APCEIU - CULTURES OF PEACE

2012.12.24 Learning from Reviving Our Indigenous Wisdom
Learning from Reviving Our Indigenous WisdomAn Interview with Dr. Rujaya Abhakorn, Director of SEAMEO-SPAFA Why did you get interested in working for SEAMEO (Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization)? I became interested in working for SEAMEO because I have studied Southeast Asian history. SEAMEO is a regional organization like ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), but it is older tha…

2012.12.07 The Poor are Partners, not Beneficiaries
Harish H. Hande, the founder and Managing Director of SELCO Solar India, participated as a speaker in ‘2012 UNESCO Education for International Understanding Forum.’ He has found that utilizing sunlight can solve the energy poverty in India and beyond. APCEIU interviewed Mr. Hande to learn how social enterprises can help people in the world to live together. What was the main goal or motivation behind founding S…

2012.11.19 Principals Focus on Asia-Pacific School Network: Vocati…
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Leadership Academy for School Principals was held in Seoul on 30 Oct. ~ 7 November 2012. APCEIU interviewed Mr. Dedi Dwitagama Tolib, a principal of the State 29 Vocational High School of Aviation Jakarta. Could you tell us about your school, the State 29 Vocational High School of Aviation Jakarta?The State 29 Vocational High School of Aviation Jakarta is the one and only public school that …

2012.09.25 Pathway of Silk Road: Tajikistan Connects with EIU
In the ‘12th Asia-Pacific Training Workshop on EIU,’ APCEIU hosted a participant form Tajikistan for the first time. Ms. Ergashoy Samadova, an English teacher at ‘J. Rasulov Branch of Intellectual Educational Center DONO’ came a long way from the landlocked country in Central Asia. She shared with us about the current status of EIU in Tajikistan and her experiences during the ten-day workshop. Could you int…

2012.09.14 Ensuring Better Life for All through Basic Education
Mr. Md. Abdul Akher (Bangladesh), Ms. Melipa Poolo (Tuvalu) and Mr. Yehualashet Awosta (Ethiopia) discussed the current conditions regarding basic education in their countries and shared their EIU experience as participants in the 2012 UNESCO/ROK Co-sponsored Fellowships Programme. Left-Right: Mr. Kim Kwang-Hyun, Editor-in-Chief of SangSaengMr. Md. Abdul Akher, Senior Assistant Chief of Planning at the Ministry of…