Vol 4 No 1 (2010) Acceleration and Improvement of the Quality and Quantity of Education through ICT Based School/Universities Partnership

Gatot Hari Priowirjanto - SEAMOLEC

Abstract

Collaboration in Southeast Asian (SEA) countries has been developing in different fields, including in education sector. This collaboration should be seen as an integral part of education development of SEA countries, and, to some extent, could enhance mutual understanding among SEA countries, particulary in SEAMEO member countries. Some question arises are:"What forms of educational collaborations do we really need? What participations are expected from each member countries? What is the picture of future education in SEA countries? Educational cooperation should be able to answer the questions. Cooperation, according to Longman advanced American dictionary is the act of working with someone else to achieve something that you both want. Related to educational cooperation, it refers to cooperation between education institutions in Southeast Asian countries. Participating institutions and countris will have to benefit from the cooperation. Benefit could be defined in terms of academic achivement, cultural awareness, strengthening relationship for youth, other possible things.