 riels and all this amount of fund raised went directly to

charity.

Khmer New Year Welcoming Day

Celebrated on 1st

April 2014, this event

brought together around 400 people,

mostly current university students and

fresh graduates, showcased variety of

Khmer traditional performances,

dancing, and attire. This event aimed

firstly to celebrate the up-coming

Khmer New Year on 14, 15, and 16

April, and secondly to show gratitude

appreciation for Khmer culture. Rorbam

Trod was the first performance to open

the ceremony followed by Khmer

traditional dance teaching show and

dancing contest. The traditional dancing

contest was voluntarily joined by the

audiences. After that there was also

Khmer traditional attire modeling of

different historical periods. This gave

an important experience since those

periodical traditional attire were rarely

shown unless there was traditional

ceremony. All the performance was

demonstrated by students from the

Secondary School of Fine Arts. At the

end of the event, all the participants

had a chance to try wearing Khmer

traditional attire, and together enjoyed

traditional dance.

CKCC Cuisine Day

Come and Join Us!

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Cambodia-Korea Cultural Performance

The Cambodia Korea Cultural

Performance had been organized for

the second time on 12 June 2014

with the intention to celebrate one

year anniversary of the CKCC

official inauguration. Audienced by

approximately 400 people, this

cultural event brought together both

Khmer and Korean traditional

dancing, martial arts, and cuisine

cooking show. Khmer traditional

martial art “Labok Kator” and

“Taekwondo”, Korean martial art,

came first on the stage and received

big applause from the audiences. The

continuous louder applause was

pronounced as the next K-POP

dance performed by students from

Department of Korean appeared on

the stage. A part from various cultural

performance, there was also a

Patbingsu making showcase

demonstrated by Ms. Kim Nana,

Korean teacher from the

Department of Korean. Patbingsu

is Korean shaved ice dessert with

sweet toppings such as condensed

milk, and red bean paste, and is

very popular in summer. Everyone

enjoyed a special taste of Patbingsu.

The 1st Korea-Japan Joint Cultural Event “Harvest Moon Festival” Mark Closer

Cooperation between CKCC & CJCC

The Harvest Moon Festival (Chuseok

Day) which means Korean Thanks

Giving Day was first celebrated by CKCC

on 19 September, 2013. Around 300

people participated in the festival. The

participants together tasted and made

Songpyeon. Songpyeon is a Korean

traditional rice cake usually served

during the Korean autumn

harvest festival Chuseok Day. It

has become a popular symbol of

Korean Culture. This year on 8

September, the second Harvest

Moon Festival was again

celebrated. The second Harvest

Moon Festival was a remarkable

time since it was first held

collaboratively with the Cambodia-

Japan Cooperation Center

(CJCC). Therefore, it was named

the first Korea-Japan Joint Cultural

Event “Harvest Moon Festival”.

The event depicted different

tradition of Korea and Japan in

celebrating the Harvest Moon

Festival. Korea made

Songpyeon and Japan made

Odanko, to celebrate the

Harvest Moon. Despite this

difference, both Korean and

Japanese families and relatives

gather to see the beautiful full

moon in this special occasion.

In this event, there was also

Korean Japanese traditional

attire modeling contest

voluntarily modeled by the

audiences. Free Hanbok and

Yukata experience and free rice

cake tasting came to end the

event.

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The Seminar on “How to Apply for Korean Scholarship”

The Republic of Korea has granted a

numerous number of scholarships to

Cambodian students annually for

both undergraduate and graduate

programs. Realizing the importance of

scholarship preparation, the seminar

on “How to Apply for Korean

Scholarship” was initiated and

brought together around 600

university students, fresh graduates,

public servants, and private sector

employees. The first “How to Apply

for Korean Scholarship” seminar was

organized on 17 July, 2013 and this

year, it was secondly held on 12

July, 2014. Invited representatives

of different Korean scholarship providers

Korea International Cooperation Agency

(KOICA) and the Embassy of the

Republic of Korea in the Kingdom of

Cambodia came to provide an in-depth

overview of the Korean scholarship and

how to prepare for the scholarship. More

importantly professor and Korean

scholarship recipients from prestigious

universities in Korea such as Seoul

National University, Inha University, and

Korea University attended to share their

successful academic experiences, and

journey of life in Korea, which was

indeed inspiring and motivating.

Speaker from the Embassy of

the Republic of Korea

Free Training Session on Mobile Application Development

“Free Training Session on Mobile

Application Development” seminar

was an introduction seminar to

Mobile Application Development

which gave students perceptions

regarding the Mobile App

Development (iOS and Android).

This seminar was held for two days,

07 and 08 June 2014. It guided 120

students to develop their first

mobile application after receiving an

intensive theory learning and

hands-on practical experience. The

seminar was conduct in a modern

computer lab and every student

was given one practicing device to

develop their Apps. At the end of

the training, it was quite a

successful experience since every

student was able to develop their

own applications.

The Participants showed their first built

apps

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We have stories to tell………

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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Course

To align with Royal University of

Phnom Penh’s Strategic Plan 2014-

2018, the Cambodia-Korea

Cooperation Center commits itself

to develop qualified human

resources through various short

training programs. Information

and Communication Technology

(ICT) course is one of the main

HRD programs aiming to transfer

Korean technological knowledge

and innovation in IT industry to

young Cambodian students. Since

the official operation on 12 June

2014, the center has trained totally

146 students. 112 students

attended Android Application

Development course while the rest

34 students enrolled in iOS

Application Development course.

