BEX3726/BEX5726 Engaging with International Business, Cambodia

BEX3726/BEX5726 Engaging with International Business, Cambodia

Selected students will be enrolled in unit BEX3726 or BEX5726 for the SSA-02 teaching period.

This unit may count as a capstone or an elective unit in your undergraduate or postgraduate degree.

Monash Business School is proud to work with the Harpswell Foundation who are dedicated to empowering young women in Cambodia through intensive leadership and academic development programs.

This unique study tour offers students the opportunity to contribute to this mission by collaboratively designing a tailored business education program for Harpswell’s students. The focus will be on helping these young leaders conceptualise and plan their own business ventures, equipping them with foundational business knowledge and strategic insight.

Participants will work in cross-cultural teams and engage directly with Harpswell’s students and staff. Your role will involve developing the structure and content of a program that introduces core business planning concepts that may include:

  • Marketing strategy and communication
  • Financial planning and budgeting
  • Compliance and regulatory frameworks
  • Risk identification and management
  • Corporate governance
  • Leadership and human resource management.

Before diving into program development, you’ll gain valuable insight into Cambodia’s dynamic business environment. Throughout the tour, you’ll have opportunities to explore:

  • The cultural, social, and educational backgrounds of Harpswell’s students
  • Their aspirations and the practical challenges they may face in business
  • The broader socio-economic context that shapes entrepreneurship in Cambodia
  • Through meaningful engagement with Harpswell and its wider community, you will develop a deeper understanding of how to design inclusive, sustainable, and impactful business solutions in an emerging economy.
Dates / Deadlines:
TermYear App Deadline Start Date End Date
Summer A (Nov-Dec) 2025 03-Aug-202523-Nov-202508-Dec-2025
Information Sheet
Course Level Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Awarded Credit Points 06
Program Type GST - Global Study Tour
Program Duration 2 weeks
Leading Faculty Monash Business School
Minimum WAM60%
Eligible Monash Campus Monash Australia and Monash Malaysia
Minimum Credits Completed (at time of registration) See 'How to Apply' tab
Funding Available Monash Abroad Travel Grant

Program Costs

Program Cost: $1000 AUD
Deposit Payment: $500 AUD non refundable deposit payable within 72 hours of receiving an offer to secure your place
Final Payment: $500 AUD payable in September 2025

Program costs includes:

  • 13 nights twin share accommodation with breakfast staying in a 3 or 4 star hotel. Subject to availability, single rooms may be available for an additional fee
  • Group transfers
  • Meals as outlined in the itinerary
  • Welcome/farewell functions
  • Transportation for the academic program and site visits
  • Local guides for some activities outlined in the itinerary
  • Monash University Travel Insurance for the duration of the tour and 15 days either side of the study tour dates.

Program costs do not include:

  • Return international airfares (est. AU$600 – $800)
  • Transfers that are not within the program dates (est. AU$30)
  • Monash University tuition fees for 6 credit points of study
  • Visa costs, if applicable (est. AU$100)
  • Accommodation not within the program dates (est. AU$50 – $100 per night)
  • Meals not outlined in the itinerary (est. AU$30 – $50 per day)
  • Other personal expenses
  • Spending money
  • Medical expenses (which may be claimable via the insurance policy).

Note: all estimates are based on research completed in June 2025. Students are encouraged to use the above information as a guide only and research any additional costs at the time of application.

Travel insurance

If you are an actively enrolled Monash student and participating in an approved international program, you will be provided with complimentary travel insurance. You will automatically be covered once your application has been approved and your enrolment updated to reflect your study overseas.

Under this policy, travellers will also receive access to 24/7 emergency assistance provided by Global 24 Emergency Assistance and limited coverage for personal travel days.

Visas

Monash Abroad cannot provide advice regarding visa requirements. Please contact the Monash Business School for the required supporting documentation. You can contact them via Monash Connect and flag for the attention of the Global Programs and Partnerships team.

Centrelink support documents

For the purposes of maintaining your Centrelink benefits during your overseas program, complete this form so that Monash Abroad can produce a letter of enrolment for you. Please note, these requests take approximately 3-5 business days, but may take longer during peak periods.

Important Note:

The Monash Abroad Travel Grant and OS-HELP loan (if applicable) will be paid approximately 4 weeks prior to program commencement and only when all requirements are completed by you. Therefore, these funds should not be considered as your primary source of funding to pay program related deposits and balances.

