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The first virtual 51st SEAMEO Council Conference 2021
The Ministry of Education, Singapore in cooperation with the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Secretariat convened the first virtual 51st SEAMEO Council Conference (51st SEAMEC) on June 17, 2021. The virtual conference was attended by more than 200 participants comprising of the Ministers of Education, delegation, and senior education officials from 11 SEAMEO Member Countries, SEAMEO Associate Member
PRESS RELEASE – Proclamation of the Kingdom of Morocco as an Associate Member Country of SEAMEO
The SEAMEO Council has approved and proclaimed the Kingdom of Morocco as an Associate Member Country of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) at the first virtual 51st SEAMEO Council Conference, hosted by the Ministry of Education of Singapore on 17 June 2021. The Kingdom of Morocco, through its representative, Morocco’s Ambassador to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar,
PRESS RELEASE: Singapore hosts the first virtual 51st SEAMEO Council Conference 2021
The Ministry of Education, Singapore in cooperation with the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Secretariat will convene the first virtual 51st SEAMEO Council Conference (51st SEAMEC) on 17 June 2021. The virtual conference shall be attended by more than 200 participants comprising of the Ministers of Education, heads of delegation, and senior education officials from 11 SEAMEO Member
Modular Online Training Program 2021
While responding to the mission of assisting SEAMEO Member Countries in identifying and addressing issues of education, specifically Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam, SEAMEO RETRAC organizes a Modular Online Training Program on Educational Leadership and Management and Soft Skills for school leaders, managers, administrators, and teachers in the region on a monthly basis. The purposes of this training are
The SEAMEO Congress 2021
The SEAMEO Congress 2021 for Education, Science and Culture in Southeast Asia, hosted by Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) and the Ministry of Education of Thailand gathered regional and global leaders and experts virtually on April 28-29, 2021. The Congress with the theme “Transforming Southeast Asian Education, Science and Culture in the Digital Age” featured diverse topics that
Webinar Series on Teaching Methodology for English Teachers in Vietnam titled “Reflecting on Teaching by Thinking, Practicing, and Doing”
On April 13, 2021, SEAMEO RETRAC, in partnership with Regional English Language Office (RELO), US Embassy in Hanoi, held the Opening Ceremony of the webinar series on teaching methodology for English teachers in Vietnam titled “Reflecting on Teaching by Thinking, Practicing, and Doing”. The series of webinars aims to provide 100 English teachers from many provinces in the South of
SEAMEO and BCCIE Partnership Event
SEAMEO Secretariat, in collaboration with the British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE), Canada hosted a partnership event on March 17-18, 2021 to introduce SEAMEO and its regional centers to the international education sectors in British Columbia (BC) including K-12, post-secondary, and language institutions. The objective of this event was to provide an initial platform to explore international partnerships and
Workshop on “Listening Strategies for IELTS”
On Sunday, March 14, 2021, SEAMEO RETRAC successfully held the “Listening Strategies for IELTS” workshop for more than 20 participants in HCMC. At the workshop, Ms. Lori Ann Shea, a Master of Applied Linguistics at Curtin University in Australia with 6 years of teaching experiences and also the workshop’s facilitator, introduced the necessary skills needed for IELTS Listening test as
SEAMEO Centers Policy Research Network (CPRN) Virtual Summit and First Chevron- SEAMEO Research Workshop for Strengthening Regional STEM Education in Southeast Asia
SEAMEO Secretariat convened the SEAMEO CPRN Virtual Summit on March 10, 2021, organized back-to-back with the First Chevron-SEAMEO Research Workshop for Strengthening Regional STEM Education in Southeast Asia on March 11-12, 2021. The consecutive events served as a platform for SEAMEO Centers/Network and partners to update trends on policy research, share ongoing activities with other Centers, and revisit activities plan
Celebrating International Women’s Day
In a series of activities to celebrate the 111th Anniversary of the International Women’s Day and the event “Vietnam Ao dai Week”, a campaign held by Vietnam Central Women’s Union to praise the beauty of Vietnamese women in the traditional dress, SEAMEO RETRAC Labor Union organized a trip to Ao Dai Museum at Long Thuan Ward, District 9, Ho Chi
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.
