Regional Training Course on “Capacity Building in Higher Education Leadership and Management” for Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines and Vietnam

From December 15-23, 2022, SEAMEO RETRAC conducted a virtual regional training course on “Capacity Building in Higher Education Leadership and Management” for more than 30 educational leaders and administrators of higher education institutions in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, and Vietnam. 

This course aimed at equipping participants with updated knowledge and necessary skills in leadership and management practices in higher education as well as giving them opportunities to share their experience with other participants and trainers. Topics of discussion covered at the training course consisted of (1) Innovative educational leadership and management in times of crisis, (2) Leading change and improvement in higher education, (3) Assessment of student learning, and (4) Curriculum design and evaluation.

The regional training course was conducted in 2 virtual phases on SEAMEO RETRAC’s Moodle site and Zoom platform. During phase 1 from December 15-16, 2022, participants joined the lecture series on the Zoom platform within 02 days. In phase 2 from December 19-23, 2022, participants accessed the SEAMEO RETRAC’s Moodle site to get instructional materials, reply to questions in forum discussions, and complete assignments.

The training course is one of the key activities annually carried out by SEAMEO RETRAC to support countries in Southeast Asia, especially Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam, in strengthening the leadership and managerial capacity of schools’ leaders.