SOK UTTARA

Nationality

Cambodian

Subjects Taught

English for Academic Purposes 1 (ENGL 111), English for Academic Purposes 2 (ENGL 112)

Qualifications

PhD

Professor

Profile

Dr. Uttara is the Vice President for Internal Quality Assurance and Internal Audit (IQA-IA) as well as a lecturer in CamEd Business School. Dr. Uttara has worked as Academic Dean of Education and English for 20 years. He has also been teaching a variety of courses in English and educational management and leadership from Bachelor to Doctoral degrees. He used to be a permanent member of the National Committee on Doctoral Degree Program Preparations, an Interim Director of Department of Standards and Accreditation of the Accreditation Committee of Cambodia (ACC), a Team Leader of ACC Assessors, and a Consultant to the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport and to several INGOs.

Dr. Uttara holds a PhD in Educational Leadership and Management, specializing in Quality Assurance from De La Salle University-Manila. In addition, he received training on International Deans at Osnabruck University of Applied Sciences, Germany, and Leadership in Higher Education at Harvard University, the USA.

Publications

Sok, U. (2016). Approaches to Autonomizing Community Preschools in Cambodia: A case study of Kork Roka Community Preschool. Documenting “Noteworthy ECD Practices” – more than just a set of case studies. Singapore: ARNEC CONNECTIONS: Working Together for Early Childhood (Vol. 10, Special Edition 2016).
Sok, U. (2012). Foundation Year Program Accreditation as a Bridge for Building a Culture of Quality Assurance, available on the International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) website http://www.inqaahe.org/gpqa. Sok, U. (2012). The Design and Implementation of Standards, Instrument and Guidelines: A Consultative Approach, available on the International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) website http://www.inqaahe.org/gpqa.
Sok, U. (2011). Internal Quality Audit: Cambodian Experience. A chapter of the book entitled “Anthology on Quality in Higher Education”. Jaipur, India: Shree Niwas Publications.

Unpublished Materials

National Policy Paper on Scholarships, Subsidies, and Student Loans in Cambodian Higher Education, funded by the World Bank through the Higher Education Department, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport.
Evidence-Based Curriculum in Early Childhood Education for Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia, funded by the World Bank through the Higher Education Department, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport.