On June 5, 2026, IATSS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Kingdom of Cambodia (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Education) for the promotion of traffic safety education in the country.

■ Overview
On June 5, 2026, an MoU signing ceremony between the Ministry and IATSS was held at the Cambodian Ministry of Education in Phnom Penh, in the presence of H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth and Sport. The ceremony brought together senior leadership officials from the Ministry of Education, Chief Representative Kazumasa Sanui of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Cambodia Office, and representatives from the local activity partner NGO "SALASUSU". During this occasion, IATSS President Kazuhiko Takeuchi and H.E. Dr. Kim Sethany, Secretary of State (Deputy Minister) of the Ministry of Education signed the MoU, representing their respective organizations.

■ Key Areas of Cooperation under the MoU
Through the signing of this MoU, both parties agreed to jointly implement activities in areas of mutual interest and promote cooperation in traffic safety education within Cambodia, focusing primarily on the following three pillars:
・Development of teacher education and capacity building: Development of teacher education and other capacity building activities.
・Promotion of collaborative research: Collaborative research on traffic safety education, including data collection and analysis.
・Joint organization of academic and awareness events: Joint organization of conferences, workshops, webinars, and other events.

■ Comment from the Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
"We sincerely welcome and express our deepest gratitude to President Takeuchi, IATSS, and all the stakeholders involved. We would like to reiterate our appreciation for the achievements of IATSS, which has worked closely with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, the Royal University of Phnom Penh, JICA, and others since 2015 to develop teaching materials, conduct research, develop human resources, and implement practical programs to raise youth awareness. Over the past 10 years, IATSS has remained a crucially important partner in promoting traffic safety education in Cambodia. This new milestone of advancing our cooperation deeply reflects the strong and developing collaborative relationship between Cambodia and Japan in the fields of education and human resource development. Furthermore, today's signing demonstrates our Ministry's strong determination to continue cooperating sustainably with Japan through IATSS and JICA in order to further advance traffic safety education for the children and youth of Cambodia, who are the future of our nation."