American University of Phnom Penh


The American University of Phnom Penh is a private English-medium university founded in August 2013, with a campus in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The university currently offers four-year American dual degree programs as well as stand-alone Bachelor's and MBA programs.

History

AUPP was established in 2013 as a Cambodian university with an American curriculum. There were three founders who envisioned a new university that would meet international standards and be based on the US educational system.
In the summer of 2016, AUPP signed agreements for dual degrees with the University of Arizona and Fort Hays State University. The University of Arizona dual programs included Business Administration and Law, while the dual degrees with Fort Hays State University were in Tourism and Hospitality Management, and Computer Science.
AUPP’s new modern facility was finished in October 2017.

Campus

AUPP was relocated to its new campus located at 278H Street 201R, Russei Kéo, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in the middle of 2017.

Academics

AUPP signed a Micro Campus agreement with University of Arizona and a Dual Degree agreement with Fort Hays State University at the AUPP campus in Phnom Penh, under which they entered into a cooperative arrangement to deliver dual degree programs to AUPP students. This made it possible for the first time that a U.S. degree could be completed by Cambodian students entirely in Cambodia. The programs offered by AUPP with U of A and FHSU are “dual degrees”, meaning that students who finish four years of study at AUPP will receive one bachelor's degree from AUPP and another from the American Partner University. This agreement also allows AUPP students to study abroad at UA or at FHSU in the United States for one or two semesters, depending on their choice of major.
AUPP offers the following undergraduate majors.
  1. Bachelor of Science in Business / Business Administration
  2. Bachelor of Arts in Communications
  3. Bachelor of Arts in e-Society
  4. Bachelor of Arts in Law
  5. Bachelor of Arts in Global Affairs
  6. Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Management / Computer Science
  7. Bachelor of Science in Information and Communications Technology
  8. Bachelor of Science in Information System/Data Analytics
  9. Bachelor of Science in Web and Mobile Application Development / Interactive App Design and Development
  10. Bachelor of Science in Digital Infrastructure
  11. Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
  12. Bachelor of Science in Software Development
  13. Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence
AUPP offers undergraduate minors in the following disciplines:
  1. Law
  2. Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  3. International Tourism and Hospitality Management
  4. Economics
  5. South-East Asian Studies
The American University of Phnom Penh offers the following graduate degrees:
  1. Master of Business Administration
  2. Master of Laws
  3. Master of Legal Studies
  4. Master of Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence
  5. Master of Laws in Artificial Intelligence
  6. Master of Laws in Cybersecurity

Student life

AUPP’s student clubs include RUNNING CLUB with a motto "Rain or Shine, We Run", Music Club, Dance Club, Art Club, Volleyball Club, Basketball Club, Soccer Club, Tennis Club, Badminton Club, Pride Club, Mental Health Club, Astrology Club, Table Top Club, Vlog Club, Debate Club, Coin & Stamp Club, Green Aids Club, Book Club, Entrepreneur Club, Real Estate Club, Cooking Club, and several others. Students are also involved in service-learning projects. The elected Student Government Association provides leadership opportunities, organizes field trips, and organizes a speaker series which further round out students’ education.