Organization:Paragon International University
សាកលវិទ្យាល័យអន្តរជាតិផារ៉ាហ្គន | |
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Former names | Zaman University |
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| Motto | "Leading Your Way" |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 18 May 2010 |
| Chairman | H.E. Chea Sophakanny |
| Rector | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deth Sok Udom |
| Address | 8 St. 315 , Tuol Kouk District , , Cambodia |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | Paragon.U |
| Website | paragoniu |
Paragon International University (Khmer: សាកលវិទ្យាល័យអន្តរជាតិផារ៉ាហ្គន), formerly Zaman University (Khmer: សាកលវិទ្យាល័យហ្សាម៉ាន់) from 2010 to 2018, is a private university located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The university is accredited by the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Accreditation Committee of Cambodia (ACC). At Paragon International University, the programs are taught in English.
The university was founded in 2010 by Ali Kokten, the former chairman of Zaman International School. Currently, Paragon International School has three campuses: nursery and kindergarten, primary school, and high school. Paragon.U has eleven departments, divided into five faculties: Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Information and Computer Technologies, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Languages, and Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences. In 2019 Paragon.U opened the School of Graduate Studies, which offers three master's programs: Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Arts in International Relations, and Master of Science in Management of Information Systems. All the undergraduate and graduate degrees are officially recognized by the Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS).[1]
Faculties
There are five faculties divided into thirteen departments.
Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Architecture (ARC)
- Department of Civil Engineering (CE)
- Department of Industrial Engineering (IE)
- Department of Architectural Engineering (AE)
- Department of Construction Management (CM)
- Engineering Lab
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
- Department of Economics (ECON)
- Department of Banking and Finance (BAF)
- Department of Business Administration (BUS)
- Department of International Trade and Logistics (ITL)
- Department of Political Science and International Relations (IR)
Faculty of Information and Computer Technologies
- Department of Management of Information Systems (MIS)
- Department of Computer Science (CS)
- Department of Digital Arts and Design (DAD)
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Languages
- Writing Center
- English Language Instruction
- Foreign Languages
- Khmer Studies
Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences
- Mathematics Instruction
- Science Instruction
English Prep School
History
In 2010, Zaman University was founded as a new member of Zaman educational institutions. The success of Zaman International Schools (Primary and High School) inspired the management board of Zaman Co. Ltd. to contribute further to Cambodia’s higher education sector by establishing Zaman University.
On 28 January 2019, Zaman University was re-branded as Paragon International University which was approved by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (Cambodia).
Location
Paragon International University has only one campus which is located in the capital city of Phnom Penh in Tuol Kork Area.
See also
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