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replicat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> reproduc<strong>in</strong>g similar programs by follow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> UNESCO guid<strong>in</strong>g pr<strong>in</strong>ciples <strong>and</strong><br />

by us<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> human capital developed by UNESCO.<br />

UNESCO-Bangkok <strong>of</strong>fice arranges teacher tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g workshops <strong>and</strong> sem<strong>in</strong>ars at regional <strong>and</strong> sub-<br />

regional levels where stakeholders <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g teachers are given tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>gs so that <strong>the</strong>y can play<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir effective <strong>role</strong> <strong>in</strong> educat<strong>in</strong>g o<strong>the</strong>r people <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir home <strong>countries</strong>. Likewise this <strong>of</strong>fice<br />

organizes roundtables, symposiums <strong>and</strong> conferences where stake <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essionals, researchers,<br />

teachers <strong>and</strong> students have an opportunity to share ideas <strong>and</strong> learn from each o<strong>the</strong>r‟s experiences.<br />

UNESCO-Bangkok <strong>of</strong>fice Initiatives for Capacity Development <strong>in</strong> Non-HE (1991-2010)<br />

Period Conferences Workshops Sem<strong>in</strong>ars Forums O<strong>the</strong>r* Publications<br />

2005-10 4 6 3 0 12 244<br />

2000-04 6 5 1 1 2 150<br />

1996-99 7 6 3 0 5 134<br />

1991-95 0 61 5 11 7 206<br />

Total 17 78 12 12 26 734<br />

HE = <strong>Higher</strong> Education Non HE = o<strong>the</strong>r than higher <strong>education</strong><br />

* It <strong>in</strong>cludes symposiums, roundtables, meet<strong>in</strong>gs etc.<br />

Table is based on data from UNESCO Bangkok <strong>of</strong>fice<br />

Table 12 UNESCO-Bangkok <strong>of</strong>fice Initiatives for Capacity Development <strong>in</strong> Non-HE (1991-2010)<br />

S<strong>in</strong>ce 1991 UNESCO-Bangkok <strong>of</strong>fice has arranged more than 160 workshops, sem<strong>in</strong>ars,<br />

conferences <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r meet<strong>in</strong>g to develop capacities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> member <strong>countries</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Asia-Pacific<br />

regions <strong>in</strong> <strong>education</strong> at all levels. These capacity development <strong>in</strong>itiatives have been divided <strong>in</strong>to<br />

two groups: non-higher <strong>education</strong> <strong>and</strong> higher <strong>education</strong>. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to data Bangkok <strong>of</strong>fice has<br />

organized 17 conference, 78 workshops, 12 sem<strong>in</strong>ars, 12 forums <strong>and</strong> 26 o<strong>the</strong>r activities related to<br />

Non-higher <strong>education</strong> sector. The fur<strong>the</strong>r details <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se events are given <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> table.<br />

UNESCO-Bangkok <strong>of</strong>fice Initiatives for Capacity Development <strong>in</strong> HE (1991-2010)<br />

Period Conferences Workshops Sem<strong>in</strong>ars Forums O<strong>the</strong>r* Publications<br />

2005-10 2 0 1 0 1 16<br />

2000-04 3 0 0 0 0 16<br />

1996-99 2 0 1 0 0 9<br />

1991-95 1 0 1 0 2 10<br />

Total 8 0 3 0 3 51<br />

HE means <strong>Higher</strong> Education Non HE mean o<strong>the</strong>r than higher <strong>education</strong><br />

* It <strong>in</strong>cludes symposiums, roundtables, meet<strong>in</strong>gs etc. Table is based on data from UNESCO Bangkok <strong>of</strong>fice<br />

Table 13 UNESCO-Bangkok <strong>of</strong>fice Initiatives for Capacity Development <strong>in</strong> HE (1991-2010)

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