The Department of Education, Philippines, in collaboration with SEAMEO Secretariat, hosted the 52nd SEAMEO Council Conference in Manila, Philippines, on February 8-10, 2023. The three-day conference marked the start of the two-year term as the SEAMEO Council Presidency of Her Excellency Sara Z Duterte, present Vice-President of the Republic of the Philippines and Secretary of Education. The SEAMEO Council Conference
In response to this current challenging situation of the post-COVID 19 pandemic, the SEAMEO Secretariat, in collaboration with the University of Tsukuba, Japan and supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan, will virtually organise the 11th SEAMEO-University of Tsukuba (UT) Symposium on 20-21-22 February 2023. The theme of the symposium is “Technology and Values-
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
From December 10 to 17, 2022, SEAMEO RETRAC hosted a delegation of 15 undergraduate students and 3 lecturers from Australia’s University of South Australia on their UniSA Study Tour in Vietnam. During their time at SEAMEO RETRAC, UniSA student participants had the opportunity to observe English language classes, as well as prepare and teach their own English language classes with
The Coronavirus has disrupted education all over the world, with more than 1.6 billion learners affected by school closures, and Asia-Pacific is one of the most hit regions. Learning poverty rate – the proportion of children who cannot read a simple text with comprehension by age 10 – has significantly risen in low- and middle-income countries. Learning recovery from different
On December 3-4, 2022, SEAMEO RETRAC organized a training course on “Innovative Teaching Methods, Student Assessment and Evaluation” for about 40 academic and teaching staff of VNUHCM – University of Science at the Center’s premises. The training course was designed to provide participants essential knowledge and skills in making innovations in teaching and learning by (1) applying innovative teaching approaches
On November 28-29, 2022, SEAMEO RETRAC organized a training course on “Innovative Teaching Methods in Higher Education” for 16 academic and teaching staff of Van Lang University and Can Tho University of Medicine-Pharmacy at the Center’s premises. The course focused on providing the participants with essential knowledge and skills in making innovations in teaching and learning by applying innovative teaching
On November 26-27, 2022, SEAMEO RETRAC organized a training course on “Innovative Teaching Methods, Student Assessment and Evaluation” for more than 30 academic and teaching staff of VNU HCM – University of Science at the Center’s premises. The training course was designed to provide participants essential knowledge and skills in making innovations in teaching and learning by (1) applying innovative
In order to equip participants with knowledge of the ICT applications used in test preparation and assessment of students’ learning performance, SEAMEO RETRAC organized a training course on “Information Communication Technologies (ICT) Applications in Student Assessment and Evaluation” on November 24-25, 2022. Participating in the training course were academic and teaching staff of universities, colleges, and related educational institutions in
On November 17-18, 2022, SEAMEO RETRAC held the 13th International Conference on Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) “Breakthroughs in English Language Teaching in the Post-Pandemic” at SEAMEO RETRAC’s premises, in cooperation with Curtin University, Australia. This annual international conference serves as a platform for professionals in the field of English language education to share and discuss research