Final
Report: 41st SEAMEO Council Conference
The Swissotel the Stamford
Republic of Singapore
22-23 March 2006
The Swissotel the Stamford
Republic of Singapore
22-23 March 2006
Proceedings
Contents |
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Appendix
4.3.17 |
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Statement
by |
| Dr de Jesús,
Excellencies, Ministers, Distinguished Guests: |
It
is a great honor for me to have the opportunity to represent the
Minister of Education and Science of the Kingdom of Spain, H E María
Jesús San Segundo Gómez de Cadiñanos during
this 41st South East Asia Ministers of Education Council Conference. |
First
of all, I would like to thank on her behalf the South East Asian
Ministers of Education Organization, lead by its General Director,
Honorable Dr Ediberto C de Jesús, and specifically its ten
member countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Laos, the Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand and Singapore, as well
as its 7 Associate Member Countries: Australia, Canada, France,
Germany, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands, for requesting
Spain to become SEAMEO´s 8th Associate Member Country. |
Holding
this conference in Singapore is specially important since this country
is exceptional within the Asian context: deeply committed with Asia´s
future, Singapore has traditionally established excellent relations
with its neighbours and has pioneered the establishment of contacts
and links between Asia and Latin America. |
Spain
has declared its interest in participating in the different programms
and projects SEAMEO implements since we all share SEAMEO´s
essential goal of promoting cooperation in the fields of science,
education and culture among the Southeastern Asian countries helping,
therefore, the promotion of peace and understanding among the nations
using education as the main tool to reach these aims. |
The
Kingdom of Spain wishes as well to become a contributor to reach
these laudable common educational goals by starting some new ventures
that will help promote the Spanish language and culture through
certain specific education projects such as the training of Spanish
teachers who perform their duties within the framework of the educational
system of their own countries, the signing of cooperation agreements
with Spanish institutions in order to promote the establishment
of contacts among experts of SEAMEO Member and Associate Member
Countries by organizing courses, seminaries, joined publications
or forums and the promotion of teacher and student exchange program
in order to provide them with a true multicultural education. |
It
is our wish to officially sign the proclamation of Spain as SEAMEO´s
eighth Associate Member Country as soon as all the legal technicalities
have been overcome so we can start a close working relationship
to implement specific projects of common interest. |
I
would not like to conclude before expressing my warmest and most
sincere gratitude to the organizers, presenters and organizers of
this 41st Conference and to all the presenters and participants
in the hope that this conference will be the right channel to expand
the cooperation among the different Departments of Education of
the member and associate countries in the fields of education, science
and culture as the best means of global development and peace. |
