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On 24 September UP hosted a visit by members of the Rotary Club of Taipei Tunghua (lead by President Mr Frank Lee) and Rotary Club of Phnom Penh Capital (lead by President Ms Laura Wang). The meeting was to confirm the Rotary Global Grant entitled “CLINICAL TRAINING FOR DENTAL STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PUTHISASTRA IN CAMBODIA”. The meeting was attended by the 12 UP dental students and 2 young staff members who will be going to Taiwan from 3-12 November for the exchange to National Yang-Ming University, one of the top two dental schools in Taiwan.
UP President Professor Ian Findlay, the Dean of Dentistry Callum Durward, and UP Board member Ms Nadia Wong also attended the meeting. Professor Findlay spoke of what a wonderful opportunity this exchange was for our staff and students, and of the good work that Rotary does all over the world.
Mr Frank Lee from the Tunghua club and Ms Laura Wang shared about their hopes for the partnership, and Mr Laurence Kao from Taiwan shared a power-point presentation which highlighted some of the planned activities during the exchange. Following the visit by the UP students in November, a team of professors from Taiwan will be coming to UP to teach and share with our students and staff here in early 2020. The main areas for the knowledge exchange involve oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral pathology, and new technologies in dentistry. After completion of the training the Rotary Club of Phnom Penh Capital, together with UP, will host a one-day free dental services to the community.
