Cambodia Students in Indonesia (CSI) Activity Report

November 23, 2012

by Mr. Chhuon Kong, President of CSI

Friendship Dinner and Cooperation Meeting with Cambodian Students in Bandung:

This activity was organized in the evening of November 23, 2012 in Bandung City of Republic of Indonesia, titled “Friendship dinner and cooperative meeting for CSI Awareness”, participated by 20 participants in which two CSI members from Yogyakarta and another form Bandung. The meeting was conducted by Mr. Chhuon Kong, President of CSI and it was facilitated by Mr. Sok Bunsen, Mr. SENG Vannly, Mr. Sethirom Houn Serey and Mr. MUT Somouen.

We have gathered at 5PM in HLD Restaurant then welcomed to each other and opened the meeting by president of CSI. We enjoyed the foods after photo session. After finished having meals we started self introduction from all participants for getting to know our friends’ background and brief life story. The discussing meeting highlighted the CSI history, objectives and future plan which addressed by president of CSI. There are experiences and challenges on CSI and participation due to the lack awareness and lost contact. For the solution CSI required full unity, cooperation, charity and good coordination among student without conceitedness and discrimination. Getting full participation for sharing and exchanging information and data are the needs for CSI awareness and enforcement.

Output of Activity:

1.      All participant understood and interested on CSI and its objectives and getting to know each others.

2.      All participants shared knowledge, experience and challenges on preparing to join any activities as well as International Day.

3.      After discussion we decided promoted as follow:

-          Mr. MUT Somouen is the Vice-President of CSI in Bandung work generally as the leader and representative of all Cambodian Students in Bandung. Work closely with the President of CSI to help keep flowing news to all CSI members. Directing all related activities to be held in Bandung. 

-        Mr. Sethirom Houn Serey is the Secretary of Vice-President of CSI in Bandung work as the leader and the representative of Cambodian Students within the program of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Open Learning Center (SEAMOLEC) and assist the technical work of Vice-president of CSI in Bandung.

-         Ms MAO Sina is the accountant of CSI in Bandung, work accountably to keep and collect the monthly saving money of CSI members in Bandung.

4.    CSI members in Bandung decided to have monthly saving money with 5000rp/person/month and all CSI member in Bandug must be gathered and have at least one steering committee meeting per month at convenient time that can be attached with friendship and cooperative meal. This meeting is armed to strengthening the friendship and unity and take time to collect the monthly saving money.

5.   CSI will have own official Website that will be created and hosted soon by the group of the CSI members studying Technology Digital Media in Institute Technology of Bandung (ITB) under the program SEAMOLEC. This group will be directed by Mr. Sethirom Houn Serey.

6.  All participants have committed to help expanding, strengthening, and developing CSI at its activities to be more helpful and more active through sharing and keep updating news and information in CSI group.

7.    We try to gather and invite the Cambodian alumni student from Indonesia to join in our group the will be pin up in our Website. CSI member who already finish studying in Indonesia should inform to the President of CSI before leaving from Indonesia. The new comers are also strongly required.

The meeting was conducted successfully. Finally, it finished with the significant and very good results at 8pm that was closed by president of CSI. This meeting gave us significance to create more friendship, involvement, cooperation and unity of all participants.

Bandung, 23 November 2012     

Chhuon Kong,

President of CSI