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12/08/2013

Hanoi, 22-23 August 2013. The two- day conference held in Centre for Women’s Development, is the result of a cooperation of national education sector partners, including Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), National Institute for Education Management (NIEM), Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences (VNIES), Hanoi National University of Education (HNUE), UNESCO and Non-Governmental Organisations: ChildFund, Oxfam GB, Plan International, Vietnam Coalition For Education For All and the Belgian non-profit VVOB. Vice-Minister Nguyen Vinh Hien will open and close the conference.

The objective of conference is for education sector stakeholders to share lessons learnt and best practices of promoting quality of education and to provide policy recommendations on further enhancement of education quality in Vietnam. Approximately 300 Vietnamese and non-Vietnamese participants will attend this conference.

Among recognized educational experts at the event are keynote speakers Ms. Ushio Miura, Programme Specialist, Education Policy and Reform Unit, UNESCO Bangkok and PhD. Pham Do Nhat Tien, Former Assistant of Minister of Education and Training. They are looking at the future of education: what can we expect after 2015 from a regional perspective, and, from a national perspective, how is Vietnam moving towards a quality education.

This symposium is organised around four themes – students, teachers, managers, parents/communities – that will be introduced by well-known speakers of Ministry of Education and Training, National Institute for Education Management, Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, Hanoi National University of Education. The four themes are addressed consecutively with each three parallel sessions and include discussions to formulate findings and recommendations to contribute to policy.

The conference, which is organised in a spirit of cooperation, will also be the start of more collaborative efforts to improve the quality of education for all towards a learning society.

For more information about the event, please visit the Symposium’s Website (English / Vietnamese) or contact:

Mr. Hoang Duc Minh
Director, Department of Teachers and Educational Administrators
  Ms. Nguyen Phuong Anh
Co-manager, VVOB Vietnam

Ministry of Education and Training

E-mail:hdminh@moet.edu.vn
Tel/Fax: +84 (4) 36231420

 

Flemish Association for Development Cooperation and Technical Assistance

E-mail: phuonganh.n@vvob.be
Tel: +84(4) 37344795
Fax: +84(4) 37347290
Mob: +84 (0) 904 149 298