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International Training Course in Excellence in Leadership and Management in Higher Education
SEAMEO RETRAC organized the international training course in excellence in leadership and management in higher education from February 17 to 21, 2014, for 36 educational leaders and administrators from colleges and universities in Lao PDR, Cambodia and Vietnam. The purpose of the course was to enhance leaders and administrators’ educational leadership and management skills in higher education as well as
Training Workshop on Managing and Motivating People
On February 19, 2014, SEAMEO RETRAC organized the training workshop for the Center professional staff on “Managing and Motivating People”. The training workshop was facilitated by Prof. Dr. Morell D. Boone from Eastern Michigan University, the United States. The training workshop was centered on providing participants with in-depth knowledge, skills and techniques in managing and motivating people.
The Visit of the Delegation of High Officials from the Lao PDR Ministry of Education and Sports
On December 28, 2013, the delegation of high officials from the Lao PDR Ministry of Education and Sports, headed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Khamphai Sisavanh, Director of Suphanuvong University paid their visit to SEAMEO RETRAC. The purpose of this visit was to learn about the Center activities and pave the way for further bilateral collaboration. On this occasion, the delegation
Training Workshop on “Creative and Critical Thinking”
December 18-19, 2013, SEAMEO RETRAC organized the training workshop on “Creative and Critical Thinking” at its premises. The training was facilitated by Dr. Malcolm H. Field from Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan. The workshop employed a wide range of approaches to fostering creative and critical thinking teaching and learning. The workshop aimed to help participants to recognize ways to improve their
Training Workshop on “Digital Age in Teaching and Learning”
On December 17 to 19, 2013, SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with SEAMEO SEAMOLEC (Indonesia) organized training courses for academic staff of universities and colleges with the purpose of improving the application of information and communication technology in teaching. The training was facilitated by SEAMEO SEAMOLEC resource persons. The training helped guide teachers to use Edmodo to create online classes and
Training Workshops for English Oral and Written Examiners and Test Organizers
At the invitation from the Vietnam’s National Foreign Languages 2020 Project (NFL 2020 Project), six staff and teachers from SEAMEO RETRAC, headed by Ms. Trinh Thi Hoa My, Dean of Division of Foreign Studies, attended the training workshops for Oral and Written Examiners and Test Organizers at The University of Languages and International Studies (ULIS) from December 11 to 18,
Training Course in “Capacity Building in Educational Leadership and Management” (Project 2020)
SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with the National Foreign Languages 2020 Project is conducting the training workshop in “Capacity Building in Educational Leadership and Management” from November 21 to December 17, 2013. Participants of the training course include leaders and core-managers from regional foreign language centers and potential institutions under NFLP 2020 in Vietnam. The training workshop is facilitated by highly
Seminar on Shadow Education: Private Supplementary Tutoring and Its Implications in Asia
On December 16, 2013, SEAMEO RETRAC hosted the Seminar on Shadow Education: Private Supplementary Tutoring and Its Implications in Asia. Prof. Mark Bray, Chair of Comparative Education of UNESCO and Dr. Ora Kwo from Faculty of Education, Hong Kong University were presenters and facilitators of the seminar which attracted about 60 educational managers, teachers and graduate students from a variety
Opening Ceremony of the English Training Courses for Secondary and Primary School Teachers of English in Vinh Long Province
The English training courses for 140 secondary and primary school teachers of English, jointly conducted by SEAMEO RETRAC and Vinh Long Department of Education and Training (DOET), started on September 21, 2013 in Vinh Long province. This course aims at helping secondary and primary school teachers of English improve their English language proficiency for the English proficiency language test. It
Training Workshop on How to Use Family and Friends Series Effectively
On December 11, 2013, SEAMEO RETRAC, in co-operation with Oxford University Press, organized a training workshop on how to use Family and Friends series effectively with the participation of more than 30 expatriate and Vietnamese instructors currently teaching at the Center. At the workshop, Ms. Bethany Gudgeon, a specialist from Oxford University Press, conducted classroom demonstrations to illustrate the teaching
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