Recent Events

1
Feb

DFS Faculty Meeting

Division of Foreign Studies (DFS) organized a periodical faculty meeting on February 01, 2013. The meeting aimed to give the faculty an update on the training programs, curricula, textbooks, and issues related to the teachers, to review DFS Academic Activities in 2012 and to propose an action plan for the development of the Division in 2013. The agenda of the

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31
Jan

Training Workshop on “Integrating Creative and Critical Thinking Skills in Our Classrooms”

SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City organized a training workshop on “Integrating Creative and Critical Thinking Skills in Our Classrooms” at the Center’s premises for the professional staff and lecturers of SEAMEO RETRAC and other universities in Ho Chi Minh City on January 31, 2013. The training workshop was facilitated by Dr. Gena

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22
Jan

SEAMEO RETRAC Annual Staff Meeting

SEAMEO RETRAC organized its annual staff meeting for the Center’s entire full-time working staff on January 21, 2013. The purpose of the meeting was to report on the Center’s activities in 2012 and to map out plans for the Center in 2013, to award staff with excellent working performance in 2012, to discuss internal expenditure guidelines in 2013, and nominate

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14
Jan

Closing Ceremony for the Training Course on English Teaching Methodology for Teachers of Long An College of Education

SEAMEO RETRAC conducted a closing ceremony for the training course on “English Language Teaching Methodology” for 27 teachers of English of Long An College of Education on January 13, 2013. The course aimed at updating the participants with the contemporary English language teaching practices and methodology and enhancing their skills on assessment, classroom management as well as learning motivation in

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8
Jan

Training Workshop on “Emerging Influences on the Practice of Program Evaluation”

SEAMEO RETRAC organized a training workshop on “Emerging Influences on the Practice of Program Evaluation” for the Center’s professional staff on January 08, 2013. The training workshop was facilitated by Prof. Dr. Lyn Shulha, Director of the Assessment and Evaluation Group at Queen’s University, Canada.  

8
Dec

English Examiners Training Workshop

On December 3 to 7, 2012 an English examiners training workshop was jointly organized by SEAMEO RETRAC and the Vietnam’s National Foreign Languages 2020 Project (NFL 2020 Project) at the Center’s headquarter, 35 Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Forty six selected lecturers from 5 universities in the southern part of Vietnam and SEAMEO RETRAC participated

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27
Nov

35th SEAMEO High Officials Meeting

On November 27-29, 2012, the SEAMEO Secretariat, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education of Thailand, convened the 35th SEAMEO High Officials Meeting at the Grand Millennium Sukhumvit Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting welcomed more than 130 participants who are high-level education officials from the SEAMEO Member Countries, Associate and Affiliate Members, SEAMEO Centers and strategic partners. Mr. Tran Ba

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24
Nov

Orientation of the Project on Weaving Identities: A Teacher Toolkit towards a Southeast Asian Community

SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with the SEAMEO Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology (SEAMEO INNOTECH), the Philippines organized the Orientation of the Project on Weaving Identities: A Teacher Toolkit towards a Southeast Asian Community on November 23, 2012. The toolkit aimed to promote the Southeast Asian community by providing information and classroom resources. The orientation drew the participation of

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21
Nov

Vietnamese Teachers’ Day

On November 20, 2012, SEAMEO RETRAC organized a ceremony to celebrate the Vietnamese Teachers’ Day at the Center’s premises. Joining this get-together event were the Center teachers and staff. This was an opportunity for the Center to express its gratitude and appreciation to all the teachers and staff who have been working for the development of the Center over the

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8
Nov

Training Workshop on Integrating ICT in Teaching and Learning

SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with SEAMEO Regional Open Learning Center (SEAMEO SEAMOLEC), Indonesia conducted the two-phase training workshop on “Integrating ICT in Teaching and Learning”. The first phase of the program was the online training which was offered through SEAMEO SEAMOLEC’s website for participants who were lecturers, teachers, and IT technicians from professional secondary schools, vocational colleges and universities in

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