Thursday, March 28, 2024

ASEAN and SEAMEO Join Hands to Improve STEM Education

BANGKOK (NNT) – ASEAN governments joined hands with international researchers to improve the region’s lagging standard of STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math), as STEM knowledge among ASEAN youth currently falls well below the global average.

The researchers offered proposals to boost STEM education at an international video conference organized by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO). They were also asked to develop strategies for strengthening ASEAN students’ STEM knowledge, which is falling victim to digital disruption, rural-urban inequality, and impacts from Covid-19.

Thailand’s Education Ministry Permanent Secretary Supat Champathong stressed the significance of research in lifting the quality of education in ASEAN countries hit by three challenges. These were low PISA scores, shortages of STEM teachers needed to pull these nations out of the middle-income trap, and the need to build awareness on sustainable development among the youth.
He said the challenges highlight the need for research to address future issues and shape national strategies to drive ASEAN sustainability.

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