Visal TOUCH

Research Interest：

• Education Development, Development of Teaching and Learning Methods, Upper Secondary Education, Transformation Education, STEM, Economics of Policy Science, Gender, Developing Countries with Low- and Middle-income Countries.

Education：

• Master of International Studies, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University (Expected: October 2025)
• Master of Risk Management in Insurance, Banking and Finance, The Royal University of Law, and Economics, Cambodia (September 2023)
• Research Instrument Development on Psychological Constructs, Education, Research, and Innovation Centre (June 2022)
• The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking, EDX Online Classes, HarvardX online Class (July 2021)
• Bachelor’s Degree in English for Communication, Western University, Cambodia (November 2019)

Experiences：

• Administrative Clerk, the Upper Secondary Education Sector Development Program, ADB-Loan No 3720-CAM (COL), Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport (Oct 2019-2023)
• Gender and Social Development Assistant, ADB’s Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries Project, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (Apr 2022)
• Individual Constructor, Department of Policy, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (Sep 2019)
• Community Census Survey, Youth Council of Cambodia (Nov 2015)

Capacity Development

• Apr 17^th, 2024: ADBI’s Sociocultural Dimension of Water Resources Management: Policies, Practices, and Challenges.
• Apr 15^th, 2024: ADB, Climate Finance Landscape of Southeast Asia-Gaps, Challenges and Opportunities
• Oct 28^th – 29^th, 2023: Auditor at International Conference, Nagoya University.
• Feb 13^th, 2023: Training Workshop on Contract Management
• Jan 27^th, 2022: Digital Literacy Training Program in Cambodia Tourism, Cambodia 4.0 Center
• Nov 25^th-26^th, 2021: ADB, Procurement, Social & Environmental Safeguards, and Gender Training
• Aug 23^rd-27^th, 2021: ADB, 9^th International Skills Forum Education and Skills Development
• Jul 13rd, 2021: Project Performance Monitoring System
• Jun 26^th, 2021: Women in Leadership
• May 10^th-12^th, 2021: Continuing Professional Development Workshop Disclosing Accounting Policies
• Jan 22^nd, 2021: Kicked-off Meeting KPMG Auditor Company
• Jan 18^th, 2021: Transition to Cash Basis Workshop
• Dec 11^th, 2020: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and Education Technology
• Dec 3^rd-4^th, 2020: Cambodia E-Learning Forum 2020
• Oct 27^th, 2020: Awareness Workshop on Standard Operating Procedures on Procurement (SOP)
• Nov 19^th-21^st, 2019: ADB, Safeguard and Gender Requirement during Project Implementation

Volunteer

• Understanding Risk Global Forum 2024 at Himeji Hyogo Prefecture. They symposium theme is “Cultural Heritage and National Disasters: Learning from Himeji towards Sustainable Futures.” (16-21 June 2024)
• Participated in “The Rice Cake Festival” Elementary School, Kobe University, Feb 2024.
• JICA-KANSAI Activity, KADO (Flowers Arrangement), Mar 2024.
• Participated in Hyogo International House Event in Winner Break “Ski & Snowboard Tour Winners, Feb 2024.
• Participated in “Student Bus Tour to Awaji Island” to learn about Japanese Culture and History and promote an International Exchange at the Hyogo International House, Global Education Center, Kobe University, Mar 2024.
• Participated in “Networking Event for International Students and Companies.” Kobe International Community Center (KICC), March 2024.
• Participated in Japanese Taiko Shinobue Rakuza Warabo Dondokogakusha Concert (Traditional Japanese Music), March 2024.
• Participated in ThinkAsia, A New Global Knowledge Hub for Sustainable Development, ADB Institute, March 2023.

Publications：

• N/A

Thesis

• Visal T. “Internal versus External Audit of Public Sector in Cambodia: Do We Need Private Audit Firm?”. Master Thesis, The Royal University of Law and Economics, and University of Nantes, Sep 2023.

Report

• Visal T. “Collecting Data in Social and Gender in Coastal Marine Fishery Sector”. Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, Apr 2022.
• Visal T. “The Challenges of Financial Management Project in Public Sector in Cambodia”. Professional Report, Jul 2022.
• Visal T. “Kinds in the Age of Screens”. Children on Screens in the Age of 5 to 11 Years, Dec 2021.

Article:

• The Understanding Risk Global Forum 2024 Hosted by the World Bank at Himeji Hyogo Prefecture. https://gsics-ogawa.com/archives/9178

Academic Associations：

• The Upper Secondary Education Sector Development Program (USESDP-2)
• Department of Policy, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS)
• Research, and Innovation Centre (RIC)

Academic Conference Presentation：

• Visal, T. “An Analysis of School Characteristic and Parental Involvement on Student’s Academic Achievement in STEM Education at Lower and Upper Secondary School in Cambodia.” Research Thesis presented at International Education Development Forum (IEDF), Hiroshima University, Oct 2024.
• Visal, T. “Internal versus External Audit of Public Sector in Cambodia: Do We Need Private Audit Firm?” Research Thesis presented at French Department of Economics and Management at Royal University of Law and Economics, and University of Nantes, Sep 2023.
• Visal, T. “Collecting Data in Social and Gender in Coastal Marine Fishery Sector” Report Paper presented at Ministry of Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, Apr 2022.
• Visal, T. “The Challenges of Financial Management Project in Public Sector in Cambodia” Professional Research submitted at French Department of Economics and Management at Royal University of Law and Economics, RULE and University of Nantes, Jul 2022

Language/ Skills：

• English (Fluent), Khmer (Native)
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• STATA

Scholarship, Awards, and Appreciation：

• CAMPUS Asia Plus Program, Short-term Study Program at National University of Laos (Aug to Sep 2024)
• Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP), Japan Government to Pursue Higher Education, Kobe University (Oct 2023)

Message to Potential Candidates to Ogawa Seminar:

My name is Visal Touch from Cambodia. I am a master student under the supervision of Professor Keiichi Ogawa. Prof. Ogawa guides me to learn and improve the knowledge and skills to work in international organizations. Senior students in Ogawa seminar are always proactive and encourage us to work hard and enjoy the learning environment. This seminar gives the great opportunities such as internship, academic conference, and researchers fields. I highly recommend to potential students who wants to work at international organizations to learn with Ogawa seminar.