From 22-24 February 2016, UNESCO Bangkok organised the ERI-Net Annual Meeting in Tokyo, Japan. During the meeting, participants presented their case studies on two research topics: (1) Integrating Transversal Competencies in Education Policy and Practice (Phase III) and (2) Case Studies on National Qualifications Framework.
Meeting Details
Title: 2016 ERI-Net Annual Meeting
Dates: 22-24 February 2016 (3 Days)
Location: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
Participants: ERI-Net members from Australia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam together with experts from regional and international organisations.
Objectives of the Meeting:
- Share the main findings of the case studies on the two ERI-Net 2015 research topics;
- Discuss and finalise topics for ERI-Net 2017 research study.
Key Documents
Meeting Presentations
Day 1 : Case Study Presentations on National Qualifications Framework
- Japan (Mr. Shingo Ashisawa, Professor, Faculty of Regional Development Studies, Toyo University, Japan)
- Hong Kong SAR, China (Mr. Patrick Pang, General Manager, Qualifications Framework Secretariat)
- Thailand (Ms. Nopraenue S. Dhirathiti, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Science Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University)
- Australia (Ms. Lyndal Groom, Branch Manager, International Strategy Branch, International Group, Australian Government Department of Education and Training)
- Nepal (Mr. Bidya Nath Koiralas, Professor, Tribhuvan University)
- Philippines (Ms. Imelda Taganas (Chief of Staff, Office of the Director General, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Philippines)
- Sri Lanka (Mr. Upali Mampitiya, Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka)
- Republic of Korea (Mr. Jeong Yoon Cho, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Vocational Education and Training)
- India (Mr. N.V. Varghese (Director, Centre for Policy Research in Higher Education, National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), India)
- Fiji (Secretariat of the Pacific Community) - submitted but unable to present
- China (Mr. Yue Kan, Assistant Dean, College of Education, Zhejiang University, China) - submitted but unable to present
Day 2 : Case Study Presentations on Integration of Transversal Competencies in Education Policy and Practice (Phase III)
- Australia (Ms. Kristin Vonney, Project Officer, Flinders University, Australia)
- India (Ms. Deepika Sharma, Director, Learning Links Foundation)
- Shanghai, China (Ms. Jie Wang, Professor, School of Education, Shanghai Normal University)
- Malaysia (Mr. Zabani bin Darus & Ms. Intan Noraiha Nordin, Educational Planning and Research Division, Ministry of Education Malaysia)
- Mongolia (Mr. Javzan Sukhabaatar, Vice President, Institute of Finance and Economics, Mongolia)
- Japan (Ms. Yume Yamaguchi, Professor, GSIC, Tokyo Tech, Japan)
- Hong Kong, SAR/Beijing, China (Mr. Kerry Kennedy, Professor, Hong Kong Institute of Education)
- Republic of Korea (Ms. Jimin Cho, Director of division for Gloabl Education, Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE))
- Philippines (Ms. Fe A. Hidalgo, President, Foundation for Upgrading the Standard of Education (FUSE), Philippines)
- Thailand (Mr. Janpha Thadphoothon, Researcher, Dhurakij Pundit University)
- Viet Nam (Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoang Yen, Professor of Education, Vice Director General, Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences, Ministry of Education)
- Synthesis of the Research Findings (Ms. Satoko Yano, Programme Specialist, UNESCO Bangkok)
