On Tuesday afternoon, 14 July 2026, H.E. Lieutenant General Dok Sopha, Rector of the National Defence University, received Major Stuart Patterson, Australian Defence Cooperation Education Officer to Cambodia, for a courtesy call and working discussion. The meeting aimed to review the progress of bilateral cooperation in the field of military education to date, as well as to discuss new initiatives and future cooperation plans to be implemented in the near future. The discussion was focused on further strengthening and expanding cooperation and relations between the National Defence University and the Australian side.