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China Ministry of Commerce provides grant for Phase 2 of Kratie University Project in Cambodia (linked to Record ID #65142)

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Cambodia Ministry of Education, Youth & Sport
Country	Cambodia
Start Date	Feb 10, 2023
End Date	Jan 28, 2028
Duration	1,813 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`108151`

Grant Description

On February 10, 2023, China's Ministry of Commerce and Cambodia's Foreign Ministry signed an agreement to finance the construction of Phase 2 of the Kratie University Project in Krong Kracheh, Cambodia.

Phase 1 of the project (captured in Record ID#65142) was completed in 2018 with the construction of one library, one language lab and IT studies building, a president building, one multipurpose building, one hall, two classroom buildings, two labs, one mechanical building, one canteen, and an electricity and water supply building.

Phase 2 of the project consists of constructing four student/faculty dormitory buildings, a basketball court, an agricultural science laboratory, a food science laboratory, and improving the campus drainage system. The dormitories will have the capacity to house 70-100 teachers and 250-300 students.

The cost of the project is $8 million.

The groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 2 took place on January 31, 2024, and reports from April 2025 indicate that construction is 70% complete. The original completion date for the project was set to July 2025.

📋 Staff Comments

The first phase of the project, including the office building, the teaching building, the laboratory building, the lecture theatre and the library, was put into operation in April 2018 (as captured via Project ID#65142).
The Chinese project title is 桔井大学发展项目二期. Project name in Khmer is ដំណាក់កាលទី២ នៃគម្រោងសាកលវិទ្យាល័យក្រចេះ.
It is unclear if MOFCOM provided a grant to cover the full reported project cost ($8 million). This issue warrants further investigation.

📚 Sources & References

Cambodia
China Sign 12 Bilateral Cooperation Documents
Cambodia begins to build university dorms with Chinese aid
Phase II of China-aided university in Kratie 70% complete, អន្តេវាសិកដ្ឋាននៃសាកលវិទ្យាល័យក្រចេះ ដែលផ្តល់មូលនិធិដោយចិន ត្រូវបានប្រារព្ធពិធីបើកការដ្ឋានសាងសង់
Phase II of China-aided University of Kratie in Cambodia breaks ground
Cambodia
China Sign 12 Bilateral Cooperation Documents
Cambodia Begins to Build University Dorms with Chinese Aid
Kratie University Development Project Phase 2
援柬埔寨桔井技术学校二期项目开工仪式隆重举行 Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.