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7th Evaluation Meeting: Pre-Service Student Teacher Exchange in Southeast Asia

(SEA-Teacher Project)

Date: 28-29 March 2019

Venue: Grand Alora Hotel
Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia

GENERAL INFORMATION NOTE

1. Background Information

In October 2014, the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education through the SEAMEO Council
has issued seven priority areas for SEAMEO to work together to improve the quality of education
in Southeast Asia. “Revitalizing Teacher Education” is one of the priority areas in achieving
quality education in the region. In order to fulfill this mandate, SEAMEO Secretariat has embarked
on a project titled “Pre-Service Student Teacher Exchange in Southeast Asia (SEA-Teacher
Project)”.

The project is mainly for the pre-service student teachers whose major are in math, science,
English and pre-school to have the opportunity to conduct their practicum within Southeast Asian
countries. The practicum period is for one month. The students’ roles and responsibilities are
assigned weekly during the one-month period (observe, assist in teaching, teach and reflect). The
host universities will select the schools for the pre-service student teachers and provide mentors to
supervise and monitor the students throughout the practicum period. The project is based on the
cost sharing basis.

Objectives of the Project

1. To enable pre-service student teachers to develop their teaching skills and pedagogy.
2. To encourage the pre-service student teachers to practise their English skills.
3. To allow the pre-service student teachers to gain a broader regional and world view.
4. To expose future teachers to diverse teaching and learning situations and opportunities, and
the value of flexibility.

Below are the activities and timeline of the project.

Participating Participating Participating

No. Activities Timeline
Universities Students Countries
Inception Meeting 9 Indonesia
1 (Jarkarta, 9 Oct 2015 1 - Thailand
Indonesia) 1 Vietnam
1 12 Indonesia
2 1st batch 20 Jan-18 Feb 2016
1 10 Thailand
1st Evaluation 5
Thailand
Meeting 10
3 26-27 Feb 2016 - Indonesia
(Pathumthani,
2 Philippines
Thailand)
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Participating Participating Participating

No. Activities Timeline
Universities Students Countries
10 56 Indonesia
nd
4 2 batch 17 Jul-15 Aug 2016 2 5 Philippines
5 40 Thailand
2nd Evaluation 15 Indonesia
Meeting 7 Philippines
5 8-9 Oct 2016 -
(Yogyakarta, 9 Thailand
Indonesia) 1 Malaysia
11 89 Indonesia
rd
6 3 batch 15 Jan-13 Feb 2017 7 26 Philippines
9 81 Thailand
1 Cambodia
3rd Evaluation 17 Indonesia
Meeting 1 Malaysia
7 28-29 Mar 2017 -
(Cebu City, 1 Myanmar
Philippines) 16 Philippines
11 Thailand
19 132 Indonesia
th
8 4 batch 7 Aug-5 Sep 2017 11 52 Philippines
11 81 Thailand
29 Indonesia
4th Evaluation
Meeting 1 Malaysia
9 9-10 Oct 2017 -
(Chiang Mai, 15 Philippines
Thailand) 22 Thailand
1 Vietnam
26 168 Indonesia
10 5th batch 22 Jan-18 Feb 2018 19 109 Philippines
12 66 Thailand
1 Cambodia
52 Indonesia
th
5 Evaluation 14 Philippines
11 Meeting 3-4 Apr 2018 -
(Palu, Indonesia) 1 Malaysia
9 Thailand
1 Singapore
45 207 Indonesia
1 Aug-10 Sep 2018 1 3 Malaysia
12 6th batch
(30 days) 20 133 Philippines
13 84 Thailand

6th Evaluation 1 Cambodia

Meeting 28 Indonesia
13 16-17 Oct 2018 -
(Pangasinan, 1 Malaysia
Philippines)
41 Philippines

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Participating Participating Participating

No. Activities Timeline
Universities Students Countries
6th Evaluation
Meeting
13 16-17 Oct 2018 4 - Thailand
(Pangasinan,
Philippines)
38 229 Indonesia
7 Jan-15 Feb 2019
14 7th batch 34 209 Philippines
(30 days)
12 83 Thailand
7th Evaluation
15 Meeting 28-29 Mar 2019 N/A N/A N/A
(Kedah, Malaysia)

Following the completion of the 7th batch of the Pre-Service Student Teacher Exchange in
Southeast Asia (SEA-Teacher Project), an evaluation meeting will be held in Alor Setar, Kedah,
Malaysia from 28th to 29th March 2019 similar to the previous batches. This is to ensure that
important lessons learnt can be shared with the existing and future participating universities for
future improvement.

2. Objectives of the 7th Evaluation Meeting

1. To review and evaluate the implementation of the 7th batch of pre-service student teacher
exchange taking into account best practices and lessons learnt.
2. To discuss and plan for the 8th batch of pre-service student exchange.

3. Participants

1. Representatives from 84 participating universities in the 7th batch

2. Representatives from Teacher Education Institutes in Southeast Asia

4. Expected Outcomes

1. Experiences and lessons learned from the 7th batch are shared for future improvement.
2. Letter of Agreement of the 8th batch will be signed.

5. Tentative Meeting Programme

Wednesday 27 Mar 2019 Arrival of participants and check in at Grand Alora Hotel

Evaluation Meeting of 7th Batch of Pre-Service Student Teacher Exchange in

Thursday 28 Mar 2019
Southeast Asia (SEA-Teacher Project) at Grand Alora Hotel

0800 – 0830 hrs Registration

SEAMEO Song
0830 – 0900 hrs
SEAMEO Colours

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Cultural Performance
Opening Ceremony
● Welcome Remarks by Prof Dr Ahmad Bashawir Bin Hj Abdul Ghani,
0900 – 0930 hrs Vice Chancellor of Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
● Opening Remarks by Dr Gatot Hari Priowirjanto, Director of SEAMEO
Secretariat

0930 - 1000 hrs Group Photo Session

1000 - 1030 hrs Coffee/tea break

Session 1: Overview of the SEA-Teacher Project and programme evaluation of
1030 - 1200 hrs
7th batch by Ms Anti Rismayanti, Programme Officer, SEAMEO Secretariat
1200 - 1300 hrs Lunch break

1300 - 1500 hrs Session 2: Discussion on collaboration of 8th batch

1500 - 1530 hrs Coffee/tea break

1530 - 1730 hrs Session 2 (Continued):

Discussion on collaboration of 8th batch
Session 3:
1730 - 1800 hrs
Wrapping up & Next Steps
Signing Agreement Ceremony
Friday 29 March 2019

0800 - 1600 hrs Cultural visit to Penang (Optional)

Departure of participants

6. Correspondence
For further information or any enquiries, please contact any of the following staff:

Dr Mohamad Farhan Mohamad Mohsin

Deputy Dean, Student Development & Alumni
College of Arts and Sciences
Universiti Utara Malaysia
O6010, UUM Sintok, Kedah Malaysia
Contact No: +604-9285302 / +612-477 3435
E-mail: farhan@uum.edu.my

Ms Pitchayawadi Arreenich
SEA-Teacher Project Coordinator
SEAMEO Secretariat
Tel: +66 9 8236 4535
E-mail: seateacher@seameo.org

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