PUTRAJAYA: Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik will chair the 50th Conference of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (Seameo) from tomorrow to July 25 at Sunway Resort Hotel Spa, Bandar Sunway, Selangor.
The Education Ministry in a statement today said the four-day conference would be attended by education ministers, government officials and official representatives from all 11 Seameo member states, affiliated member states, affiliates, regional Seameo centres and strategic partners.
“In this conference, Seameo will highlight the change of education landscape issue in support of economic and social development.
“This conference also offers an open forum to discuss strategic direction based on Seameo’s seven priority areas in line with the perspectives and issues of the international education community, particularly in the Southeast Asian region,” said the statement.
The conference also seeks closer cooperation in education among Southeast Asian countries and beyond.
Education ministers are expected to discuss setting priorities for Seameo post 2020 through the Seameo 2021-2030 strategic plan.
Seameo, headquartered in Bangkok and established in November 1965, promotes cooperation in education, science and culture in Southeast Asia.
Since its inception, education ministers have been meeting annually to discuss the achievements of 26 Seameo regional centres covering financial reporting and current activity implementation as well as confirming future activity planning.
Beginning in 2013, the Seameo conference has been held on a bi-annual basis and is organised by member countries on a rotational basis.
The member countries are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. - Bernama