A delegation from School of English, Suranaree University of Technology (SUT), Thailand was invited to facilitate a workshop on “How to conduct classroom research” at SEAMEO RETRAC on May 19, 2009 for  English language teachers from different institutions.

In order to provide new and effective methods of English teaching, SEAMEO RETRAC held  a workshop on “Perspectives in English Language Teaching” on May 16, 2009, presented by Mr. Ward Morrow and Ms. Judy Dillon from ELS Language Centers, USA.

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.

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 annual English training program conducted for candidates (Southern provinces) of the 322 program, Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, will start in June 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.

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.

H.E. Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin Bin Tun Hussein,  Minister of Education, Malaysia cum 43rd SEAMEO Council President, paid a working visit to SEAMEO RETRAC on February 12, 2009 in order to have a better understanding of SEAMEO RETRAC and its activities. H.E. Mr. Minister has urged that there should be further cooperation between SEAMEO RETRAC and institutions in Malaysia.

SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with Thai-based Reed Tradex co-organized "Vietnam International Exhibition for Educational Materials and Professional Training – Worlddidac Vietnam 2008" from 3-5 December 2008 in Hanoi.

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.