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PREPARATORY DISCUSSION ON URBAN AGRICULTURE TRAINING FOR CLC EDUCATORS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN VIETNAM

3/12/2018

 
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​The project Urban Agriculture Training for Community Learning Centre Educators and Special Education Teachers in Vietnam was a joint effort among SEAMEO BIOTROP, SEAMEO CELLL and SEAMEO SEN, in cooperation with Nong Lam University, HCMC Vietnam as a partner institution. This collaboration was initially proposed last year in 2017; to futher discuss directions for this collaboration, on 12 March 2018, SEAMEO CELLL, SEAMEO SEN Delegation, and Dr Nguyen Ngoc Thuy, Head, Office of International Cooperation from Nong Lam University held a telemeeting with Dr Jesus Fernandez, SEAMEO BIOTROP’s Deputy Director on preparation for the training. In the meeting, the four parties agreed on responsibilities each should shoulder in terms of the training’s agenda and relevant logistics arrangements. This training is tentatively organised on 24-28 September this year at Nong Lam University.

SEAMEO CELLL PARTICIPATED IN SEAMEO - UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA SYMPOSIUM VI 2018

2/12/2018

 
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On February 11, 2018, the Center for Research on International Cooperation in Educational Development, University of Tsukuba (CRICED) and SEAMEO co-organised the 6th annual SEAMEO - University of Tsukuba Symposium on the theme "Values Education and Global Citizenship: Towards the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals and Progress of Society" with support from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT), in Tokyo campus, University of Tsukuba.

The symposium witnessed the participation of 53 representatives from SEAMEO Centres, University of Tsukuba and other organisations with a total twenty lectures. SEAMEO CELLL contributed to the symposium with a presentation on the concepts and roles of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) and Lifelong Learning (LLL) in equipping future global citizens with necessary skills. The presentation emphasised that GCED should be implemented on a LLL perspective, which has flexibility as one of its most important properties so that GCED can be brought to anyone, by any way, in anywhere, at any time.

The official site of the event which contains photos and full presentations can be found at: http://www.criced.tsukuba.ac.jp/math/seameo/2018/

THE SEMINAR "IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTRES"

12/25/2017

 
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​Ha Noi - On 25 December, 2017, the Department of Continuing Education, Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam organised the seminar "Improving the Performance of Community Learning Centres (CLCs)". The aim of this seminar is to provide policy markers, educators, and CLC managers with a chance to discuss the operation of 11,057 CLCs nationwide as well as learn from other CLC models in neighbouring countries, thus finding solutions to further enhance and develop CLCs in Vietnam.

Taking part in the seminar were 80 participants, including the Directorate and Staff members of the Department of Continuing Education, representatives of the central Vietnam Association for Learning Promotion (VALP), the Centre for Non-formal Education (The Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences - VNIES), SEAMEO CELLL, and representatives of provincial Departments of Education and Training, provincial Sections of Continuing Education, provincial VALP, local CLCs.

The seminar was chaired by Mr Nguyen Cong Hinh - Director General of the Department of Continuing Education. After a speech by Prof Dr Pham Tat Dong - Vice President concurrently the Secretary of VALP in which he emphasised the important role of CLCs in the national education system , SEAMEO CELLL was invited to deliver a presentation about the models of CLCs in the countries of Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Thailand to provide the participants with an overview of CLCs in the region. Based on those models, SEAMEO CELLL also made suggestions on ensuring the sustainable development of CLCs in Vietnam. A subsequent highlight of the event was a discussion where good practices, wholehearted comments and suggestions were shared by the participating managers and educators from the provinces and all opinions were greatly appreciated and carefully taken note of by the organisers.

The one-day seminar concluded with a closing remark by the chairman, in which he sincerely thanked all the participants for their attention and opinions in the event and also for their great effort in bringing education through CLCs to the people.

SEAMEO CELLL TOOK PART IN INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON EDUCATION FOR RURAL TRANSFORMATION IN KUNMING, CHINA

12/22/2017

 
In May 2015, the World Education Forum held in Incheon adopted the Framework for Action Education 2030 with an overarching goal of “ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning for all by 2030”. Rural education, which remains the weak point, is the indispensable part for the goal realization. In September 2015, the United Nations set 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and rural education as a major component and a key area for policy actions has a close linkage with Goal 4 of SDGs.

Within that scope, UNESCO International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education (INRULED), Yunnan Normal University and Yunnan Agricultural University hosted an International Seminar on Education for Rural Transformation in Kunming on 18-22 December, 2017. The seminar brought together 35 education policy-makers, researchers and practitioners from the five Mekong countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam) and Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. In the event, the participants made presentations on various aspects of learning & education for the aim of rural development, shared their views in discussion sessions, and paid a visit to two exemplary sites as good examples of rural transformation in China.

Contributing to the seminar, the representative of SEAMEO CELLL shared the good practices and impact of community learning centres (CLCs) in Vietnam, thus highlighting the important role of these centres in sustainable rural transformation. More importantly, a network of partners has been established, which will pave the way for companionship and future collaboration between centres and countries to further benefit education in remote areas in the region.

INDONESIA FIRST POLICY FORUM ON ADULT LEARNING AND EDUCATION: PROMISES, PROBLEMS AND POSSIBILITIES OF OPEN ONLINE LEARNING

12/20/2017

 
From 18 to 20 December 2017, Indonesia organised its first national policy forum on open online learning for adult learning and education.
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This sizable meeting gathered nearly 150 participants from the education sector and education policy making from in and outside the country.
 
The meeting listened to 15 insightful presentations on open online learning and experience sharing in conducting online courses.  The birth of Web 2.0 and subsequently Web 3.0 has brought online learning to a higher level where direct two-way communication course providers and learner-learner interaction are possible on the webpage. Cloud-based contents and online assessment have made it possible for courses to be available anytime, anywhere.
 
SEAMEO CELLL representatives addressed the meeting in the opening session and delivered a presentation in the plenary session on the role of open online learning as a key promoter of lifelong learning in this digital age.  The presentation emphasised that online learning is the trend of education as it opened up multiple opportunities for learners to access resources, including video lectures, and to form learning groups where newly-learnt knowledge is shared and discussed.
 
Besides, as part of its role in the regional project Towards a Lifelong Learning Agenda in Southeast Asian Countries, which the centre initiated, and in fulfilling its commitment towards UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) in the project, SEAMEO CELLL carried out monitoring task during the meeting.
 
The three-day policy forum concluded with a concrete set of recommendations to be submitted to Indonesia Ministry of Education and Culture for policy making in the following year. They will also be sent to UNESCO Jakarta for support. The meeting also agreed that once the recommendations are reflected in the national education policies, provincial and district policy makers will adapt them to local contexts in ways that comply with the national guidelines while best facilitating the specific learning and education context in each area.
 
The policy forum also witnessed the inspiring inauguration ceremony of 3,000 non-formal education teachers who successfully completed online courses offered by the Centre for Development of Early Childhood Education and Community Education, West Java Province (Jayagiri Centre).
 
Indonesia policy forum was one in a chain of fora of the kind in Southeast Asian countries conducted within the framework of the said regional project. Previously, two others had been conducted in Lao PDR (August 2017) and Cambodia (November 2017). UIL and SEAMEO CELLL are expecting four others to take place in Vietnam, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and the Philippines early next year. 
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