The SEAMEO Education Congress is a regional forum for discussion about educational, scientific and cultural themes and emerging issues of international and regional concern. It aims to explore new avenues for adapting to diverse changes in education, science and culture and enhance regional understanding and cooperation among educators and stakeholders in Southeast Asia and beyond. Three representatives of SEAMEO QITEP in Science attended the Congress, Mr Reza Setiawan, Ms Lili Indarti and Mr Apep Nurjaman. The Congress was convened at Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand from 21-22 October 2014.
SEAMEO first conducted the SEAMEO Education Congress in 2001 with the theme Challenges in the New Millennium. About 400 teachers/ educators and school administrators from all levels of education and representatives of Ministries of Education from SEAMEO Member Countries participated. In 2004 SEAMEO, in partnership with UNESCO, held the second SEAMEO Education Congress and Expo with the theme Adapting to Changing Times and Needs. The activity brought together 997 participants from 40 countries from all over the world.
In 2014, SEAMEO, in collaboration with British Council and the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science Education (IPST) relaunched the SEAMEO Congress with the theme Southeast Asia in Transition: Re-thinking Education, Science and Culture for Regional Integration.