Given our commitment to train

young Cambodians, the CKCC has

also offered a number of

Easy Korean

Expression for

Everyday Life

How would you introduce

yourself in Korean?

안녕하세요?

(Annyeong haseyo)

Hello!

저는 장 수입니다.

(Chhor neun chang soo imnida)

My name is Chang Soo.

만나서 반갑습니다.

(Mannasor bankapsimnida)

Nice to meet you!

CKCC Library – Resource for Research

Students are using practicing device

to build the apps

scholarships to outstanding students of

the Royal University of Phnom Penh.

Statistically, among the 146 students, 34

students received free training. Upon the

completion of the course, some students

who have high academic performance

record also have a chance to intern at the

CKCC partner company. This is a very

tangible result that CKCC has

contributed to Cambodian human

resource as well as labor market.

The Intensive Program —Sharing Korean Successful Experiences

Certificate awarding ceremony

The Intensive Program is another

HRD program which has been

operating to share Korean successful

experience to Cambodian students as

well as public servants and private

sectors. Under cooperation between

CKCC and Yonsei University,

and

with the support from Korea

International Cooperation Agency

(KOICA, five senior professors from

Yonsei University of South Korea

have been delivering lecture on E-

Government, Public Administration,

Korean Business Administration,

Korean Economic Development,

and IS Planning & ERP System

courses. Through selection process

which requires submission of CV

and certificate of English language

proficiency, 602 applicants were

admitted to study in four consecutive

terms after the Intensive Program

was first launched in July 2013.

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Free General Computer Training Course for 1000 Students

To accomplish its objectives in

developing human resources, the

CKCC has also conducted several

courses for free of charge for the

students and the general publics.

AutoCAD class and Basic

Computer Course are two free

courses conducted at the CKCC.

AutoCAD class taught the students

to create, modify, analyze, and

optimize design. Through CKCC

tremendous effort in seeking for

cooperation with Korean society in

Cambodia, another free Basic

Computer Course was co-

organized between the Cambodia-

Korea Cooperation Center and

the Korean Software HRD Center

(KOSIGN). Five courses on

Microsoft Office (Basic Computer

Course, Microsoft Office Word,

Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft

Office PowerPoint, and Adobe

Photoshop) have been offered to

students for free of charge. The

course has been conducted in a

computer lab. Each student was

provided one computer during the

course thus allowed them to

receive practical experiences in

complement to theory learning.

Started on 03 March 2014, the

Students of Ms. Office Word

course has been launched for five

terms,and has trained 897students.

This cooperation course is a major

contribution to the must-accomplished-

mission of the CKCC in developing

human resources.

Did You Know? You don’t have to eat Kimchi in raw

state all the time. There are varied

ways to cook Kimchi.

Autumn in Korea

In Korea, from September to

November is autumn season. Autumn

in Korea is the pleasant time when

spectacular view of colorful foliage

appears all across the peninsula. In

October, the tree leaves turn into

beautiful brown shades and the

weather is cold and crisp. The

mountains, when covered with vivid

golden and red autumnal leaves under

the clear blue sky, are breathtaking and

romantic scenery. Autumn also marks

the season of Gimjang (김장)—the art

of making Kimchi. This is to prepare

for the next long lasting winter.

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Kimchi is Korean traditional food which is a must –have

side dish for every Korean meal. It is said that Korean

traditional food is not complete without Kimchi. There are

many variations of Kimchi but Baechu Kimchi (배추김치)

—cabbage Kimchi is the most common on the list.

Baechu Kimchi

(배추김치)

Three Yummy “Kimchi-Based” Dishes

Kimchi Fried Rice or Kimchi Bokkumbap (김치뽂음밥) in

Korean is fried rice mixed with Kimchi, Kimchi juice, salt, egg,

butter, and black pepper. For richer taste, more vegetable or

meat can also be added. It is very easy to make and takes a

relatively very short time to prepare. After a tiring day, if you

don’t feel like cooking or there is not much in the fridge, Kimchi

fried rice is the best choice.

Kimchi Jeon (김치전) also known as Kimchi pancake is another

yummy side dish to try. The important recipe of this pancake is the

great use of the leftover Kimchi. Mix chopped Kimchi with the flour,

egg, salt, and water to make dough. Fry the dough for 2 or 3 minutes

until both sides turn brown. Crispy Kimchi Jeon is perfectly served in

a rainy day and tastes especially better with a glass of Makgeolli

(막걸리)— Korean native alcoholic beverage. Kimchi Jeon is usually

served with soy bean sauce.

Source: Korea Tourism Organization.(2013). Korean cuisine: refresh your senses. Korea Tourism

Organization: South Korea

Kimchi Jjigae (김치찌개) —or Kimchi Stew is spicy kimchi

bubbling hot soup. Kimchi Jjigae is great for cold winter days

but Koreans can eat it anytime, anywhere. Basic ingredients are

Kimchi, pork, soybean paste, onion, sesame oil, salt, scallion,

black pepper. Kimchi stew also allows for variation of favorite

combination. Vegetable additions include potatoes, zucchini,

and mushrooms will just enrich the taste.