Introduction
Kongkea Chhoeun has several years of professional experiences in the areas of development policies and program and project evaluation. He is currently a staff member of the Asian Development Bank in Phnom Penh. He also worked for United Nations Development Program, United Nations World Food Program and German Technical Cooperation. He holds a PhD in Policy and Governance from the Crawford School of Public Policy of the Australian National University (ANU). His PhD thesis evaluated Australian and Chinese scholarships aid programs to Cambodia. His research papers were accepted for presentation at Harvard University, University College London, the University of Manchester, the ANU and the University of Canberra. His articles appeared in East Asia Forum, the New Mandala, the Diplomat and Asia Times. He is a winner of two international essay competitions. He was an elected president of Cambodian Student Association in Canberra. He is a member of Asia Pacific Policy Society, Development Studies Association and European Consortium of Political Research. He also graduated with an MPA in Public Administration from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.
Expert
Kongkea Chhoeun has over ten years of professional experiences in the areas of development policies and program and project evaluation.
Fields of expertise: Economic policy / inclusive economic development, Evidence for policy / knowledge valorization, Monitoring and evaluation