Recent Events

29
Apr

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

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14
Apr

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

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13
Apr

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

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3
Apr

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,

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17
Mar

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

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16
Mar

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

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6
Jan

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

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23
Dec

International Conference on Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science Subjects in English

On December 02, 2011, SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with National Foreign Language Project 2020 – Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) conducted the International Conference on Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science Subjects in English for more than 180 educators, teachers, researchers, educational administrators and leaders from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The conference provided a forum for participants to discuss

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2
Dec

International Conference on Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science Subjects in English

On December 02, 2011, SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with National Foreign Language Project 2020 – Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) conducted the International Conference on Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science Subjects in English for more than 180 educators, teachers, researchers, educational administrators and leaders from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The conference provided a forum for participants to discuss

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18
Nov

Japan Education Fair

Japan Education Fair co-organized by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and SEAMEO RETRAC was held at the Center’s premises on November 17, 2011. 14 well-known universities in Japan and more than 300 participants attended the fair.