Institute of Technology of Cambodia

Key Highlights

• Public higher-education institution under Cambodia's education ministry
• Established in 1964 and operating with active governance in 2026
• Specialized in engineering, technology, and applied science
• Offers undergraduate engineering, master's, and doctoral education

Student Life & Environment

Student experience at ITC is closely connected to its technical specializations. The institutional website identifies student clubs, seminars with industry partners, internships, international mobility, scholarships, a library, and career-fair activity. The Dynamics and Control Laboratory's Robotics Club provides a concrete example of extracurricular participation: students collaborate on robot design, manufacturing, electronics, control, and programming for competitions. The club has workshop equipment and accepts ITC students from the first through fourth years, although its published membership statistics are dated and should not be treated as current. International Engineering students are offered access to exchange, articulation, and double-degree pathways, subject to the requirements of ITC and its partners. Academic units also run events such as the February 2026 study-abroad and scholarship seminar organized by the Faculty of Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, where lecturers and alumni discussed overseas scholarships and graduate pathways. Housing requires careful confirmation. ITC's March 2026 strategy reported that a 74-room dormitory for up to 292 students had been completed at the developing Win-Win Monument campus, but the overall site was planned for inauguration in October 2026. The source does not provide eligibility, room charges, meal arrangements, or an application process. Prospective students should therefore ask ITC directly whether the dormitory is accepting residents and whether accommodation is tied to a particular campus or program.

Location & Surroundings

ITC's main campus is on Russian Federation Boulevard in Sangkat Teuk Laak 1, Khan Tuol Kork, Phnom Penh. This places students in Cambodia's capital and principal center of government, business, higher education, and industry. For engineering students, the capital location may make company placements, professional events, public-sector contacts, and industry collaboration more accessible, although commuting conditions and placement availability should be assessed individually. The institution was also developing a five-hectare site near Phnom Penh's Win-Win Monument in 2026. Official plans included a student dormitory, a Research and Training Center, research laboratories, incubation space, and later teaching and library construction. The strategy document described October 2026 as the planned inauguration date and December 2026 as the expected completion date for the Research and Training Center. Those dates were prospective as of this profile's August 2026 research date, not confirmation that all facilities were operational. Applicants should verify their teaching location before arranging housing or transport, since facilities and programs may be divided between the established main campus and the newer site.

Costs & Career Outcomes

For the 2026 International Engineering Programs, ITC publishes tuition of US$2,500 per year, plus a US$30 entrance-examination registration fee. The same page advertises merit awards providing 50% tuition support to the first top 15% and 30% support to the second top 15%, as well as 65 full Techo Digital Talent scholarships distributed across Artificial Intelligence Engineering and Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, and Aerospace and Autonomous Systems Engineering. Applicants should confirm selection rules, renewal conditions, and whether awards cover anything beyond tuition. A separate institutional document proposed 2025–2026 annual tuition of US$800 for men and US$650 for women in regular engineering programs, and US$350 for men and US$250 for women in technician programs. Because these were proposed figures for 2025–2026, they are not presented as current 2026–2027 prices. ITC did not provide a comprehensive current budget for housing, meals, transport, equipment, insurance, or other personal expenses in the sources reviewed. Students should request a program-specific fee statement and calculate living costs separately. Career preparation is embedded in parts of the curriculum through industry internships, project work, laboratories, seminars, and international pathways. The 2026 international programs advertise annual internships, while the documented Water and Environmental Engineering graduate program requires a professional internship and thesis. ITC also identifies university-industry linkage and career-fair functions. No current institution-wide employment rate, salary data, or verified employer outcomes were found, so prospective students should evaluate departmental placement arrangements and alumni connections directly rather than relying on unsupported outcome claims.