The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport (MoEYS), the Cambodian Development Resource Institute (CDRI), are collaboratively organising the annual Education Policy Forum. The theme of this year's forum is "Towards Future-Ready Schools: Building Resilience and Ensuring Quality." This gathering serves as a pivotal platform for stakeholders to deliberate on crucial issues shaping the education landscape in Cambodia. Given the complexities of the 21st century, it is imperative to adapt our educational strategies to equip students with the requisite skills and competencies for success in an ever-evolving global landscape.

The forum will convene a diverse array of stakeholders and partners from across Cambodia, including policymakers, practitioners, implementers, academia, representatives from development partners, civil society organizations, the private sector, teachers, and students. Discussions during the forum will focus on key priority areas aimed at enhancing learning and teaching in Cambodia. These priority areas include but are not limited to, model school reform, integration of educational technology (edtech) in teaching and learning, effective school management, continuous professional development for teachers and school directors, and public-community partnership.

The objectives of this forum are as follows:

• To review the progress and challenges in school reforms, community engagement, and teacher professional development that aim at enhancing student’s learning outcomes.
• To explore innovations in education using technology that can help address existing challenges, examine how technology can enhance the resilience of the education system, and identify best practices and successful case studies of technology integration in education.
• Facilitate collaboration and partnership between the government and relevant stakeholders in education sector research and identify areas of mutual interest and potential research themes for future collaboration that contribute to evidence-based policymaking and enhance the quality of education research in Cambodia.