Guideline for 2012 KGSP Graduate Application

Korean Government invites 322 international students from 100 countries who wish to pursue a master's or doctoral degree in Korea. To apply for this program, you should contact one of the 1st Selection Institutions (90 Overseas Korean Embassies or 51 Domestic Universities) and submit the application no later than the mid-March. For more details, please refer to the attachments below.

1. 2012 KGSP Graduate Program Guideline
2. Guideline for 2012 KGSP Graduate Admission
3. 2012 KGSP University Information (English)
4. 2012 KGSP University Information (Korean)

All information is adopted from the National Institute for International Education http://www.niied.go.kr

Notice of Research Proposal Submitted to IFS

Research Team of CSA-GWANGJU has submitted two research proposals to the International Foundation for Science (IFS, Stockholm, Sweden) on the 20th of January, 2012.

First proposal was entitled “Variation of arsenic concentrations of populations exposed to arsenic in the Mekong River basin of Cambodia” prepared by Mr. President. The objective of this proposal is to investigate the overall change in arsenic concentrations among populations exposed to arsenic in Cambodia. The study will be carried out in two provinces, where Kandal province was selected as a contaminated area and Kampong Cham was selected as a control area. The outcome of this project will be used as a baseline database to monitor the overall change of arsenic concentrations among the arsenic-exposed populations in the Mekong River basin of Cambodia. Moreover, the involved participants will know their current health status associated with arsenic concentrations in their bodies.

Second proposal was entitled “Assessment of frequently-used pesticide residues in vegetable in the Mekong River basin of Cambodia” prepared by Mr. Lina Hem. The objective of the second proposal is to investigate the number and type of frequently-used pesticides and determine the pesticide residues in the vegetables. This study will be conducted in three provinces in the Mekong River basin of Cambodia namely Kandal, Prey Veng and Kampong Cham, where pesticides have been widely used.

The projects will last for one year from the approved date, which tentatively start from June 2012, with the proposed budget of USD 12,000 per each.

Advance notice of 2012 KGSP Graduate

The guideline, application form and university information for 2012 KGSP Graduate will be available on January 27th (expected) at the websites of NIIED (http://www.niied.go.kr) and GKS (http://www.gks.go.kr).

A Notice of Research Team

Revised on Jan 16, 2012

A Research Team of CSA-GWANGJU (Integrated Cambodian Scientist) is formed to meet the need of research and development of Cambodia in the 21^st century. This team aims to serve as the leading Environmental scientists in Cambodia, dealing with Environmental Health, Environmental Contamination and Environmental Modeling. In particular, this team will work closely on water contaminations and waterborne diseases, pesticide, herbicide and insecticide residues in the environments and hazards and risks mapping. To date, five young scientists have been employing and two research proposals are being developed for financial supports.

The following is a list of the research team members

1) Kongkea Phan

A) Education

• MSc: Environmental Science & Engineering (2010) - Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
• BA: Pedagogy of Teacher of Chemistry (2005) - National Institute of Education, Cambodia
• BSc: Biochemistry (2004) - Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  

Thesis for Master Degree: Health risk assessment of inorganic arsenic intake of Cambodia residents through groundwater drinking pathway

B) Research Interests

• Arsenic geochemistry and health
• Arsenicosis, biomarker and epidemiology

2) Lina Hem

A) Education

• MSc: Agricultural Chemistry (2009) - Chonnam National University, Korea
• BSc: Agronomy Science (2004) - Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia
  

Thesis for Master Degree: Determination of acrinathrin, dinotefuran, fenhexamid, methoxyfenozide and tetradifon pesticide residue levels in pepper grown under greenhouse condition

B) Research Interests

• Pesticide residue analysis in/on vegetables and fruits by using Gas Chromatography and High performance Liquid Chromatography
  

3) Chansopheaktra Sovann

A) Education

• M.Phil: Environmental Geochemistry and Geomicrobiology (2010) - The University of Manchester, UK
• BA: Education of English Literature (2007) - International Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL), Cambodia
• BSc: Environmental Science (2006) - Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia
  

Thesis for Master Degree: Usinging Geographic Information System (GIS) and Geostatistics to Develop Hazard And Risk Maps of Arsenic in Shallow Groundwater of Cambodia

Thesis for Bachelor Degree: The Mitigation Measure of the Impact on Local Livelihood When Regarding an Area as Protected Area

B) Research Interests

• Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Analysis for Environmental Science
• Environmental Modeling to GIS
• Environmental Impact Assessment

4) Laingshun Huoy

A) Education

• MSc: Microbiology (2012) - Mahidol University, Thailand
• BSc: Biochemistry (2007) - Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Thesis for Master Degree: Characterization of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium and serotype 4,5,12:i:- found in Thailand

Thesis for Bachelor Degree: Determination of Metals ( Cr, Cu, Zn) in Water Spinach, Water Mimosa and Irrigation Water at Beoung Chheung Ek Lake using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS)

B) Research Interests

• Environmental Microbiology
• Food Microbiology

5) Sophearith Yen

A) Education

• BSc: Environmental Science (2008) - Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Thesis for Bachelor Degree: Primary Health Risk Assessment Case Study: Wetland Resource Usage Cheung Ek Lake Phnom Penh

B) Research Interests

• Groundwater Remediation
• Environmental Impact Assessment

We are pleased to invite you to join us. Please send your educational background and research interests along with your resume to our email address: khmergwangju@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you.