Monash Abroad Travel Grant

Monash students studying in Australia who are enrolled into a credit-bearing unit for this program will be assessed for eligibility to receive a Monash Abroad travel grant if they are not otherwise receiving any other scholarship that is intended to cover most or all of your travel/tuition costs for your program (e.g., New Colombo Plan Mobility grant).

You do not need to apply separately for this grant as your eligibility for this grant will be assessed as part of your application.

OS-HELP Loan

OS-HELP is a Commonwealth Government loan program that provides financial assistance to eligible Commonwealth Supported Place students, to undertake some of their study overseas.

If you are eligible for the loan and wish to apply, please submit your application as per the relevant OS-HELP loan term deadline, even if you have not been accepted into your overseas program by that deadline.

Student Loans

If you need help with study-related expenses, please refer to the student loans website and talk to a student adviser at Monash Connect.

Travel Scholarships

Please refer to the travel and placements scholarship website for more information.

Eligibility

Places are limited and applications will be assessed on a competitive basis. To apply for this program, you must:

  • have a WAM of 60% or above
  • Undergraduate students - must have completed a minimum 72 credit points at time of application.
  • Graduate students - must have passed a minimum of 24 credit points at time of application.
  • Submit a 200-word personal statement as part of your application addressing the following questions:
    1) Why do you wish to take part in this program?
    2) How will the program add value to your degree and/or future career aspirations?

At all times Monash University embraces and celebrates true diversity. We strongly welcome applications from our students living with disabilities, who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, students with caring and/or parenting responsibilities, who identify as LGBTIQA+, people of colour, and those whose identities intersect with more than one of the above.

How to Apply

Step 1: Submit an application for this program

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED

Step 2: Selection and enrolment

The Monash Business School will review all applicants after the deadline to assess eligibility to participate in this overseas. Please note that this generally takes two weeks after applications have closed.

Step 3: Additional data collection and travel approval

Once your application has been assessed, you will be issued with an outcome email. If you are successful, your outcome email will include a letter of offer that you will need to accept. The outcome email will also include two additional forms for you to complete:
1. Passport and medical details, and
2. Travel Approval Request Form.

Once you have actioned both of those forms, Monash Abroad will assess your Travel Approval Request and you will be notified of the outcome. We may also contact you if we have any questions or concerns that need to be addressed before you are approved for travel. Please note that travel approval takes approximately 1-2 weeks, but may take longer during peak periods and your responses.
Once you are approved for travel you will have access to the travel insurance coverage and be issued with any relevant grants and scholarships.

Important note: you must have a valid passport that does not expire until at least six months after the program end date.

Program contacts

For all enquiries, please contact Monash Connect and flag for attention to Global Programs and Partnerships.

Email: BusEco-Int-Partnerships@monash.edu

Dates / Deadlines:
TermYear App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Summer B (Jan-Feb) 2024 06-Aug-2023 18-Aug-2023 05-Jan-2023 18-Jan-2024

Eligibility

Places are limited and applications will be assessed on a competitive basis. To apply for this program, you must have:

  • a WAM of 60% or above
  • completed at least 72 credit points (for undergraduate students)
  • completed at least 24 credit points (for postgraduate students)
  • submitted a 200-word personal statement as part of your application.

At all times Monash University embraces and celebrates true diversity. We strongly welcome applications from our students living with disabilities, who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, students with caring and/or parenting responsibilities, who identify as LGBTIQA+, people of colour, and those whose identities intersect with more than one of the above.

How to Apply

Step 1: Submit an application for this program

Click here - Select "Monash led programs" as the program type.

You will need to provide a the Personal Statement field that responds to the following:
  • Why do you wish to take part in this program?
  • How will the program add value to your degree and/or future career aspirations?
The Faculty cannot assess your application without this.

Step 2: Selection

Assessment will be undertaken by the relevant faculty by reviewing your personal statement and that you have met the enrolment requirements.

Step 3: Enrolment and travel approval

If you are accepted into the program, you will be issued with an outcome email and you will be enrolled into the associated unit. You will also receive an email alert with another two forms for you to complete:
1. passport and medical details and
2. Travel Approval Request Form.
Once you have actioned both of those forms, Monash Abroad will approve you for travel. You will then have access to the travel insurance coverage and be issued with any relevant grants and scholarships.

Important note: you must have a valid passport that does not expire until at least six months after the program end date.

Program contacts

Academic content and course related enquiries: Professor Michaela Rankin, michaela.rankin@monash.edu

All other enquiries, please contact Monash Connect and flag for attention to Global Programs and Partnerships.