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Excellence for Leaders of Vietnamese High Schools
On March 13, 2011, a closing ceremony was held for the training course on “Excellence for Leaders of Vietnamese High Schools” (March 7-15), with the participation of 30 high school principals and vice principals from disadvantaged provinces in Vietnam. This last training course along with the three previous ones were funded by Belgian Technical Corporation (BTC) for 2010 and 2011.
Conference on Going Global V, Hong Kong, March 9-12, 2011
At the invitation of British Council, Dr. Do Huy Thinh visited Hong Kong to attend Going Global 5 from March 9 – 12, 2011. Also invited was senior officials of MOET and top administrators of some universities and colleges in Vietnam. At the conference, besides joining interesting sessions, Dr. Thinh presented “Institutional differentiation and the roles of vocational/technical colleges in
Study Trip of Students of Le Ngoc Han Primary School to Singapore, March 07-11, 2011
SEAMEO RETRAC organized the study trip for a group of 58 students of Le Ngoc Han Primary School, Ho Chi Minh City, to Singapore from 7 – 11 March, 2011. Students were grouped in different classes to join both indoor and outdoor activities with students from Kong Hwa School and Kanji Primary School. The study trip was successful, especially helping
MOU Signing Ceremony with Hue University College of Foreign Languages
On March 09, 2011, SEAMEO RETRAC signed an MOU with the College of Foreign Languages, Hue University, at the Center. In attendance were leaders and senior staff of the two institutions. The MOU will pave the way for joint activities in training, research, student and faculty exchange, and co-hosting of conferences.
Canada – Vietnam International Mobility and Partnership Forum
On 1 March, 2011, the Canada-Vietnam International Mobility and Partnership Forum were jointly held by SEAMEO RETRAC, the Canadian Association of Community Colleges (CACC) and the Vietnamese Association of Community Colleges (VACC), attracting representatives from 15 Vietnamese colleges and 7 Canadian colleges. The Consul General of Canada, Mr. Audri Tushar Mukhopadhyay, were also present and had opening remarks. The forum
Attending the 3rd workshop on “university self-assessment system for Asean/Southeast Asia
Dr. Ho Thanh My Phuong, Deputy Director of Training and Research participated in the 3rd workshop on “University Self-assessment System for ASEAN/Southeast Asia (USASAS)” in Penang, Malaysia on 26-27 February 2011. The purpose of the workshop was to consolidate the assessment framework used for self assessment in the pilot study at universities in the region including Cambodia, Lao PDR, the
The Workshop on Analysis of Cross-Border Higher Education for Regional Integration and Labor Market in East Asia
Dr. Do Huy Thinh attended the workshop co-organized by JICA and SEAMEO RIHED at Pathumwan Princess Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand from 22-24 Feb 2011. The workshop reported some research findings in the 300 leading universities and 1,000 joint programs in ASEAN+5 (Australia, China, Japan, Korea, and New Zealand) as well as opinion and experience exchange in cross-border higher education in the
Study field trip by the Bangladeshi delegation
From February 16 to 24, 2011, SEAMEO RETRAC conducted a study field trip for 14 Bangladeshi high officials, headed by Mr. Md Ebadot Ali, Physical Infrastructure Division, Planning Commission. The purpose of this trip was to understand how the water supply system in Vietnam operates and how the treatment of waste water is executed. The delegation was arranged to visit
APEC-TSUKUBA International Conference V
At the invitation of Tsukuba University, Dr. Dang Van Hung, SEAMEO RETRAC Deputy Director, and Mr. Truong Bao Duy, Program Coordinator, attended APEC-Tsukuba International Conference V in Japan from February 15 to 20, 2011. This conference aimed to study innovations in Lesson Study plans in Mathematics & apply ICT in teaching and learning. The visit helps pave the way for
46th SEAMEO Council conference in Juradong, Brunei Darussalam
The Annual 46th Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Council Conference was held from January 26 – 29, 2011, at the Empire, Juradong, Brunei Darussalam. Attending the conference were more than 200 delegates who are Ministers of Education, High Officials from SEAMEO member countries, affiliate members and international organizations. The delegation from Vietnam joining this event was led by
SEAMEO RETRAC directs its efforts on educational issues by undertaking innovative, relevant programs through research, training, consultancy, and staff exchanges; fostering regional and international partnerships; and engaging in other related activities within and outside the region.
