Christophe Pottier, the director of EFEO at Siem Reap will leave the school for the University of Sydney, where he will be continuing his work as co-director of the Greater Angkor Project.
Farewell to an Angkor institutionn
Phnom Penh Post, 08 January 2010
NGKOR archaeological mainstay Christophe Pottier will leave the Ecole Francais d’Extreme Orient (EFEO) on January 15 after serving as the Asian studies school’s director since 1999. Pottier was involved in opening the centre in Siem Reap in 1992.
The Frenchman will head to Australia to spend a year or two doing research at the University of Sydney’s Cambodia research cluster.
He will remain co-director of the Greater Angkor Project, a joint effort between the EFEO, the University of Sydney and the Apsara Authority.
“I’ll still be in Angkor quite often and be very involved with Angkor studies,” Pottier said.
