The Director of SEAMEO QITEP in Science, Prof Ismunandar, and Head of Partnership and Marketing Division, Mrs Atik Rahmawati, visited Timor-Leste from May 14-16 to finalise the collaboration plan tha t was recently discussed with their Vice Minister of Education. Representatives from three other SEAMEO centres also attended, SEAMEO QITEP in Mathematics, Language, and SEAMEO

“Science learning for young children (age 4 – 6 years) will be more successful when using the inquiry-based scientific approach.” This statement was the conclusion agreed to by 47 tutors who were participants in the Science Education Training for Early Childhood in Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung Province, on 28 April-1 May 2014. The training was conducted

Representatives of six Indonesian SEAMEO centres attended the Inter-Centre Collaboration Meeting hosted by SEAMEO QITEP in Science from May 6 – 8  2014 at Maja House, Bandung. Each centre’s  Director and Deputy Director acted as resource providers, except the Director of SEAMEO SEAMOLEC  who was unable to join the meeting. The centres agreed to designate