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British Council as SEAMEO Affiliate Member

The recent 45th SEAMEO Council Conference in Philippines has approved the British Council as a SEAMEO Affiliate Member.

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. Their purpose is to build engagement and trust for the UK through the exchange of knowledge and ideas between people worldwide. With their strong networks in Thailand, they respond to Thailand’s ambition to become a leader in education and creativity through capacity building opportunities for the next generation

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Summer Programs

Summer Programs

Summer Fun is a special summer program run by SEAMEO RETRAC to create a language learning and playing ground for children aged from 7 to 15. Summer Fun 2009 in July attracted the participation of about 170 kids and teenagers.

Core teachers were young, energetic and enthusiastic native English speakers who worked closely with Vietnamese co-teachers to create interesting and relevant learning activities inside the classroom and outdoors as well.

In addition to practicing English for everyday communication, different activities

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Summer Fun 2009

Summer Fun 2009

Summer Fun is an extra-curricular English program for children held every summer by Kiddy Programs- SEAMEO RETRAC. This program has been successfully implemented in Vietnam since 2006, which is highly appreciated in terms of usefulness and effectiveness. All experienced teachers are English native speakers.

The curriculum is designed in accordance with the children’s levels and tastes. The program focuses on helping children improve language skills, cultural awareness, and develop their confidence in daily communication, their creativeness and teamwork spirit. The

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International Training Course in “Enhancing Training Quality in Higher Education”

International Training Course in “Enhancing Training Quality in Higher Education”

From May 25-30 of 2009, SEAMEO RETRAC offered an international training course in educational management, namely “Enhance Training Quality in Higher Education,” for twenty seven educational administrators from different universities and colleges in Lao PDR, Cambodia and Vietnam.
The course focused on quality assurance and application of the credit system in higher education, assessing faculty work, curriculum design and assessment, and assessing student learning achievement. A field trip to two universities in Ho Chi Minh City was held for the …

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A Forum for Students’ Parents

A forum on “How to Help Children Learn English Effectively?” was held at the Center for about 200 RETRAC students’ parents on May 21. Various interesting and relevant
topics about English learning, using new technology in learning English, learning materials for children, and so on were presented and discussed.
Many constructive suggestions to improve the kiddy programs were also given by the parents.…

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TRAINING COURSE ON SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FOR HIGHSCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN TAY NGUYEN AREA

TRAINING COURSE ON SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FOR HIGHSCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN TAY NGUYEN AREA

From April 21-23, 2009, SEAMEO RETRAC, with the cooperation of Tay Nguyen University, offered a training course on school leadership and management for 33 high school principals and vice principals from Dak Nong, Gia Lai and Kon Tum. provinces.

The course aimed (1) to improve school leadership and management skills for high school leaders and (2) to engage experience sharing and networking among the high-school leaders in those three provinces. Strategic Planning and Management, Instructional Leadership and School Leadership and

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TRAINING COURSE FOR AFGHAN EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AND ADMINISTRATORS

TRAINING COURSE FOR AFGHAN EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AND ADMINISTRATORS

From February 23 to March 15, 2009, twenty three leaders and administrators from 16 higher education institutions and the Ministry of Higher Education in Afghanistan attended a training course on educational management at SEAMEO RETRAC.

Topics covered in the training course included student services, registrar system, academic regulations, admission system and process, grading system, etc. The training course employed a variety of teaching methods and the participants were involved in different training activities such as group discussion, experience sharing, group

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The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for English Language Education

Dr. Do Huy Thinh and Mr. Than Trong Minh joined a few senior MOET officers and key university administrators at a roundtable discussion on “the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Language Education” held in Hanoi on December 9, 2008, at the invitation of the British Council in Vietnam and Cambridge ESOL.

The roundtable emphasized the need to raise awareness of CEFR in Vietnam, and a more urgent task to develop for all levels of education in Vietnam a

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Worlddidac 2008

Worlddidac 2008

SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with Thai-based Reed Tradex co-organized “Vietnam International Exhibition for Educational Materials and Professional Training – Worlddidac Vietnam 2008” from 3-5 December 2008 in Hanoi.
This Worlddidac exhibition gains its worldwide reputation through its professional activities and networking and was for the first time held in Vietnam.  There were more than 120 educational material and equipment manufacturers from 20 countries worldwide having their products displayed at the exhibition. This was an excellent opportunity for administrators, educators, teachers, …

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Educational Leadership and Management Courses

Like in the previous year, in 2008, SEAMEO RETRAC, with the sponsorship of Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC), conducted two training courses on educational management named “Excellence for Leaders of Vietnamese High Schools”.
These two courses took place at SEAMEO RETRAC from 01 to 11 and from 12 to 22 October respectively. These courses were designed for 60 high school principals, especially for those who are females and come from underprivileged areas across Vietnam. Topics discussed include strategic planning, instructional leadership, …

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