ACLEDA Institute of Business (AIB; km, វិទ្យាស្ថានពាណិជ្ជសាស្ត្រអេស៊ីលីដា,

UNGEGN The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) is one of the nine expert groups of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and deals with the national and international standardization of geographical names. Ev ...

: ) is a business school in

Phnom Penh Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...

created as a subsidiary firm by ACLEDA Bank,

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

's largest financial institution.

Programs

The ACLEDA Institute of Business is the result of a transformation of the old ACLEDA Training Center (ATC). In 2012, ACLEDA Training Center was established with the primary purpose of providing training to ACLEDA Bank's internal human resources. However, at the same time it also provided training to those outside the bank. Approximately 5,000 trainees were enrolled in 186 courses as of the end of 2015. AIB began its academic year with the Bachelor Degree and Associate Degree in Banking and Finance since 2016. ACLEDA Institute of Business offers Associate, Bachelor levels in the fields of business, banking and finance. It now has a total of 908 students, of which 614 are pursuing the bachelor's program and 191 the associate program. Another 103 are taking the General English Class.

Campus

The AIB campus sits on 7.57 hectares and consists of six buildings: a canteen, a bookstore, a library, a football field, volleyball and basketball courts and other facilities. The institute with built with a capacity for accommodating 627 employees and 2,866 students per academic term. The campus was built as a green building. Cored bricks with plaster are used on both sides for internal and external walls. Low-flow faucets and a black water treatment recycle water. The campus received final certification for Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE).

Recognition

ACLEDA Institute of Business is a

higher education institution Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...

officially registered and recognized by the

Royal Government of Cambodia The politics of Cambodia are defined within the framework of a constitutional monarchy, in which the king serves as the head of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. The collapse of communism set in motion events that led to th ...

. The ACLEDA Institute of Business was encouraged by the Minister of Economy,

Aun Pornmoniroth Aun Pornmoniroth ( km, អូន ព័ន្ធមុនីរ័ត្ន; born 1 October 1965) is a Cambodian politician and economist, currently serving as the Minister of Economy and Finance and Deputy Prime Minister. He was the Economic A ...

, to help Cambodia "increase and develop the human resource capacity and professional training" in the fields of accounting, banking and finance.

References

Educational institutions established in 2012 Universities in Cambodia Education in Phnom Penh 2012 establishments in Cambodia {{Cambodia-university-stub