Join the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) for the 11th SEAMEO-University of Tsukuba Symposium.
Under Industrial Revolution 4.0 with digital innovation, we have been engaging in Educational Reform to cultivate Students Agency that can contribute to societal changes for global, regional and local welfare and development. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have witnessed in all countries that teachers and schools have gone through a process of transformation from the conservative modes of teaching to the innovative ways by using the technology. At the same time, we have also recognised the limitation of current online system in regards to human character formation and reviewed the significance of the onsite education to develop cognitive and non-cognitive competency for the future. On this background, the theme of symposium was set as ‘Technology and Values- Driven Transformation in Education.”
Therefore, the objectives of the Symposium are to:
Provide a platform to showcase and exchange the best practices from all education levels on Technology and Values-Driven Transformation in Education;
Identify opportunities and challenges faced by education transformation and issues concerned in Southeast Asia and Japan; and
Consolidate the policy recommendations, best practices and ways forward in education transformation.
University presidents, directors, deans, lecturers, educators, specialists, researchers, practitioners, ministry officers, teachers, students, and general public are welcome to participate in the Symposium.
Programme
Watch sessions on YouTube Live.
20 Feb 2023 (1:00-3:35pm BKK)
Opening Ceremony
Dr Caroline Fern Benton, Vice President, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Dr Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela, Director, SEAMEO Secretariat, Thailand
Mr KITAYAMA Koji, Deputy Assistant Minister / Director International Affairs Division, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
HE Ms Sara Zimmerman Dulterte, Vice President and Secretary of Education, Department of Education, Philippines
Policy Discussion: The Digital Transformation of Education: Towards Public Digital Learning
Dr Fengchun Miao, Chief, Unit of Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Education, UNESCO Headquarters, France
Dr Randall Martin, Executive Director, British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE), Canada
Dr Atthaphon Sangkhawasee, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Thailand
Dr Ir Suharti, Secretary-General, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, Indonesia
Building Holistic and Future-Oriented Lifelong Learning Systems
Ms Edith Hammer, Programme Specialist, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, Germany
Mr Khau Huu Phuoc, Research and Training Manager, SEAMEO Regional Centre on Lifelong Learning (SEAMEO CELLL), Vietnam
YBhg Dato’ Hj Pkharuddin Bin Hj Ghazali, Director General of Education Malaysia, UT-JICA-Malaysia Holistic Education Project
Assoc Prof KAWAGUCHI Jun, School of Human Sciences, College of Education University of Tsukuba, Japan
21 Feb 2023 (9:00-11:30am BKK)
Technology and Values-Driven Transformation in K-12 Education
Dr Shah Jahan bin Assanarkutty, Centre Director, SEAMEO Reginal Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics (SEAMEO RECSAM), Malaysia
Dr Wahyudi, Centre Director, SEAMEO Regional Open Learning Centre (SEAMEO SEAMOLEC), Indonesia
Prof Masami Isoda, Director of CRICED, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Dr Dionisio B. Siglos, School Principal IV, La Fillipina National High School, Philippines
Technology and Values-Driven Transformation in STEM and Innovative Vocational Education
Mr Jonathan Ledger, TVET and Chartered Bodies Specialist Digital, Education, Creative, Consumer & Sports Directorate, Department of International Trade, United Kingdom
Prof OKUZAKI Mariko, Professor of General Department, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hakodate College, Japan
Dr Paryono, Deputy Director for Professional Affairs and Research Manager, SEAMEO Regional Centre for Vocational and Technical Education and Training (SEAMEO VOCTECH), Brunei Darussalam
Dr Kritsachai Somsaman, Centre Director, SEAMEO Regional Centre for Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Education (SEAMEO STEM-ED), Thailand
22 Feb 2023 (9:00-11:45am BKK)
Technology and Values-Driven Transformation in Teacher and Higher Education
Dr. J. Prospero E. De Vera III, Chairman, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Philippines
Asst Prof Dr Romyen Kosaikanont, Centre Director, SEAMEO Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (SEAMEO RIHED), Thailand
Prof Ryosuke Ohniwa, Project leader, JV-Campus, Japan Forum for Internationalization of Universities. Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Assoc. Prof. Bundit Thipakorn, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand
Innovative Practices in Technology and Values-Driven Transformation in Education: Learning from Actions
Dr Sean Sturm, Associate Professor, School of Critical Studies in Education, Faculty of Education and Social Work University of Auckland, New Zealand
Ms Fezny Othman, Programme Officer, SEAMEO Regional Centre for Special Educational Needs (SEAMEO SEN), Malaysia
Mr Tan Chee Wee Desmond, Head of Department, Kranji Secondary School, Ministry of Education, Singapore
Drs I Solihin, M. Ag., School Principal, SMA 6 Bandung, Indonesia
Mr TATEMOTO Yoshikazu, Teacher, Senior High School of Sakado, Department of International Education and Program Development, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Mr YOSHIDA Kenichi, Teacher, Senior High School of Sakado, Department of International Education and Program Development, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Way Forwards and Closing Message
Dr Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela, Director, SEAMEO Secretariat, Thailand
Prof Masami Isoda, Director of CRICED, University of Tsukuba, Japan