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 |
| Proceedings |
| Appendices |
Appendix
4.3.2 |
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Statement by |
| Bismillahirrahmanirrahim |
| His Excellency
Chairperson of the 41st SEAMEO Council Conference, His Excellency Vice Chairperson, Excellencies Fellow Ministers, Associate Members of SEAMEO, High Officials, Affiliate Members, Representative of the ASEAN Secretariat, SEAMEO Secretariat Director, Centre Directors and Network Coordinators, Distinguished delegates and observers, Ladies and Gentlemen, |
| Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh |
| A very good morning to everyone. |
Brunei
Darussalam would like to express a very warm welcome to Timor-Leste
as the 11th Member Country of SEAMEO. |
I
would like to express my profound gratitude to the Government of
the Republic of Singapore for the very warm welcome and gracious
hospitality extended to me and my delegation. I should congratulate
the Singapore Ministry of Education for an excellent organisation
of this Conference. |
I
also wish to record my highest appreciation to the SEAMEO Secretariat,
Directors and Coordinators as well as staff of the SEAMEO Regional
Centres and Networks for their relentless hard work and wholehearted
enthusiasm that was instrumental for the Organisation’s and
its units’ achievement and development. |
| Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, |
Southeast
Asian countries face many global challenges, in an economic landscape
that is constantly changing. To compete and survive, we need to
be prepared and continuously transform ourselves to overcome these
new challenges. Education, particularly lifelong learning, and regional
cooperation in training and enhancing the quality of education is
a way forward in maintaining our edge in this global competition.
As such we need to make sure that our education policies will continue
to be relevant and keep pace with a rapidly evolving environment. |
For
more than 40 years, SEAMEO has done extremely well in transforming
itself into an organisation that promotes education excellence with
the establishment of its specialised regional centres and units.
The varieties of programmes offered at its Regional Centres and
Networks are impressive and instrumental in transforming SEAMEO
into an important and prominent regional organisation with established
links with many international agencies. |
We,
therefore, call upon all SEAMEO Centres and Networks to remain committed
in their roles as institutions of research and training, recognised
for their high quality and delivery of programmes that are relevant
to the needs of Member Countries. |
We
recognise that each Member Country of SEAMEO has its own unique
system of education. Despite such differences, we should continue
to work together in the formulation of strategic measures needed
to plan, implement and assess initiatives that are beneficial to
all member states. This makes for a stronger and more robust SEAMEO. |
| Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, |
I
feel it is important for the Organisation to continue its efforts
in promoting Quality Education in the region. The success of SEAMEO
QEE (Quality and Equity in Education) Project depends very much
on the support of each member country. In Brunei Darussalam, we
have a yearly national level sharing session presentation by nearly
all government secondary schools. I am pleased to note that participation
has been very enthusiastic. |
| Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, |
In
conclusion, I believe SEAMEO has been an effective agent of collaborative
regional and change in education and human resources development.
As an agent of change it has, to a great extent, managed to have
an impact on the educational landmarks and perspectives in our respective
countries. Thus, Brunei Darussalam remains confident in the role
and activities of SEAMEO and will continue to extend its support. |
To
our host, Singapore, once again I would like to express my sincerest
gratitude for the generosity and hospitality extended and congratulations
for the magnificent conduct of the 1st ASED and 41st SEAMEO Council
Conference. |
| Wabillahittaufiq walhidayah wassalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. |
| Thank You. |
