Rany Sam

@nubb.edu.kh

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



                                      

https://researchid.co/samrany

Sam Rany is the Vice-Rector of the National University of Battambang (NUBB), a public university located in northwestern Cambodia. He has been with NUBB since 2008 and assumed his current role in 2017. Since 2019, he has also served as the Cambodian Director of the Confucius Institute at NUBB. In 2016, Sam Rany earned a Ph.D. in Education from the School of Educational Studies at the University of Science Malaysia (USM). He later completed a Diploma in Public Administration at the Royal School of Administration, Cambodia, in 2017, followed by Leadership and Innovation Programs at the same institution in 2022. He holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in law (LL.B & from the Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), Cambodia, graduating in 2004 and 2007, respectively. Additionally, he is actively involved in various international projects, including Erasmus+, KOICA, JICA, USAID, and the World Bank. He currently serves as the NUBB project coordinator for HEIP.

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 about “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 about “The Influence of Institutional Factors and Integrations towards Students’ Intellectual Development: A Case Study of Three Cambodian Public Universities”.
2004-2007: Master of Law (, Specialized in International Business Law and Corporate Counsel at the Faculty of Law, Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), Cambodia.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Law, Education, Language and Linguistics, Business and International Management

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Scopus Publications

592

Scholar Citations

9

Scholar h-index

9

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications


  • Academic adjustment issues in a malaysian research university: The case of cambodian, laotian, burmese, and vietnamese postgraduate students' experiences
    Rany Sam, Ahmad Nurulazam Md Zain, Hazri Bin Jamil, Thongma Souriyavongsa, and Le To Do Quyen

    Canadian Center of Science and Education
    The Malaysian government aims to help the bottom billion countries, which are its neighbouring countries in the South East Asian region, for their human capital development through providing university postgraduate scholarship projects. Those countries include Cambodia, Laos PDR, Burma or Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV), which are favourite countries for its technical assistance. Due to the countries’ various educational systems, postgraduate students have experienced some academic difficulties during their studies and research in Malaysian universities. A qualitative research method is employed to investigate students’ living strategies, perception of academic success, and academic adjustment problems in a Malaysian university.  Research samples were conducted conveniently selected from a total of 17 students made up of 6 Cambodian, 4 Laotian, 2 Myanmar, and 5 Vietnamese postgraduate students (47, 05% females and 52, 94% males) who have studied in the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) so called the Research University in the academic year 2012/2013, where they have attended the schools of educational studies, social science, and materials and mineral resource engineering. The result showed that the most difficult problem in term of academic adjustment which is English language difficulty in their new learning environment. In order to remedy such matters, they must strive to study hard, to improve English proficiency, and to make good relations with their academic staff, thesis supervisors, and other postgraduate students. In other words, social adjustment is considered as one of the important strategies that enable them to cope with the context of Malaysian culture. Based on the findings, the researchers provide recommendations to facilitate CLMV students to make better adjustments in a Malaysian research university and to achieve their academic endeavour.

  • Investigating learning English strategies and English needs of undergraduate students at the national university of Laos
    Thongma Souriyavongsa, Mohamad Jafre Zainol Abidin, Rany Sam, Leong Lai Mei, and Ithayaraj Britto Aloysius

    Canadian Center of Science and Education
    This paper aims to investigate learning English strategies and the requirement of English needs of the undergraduate students at the National University of Laos (NUOL). The study employed a survey design which involved in administering questionnaires of rating scales, and adapting the items from (Barakat, 2010; Chengbin, 2008; Kathleen A, 2010; Patama, 2001; Richards, 2001), to measure learning English strategies and the needs of English skills from 160 Lao undergraduate students of NUOL. The findings of this study revealed that speaking skill was the most important skills that students needed to improve in their undergraduate program. All participants reported a medium frequency use of strategy on learning English. The most frequently used strategies involved in using vocabulary books and electronic dictionaries to remember new English words. Based on the research findings, the researchers provided some recommendations for course developers to be reconsidered and redesigned the curriculum and syllabus including the instructional materials, learning behaviours and learning strategies of the English courses in all faculties in order to enhance the quality of learning and teaching activities as well as to meet the learners’ needs and social demands for their prospective careers and country’s development.

