The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), in collaboration with the British Council and Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST), will hold the SEAMEO Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, on 21-22 October 2014.
The theme for the 2014 SEAMEO Congress is ‘Southeast Asia in Transition: Re-thinking Education, Science and Culture for Regional Integration’.
The theme aims to:
- Draw from academic, industry and international experiences on realistic, implementable education and human resource development (HRD) policies and practices to bridge the skills gap in Southeast Asia.
- Trigger further investigations on education policy and capacity-building issues relevant for integration and cooperation in Southeast Asia.
- Give impetus for the establishment and renewing of cooperation among education institutions, industry and regional/international organizations in the advancement of human resource development in the region.
The SEAMEO Congress will bring together a diverse set of actors from government organizations, education institutions, industry and business sector, international and regional organizations and non-governmental organizations to discuss perspectives on how to best shape education and human resource development policies and practices for regional integration in Southeast Asia.
All inputs from key discussions and recommendations during the 2-day conference will be synthesized into a list of general recommendations on how the region can re-think and re-shape education in Southeast Asia to be responsive to the region's goal of development and integration