Deputy Minister Bui Van Ga’s Visit to SEAMEO RETRAC
On March 30, 2011, Deputy Minister Bui Van Ga paid a visit to SEAMEO RETRAC. He congratulated on the Center’s work for Vietnam as well as for the region. He also suggested the Center be actively involved in becoming an accreditation agency for higher and vocational/technical education in Vietnam; collaborating with foreign institutions in offering quality Master’s and doctoral programs
Training Workshop on Supertots Teaching Techniques
On March 25, 2011, SEAMEO RETRAC, in co-operation with Longman Pearson Education, organized a training workshop on how to use SuperTots series effectively with the participation of 25 expatriate and Vietnamese instructors currently teaching at the Center. At the workshop, Ms. Ronnie Hill, a specialist from Longman Pearson, conducted classroom demonstrations to illustrate the teaching and learning activities using Supertots.
Visit of the SEARCA Delegation
Followed by the Cross Culture Visit Program known as “Summer Outing Getaway 2011”, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) paid a visit to RETRAC on Mar 23, 2011. On this occasion, two sister centres have discussed collaborative possibilities in terms of training and learning activities, especially the Leadership Excellence in Academic Program for
Roundtable on Plagiarism, March 18, 2011
SEAMEO RETRAC, March 18, 2011, hosted the Roundtable on Plagiarism. Presenting at the event were four local and international speakers and 50 researchers, lecturers and graduate students from various institutions in Vietnam. The event aimed at idea and experience sharing on various types of plagiarism in education and research, and possible ways of preventing/avoiding in writing papers.
Excellence for Leaders of Vietnamese High Schools
On March 13, 2011, a closing ceremony was held for the training course on “Excellence for Leaders of Vietnamese High Schools” (March 7-15), with the participation of 30 high school principals and vice principals from disadvantaged provinces in Vietnam. This last training course along with the three previous ones were funded by Belgian Technical Corporation (BTC) for 2010 and 2011.
Conference on Going Global V, Hong Kong, March 9-12, 2011
At the invitation of British Council, Dr. Do Huy Thinh visited Hong Kong to attend Going Global 5 from March 9 – 12, 2011. Also invited was senior officials of MOET and top administrators of some universities and colleges in Vietnam. At the conference, besides joining interesting sessions, Dr. Thinh presented “Institutional differentiation and the roles of vocational/technical colleges in
Study Trip of Students of Le Ngoc Han Primary School to Singapore, March 07-11, 2011
SEAMEO RETRAC organized the study trip for a group of 58 students of Le Ngoc Han Primary School, Ho Chi Minh City, to Singapore from 7 – 11 March, 2011. Students were grouped in different classes to join both indoor and outdoor activities with students from Kong Hwa School and Kanji Primary School. The study trip was successful, especially helping
MOU Signing Ceremony with Hue University College of Foreign Languages
On March 09, 2011, SEAMEO RETRAC signed an MOU with the College of Foreign Languages, Hue University, at the Center. In attendance were leaders and senior staff of the two institutions. The MOU will pave the way for joint activities in training, research, student and faculty exchange, and co-hosting of conferences.
Canada – Vietnam International Mobility and Partnership Forum
On 1 March, 2011, the Canada-Vietnam International Mobility and Partnership Forum were jointly held by SEAMEO RETRAC, the Canadian Association of Community Colleges (CACC) and the Vietnamese Association of Community Colleges (VACC), attracting representatives from 15 Vietnamese colleges and 7 Canadian colleges. The Consul General of Canada, Mr. Audri Tushar Mukhopadhyay, were also present and had opening remarks. The forum
Attending the 3rd workshop on “university self-assessment system for Asean/Southeast Asia
Dr. Ho Thanh My Phuong, Deputy Director of Training and Research participated in the 3rd workshop on “University Self-assessment System for ASEAN/Southeast Asia (USASAS)” in Penang, Malaysia on 26-27 February 2011. The purpose of the workshop was to consolidate the assessment framework used for self assessment in the pilot study at universities in the region including Cambodia, Lao PDR, the
SEAMEO RETRAC directs its efforts on educational issues by undertaking innovative, relevant programs through research, training, consultancy, and staff exchanges and by fostering regional and international partnerships and by engaging in other related activities within and outside the region.
