The Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) is an
intergovernmental organization of the eleven
Southeast Asian countries, which was formed on 30 November 1965 by the
Kingdom of Laos
The Kingdom of Laos was a landlocked country in Southeast Asia at the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula. It was bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, North Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...
,
Malaysia, the
Philippines,
Singapore,
Thailand and the then
Republic of Vietnam. SEAMEO aims to promote regional cooperation in the fields of education, science and culture. The current SEAMEO Director is Dr. Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela of the
Philippines.
Events
SEAMEO organised the SEAMEO
Mathematics Olympiad, a regional competition for young mathematicians.
Joint programs
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.
The Director of the Regional Centre for Community Education is
Niane Sivongxay
Niane Sivongxay is a zoologist and herpetologist from Laos, who is Director of the South East Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) Regional Centre for Community Education Development and is Assistant Professor of Biology at the Natio ...
.
See also
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SEAMEO RECSAM
The Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics (RECSAM) is a multinational educational corporation headquartered in Penang, Malaysia. It is one of the founding sister centres of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organis ...
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SEAMEO SEARCA (South East Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture)
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SEAMEO SPAFA
The SEAMEO Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts or SPAFA is a Southeast Asian inter-governmental collaboration centre on cultural heritage research and conservation, part of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO ...
* SEAMEO SEN (Regional Centre for Special Educational Needs)
References
Supranational unions
Supraorganizations
Organizations established in 1965
Education in Southeast Asia
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