- Improving the quality of life and building the capacity of the people of Cambodia and that of the region — through the teaching of professions, high morality, ethics, social responsibility and wisdom;
- Providing high-quality academic study and research;
- Promoting international standards for higher education in business, management, economics, law and government, humanities, science, communication, medicine, and culture;
- Facilitating training of professionals who wish to continue their technical and intellectual growth through advanced education and specialized fields of research and development;
- Building a strong teaching profession capable of delivering quality education and forming new scholars, academicians, engineers, and scientists in order to enhance the quality of life in our society;
- Transferring technology from advanced and developed countries; and
- Becoming a leading institution for research and study in Cambodia and in the region, recognized for the high quality of faculty, students, and contributions to the peace and development of the region;
- Fostering development, strengthening peace, cooperation, mutual understanding, and implementing peaceful means of conflicting resolutions on local, regional and global levels;
- Fostering the spirit of loving-kindness, compassion, high moral conduct and respect of human values; and
- Building leadership for future generations.