A COURTESY MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL EDUCATION OF INDONESIA

S E A M O L E C A n n u a l R e p o r t J u l y 2 0 0 4 – June 2005 3 4

C. COURTESY VISIT OF SEAMEO COUNCIL PRESIDENT

S E A M E O C ou n ci l Pr e si d en t , H. E . P eh i n O ran g K a y a Lai l a D at o H aj i A b d u l A z i z U m a r, t h e Mi n i st e r of Ed u c at i on o f B ru n ei Da ru s sal am p ai d a vi si t t o S EA M OL E C, J a ka rt a, on 2 3 N o v em b e r 2 0 0 4 . Hi s E xc el l en cy wa s a c c o m p an i e d b y t h e Di r ec t o r o f P R In t e rn a t i on al Co o p er at i on of Mi n i st ry of N at i on al Ed u c at i on o f In d on e si a M O N E an d S E A M E O D e s k st af f . A ft e r S E A M O L EC Di r e ct o r wh o r ep r e s e n t ed b y D r . A n u n g Ha r y on o S EA M O L E C D ep u t y Di r e ct o r g a v e a b ri e f d es c ci p t i on a b o u t S E A M O L EC , Hi s E x c el l en c y d el i ve r ed s om e sp e e ch i n t h e w el co m e c e r em on y. Th e Di r e ct o r o f Pu s t ek k om S EA M O L E C h o st i n st i t u t i on i n vi t ed h i m t o h a v e a t ou r on t h e m e d i a p r o d u c t i on f aci l i ti e s an d t h e n e wl y p r og r am on E d u ca t i on T el e vi si on T el e vi si E d u k a si st u d i o.

D. COURTESY VISIT OF SEAMEO SECRETARIAT DIRECTOR

On Ma r ch 2 0 0 5 , S E A M E O S e c r et ari at Di r e ct o r, M r . Ed i l b e rt o d e J e su s vi si t ed S E A M O L EC . Th e ai m o f h i s vi si t i s h i s i n t r od u ct i on a s t h e n ew S E A M E O S e c r et a ri at Di r ec t o r c on t i n u i n g h i s p r ed e c e s so r , M r . A ri e f S . S ad i m an . Mr . Ed i l b e rt o d e J e su s e xp l ai n ed t h e h i g h l i g h t o f t h e 4 0 t h S EA M E O Co u n ci l C on f er en c e i n Han oi , V i et n am on 1 4 - 1 8 M a rch 2 0 0 5 . A m on g t h em , t h e r e a r e t h r e e i n t e r e st i n g i ssu e s t o b e e xp o s ed , t h ey a r e S EA M E O R e g i on al W o rk sh op on V al u e - b as e d W at e r Ed u c at i on , S EA M E O R eg i on al C o op e rat i on on Qu al i t y an d Eq u i t y i n E d u cat i on i n S E A M E O M em b er C o u n t ri e s , an d t h e i s s u e on t h e ai d f o r t h e P ost - T su n am i r e c o v e r y p r og r am s. S E A M O L E C A n n u a l R e p o r t J u l y 2 0 0 4 – June 2005 3 5

E. STAFF DEVELOPMENT

In fa ci n g t h e g l ob al i z ed e ra i n wh i ch co m p et i t i on wi l l b e co m e t i g h t e r an d t i g h t e r, S EA M O L EC p ri o ri t i z es t h e q u al i t y i m p r ov e m en t o f i t s t a ff . Th e r ef o r e S EA M O L E C k e ep s on en h an ci n g st a f f d e v el op m en t . Th e e v en t s p r og ra m s p a rt i ci p at ed b y S E A M O L EC st af f s a r e as f ol l ow s:

1. Online Course on e-Authors and e -Administr ator s for iAula

Platform 5 – 24 September 2004 Th i s on l i n e c ou r s e h as p ro vi d ed b y U n i ve r si t y o f Ob e rt a d e Cat al u n y a U OC , S p ai n a s a p a rt of t h e CA E e - L ea rn P r o j e ct i n p r ep a ri n g f o r p i l ot i n g vi rt u al m o d el . Th i s c ou r s e c on si st ed o f t h e o ry an d p r act i c e on e w e ek , 5 - 1 0 S e p t em b e r 2 0 0 4 , a n d c on su l t at i on t w o w ee k s , 1 2 - 2 4 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 4 . Th e y w e r e as si st ed b y M r. S e r g i V en t an i l l a, e xp e r t f r om U O C a s a fa ci l i t at or . Th e r e w e re 3 t h r e e S EA M OL E C st a f f p a r t i ci p at e d on t h e on l i n e c ou rs e M r . A b u b ak ar A l at a s , M r . Ti m b u l Pa rd ed e , an d Ms . A n t i R i sm a yan t i . Th e i n st ru ct o r wa s Mr . S e rg i V en t an i l l a fr o m U OC . Th e t rai n i n g w a s c o n d u ct e d on 6 – 9 S ep t em b e r 2 0 0 4 .

2. Workshop on Managing the Integration o f Cultu re into Development Programs

Ms . A u l i a D . P al u p i S EA M O L E C A d m i n i s t ra t i on Of fi c e r t o b e on e of the participants at the workshop on “Managing the Integration of Culture into Development Programs” held by SEAMEO SPAFA, Ban g k ok , f r o m 3 0 A u g u st u p t o 3 S ep t e m b e r 2 0 0 4 . Th e w o r k sh op t e ac h e s t h e m h o w t o b e i n t e r ac t i ve wi t h p e op l e f r om d i ff e r en t c ou n t ri e s, cu l t u r e s an d h ab i t s. Th ey can l ea rn t h e p e r s on al i t y o f ot h e r p a rt i ci p an t s an d a l so ad d ou r kn owl ed g e i n o rg a n i z e ou r p e rs on al t rai t i n cl u d i n g m an ag e t h e c on fl i ct . Th e p ar t i ci p an t s c om e f r om Gh an a, M yan m a r, Mal ay si a, In d o n esi a , S i n g ap o r e, Th ai l an d , an d V i e t n am .