Empowering lives through education
May 31, 2016 | National NewsTHE Ninth Asean Education Ministers (ASED) meeting that concluded yesterday proved to be a fruitful one.
After two days of deliberations following months of discussions, the most notable achievement was the adoption of the Asean Work Plan on Education 2016-2020 by the ministers and their senior officials.
The Work Plan on Education 2016-2020 will guide cooperation in education over the next five years, and will unify all collaborative efforts on education between Asean dialogue partners and various international organisations, including entities that support Asean.
In essence, the Work Plan recognises that children are key stakeholders even as governments attempt to provide a better quality of life for all.
Much of the final details in the Work Plan on Education were hammered out in the two-day Third Asean Plus Three Education Ministers Meeting (3rd APT EMM) and the Third East Asia Summit Education Ministers Meeting (3rd EAS EMM) that took place on Monday and Tuesday, just hours before the ASED took place on Wednesday and Thursday.
Source: The Star Online, 27 May 2016
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