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Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization

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SEAMEO
Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization
Formation30 November 1965; 59 years ago (1965-11-30)
HeadquartersSEAMEO Secretarirat, Bangkok, Thailand

The Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organization[1] (SEAMEO) is an intergovernmental organization of the eleven Southeast Asian countries, which was formed on 30 November 1965 by the Kingdom of Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and the then Republic of Vietnam.[2] SEAMEO aims to promote regional cooperation in the fields of education, science and culture. The current SEAMEO President is Datuk Dr Habibah Abdul Rahim of the Malaysian.[3]

Membership

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SEAMEO consists of 11 Member Countries, 6 Associate Members, and 8 Affiliate Members.[4]

Member Countries

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  1. Brunei
  2. Cambodia
  3. Indonesia
  4. Lao PDR
  5. Malaysia
  6. Myanmar
  7. Philippines
  8. Singapore
  9. Thailand
  10. Timor-Leste
  11. Vietnam

Associate Members Countries

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  1. Australia
  2. Canada
  3. France
  4. Germany
  5. Morocco
  6. Netherlands
  7. New Zealand
  8. Spain
  9. United Kingdom

Affiliate Members

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  1. Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU)
  2. British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE)
  3. British Council
  4. China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE)
  5. International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
  6. Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN)
  7. The Education University of Hong Kong
  8. University of Tsukuba

SEAMEO Council

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As of 2024, the members of the SEAMEO Council is as follows:[5][6]

Events

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SEAMEO organised the SEAMEO Mathematics Olympiad, a regional competition for young mathematicians.[7]

Joint programs

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In 2014 SEAMEO announced a joint program with the German Government called "Fit For School", the first phase running over 3 years will concentrate on basic hygiene of pre—school and primary school children, improving sanitation facilities and bringing hand-washing and tooth brushing into school.[8]

The Director of the Regional Centre for Community Education is Niane Sivongxay.[9][10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "SEAMEO". Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organization. Archived from the original on 25 January 1999. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. ^ "House of Representatives Committees". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Datuk Dr Habibah Abdul Rahim". 28th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning. Malaysia. November 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  4. ^ "SEAMEO Membership". SEAMEO. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. ^ "SEAMEO Secretariat". www.seameo.org. Archived from the original on 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  6. ^ "SEAMEO Secretariat". www.seameo.org. Archived from the original on 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  7. ^ "37th SEAMEO Council Conference". SEAMEO (press release). 2002. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  8. ^ "Germany offers financing backing for SEAMEO 'Fit for School' project". The Nation. 2014-11-17. Archived from the original on 2015-07-02.
  9. ^ "National University of Laos". Inowasia. Archived from the original on 2024-05-18. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  10. ^ "Laos, Asian ministers approve plan for education development". Vientiane Times. 2021-11-16. Archived from the original on 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  11. ^ "SEAMEO SEN". Retrieved 2022-08-03.


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