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Introducing Interactive Smart Board
SEAMEO RETRAC, July 17, held a training session on “Building an Interactive Smart Board (ISB) at low cost”. ISB has been introduced to the public since 1991, but mainly used in specialized classrooms due to the high cost of equipment and technology. By utilizing ISB, teachers and learners can directly interact on the screen to enhance the visual effect for
Closing Ceremony of Pre-Departure Training Course for the Government Scholarship Recipients – Program 322
The annual pre-departure training program was held at SEAMEO RETRAC from June 22 to August 28. Enrolling the program were 70 participants from institutions of higher education in Ho Chi Minh City and other central and southern provinces. This program was initiated for the government scholarship recipients who are required to improve their iBT-TOEFL and IELTS scores as well as
Pre-departure Training for the Government Scholarship Recipients – Program 322
The annual pre-departure training courses began at SEAMEO RETRAC on June 22 and will last for 3 months. Participants, recipients of the government scholarships for overseas studies, will be provided with intensive English language training and other related academic skills for their overseas studies. About eighty candidates from the central to southern provinces of Vietnam have enrolled for the courses.
Summer Programs
Summer Fun is a special summer program run by SEAMEO RETRAC to create a language learning and playing ground for children aged from 7 to 15. Summer Fun 2009 in July attracted the participation of about 170 kids and teenagers. Core teachers were young, energetic and enthusiastic native English speakers who worked closely with Vietnamese co-teachers to create interesting and
Summer Fun 2009
Summer Fun is an extra-curricular English program for children held every summer by Kiddy Programs- SEAMEO RETRAC. This program has been successfully implemented in Vietnam since 2006, which is highly appreciated in terms of usefulness and effectiveness. All experienced teachers are English native speakers. The curriculum is designed in accordance with the children’s levels and tastes. The program focuses on
International Training Course in “Enhancing Training Quality in Higher Education”
From May 25-30 of 2009, SEAMEO RETRAC offered an international training course in educational management, namely “Enhance Training Quality in Higher Education,” for twenty seven educational administrators from different universities and colleges in Lao PDR, Cambodia and Vietnam. The course focused on quality assurance and application of the credit system in higher education, assessing faculty work, curriculum design and assessment,
TRAINING COURSE ON SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FOR HIGHSCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN TAY NGUYEN AREA
From April 21-23, 2009, SEAMEO RETRAC, with the cooperation of Tay Nguyen University, offered a training course on school leadership and management for 33 high school principals and vice principals from Dak Nong, Gia Lai and Kon Tum. provinces. The course aimed (1) to improve school leadership and management skills for high school leaders and (2) to engage experience sharing
Workshop on “Leadership and pedagogical change for sustainable education”
On May 5, 2009 SEAMEO RETRAC conducted a workshop on “Leadership and pedagogical change for sustainable education” for fifty university lecturers and administrators from Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces. The presentation addressed the issues of pedagogical trends and practices in the 21st century, Especially theintegration web-based applications, LMS, hand-held devices in teaching and learning along with a number
TRAINING COURSE FOR AFGHAN EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AND ADMINISTRATORS
From February 23 to March 15, 2009, twenty three leaders and administrators from 16 higher education institutions and the Ministry of Higher Education in Afghanistan attended a training course on educational management at SEAMEO RETRAC. Topics covered in the training course included student services, registrar system, academic regulations, admission system and process, grading system, etc. The training course employed a
The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for English Language Education
Dr. Do Huy Thinh and Mr. Than Trong Minh joined a few senior MOET officers and key university administrators at a roundtable discussion on “the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Language Education” held in Hanoi on December 9, 2008, at the invitation of the British Council in Vietnam and Cambridge ESOL. The roundtable emphasized the need to raise
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.
