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Rany Sam

Faculty of Arts, Humanity, and Education · National University of Battambang (NUBB)

https://researchid.co/samrany
@nubb.edu.kh
30Scopus Publications
1141Google Scholar Citations
14Google Scholar h-index
25Google Scholar i10-index

Research Interests

Scientific Writing and Communication, Applied Statistics, Academic Writing for Postgraduate Studies, TESOL, Educational Law and Policy, Educational Leadership and Management

Biography

Rany Sam has been a dedicated civil servant with the Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport since 2007. Since 2017, he has served as the Vice-Rector of the National University of Battambang (NUBB), a prominent public university in northwest Cambodia. In this capacity, he oversees the Graduate School, the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Education, the Institute of Foreign Languages, and the Confucius Institute. Previously, he served as Director of the Institute of Foreign Languages from 2010 to 2017. He has served as the Director of the Confucius Institute at NUBB in Cambodia since 2019. Dr. Sam is an active member of several academic organizations, including the Southeast Asia Research Academy (SEARA), the Society of Transnational Academic Researchers (STAR) as a country director, and Responsible Borneo (REBORN). He earned his PhD in Education from the School of Educational Studies at the University of Science Malaysia in 2016.

Education

February 2018: International Certificate on Practitioner Project Management (PRINCE2) from the Global Best Practice, United Kingdom 2016-2017: Diploma of Public Administration for High-Ranking Officer’s Professional Improvement Program at the Royal School of Administration (RSA), Cambodia; my internship report is “The Study of Port Operation Services at the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port”. 2011-2015: PhD in Education, School of Educational Studies, University of Science, Malaysia (USM), Malaysia; my research topic is “The Influence of Institutional Factors and Integrations towards Students...

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. Leadership Approaches to Enhancing Self-Study Management in Cambodian Universities
    Digital Leadership and Innovation in Asean Education, 2026
  2. Harnessing AI to Transform Cambodian Higher Education: Strategies for Building a Future-Ready Curriculum
    AI Education Strategies for Future Proofing Curriculum Design, 2026
  3. Governance, Global Rankings, and Strategic Convergence in Higher Education Institutions
    Competition in Higher Education and the Role of Internationalization in University Rankings, 2026
  4. Challenges in Academic Research for Society: Empirical Study of Cambodian University
    Academic Research Challenges for Modern Society, 2026
  5. Validation of Research Instruments for Transformational Leadership, Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, and Job Performance in Cambodian High Schools
    Digital Leadership and Innovation in Asean Education, 2026

Research Outputs

Chiv, S., Hong, K., Meak, C. et al. Enhancing research on academic research capacity in Cambodian higher education institutions. Discov Educ 4, 283 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-025-00723-z

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