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IIEP Distance Training Programme on Education Sector Planning in Asia
Indonesia – Thailand – Viet Nam
Opening Ceremony of the Regional Workshop

10 Jan 2013

From June 2012 to May 2013, UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP- UNESCO), with the sponsorship of JPMorgan Chase Foundation, will offer the third edition of its Distance Training Programme on Education Sector Planning (ESP) in three Asian countries (Indonesia, Thailand, and Viet Nam).  The previous sessions of the programme were successfully implemented in African countries between 2008 and 2010.

Implemented in collaboration with The University of Hong Kong (HKU), this training programme aims at reinforcing institutional capacity in educational planning at national and regional levels, by training a pool of 60–70 education professionals.  The programme provides participants with practice-oriented training and follows a blended approach which combines distance training and face-to-face sessions, the latter organized in partnership with renowned training institutions in each of the participating countries.

Being the programme organizers with IIEP and J.P. Morgan, the Faculty of Education of HKU proudly presents an Opening Ceremony of the Regional Workshop of IIEP Distance Training Programme on Education Sector Planning Asia with details as follows:

Date:       January 14, 2013 (Monday)
Time:       Reception        9:00am
                 Ceremony        9:30am
Venue:     Foyer, Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU

An Opening Session with speeches will be delivered by Ms Gabriele Gottelmann of IIEP, Professor Stephen Andrews, Dean of Education of HKU, Professor Mark Bray, UNESCO Chair in Comparative Education as well as Ms Jean K. Sung, Executive Director & Manager, Global Philanthropy Asia-Pacific of J.P. Morgan. 

For media enquiries and interview request, please contact Ms Queenie Wong, Development and Communications Manager, Faculty of Education, HKU (Tel.: 2219 4270 / Mobile: 9220 5840 / Fax: 2540 6360 / E-mail: qlpwong@hku.hk).