  • Conceptualizing institutional policies for students' academic success in Cambodian universities: What matters for policy?
    Rany Sam, Thongma Souriyavongsa, Ahmad Nurulazam Md Zain, Hazri Jamil, Xiaojuan Wu, and Seng Sovath

    Canadian Center of Science and Education
    The Cambodian government aims to promote students’ academic success in the country’s tertiary education. In order to reach this goal, it is important to explore possible potential factors that determine the educational attainment of Cambodian students. There has been no previous research on students’ academic success in Cambodian higher learning institutions, while this topic has been widely researched in the United States and some developed countries since the 1970’s. Accordingly, a number of research models have been developed by famous scholars to determine institutional factors which lead to the outcome of better academic performance in post secondary education. Therefore, this paper intends to conceptualize the academic experiences connected to existing institutional policies for contributing to the enhancement of students’ academic success in the specific context of Cambodian higher education institutions. In this paper, Astin’s theory (1984, 1993, 1999) and a Tinto’s theory (1975, 1993) are employed to link the concept of institutional policies and Cambodian students’ academic success because they model the relationship between institutional experiences of students, which are deemed to be relevant to the current status of Cambodian educational policies. Based on these concepts, this paper will propose ten variables as predicting factors that influence institutional policies toward students’ academic success and will design a conceptual model to elaborate this influence within the Cambodian educational system. Thus, this model to predict students’ academic success is proposed as a result of a literature review among the relationships of theoretical model of student input (pre-entry attributes), academic environment (institutional experiences and policies), and students’ academic success. Based on these relationships, ten propositions are developed.

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Gender Equality in Cambodian Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of the National University of Battambang
    S Touch, S Sok, R Ra, S Makara, S Hoeun, K Sok, R Sam, H Yoeng
    Journal of General Education and Humanities 3 (4), 339-358 2024

  • Factors Influencing Academic Adjustment and Learning Outcomes in Higher Education Institutions in Battambang: A Conceptual Framework
    B Lan, R Sam, V Keo, W Rouet
    European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences 2 (5), 9-30 2024

  • Gender Equality in Cambodian Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of the National University of Battambang
    R Sam, S Touch, S Sok, R Ra, S Makara, S Hoeun, K Sok, H Yoeng, ...
    2024

  • Relationship of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Motivating EFL Students toward Learning English: A Case Study of the National University of Battambang
    C Chhor, V Sek, R Norng, R Sam
    2024

  • Business Owners' Perceptions of Critical Success Factors: Insight from Cambodian Small and Medium Enterprises in Battambang
    M Tieng, V Chhoeurm, C Soeurn, R Hour, P Vam, H Yoeng, R Sam
    International Journal of Finance and Business Management (IJFBM) 2 (4), 603-618 2024

  • History of education in Cambodia: a review of literature from past to present
    S Em, S Mok, R Sam, GF Kurniawan, D Pen
    2024

  • Enhancing Research on Academicians in Cambodian Higher Education: A Policy Perspective
    R Sam, M Tieng, H Yoeng, S Chiv, M Serey, S Sam
    2024

  • Exploring School Principal Leadership: A Case Study of Upper Secondary School in Northwestern Cambodia
    R Sam, M Tieng, H Yoeng, S Thay, S Chiv
    2024

  • Factors Influencing the Successes of Small and Medium Enterprises: A Case Study of SMEs in Battambang City
    M Tieng, V Chhoeurm, C Soeurn, R Hour, P Vam, H Yoeng, R & Sam
    International Journal of Management and Business Intelligence 2 (3), 127–150. 2024

  • Challenges and Opportunities of Educational Technology Integration in Cambodian Higher Education Institutions: A Literature Review
    V Keo, R Sam, B Lan, R Wen
    International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counselling (IJEPC) 9 (54 2024

  • The Impact of Leadership Styles on Professional Learning Communities and Mediated by Teachers’ Behavior toward Student Learning: A Conceptual Framework
    S Thay, R Sam, R Keo
    International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counselling (IJEPC) 9 (54 2024

  • Legal Challenges of Intellectual Property in Southeast Asia: Key Issues and Implications for Cambodia
    M Tieng, H Yoeng, R Hour, P Vam, R Sam
    Available at SSRN 4853213 2024

  • Comparative Study of the Pakistani and Indonesian Student's Anxiety Towards the English Language Learning
    R Sam, AR Mohamed, LS Eng, M Javed
    Available at SSRN 4850881 2024

  • Private Supplementary Tutoring in Cambodia Educational System: What Matters for Policies?
    R Sam, T Morin
    https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-4465183/v1 2024

  • Factors Influencing English-Speaking Anxiety Among EFL Learners: A Case Study in Cambodian Higher Education
    R Sam, T Morin
    Available at SSRN 4850904 2024

  • Cambodia's Inclusive Education Development from 1953 to 2024: A Narrative Literature Review
    R Sam
    Available at SSRN 4849808 2024

  • Institutional Integration Factors That Impact Students' Academic and Intellectual Developments: A Case Study of Three Cambodian Rural Universities
    R Sam, T Morin
    URL: https://doi. org/10.5296/ijld. v13i3 21106 2024

