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Leading Through Learning

The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization

SEAMEO is a regional intergovernmental organization established in 1965 among governments of Southeast Asian countries to promote regional cooperation in education, science and culture in the region.

Mission

SEAMEO aims to enhance regional understanding, cooperation and development, and unity of purpose among member countries in education, culture, and science through promoting programme excellence, providing a platform for policy dialogues, and fostering leadership and collaboration with partners and stakeholders.

Vision

SEAMEO envisions to become the leading organisation for enhancing understanding and cooperation in education, science, and culture and promoting sustainable human resources for a better quality of life in Southeast Asia and beyond.

SEAMEO Council

The Ministers of Education of SEAMEO Member Countries are, by position, the members of the SEAMEO Council, the purpose of which is to share and maximise use of resources, with collective leadership to be provided by each of the Council member.

SEAMEO Secretariat

SEAMEO Secretariat is the executive arm of the Council and the headquarters of the Organization. One of its main functions is to execute the instructions and decisions of the Council as contained in the Council resolutions. The SEAMEO Secretariat is located in Bangkok, Thailand.

With the Education for All (EFA) global agenda culminating in 2015, SEAMEO set its eyes on the Southeast Asian agenda beyond 2015, especially in the context of rapid regional integration and the introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

SEAMEO 7 Priorities Areas

Having harnessed vast experience in education in the region for more than 50 years, SEAMEO recognised that challenges beyond 2015 will be even more demanding, calling for greater urgency in developing a regional agenda that will drive SEAMEO to promote excellence in education, science and culture.

As part of this initiative, a Ministerial Meeting of the SEAMEO Council was convened in Lao PDR in September 2014. The outcome of this meeting was the distillation of Seven Priority Areas of SEAMEO on Education to be promoted for the next twenty years (2015-2035).

SEAMEO Centres

SEAMEO has 26 specialist institutions located across Southeast Asia that undertake training and research programmes in various fields of education, science, and culture. Each Regional Centre or Network has a Governing Board composed of senior education officials from each SEAMEO Member Country. The Governing Board reviews Centre operations and budgets and sets their policies and programmes.

SEAMEO Core Values

Attitudes

Respect for cultural diversity
Belief in people
Commitment
Passion for work
Flexibility

Characteristics

Integrity
Professionalism
Being collaborative
Being inclusive

Behaviours

Strives for excellence
Proactive
Service-oriented
Empowered