On April 20 – 21, 2023, the training course on “AI Applications in Teaching and Research – Module 1” was organized at SEAMEO RETRAC’s premises for lecturers and academic staff from various universities and colleges in Ho Chi Minh City and nearby provinces. The course focused on four main areas: (1) An outline of current AI applications; (2) Commands giving
On April 20, 2023, Dr. Mohd Azlis Sani Md Jalil – Acting Director of SEAMEO Regional Center for Special Educational Needs (SEAMEO SEN), and his officer made a courtesy visit to SEAMEO RETRAC. The meeting aimed at developing relationships among SEAMEO Centers and discussing potential collaborative activities between two Centers. During the meeting, the two parties shared their educational expertise
On March 11, 2023, SEAMEO RETRAC organized a sharing session on ‘Integrating AI Tools in Teaching the English Language’ for teachers of English at the Center’s premises. Participating in this session were 15 English teachers. The session was conducted by Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang – Deputy Dean, the Divisions of Foreign Studies, SEAMEO RETRAC. The sharing session served as
The journal article ‘Job Satisfaction of Basic Education Teachers in Vietnam’ by the SEAMEO RETRAC research team, including Dr. Ho Thanh My Phuong, Mr. Tran Phuoc Linh, Ms. Le Thi Thuy Duong and Dr. Anita Clapano-Oblina, has been officially published in the Vietnam Journal of Educational Sciences, Vol 19, No.2, 2023. The article is part of the regional research project
On March 07-09, 2023, with the funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology – Japan (MEXT), SEAMEO RETRAC organized the training course on ‘ICT Applications in Teaching and Assessment of Student Learning’ at the Centre’s premises for 30 participants including lecturers and academic staff of different universities and colleges in Ho Chi Minh City and its
On the 27th and 28th of February 2023, SEAMEO RETRAC organized a training course on ‘ICT Applications in Gamification on Creative Teaching’ for lecturers and academic staff from different universities and colleges in Ho Chi Minh City and its nearby provinces. During the course, the participants were provided with plenty of opportunities to acquire updated knowledge of various innovative tools
In response to this current challenging situation of the post-COVID 19 pandemic, the SEAMEO Secretariat, in collaboration with the University of Tsukuba, Japan and supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan, will virtually organise the 11th SEAMEO-University of Tsukuba (UT) Symposium on 20-21-22 February 2023. The theme of the symposium is “Technology and Values-
The Department of Education, Philippines, in collaboration with SEAMEO Secretariat, hosted the 52nd SEAMEO Council Conference in Manila, Philippines, on February 8-10, 2023. The three-day conference marked the start of the two-year term as the SEAMEO Council Presidency of Her Excellency Sara Z Duterte, present Vice-President of the Republic of the Philippines and Secretary of Education. The SEAMEO Council Conference
From December 15-23, 2022, SEAMEO RETRAC conducted a virtual regional training course on “Capacity Building in Higher Education Leadership and Management” for more than 30 educational leaders and administrators of higher education institutions in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, and Vietnam. This course aimed at equipping participants with updated knowledge and necessary skills in leadership and management practices in higher
From December 10 to 17, 2022, SEAMEO RETRAC hosted a delegation of 15 undergraduate students and 3 lecturers from Australia’s University of South Australia on their UniSA Study Tour in Vietnam. During their time at SEAMEO RETRAC, UniSA student participants had the opportunity to observe English language classes, as well as prepare and teach their own English language classes with