NUM Social Innovation Lab

NUM Social Innovation Lab The NUM Social Innovation Lab is part of the EU funded South-East Asian Social Innovation Network (SEASIN) with additional support being provided by SMART.

The NUM Social Innovation Lab is part of the EU funded South-East Asian Social Innovation Network (SEASIN) with additional support being provided by SMART Axiata. The Social Innovation Lab serves as both a space for seminars and interactive workshops on topics related to social innovation and entrepreneurship and also as an incubator to help develop and launch new social ventures. While the primar

y target is university students, the NUM Social Innovation Lab is also open to the wider social enterprise community. A maker space will also be available within the Social Innovation Lab so that students and outside community members can work to develop physical prototypes via the use of 3D printers. The NUM Social Innovation Lab will also serve as the main training venue for the National Business Model Competition which is an annual entrepreneurship competition open to all university students in Cambodia and focusing on startup ideas related to the following 5 sectors: Technology, Medical / Health Care, Education, Agriculture and General Business. The National Business Model Competition is also affiliated with the regional Mekong Challenge, which was launched in 2006 in partnership with the international consulting firm McKinsey & Company, and also the International Business Model Competition in the U.S.

Congratulations to all 20 teams who presented today in the Semi-Finals of the BMC Sustainable Tourism Innovation Challen...
09/05/2026

Congratulations to all 20 teams who presented today in the Semi-Finals of the BMC Sustainable Tourism Innovation Challenge 2026! 🎉🌿
Each team did an excellent job sharing innovative ideas to support the future of sustainable tourism in Cambodia. 👏🇰🇭

Please see below the list, in alphabetical order, of the Top 5 Teams who will now travel to Ireland 🇮🇪✈️ and also advance to the BMC Finals in June. 🏆

A special thank you to our distinguished judging panel for generously volunteering their time and expertise to evaluate the student team presentations: Mr. Teak Seng, Country Representative, International Centre for Environmental Management; Ms. Kheng Lay Song, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Canadia Bank; Ms. Sovannden Moeung, Director of Research Studies & Tourism Policy, Ministry of Tourism; Mr. Alywin Oh, Founder, Brighton Academy Asia; and Ms. Bopha Sean, Research & Service Design Consultant.

Thank you to all teams, judges, and partners: Irish Embassy; Prof. Eilish Mccarthy & Mr. Kevin Geoghegan for helping make this competition such a meaningful and inspiring experience. Congratulations again to the Top 5 Teams! 🌍

NUM Social Innovation Lab is proud to become a member of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (CanCham) 🇨🇦We loo...
07/05/2026

NUM Social Innovation Lab is proud to become a member of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (CanCham) 🇨🇦

We look forward to connecting with the Canadian business community in Phnom Penh and exploring new opportunities for collaboration, innovation, and impact.

Special thanks to Prof. Carl Boutet from McGill University 🇨🇦 for traveling to Phnom Penh ✈️ to deliver an inspiring ser...
25/04/2026

Special thanks to Prof. Carl Boutet from McGill University 🇨🇦 for traveling to Phnom Penh ✈️ to deliver an inspiring series of seminars on Marketing & AI for our Master’s students in Global Innovation Management (GIM) and Bachelor’s students in Global Entrepreneurship & Innovation (GEI) at NUM International College. Our students really enjoyed the sessions.

✈️ A special thank you to Prof. Yves Jassaud from TotalEnergies Professeurs Associés for traveling from Paris to Phnom P...
06/04/2026

✈️ A special thank you to Prof. Yves Jassaud from TotalEnergies Professeurs Associés for traveling from Paris to Phnom Penh to deliver an intensive one-week course on “Intercultural Management: Performing Successfully in an International Environment” for our NUM-IC 6th Intake Master’s students in Global Innovation Management.

We are grateful to TotalEnergies for sponsoring this impactful learning experience and for their continued support in developing globally minded leaders.

A huge thank you to Ms. Eilish Mccarthy, Professor and Director of the Master’s in Sustainable Tourism at Griffith Colle...
31/03/2026

A huge thank you to Ms. Eilish Mccarthy, Professor and Director of the Master’s in Sustainable Tourism at Griffith College, Ireland, for joining us online yesterday! Her inspiring and insightful talk on Ireland’s sustainable tourism landscape provided such invaluable perspectives for our BMC teams, who are currently working on their own innovative solutions for Cambodian tourism with the aim of making it sustainable for the community.

As part of the Innovation for Sustainable Development course led by Ms. Thiny Tep, NUM Social Innovation Lab organized a...
24/03/2026

As part of the Innovation for Sustainable Development course led by Ms. Thiny Tep, NUM Social Innovation Lab organized a field trip to Kampot and Koh Seh for Year 1 Global Entrepreneurship & Innovation students. This allowed our students to gain firsthand insights into the coastal environment from experts at Marine Conservation Cambodia (MCC)—a community-based NGO focused on ecosystem preservation and also to learn more about local efforts within the mangrove community.

NUM Social Innovation Lab recently welcomed two faculty members and four Japanese students from the University of Fukui ...
10/03/2026

NUM Social Innovation Lab recently welcomed two faculty members and four Japanese students from the University of Fukui 🇯🇵. During their visit, they joined classes at NUM International College and experienced firsthand how learning and collaboration take place at our university.

This visit is part of the ongoing partnership between the National University of Management and the University of Fukui, supporting an annual exchange program that allows students from both institutions to study in Japan or Cambodia for a semester. ✈️📚

We are thrilled to officially launch the first training session for our Sustainable Tourism Innovation Challenge. We loo...
09/03/2026

We are thrilled to officially launch the first training session for our Sustainable Tourism Innovation Challenge. We look forward to the teams' progress and wish each group the very best in the upcoming semi-finals this May.

We were pleased to officially launch the NUM International College 6th Intake Master’s Class in Global Innovation Manage...
03/03/2026

We were pleased to officially launch the NUM International College 6th Intake Master’s Class in Global Innovation Management at Raffles Le Royal Hotel in Phnom Penh yesterday evening.

A very special thank you to H.E. Dominic Williams, UK Ambassador to Cambodia, for delivering a keynote address on the UK’s dynamic innovation ecosystem 🇬🇧. His insights into entrepreneurship, technology, and trade provided inspiration for our new cohort.

Our students appreciated the interactive discussion and the opportunity to engage directly on innovation, trade, and global opportunity.

We look forward to an exciting journey ahead with this exceptional group of future innovators 🚀

We are pleased to officially announce the selected teams for the upcoming BMC Sustainable Tourism Innovation Challenge 2...
27/02/2026

We are pleased to officially announce the selected teams for the upcoming BMC Sustainable Tourism Innovation Challenge 2026!

Following a highly competitive selection process, with 71 student applications from 24 universities across Cambodia 🇰🇭, we are proud to present the Top 20 Teams (listed in alphabetical order) who will now advance to the next stage of our BMC Training Program 🚀

These top 20 teams represent 10 different universities across Cambodia, demonstrating the incredible diversity, creativity, and innovation emerging from Cambodia’s young leaders 🌱💡

A special thank you to the Embassy of Ireland 🇮🇪 for their valued support of this year’s BMC competition and for championing sustainable tourism innovation.

👏 Congratulations to all selected teams — your innovation journey is just beginning! Stay tuned for the next phase!

01/02/2026

🎉 We are pleased to announce that we have received a total of 70 team applications for the upcoming BMC 2026 Sustainable Tourism Innovation Challenge 🌍

These teams represent students from 24 public and private universities across Cambodia, showcasing the growing energy, creativity, and commitment to sustainable tourism innovation nationwide 🌱🚀.

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