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SEAMEO Diplomatic Briefing
Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel
Bangkok, Thailand
30 April 2007
nd
42
Southeast Asian
Ministers of Education
Conference
Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
13-16 March 2007
Overview
13 March - Briefing: HE Mr Ong Keng Yong
ASEAN Secretary General
14-15 March - 42nd SEAMEO Council
Conference (SEAMEC/42)
− Opening Ceremonies
− SEAMEO Centre Presentations
− Policy Forum: ICT in Education
− SEAMEO-UNESCO Programme Consultations
16 March - 2nd ASEAN Ministers of
Education Meeting (ASED/2)
Briefing by HE Mr Ong Keng Yong
ASEAN Secretary General
12th ASEAN Summit
Promote greater education cooperation:
− narrow development gaps within the region
− prepare the youth for regional leadership
− enhance regional competitiveness.
Briefing by HE Mr Ong Keng Yong
ASEAN Secretary General
ASEAN Charter
- Develop ASEAN as a People-Centered
Organization
− Address issues of poverty alleviation and
benefits from globalization.
− Ensure sustained and sustainable
development
Briefing by HE Mr Ong Keng Yong
ASEAN Secretary General
Promote collaboration between SEAMEO
and ASEAN
Rationalize engagement with regional
networks
Strengthen Socio-Cultural Pillar of ASEAN
Community
− ASEAN University Network
− People to people interaction
SEAMEC/42
Keynote Address by HE President Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono
Launch of JARDIKNAS - the Indonesian
National Education Network
Admission of Spain as 8th Associate
Member
SEAMEO Council
Members
Indonesia (1965)
Lao PDR (1965)
Malaysia (1965)
Philippines (1965)
Singapore (1965)
Thailand (1965)
Cambodia (1968)
Brunei Darussalam (1981)
Vietnam (1992)
Myanmar (1997)
Timor-Leste (2006)
SEAMEO Associate
Members
Australia (1973)
France (1973)
New Zealand (1973)
Canada (1988)
Germany (1990)
Netherlands (1993)
Norway (2005)
Spain (2007)
SEAMEO Affiliate Member
International Council for Open
and Distance Education (1999)
SEAMEO Units
CHAT
INNOTECH
SPAFA
TROPMED
Philippines
Secretariat
RIHED
TROPMED
Network
SEARCA
RETRAC
TROPMED
Thailand
VOCTECH
RECSAM
•11 Specialised Regional
Centres
TROPMED
Malaysia
• Network (with 4 centres)
on tropical medicine and
public health
RELC
TROPMED
Indonesia
SEAMOLEC
BIOTROP
• Secretariat
SEAMEO Centre Presentations
SEAMEO RIHED
Quality Assurance in Higher Education
SEAMEO SEARCA
The Role of Universities in Poverty Alleviation
SEAMEO SPAFA
Promoting a Southeast Asian Identity
Policy Forum: ICT for Education
Quality and Values
JARDIKNAS: Connecting Indonesia’s
Education Networks:
− National Education Network
− Higher Education Institutions (HEI) Network
− Schools Network
− Implementing Units Network
− MONE Office Network
− Library / TV for Junior High Schools
− Network for Providing Distance Learning TOT for
Elementary Schools
− Teachers Network for Indonesia Distance Learning
− Others
Policy Forum
Australia
Adapting ICT into teaching and learning
styles
Developing independent learning and
research skills,
Canada
ICT in Educational Strategy
(1) access and equity
(2) achievement and quality
Policy Forum
Singapore
Two-Phase Master Plan
Phase 1 (1997-2001)
Assessment of curriculum, learning resources,
ICT infrastructure and teacher ICT competencies
Phase 2 (2002-2008)
ICT in a curriculum for “engaged learning”
Policy Forum
Malaysia
Three areas of concern in ICT development:
1. hardware
2. software
3. teacher training
Need for integrated approach
Thailand
Safe and ethical use of the Internet
Protecting national values
SEAMEO-UNESCO
Programme Consultations
Major Programme Areas
Education for All
− Mid-Term EFA Review
− Education for Sustainable Development
− Inclusive Education
Science & Technology
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International Hydrology Programme (IHP)
Man and the Biosphere (MAB)
Engineering Sciences/S&T Policy
Basic Sciences (Science, Tech and Engineering
Education)
SEAMEO-UNESCO
Programme Consultations
ICT in Education
- Need for assessment of the state of ICT integration in
Southeast Asia
Improving Quality of Science Education
- Addressing weaknesses in science curricula
- Improving delivery at the primary and secondary school
levels
- Attracting youth to science and engineering careers
ASED/2
Preparatory Senior Officials Meeting
ASEAN-SEAMEO Workplanning
Report on the Conference on the Role of
Education in building an ASEAN SocioCultural Community
AUN Progress Report
Ministerial Concerns/Actions
Strengthening Networking
SEAMEO Education Ministers Retreat
(Hosted by Malaysia, possibly in August 2007)
Education Ministers Meeting at the sidelines of
UNESCO General Conference (October 2007)
E-9 Meeting in Indonesia in 2008 (9 LargePopulation Developing Countries) Education
Conference
Ministerial Concerns/Actions
Regional Cooperation on ICT for Improving
Quality of and Access to Education
Profile on the state of ICT application in
education in ASEAN
ICT workshop back-to-back with the 43rd
SEAMEO Council Conference
Ministerial Concerns/Actions
Promoting ASEAN Identity and Awareness
Commitment to ASEAN Student Exchange
Programme
Malaysia (2008)
Singapore (2009)
Thailand
(2010)
Philippines (2011)
Indonesia (2012)
Brunei Darussalam (2013)
Ministerial Concerns/Actions
Enhancing Regional Competitiveness:
Improving Math and Science Education
Vietnam Workshop on Specialised Science and
Math High Schools (November 2007)
Ministerial Concerns/Actions
Improving Language Education
Use of Mother tongue as bridge medium of
instruction
Improving English teaching competence
Additional languages
- French Language Competition
- Spanish Summer Course on Spanish
Language and Culture (Granada)
Thank You