  • Academic Adjustment of Freshmen in Cambodian Higher Education Institutions: A Systematic Literature Review
    WR Bunrosy Lan, Rany Sam, Vireak Keo
    Journal of General Education and Humanities (GEHU) 3 (2), 169-191 2024

  • Factors associated with clinical competency of nursing students
    RS Bonsak Yoeum, Virya Koy
    International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 12 (4), 1233-1241 2024

  • Exploring the Benefits and Drawbacks of Directing Undergraduates' Self-Study Pursuits: An In-depth Analysis through Literature Review
    P. Chin, R. Sam, M. Serey, and S. Em
    J.Gen.Educ.Humanit. 3 (2), 117-132 2024

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Factors causes students low English language learning: A case study in the National University of Laos
    S Thongma, R Sam, ZA Mohamad Jafre, LM Leong
    International Journal of English Language Education 1 (1), 179-192 2013
    Citations: 292

  • Cambodia's higher education development in historical perspectives (1863-2012)
    R Sam, HB Jamil, AN Md Zain
    International Journal of Learning and Development 2 (2), 224-241 2012
    Citations: 100

  • Investigating Learning English Strategies and English Needs of Undergraduate Students at the National University of Laos
    T Souriyavongsa, MJZ Abidin, R Sam, LL Mei, IB Aloysius
    English Language Teaching 6 (10), 57-71 2013
    Citations: 44

  • Establishment of Institutional Policies for Enhancing Education Quality in Cambodian Universities
    R Sam, AN Md Zain, H Jamil
    International Journal of Higher Education 1 (1), 112-127 2012
    Citations: 32

  • Comparative study of the Pakistani and Indonesian student’s anxiety towards the English language learning
    M Javed, LS Eng, AR Mohamed, R Sam
    Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 18 (11), 1563-1572 2013
    Citations: 27

  • Conceptualizing Institutional Policies for Students' Academic Success in Cambodian Universities: What Matters for Policy?
    R Sam, S Thongma, MZ Ahmad Nurulazam, BJ Hazri, W Xiaojuan, ...
    Asian Social Science 9 (10), 283-294 2013
    Citations: 25

  • Investigating the Institutional Policies That Contribute Toward The Students’ Academic Success In A Cambodian University
    R Sam, T Souriyavongsa, ANM Zain, H Jamil
    International Journal of Humanities and Social Science 3 (1), 113-124 2013
    Citations: 22

  • Academic Adjustment Issues in a Malaysian Research University: The Case of Cambodian, Laotian, Burmese, and Vietnamese Postgraduate Students' Experiences
    R Sam, HB Jamil, AN Md Zain
    International Education Studies 6 (9), 13-22 2013
    Citations: 17

  • Institutional Integration Factors That Impact Students' Academic and Intellectual Developments: A Case Study of Three Cambodian Rural Universities
    M Tieng, H Yoeng, R Sam, V Nhean, R Hour, E Doeurn
    International Journal of Learning and Development 13 (3), 39-64 2023
    Citations: 12

  • Academic Adjustment of Freshmen in Cambodian Higher Education Institutions: A Systematic Literature Review
    WR Bunrosy Lan, Rany Sam, Vireak Keo
    Journal of General Education and Humanities (GEHU) 3 (2), 169-191 2024
    Citations: 6

  • The Impact of Assessment for 21st Century Skills in Higher Education Institutions: A Narrative Literature Review
    L Chiva, R Sam, C Ny, C Chhang, R Ren, C Ngork, R Sorn, M Sorn, C Sor
    International Journal of Advance Social Sciences and Education (IJASSE) 2 (1 2024
    Citations: 4

  • A Comparison of Youth’s Value Systems: The Case of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups
    R Le To-Do-Quyen, Norzarina Mohd-Zaharim, Intan, Sam
    International Journal of Psychological Studies 6 (2), 128-137 2014
    Citations: 4

  • The Impact of Service Quality on Teachers’ Satisfaction: The Case of Battambang Teacher Education College
    SH Choeurm Chork, Rany Sam
    Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH) 9 (2), 1-26 2024
    Citations: 3

  • Exploring the Benefits and Drawbacks of Directing Undergraduates' Self-Study Pursuits: An In-depth Analysis through Literature Review
    P. Chin, R. Sam, M. Serey, and S. Em
    J.Gen.Educ.Humanit. 3 (2), 117-132 2024
    Citations: 2

  • Legal Challenges of Intellectual Property in Southeast Asia: Key Issues and Implications for Cambodia
    M Tieng, H Yoeng, R Hour, P Vam, R Sam
    Available at SSRN 4853213 2024
    Citations: 1

  • The Influence of Institutional Factors and Integration Towards Students' Intellectual Developments: A Case Study of Three Cambodian Public Universities
    R Sam
    Universiti Sains Malaysia 2016
    Citations: 1