From 25 to 26 April 2016, the 6th Annual Forum for High Officials of Basic Education of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Member Countries and Associate Members was held in Bandung, Indonesia. More than 40 participants, including Dr. Gatot Hari Priowirjanto, Secretary-General of SEAMEO, Mr. Didik Suhardi, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, high officials from the Ministries of 11 SEAMEO Member Countries, principals of relevant centres of SEAMEO, and representatives from Associate Members, participated in the forum. Secretary-General H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) was also invited to deliver a speech.
The theme of the Forum was “21st Century Curriculum”. The participants exchanged views and shared their experience to seek common opportunities, address challenges, and establish future directions.
Secretary-General Yang in her remarks said that ASEAN-China relations had developed rapidly with substantial achievements. She elaborated on ACC’s efforts to promote functional cooperation between the two sides. ACC had established platforms such as Southeast Asia-China Education Research Network, the ASEAN-China Chinese Language and Culture Base, ASEAN-China Network for Cooperation and Exchanges among Engineering and Technological Universities and ASEAN-China Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Network to meet the demands of education development of both sides, and efficiently promote educational exchange and cooperation. She noted that 2016 marked the 25th Anniversary of ASEAN-China dialogue relations and the Year of ASEAN-China Educational Exchange, and ACC had been actively organizing a number of activities, such as ASEAN-China Youth Summer Camp, Beijing ASEAN Students’ Games 2016, ASEAN Students New Year’s Gala under four flagship projects in education. ACC would continue to make unremitting efforts to realize the "Double 100,000 Student Mobility Goal" proposed by the Leaders of ASEAN and China, to strengthen youth communication and friendship between both sides. She also noted that it was the first time for ACC to attend the Annual Forum, and she was confident that the participation of ACC would play an important role in promoting ASEAN-China basic education cooperation in the future.
At the Closing Ceremony, SEAMEO Secretariat summarized the Forum, and developed the Blueprint for future work. Ms. Suharti, Director General of Department of Planning and International Cooperation of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia, delivered closing remarks. She appreciated the active participation of all representatives and said that the successful Forum provided a solid foundation for the development of Southeast Asian basic education.
The 7th Annual Forum for High Officials of Basic Education of SEAMEO Member Countries and Associate Members will be held in Lao PDR in 2017.
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