On April 20 – 21, 2023, the training course on “AI Applications in Teaching and Research – Module 1” was organized at SEAMEO RETRAC’s premises for lecturers and academic staff from various universities and colleges in Ho Chi Minh City and nearby provinces. The course focused on four main areas: (1) An outline of current AI applications; (2) Commands giving
On April 20, 2023, Dr. Mohd Azlis Sani Md Jalil – Acting Director of SEAMEO Regional Center for Special Educational Needs (SEAMEO SEN), and his officer made a courtesy visit to SEAMEO RETRAC. The meeting aimed at developing relationships among SEAMEO Centers and discussing potential collaborative activities between two Centers. During the meeting, the two parties shared their educational expertise
The MOA Signing Ceremony between SEAMEO RETRAC and LabTech International LTD. was conducted at the Center’s premises on April 06, 2023, with the attendance from the Board of Directors and Senior Staff of SEAMEO RETRAC and General Manager from LabTech – Mr. Brad Ker. The MOA is perceived as the ground for the two parties to cooperate and collaborate in
From January to June 2023, SEAMEO RETRAC organized ten English clubs that welcomed all English learners both inside and outside the Center. The primary goal of the clubs was to create an English-speaking environment for the participants while also providing them with useful knowledge to improve their English language skills. The English clubs covered a variety of topics, including “Lunar
On March 11, 2023, SEAMEO RETRAC organized a sharing session on ‘Integrating AI Tools in Teaching the English Language’ for teachers of English at the Center’s premises. Participating in this session were 15 English teachers. The session was conducted by Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang – Deputy Dean, the Divisions of Foreign Studies, SEAMEO RETRAC. The sharing session served as
The journal article ‘Job Satisfaction of Basic Education Teachers in Vietnam’ by the SEAMEO RETRAC research team, including Dr. Ho Thanh My Phuong, Mr. Tran Phuoc Linh, Ms. Le Thi Thuy Duong and Dr. Anita Clapano-Oblina, has been officially published in the Vietnam Journal of Educational Sciences, Vol 19, No.2, 2023. The article is part of the regional research project
On March 07-09, 2023, with the funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology – Japan (MEXT), SEAMEO RETRAC organized the training course on ‘ICT Applications in Teaching and Assessment of Student Learning’ at the Centre’s premises for 30 participants including lecturers and academic staff of different universities and colleges in Ho Chi Minh City and its
On the 27th and 28th of February 2023, SEAMEO RETRAC organized a training course on ‘ICT Applications in Gamification on Creative Teaching’ for lecturers and academic staff from different universities and colleges in Ho Chi Minh City and its nearby provinces. During the course, the participants were provided with plenty of opportunities to acquire updated knowledge of various innovative tools
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
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