In order to connect Australian higher education institutions (HEIs) with HEIs in ASEAN countries, from September 2017 to December 2018 the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will sponsor the University of South Australia to conduct a series of events and trainings to enhance learning, teaching and research in English medium instruction in Viet Nam. Project’s participants in Viet
The parent forum of Kiddy Programs was successfully held on May 14, 2017 with the attendance of about 150 parents. In this forum, the participants attentively listened to the presentation made by Do Hong Ngoc, a well-known doctor and writer in Vietnam. The forum was a nice opportunity for parents to share their interests and concerns about how to successfully
Under the sponsorship of USAID, SEAMEO RETRAC in its partnership with Portland State University, and Arizona State University, USA, carried out Seminar II of the seminar series on “Building university-industry learning and development through innovation and technology” (BUILD-IT) from May 9 to 11, 2017. The Seminar II concentrated on the Leading University Policy Formulation. Participating in the Seminar are 25
April 19-22, 2017, SEAMEO RETRAC in cooperation with the Institute for Educational Administration Development (IFEAD), Lao Ministry of Education and Sports conducted the in-country training course in educational leadership and management for trainers in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Attending the training workshop were 31 managers and lecturers in basic education who currently are or will be master trainers in educational leadership
Under the sponsorship of USAID, SEAMEO RETRAC in its partnership with Portland State University, and Arizona State University, USA, carried out Seminar II of the seminar series on “Building university-industry learning and development through innovation and technology” (BUILD-IT) from May 9 to 11, 2017. The Seminar II concentrated on the Leading University Policy Formulation. Participating in the Seminar are 25
SEAMEO RETRAC organized a sharing session on the “Motivating activities in teaching reading skills to young learners”, on March 26, 2017, at the Center’s premise. The sharing session was moderated by Ms. Mai Thi Huyen, teacher of English at Kiddy Programs, SEAMEO RETRAC. The sharing session attracted the participation of 23 teachers at the Center. The aim of the training
Dr. Đoàn Bá Ngọc, lecturer and course coordinator in TESOL and language & literacy at the School of Education, University of South Australia, paid a visit to SEAMEO RETRAC and delivered a talk to ELT teachers and lecturers in Ho Chi Minh City on “English Language Learning and Teaching in a Mobile World: Challenges and Possibilities” on March 9, 2017,
On Saturday, 4 March 2017, Kiddy Programs – SEAMEO RETRAC had some handicraft activities for all students to celebrate the International Women’s Day. While students from Kindergartens to Kids 2B merrily colored and decorated the charming posters of flowers, upper-level students from Kids 3A to Youngsters’ skillfully designed crafty cards entitled “Hold in Hand” and wrote sweetest wishes to their
On March 1-2, 2017, Dr. Ho Thanh My Phuong, SEAMEO RETRAC Director, and Dr. Do Thi Hoai Thu, Dean of Division of Education, attended the 5th Annual Conference of STEMCON 2017 which was conducted at the InterContinental Hanoi Westlake, Vietnam. The Conference was conducted, with the theme of “Advancing the future of Vietnam: Inspiring students, makers, educators and entrepreneurs to
SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with Regional English Language Office (RELO) has successfully conducted two training workshops on Innovative Methods in English Language Teaching at universities and colleges in Vietnam for 56 lecturers of English in pedagogy from February 21st to 25th, 2017. The training workshops were delivered by Prof. Dr. Dilin Liu, Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of English from University