RECSAM
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| Corporation | |
| Industry | Education |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Headquarters | Penang, Malaysia |
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Area served
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Educational services in: Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor Leste Vietnam and beyond |
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Key people
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Dr. Azian T.S. Abdullah, Director |
| Website | www |
The Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics (RECSAM) is a multinational educational corporation headquartered in Penang, Malaysia. It is one of the founding sister centres of SEAMEO, the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation. SEAMEO was established on 30 November 1965 as a chartered international organisation whose purpose is to promote co-operation in education, science and culture in the Southeast Asian region.
Since its inception in 1967, RECSAM has assisted in the principal development of educational manpower and served as a catalyst for the advancement of science and mathematics education at the primary and secondary school levels for its member countries, namely: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao Peoples' Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam. RECSAM has also been offering teachers and educators training opportunities to improve their skills and make them more adaptable to the changing educational environment.
To date, well over six thousand teachers and key educators have taken the Centre’s regular courses.
Development of skills and knowledge of key teachers and educators of the Southeast Asia has been the core business of RECSAM. The Centre will continuously conduct regular courses for participants coming from 10 SEAMEO member countries. From FY2006/2007 the Centre hopes to receive participants from Timor Leste, a newly independent country who has joined SEAMEO. The Centre will conduct 27 regular courses in the coming three years. Each course will be of 4 week duration. The proposed training courses for the next three fiscal years are extracted from RECSAM's 8th Five Year Plan (FY 2005/2006 – 2009/2010). The topics and outlines of these projects have been identified through an elaborate process of reviewing current and future trends in science and mathematics education, the needs of SEAMEO Member Countries and prioritising them according to their importance.
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