About the Center for Khmer Studies

Center of Khmer StudyThe Centre for Khmer Studies’ mission is to promote research, teaching and public service in the social sciences, arts and humanities, as they relate to Cambodia.

Specific goals for CKS are:

  • To facilitate research and international scholarly exchange through programmes that increase understanding of Cambodia and its region
  • To help strengthen Cambodia's cultural and academic structures and to integrate Cambodian scholars in their regional and international community
  • To promote a vigorous Cambodian civil society

CKS is a non-governmental organisation supported by a consortium of international institutions, foundations, scholars, and individuals.  CKS is registered in Cambodia and incorporated in the US.

CKS is the sole member institution of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) in Southeast Asia.  Its programmes are administered from its headquarters in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh.  It also maintains an administrative office in New York City and a support office in Paris, Les Amis du Centre d’Etudes Khmères.

For further information, please visit our website: www.khmerstudies.org