Dr Kreng Heng

Director of Scientific Research Department, Directorate General of Higher Education Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport

Dr Kreng Heng was educated in both Cambodia and abroad. He got his bachelor’s degrees in English Language Teaching and Accounting in Cambodia before he received his master’s and doctoral degrees in Education, majoring in student assessment, from Hiroshima University, Japan. Since graduation in 2014, Dr. Heng has worked extensively as a university teacher, academic supervisor, researcher and consultant in the field of education and social policy. His academic and consulting experiences include student assessment, school effectiveness, curriculum development, education policy evaluation, social policy and skills development, and Programme for International Student Assessment for Development (PISA-D). He has written a number of research reports, including the highly-rated reports for OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) and UNICEF and other publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Currently, he is the Director of Department of Scientific Research (DSR) of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS). His research interest is in student assessment, school effectiveness, STEM education and R & D in higher education.