Education Projects
From APEC HRDWG Wiki
APEC Education Projects are administered primarily through the APEC Education Network (EDNET). These projects are a vital part of realizing the APEC Education Ministers' vision. EDNET projects are relevant to the Education Minister's priorities as stated in the 4th APEC Education Ministerial Meeting. The tables below list ongoing and completed projects:
Ongoing Projects
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Aims to improve the quality of education in the area of mathematics. The project has produced useful papers describing mathematical thinking, lesson videos of classroom instruction. | ||
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The project will achieve this through online resources, a Conference on 21st Century Mathematics and Science Education for All in the APEC Region, an APEC-wide Practice Guide on Encouraging Girls in Mathematics and Science, and a network of universities in the APEC region to support the math-science priority area through research-based and applied activities. | ||
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Strategic Action Plan for English and other Languages in the APEC Region |
The Strategic Action Plan undertakes research and information-sharing activities to help students and teachers build the 21st century skills of learning more than one language. | |
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This project aims to: 1) Share the concept and examples of Lesson Study, through a DVD Workshop, as a realistic and effective approach for school teachers’ professional development in the area of language teaching in order to promote higher proficiency in shared languages for the good of economic life and development among the APEC member economies; and 2) Collaboratively apply and evaluate the Lesson Study approach for the pragmatic teaching of languages among the APEC member economies. | ||
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Aims to promote Learning Communities to share information to overcome the knowledge and digital divide in hopes of increasing knowledge building capacity. | ||
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APEC Information and Communication Technology for Education Exposition |
The Expo aims to widen dissemination and involvement in APEC ICT4E initiatives, facilitate sharing of experiences and best practices to directly support the 4th AEMM Joint Statement and EDNET Strategic Action Plan for ICT and Systemic Reform, gain support for upcoming ICT4E projects of developing economies and provide a venue to reconvene the APEC Cyber Education Network. The APEC ICT Expo is scheduled to be held in Manila in March 2009. | |
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The project will identify formal and informal qualifications frameworks systems, associated descriptors and quality assurance frameworks, and recognition agencies across APEC economies. | ||
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Measures Affecting Cross Border Exchange and Investment in Higher Education in the APEC Region |
This project will increase transparency, offering a comprehensive, updated assessment of barriers to trade and investment in higher education services to increase levels of economic activity for economies and for the region. | |
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This project contributes to the achievement of HRDWG’s mission of sharing experiences and skill by addressing its objectives of building 21st century Career and Technical Skills, developing common understandings about qualifications, skills, and professional recognition in order to facilitate the mobility of persons in a more competitive global skilled labor market, and enhancing employment creation and alleviating poverty. |
Completed Projects
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This seminar brought experts and specialists in science and mathematics education from APEC member economies to present their thoughts and ideas about improving educational practices at the primary school level. | ||
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International Seminar on Best Practices in Science and Mathematics Teaching and Learning |
This seminar was a follow-up to the seminars on “Best Practices and Innovations in the Teaching and Learning of Science and Mathematics” in primary and secondary level schools held in Malaysia in 2003 and 2004 respectively, and the NIER Regional Workshop on “Enhancing the Quality of Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific” in 2003 and aimed to respond to the challenge to identify innovative teaching and learning strategies for capacity building in science and technology education while taking account of traditional teaching methods encouraging rote learning. | |
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This conference focused on teacher education in mathematics and particularly on the use of ‘lesson study’ as a means for developing both the theory and the practice of mathematics teacher education. | ||
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Towards Mutual Recognition of Qualifications for Stage 3-Engineering |
Meant to facilitate the mobility of qualified persons in the Asia-Pacific region through bilateral agreements between interested APEC member economies for the mutual recognition of professional qualifications. | |
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Seminar on Learning Standards for English and Other Languages |
This seminar focused on analyzing and comparing the language learning standards being used in APEC economies and work toward reaching an agreement of common standards and the best practices to promote them. | |
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This summit participants explored emerging application strategies and possible cooperation in integrating technology into education. | ||
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APEC Symposium on Open Source and Open Course for E-Learning |
This symposium explored methods to enhance learning by means of personal computers, CDROMs, and the Internet and open sources that allow individuals to change the behaviours of software to address their own particular needs. | |
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This project expands access to the Internet infrastructure throughout the APEC regions and reduces the access gap among different student groups. | ||
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APEC Conference on Evaluation as a Tool in Educational Planning: Best Practices in Evaluation of Educational Programs |
This conference was designed to promote evaluation as an indispensable tool in the planning and implementation of projects and programs. | |
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Colloquium on the Future of Educational Assessment: East Meets West |
This project discussed recent issues pertaining to concepts, theories and best practices in educational assessment, and implementation of assessment in the APEC region. | |
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Enhancement of Quality Assurance Systems in Higher Education in APEC Member Economies |
A report on quality assurance systems in APEC economies based on a survey of these economies conducted by the Australian Universities Quality Agency, with the support of the Asia-Pacific Quality Network, on behalf of the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training. | |
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This project aimed to establish a mechanism to facilitate mobility for architects for the provision of professional architectural services in participating APEC economies. | |
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An on-line and in-person opportunity promoting international exchange and to provide a cooperative-learning forum for APEC member youths. | |
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An effort by Singapore to compile links to APEC members' education technology plans, reports on educational technology implementation projects, and research and evaluation of education technology. | |
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A Korean-led project seeking to reduce the digital divide by providing Youth Internet Volunteers (YIV) to provide ICT-skill training for local schoolteachers and students in the APEC region, as well as volunteers to help translate ICT advice into local languages. | |
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A refereed online journal published semiannually by the APEC Cyber Education Cooperation in collaboration with Indiana University, focusing on information and communication technologies and their integration into education and training, particularly in the Asia-Pacific Rim regions. | |
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This symposium was held to prepare topics and content for the 4th APEC Education Ministerial Meeting, focusing on combining knowledge and skills for success in the 21st Century. | |
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A joint research project, led by China, examining experiences of cooperation among higher education institutions in the APEC economies. Case studies are being developed analyzing present barriers and potential solutions to improve the capacity of higher education institutions to cooperate. | |
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This e-project involved producing a presentation kit that included profiles of participating APEC member economies for project use by Year 6 school children in the APEC region. The project aimed to advance mutual understanding of member economies & increase awareness of APEC's role & functions among young people. | |
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The IACE is designed to construct the APEC Learning Community, research international cooperation in education between APEC economies, and support the Secretariat of the APEC consortium. | |
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An educational web resource introducing 10-15 year old students and their teachers, to the people and places of the Pacific Rim. | |
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A voluntary association of government and non-government representatives of the higher education sector in the Asia-Pacific region, seeking to enhance international understanding through increased mobility of university students and staff. | |
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APEC Workshop on Embedding Entrepreneurship in University Curriculum |
Entrepreneurship is increasingly becoming recognized as a key component of education and practice today and every learner should be given the opportunity to acquire the skills required to make an innovative and creative contribution within their working practices. |
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APEC Workshop on Strengthening Youth Work in the APEC Region |
This project aims to enable an exchange of experience and develop sustainable contacts and networking between youth organizations of APEC member economies with the perspective of enhancing cooperation for promoting youth participation and non-formal education, especially voluntary work. |
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This project analyzed the ways in which education contributes to economic outcomes and the ways in which APEC wide cooperation in education exchange can enhance both educational outcomes and economic and social outcomes for all member economies. The report was prepared for the 2nd APEC Symposium on Education Reform, held in Xi’an, China, from January 15-17, 2008. |
