NEWS
Grant from World Bank to Conduct the Vietnam Blended Learning Program
May 04, 2012, at its representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, the Development Information Center, World Bank, met with the successful organizations that had applied for the World Bank Grant to conduct their activities. SEAMEO RETRAC is honored to be one of the five organizations that are granted funding in 2012. SEAMEO RETRAC’s project aims to train and develop
Study Field Trip for Vietnamese University Administrators to the US
SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with City College of San Francisco, University of Southern California and California State University, Fullerton, organized a study visit for a group of Vietnamese university administrators to the United States from April 16 to 27, 2012. This activity is done annually as part of the cooperation program between SEAMEO RETRAC and American universities. The purpose of
Sponsored Study Field Trip for Students with Excellent Academic Performance to Singapore
SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training sponsored a group of primary school students to an exchange program in Singapore from April 09 to 13, 2012. The sponsorship aimed at needy students from disadvantaged areas of Ho Chi Minh City who have good commands of English, possess excellent academic performance and are actively
International Training Course in “Excellence in Educational Management and Leadership for Higher Education”
From 09 -12 April 2012, SEAMEO RETRAC successfully conducted the international training course in educational management, namely “Excellence in Educational Management and Leadership for Higher Education”. Participants in the training course were 45 educational administrators who are Rectors/Vice Rectors, Directors/Deputy Directors, Deans/ Vice Deans from different universities and colleges in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam. Experienced educational specialists and lecturers
Opening Ceremony of the Training Course on English Language Teaching Methodology
The training course on English language teaching methodology, jointly conducted by the Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and SEAMEO RETRAC, started on April 03, 2012 at the Center. This 2-week training course is organized for 24 English language teachers of People’s Police Colleges and Academies. The course aims at helping participants update the contemporary English language teaching practices and methodology,
Trainer-training Workshop on Life Skills
Three modules of “Trainer-training Workshop on Life Skills” for university/college lecturers, student affairs, youth and students union staff were conducted at SEAMEO RETRAC respectively on December 19-23, 2011, February 06-10 and March 12-16, 2012. The series of workshops aimed to infuse participants with needed life-skill teaching methods, provide guidance on how to design and organize life-skill practices in a comprehensible
International Conference on Going Global, UK
At the invitation of British Council, Dr. Ho Thanh My Phuong, SEAMEO RETRAC Acting Director, visited the United Kingdom to attend the international conference Going Global 2012 from March 13-15, 2012. This year, the conference drew the participation of around 1,500 delegates from over 80 countries, making it the biggest ever forum for higher education leaders. Among them were more
MOU Signing with University of Ballarat, Australia
At the invitation of British Council, Dr. Ho Thanh My Phuong, SEAMEO RETRAC Acting Director, visited the United Kingdom to attend the international conference Going Global 2012 from March 13-15, 2012. This year, the conference drew the participation of around 1,500 delegates from over 80 countries, making it the biggest ever forum for higher education leaders. Among them were more
34th SEAMEO High Officials Meeting
On January 17-19, 2012, the SEAMEO Secretariat, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education of Thailand, convened the 34th SEAMEO High Officials Meeting at the Grand Millennium Sukhumvit Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 137 participants including high-level education officials from 18 countries representing the SEAMEO Member Countries, Associate Members, Affiliate Members, observers and other international organizations such as ASEAN
International Hands-on Workshop on E-learning
SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with Japan’s Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) organized an International Hands-on Workshop on E-learning from January 05 to 06, 2012 at the Center. The workshop was centered on preparing lesson plans for online teaching with learning management system (LMS) and through social networking site. The workshop drew the participation of 54 teachers
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.
