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APEC-Tsukuba International Conference XV and SEAMEO-The University of Tsukuba Symposium IX

APEC-Tsukuba International Conference XV (the "APEC Conference") was held on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, and SEAMEO-The University of Tsukuba Symposium IX (the "SEAMEO Symposium") was held on Thursday, February 11, 2021, online, hosted by the Center for Research on International Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED, Director: Prof. ISODA Masami, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba).


There were 798 participants in the APEC Conference and 2,107 in the SEAMEO Symposium from around the world, mainly from Southeast Asia. After welcome remarks by Dr. Benton Caroline Fern, Vice President and Executive Director for Global Affairs, keynote speeches were given and a lively question and answer session with the participants moderated by Dr. NOMURA Nakao (Regional Director for Southeast Asia and Taiwan Offices, Associate Professor of Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba) and co-organizers was held.


APEC-Tsukuba International Conference XV

Co-organized by: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)Japan/Ministry of Education, Malaysia/Khon Kaen University/Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Thailand
Theme: Challenges to New Normal on Informatics and Statistics Education on Digital Era Computational and Statistical Thinking for AI and Big Data

SEAMEO-The University of Tsukuba Symposium IX

Co-organized by: Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO)
Supported by: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)Japan
Theme: Resilience for Global Citizenship—Challenges in Education under COVID-19

For more information, please visit the conference websites.
APEC-Tsukuba International Conference XV
SEAMEO-The University of Tsukuba Symposium IX

Online Group Photo Online Group Photo (APEC Conference)
From the top left: Dr. Benton, Vice President and Executive Director for Global Affairs/Mr. MATSUBARA, MEXT, Japan/Dr. Wang, Ednet Coordinator


Photo at the meeting Mr. MINAMI, MEXT, Japan

Photo at the meeting Prof. ISODA, Director of CRICED

Photo at the meeting Dr. NOMURA, Regional Director for Southeast Asia and Taiwan Offices