DRAFT National Seminar On Revisiting Education policy and the Role of Teachers in Education Development (6th to 8th December,

2013)
To _____________________ Date: Dear____________, The ILO in collaboration with Education International, UNESCO, and the University Teachers Associations is organizing a three-day seminar from 6th to 8th December 2013 at Asia Plaza Hotel, No.277. Bogyoke Aung San Road, Corner of 38th Street, Kyauktada Township, Yangon. We wish to invite you to attend the seminar. The Theme of the seminar is Revisiting Education Policy and the Role of Teachers in Education

Development.
The seminar will: 1) Discuss the UNESCO Recommendation Concerning the Status of Higher Education Personnel. 2) Consider the present consultation process underway in Myanmar on the need to review and modernize the education policy. (The outcome of the seminar will be submitted to the authorities as an input to the consultation process). 3) Consider issues relating to Freedom of Association, Labour Laws and other matters relating to the establishment of teachers organizations. Attached is a copy of the draft program. Participants will be provided travel and accommodation allowance as per attached. Please confirm if you would be attending the seminar by 1st December 2013. Please contact Dr. Arkar Moe Thu (Ph: 0931135208) Eh Dah Wah (Ph: 09421148819) to confirm your participation. If we do not hear from you by then we would take it to mean that you would not be attending the seminar.

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DRAFT PROGRAM
National Seminar On Revisiting Education policy and the Role of Teachers in Education Development (6th to 8th December, 2013)
Day 1 (9:00 am to 5:00 pm) Time Topic 8:30 9:00 Registration 9:00 Opening remarks Opening remarks Opening remarks Opening remarks Opening remarks Opening remarks Coffee Break Higher Education and the development of Myanmar UNESCO Recommendation Concerning the status of Higher Education Personnel. Lunch Report on survey by UTA Coffee Break Group Work Report on group work Speaker ILO Shashi Bala Singh U Tin NaingThein DawAung San SuuKyi Sardar Umar Alam Shigeru Nakajima Organization ILO EducationInternational(AP) Minister of President office Chairperson, Committee for Drafting Higher Education law UNESCO International Trade Union Confederation President's Economic Advisor UNESCO

10:45 10:45-11:15 11:15-12:15 12:15-1:00

Dr. AungTunThet Ms. Jamie Vinson

1:00-2:00 2:00-3:00 3:00-3:30 4:00-4:15 4:15-5:00

Dr. Arkar Moe Thu

UTA

Day 2 (9:00am to 5:00pm) Time Topic 9:00-10:00 Education Reform Policy in Myanmar 10:00-10:45 Education Reform: The Importance of Policy and Infrastructural Development. 10:45-11:15 Coffee Break 11:15-12:00 Importance of Critical Thinking in Higher Education?? 12:00-12:45 Research and Administrative Justice in Higher Education 12:45-1:45 Lunch 1:45-2:30 University Autonomy in Myanmar 2:30-3:30 Group Discussion 3:30-4:00 Coffee break 4:00-5:00 Reports on Group discussion

Speaker Dr. Thein Lwin Dr. Marlar Aung

Organization National Network Education East Yangon University

Dr. Arkar Moe Thu U Tin Aung Moe

Dagon University UTA

Dr. ThetNaing

UTA UTA

Day 3 (9:00am to 5:00pm) Time Topic 9:00-10:00 Freedom of Association/ILO conventions 10:00-10:45 Labour Laws 10:45-11:15 11:15-12:00 Coffee Break Establishment of teacher organizations/ Forming of organizing committee Lunch Education International Coffee break Recommendations and conclusions of seminar Closing Remarks

Speaker Patrick Quinn Officer from Ministry of Labour Dr. Sai Khaing MyoTun

Organization ILO Ministry of Labour?

UTA

12:00-1:00 1:00-2:00 2:00-2:30 2:30-3:30 3:30-4:30

ShashiBala Singh

Education International

Dr. ThetLwin

UTA