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 SSB-01 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, which is 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 working with Harpswell and its students. Working with a not-for-profit focused on the development and promotion of women in leadership provides students with a rare opportunity to leverage their business skills to elevate young people in a developing country.

The focus will be on helping these young leaders to apply AI to their business needs, both strategically and operationally.

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 connects the use of AI to core business concepts that may include:

  • Marketing strategy and communication
  • Financial planning and budgeting
  • Compliance and regulation
  • Risk identification and management
  • Human resources
  • Achieving other operational efficiencies

You will get to know the organisation, its staff and students, and discover their needs to develop ways that AI can respond.

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 business and 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 a developing economy.

Assessment and results

This program is equivalent to 6 credit points of Monash study.

The lead academic will provide further information about the assessment linked to this unit and submission details.

Results release date: 1 March 2027

For enquiries, please contact:
Monash Connect – https://www.monash.edu/students/support/connect/contact-us

Applications

Applications open: 6 July 2026

Dates / Deadlines:
TermYear App Deadline Start Date End Date
Summer B (Jan-Feb) 2027 09-Aug-202617-Jan-202731-Jan-2027
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: $XXX AUD
Deposit Payment: $XXX AUD (non-refundable; payable within 72 hours of offer acceptance)
Final Payment: $XXX AUD (due 19 September 2026)

Refund policy

Program fees are generally non-refundable, except in exceptional circumstances as determined by Monash Business School.  Circumstances that will not be considered exceptional include (but are not limited to):

  • Failure to secure an appropriate visa
  • Withdrawal after committing to an alternative study experience
  • Change of mind.

Students should carefully consider their availability and commitment before accepting an offer.

Program costs includes:

  • Twin-share accommodation for the duration of the program, including daily breakfast
    (single rooms may be available at an additional cost)
  • Airport transfers within Phnom Penh
  • A curated program of company and organisation visits
  • All in-country transportation for scheduled academic activities and site visits
  • Welcome and farewell group functions
  • Complimentary Monash University travel insurance (covering the program and up to 15 days before and after)

Program costs do not include:

  • Monash tuition fees (6 credit points)
  • International airfares (approx. AUD $900 – $1,600)
  • Visa costs (approx. AUD $50 – $80)
  • Accommodation outside program dates (approx. AUD $50 – $200 per night)
  • Meals not included in the itinerary (approx. AUD $10 – $20 AUD per meal)
  • Personal expenses (e.g. transport outside scheduled activities, shopping, entertainment)
  • Spending money (recommended AUD $200 – $500 AUD)

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. Monash Abroad will issue you with supporting documentation to lodge your visa application once you have completed all Monash Abroad requirements and are approved for travel. If you require supporting documentation earlier in the process, please contact Monash Abroad.

Centrelink support documents

For the purposes of maintaining your Centrelink benefits during your overseas program, Monash Abroad can produce a letter confirming your participation in a study tour. Please note that this will be issued to you once you have completed all Monash Abroad requirements and are approved for travel.

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.

Dates / Deadlines:
TermYear App Deadline Start Date End Date
Summer B (Jan-Feb) 2027 09-Aug-202617-Jan-202731-Jan-2027

Eligibility

Undergraduate:

  • A WAM of 60% or above.
  • Completed at least 72 credit points at the time of application.

Graduate:

  • A WAM of 60% or above.
  • Completed at least 24 credit points at the time of application.

Selection criteria

As places are limited and demand is high, selection is competitive and based on:

  • Weighted Average Mark (WAM)
  • Video submission (2–3 minutes) addressing:
    • Your motivation for participating in the program
    • How the program will contribute to your degree and/or future career aspirations

Applicants must submit supporting documentation via a Google Drive link. Please ensure access permissions are granted to Monash University. The link should be included in the Personal Statement section 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

APPLICATIONS OPENING SOON.

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

Indicative itinerary*

Date

Activity

17 January 2027

Arrival and check-in

18 January 2027

Local orientation; Introduction to unit and assessment; Cambodian history; Project management fundamentals; Visit to Australian Embassy

19 January 2027

Financial literacy for business; Group work on project (project plan); Cultural tour of Phnom Penh

20 January 2027

Regional visit

21 January 2027

Regional visit

22 January 2027

Regional visit

23 January 2027

Visit to Sosoro Museum (tour); Killing Fields & S21 tour

24 January 2027

Visit to client

25 January 2027

Visit to client

26 January 2027

Group work on project and consultation with academic staff

27 January 2027

Group work on project and consultation with academic staff

28 January 2027

Group work on project and consultation with academic staff

29 January 2027

Presentations to client

30 January 2027

Free day; finalise the report

31 January 2027

Check-out and departure

*This itinerary is indicative only and may be subject to change. A more detailed itinerary will be provided to students who have confirmed their enrolment.