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Southeast Asian
Ministers of Education
Organization
Southeast Asian Ministers of
Education Organization
a chartered regional
intergovernmental organization
established in Bangkok on
30 November 1965
Southeast Asian Ministers of
Education Organization
SEAMEO Purpose:
To promote cooperation among
Southeast Asian nations
through education, science and
culture to further respect for
justice, the rule of law and
fundamental freedoms which
are the birthrights of the
peoples of the world
SEAMEO
Milestones
1965
SEAMEO was
established following
the meeting among
the Southeast Asian
Ministers of Education
and the Special
Adviser to the
President of the
United States
Original Country Delegates
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H.E. M. L. Pin Malakul, Thailand
H.E. Tao Leuam Insisienmay, Lao PDR
H.E. M. K. Johari, Malaysia
H.E. Ong Pang Boon, Singapore
H.E. Tran Ngoc Ninh, South Vietnam
Mrs. Geronima T. Pecson, Chairman National
Commission for UNESCO of the Phillippines
and
Mr. Eugene R. Black, Special Adviser to the
President of the United States of America
SEAMEO
Member States
Brunei Darussalam (1981)
Cambodia (1968)
Indonesia (1965)
Lao PDR (1965)
Malaysia (1965)
Myanmar (1997)
Philippines (1965)
Singapore (1965)
Thailand (1965)
Timor-Leste (2006)
Vietnam (1992)
SEAMEO Associate
Members
Australia (1973)
Canada (1988)
France (1973)
Germany (1990)
Netherlands (1993)
New Zealand (1973)
Norway (2005)
SEAMEO Affiliate
Members
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
The SEAMEO Calendar
March
Annual SEAMEO Council
Conference
• Forum for discussion of
policy and regional initiatives
• Sets directions for
programmes and projects of
SEAMEO and its units
• Reviews
programmes and
activities of the organization
The SEAMEO Calendar
July
• Strategic planning for
Centre Directors Meeting implementation of the SEAMEO
Council resolutions
(CDM)
• Forum for coordination of
programme actions and
operations of SEAMEO units
August – September
Centre Governing Board Meetings
The SEAMEO Calendar
November
SEAMEO High Officials
Meeting (HOM)
• Preparatory meeting for the
SEAMEO Council Conference
• Reviews programmes and
operations of SEAMEO units
• Sets agenda and issues for
discussion in the SEAMEO
Council Conference
41st SEAMEO Council Conference
Singapore, 22-23 March 2006
• Elected H.E. Tharman Shanmugaratnam as
President of the SEAMEO Council
• Elected H.E. Bambang Sudibyo as Vice-President
of the SEAMEO Council
• Admitted Timor Leste as 11th SEAMEO Member
Country
• Accepted Representation from the Kingdom of
Spain
First ASEAN Ministers of Education
(ASED) Meeting, 21 March 2006
Background: Retreat of Ministers of
Education of ASEAN, Bangkok, 19 August
2005
Participants:
• ASEAN Ministries of Education
• ASEAN Secretariat
• SEAMEO Secretariat
First ASEAN Ministers of Education
(ASED) Meeting, 21 March 2006
• Confirmed Annual Conduct of ASEAN
Education Ministers Meeting and Senior
Education Officials Meeting. Back-to-Back with
SEAMEO and HOM Meetings
• Set Strategic Framework for Cooperation in
Education
• Established basis for engagement with ASEAN
Dialogue Partners
First ASEAN Ministers of Education
(ASED) Meeting: Building on Diversity
• Strengthen ASEAN Studies through:
• Research
• Course Development
• Production of learning materials
• Promote People-to-People Contact
• Teacher Exchange Programmes
• Student Exchange Programmes
Asia Pacific Education Ministers’ Meeting,
Brisbane, 3-4 April 2006
• Convened by Hon. Julie Bishop, Minister of
Education, Science and Training, Australia
• Attended by 27 Ministers and Senior Officials
from Turkey to Pacific Islands (6 SEAMEO
Member Countries in attendance)
• Accreditation as Observers for Minister of
Education of Brazil and SEAMEO Secretariat
Director
Brisbane Communiqué:
Agreement on Collaboration Towards-• Development of Quality Assurance systems linked to
international standards, covering courses delivered
online
• Recognition of educational and professional
qualifications across countries
• Common competency-based standards for teachers,
particularly in science and mathematics; and
• Promotion of vocational/technical skills across the
region to support the region’s economic development
Brisbane Communiqué
Points of Agreement
• Supported the Australian proposal to make the forum a
regular biennial event “to consider common education
issues at ministerial level, throughout this extended
region”.
• The Meeting agreed to establish an Officials’ Working
Group, to be convened by Australia, to prepare for the
next meeting in 2008.
SEAMEO PRIORITY CONCERNS
1. Mother Tongue as Bridge Medium of
Instruction
2. Special Education
3. Water and Sanitation Facilities in
Schools
SEAMEO PRIORITY CONCERNS
4. Health and Nutrition
5. Raising Quality of Education
6. Upgrading Teacher Competencies
SEAMEO PRIORITY CONCERNS
7. Development of Leadership in Schools
8. Review of Secondary Education Cycle
9. Quality Assurance in Higher Education
SEAMEO PRIORITY CONCERNS
10. Intellectual Property Rights
11. Education for Sustainable Development
12. Education for Cultural Diversity and
Peace
SEAMEO
1. Forum for Policy Deliberations
2. Mechanism for Piloting Alternative
Responses to Regional HRD Issues
3. Vehicle for Launching Regional Initiatives
4. Platform for South-South Collaboration
Thank You