Thammasat University, by Centre for SDG Research and Support (SDG Move), Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, cooperated SDSN Thailand, and Konrad Adenauer Singapore in an international effort for gathering SDG data and best practice for “Accelerating Progress and Equity in Education” (directly related to SDG 4) in a project called Konrad Adenauer Sharing Political and Civic Engagements Spaces (KASpaces).
This project covers 12 countries including, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, South Korea, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan, The Philippines, India, Taiwan.
There are two levels of activities, namely, national workshops and webinars from July until September 2021, and regional workshops in November 2021. While each country may focus on different issues, these topics were highly encouraged to include the following four topics, namely, blended learning vs traditional classroom, Infrastructure and teachers’ development, Inequality in education, and new actors in education.
For Thailand, SDG Move and SDSN Thailand focused on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) as the main theme and explored (1) the policies and governance, (2) practices, and (3) ways to unlock enabling environment for the ESD. Each workshop explored each topic respectively. Policy makers, scholars, representatives from government agencies and international NGO participated as panelists in the three workshops. International experts from Japan and UNESCO also joined to share their thoughts and experiences.
Reports from the three workshops are deliverables of the project for each country. Findings, case studies and best practices are included in the report. All national reports will be synthesized into a cross-country report on “Accelerating Progress and Equity in Education” to identify the common challenges faced by countries in Asia in achieving the SDGs goal and to find a collaborative framework in addressing the sustainable development goals.
Reference:
https://www.kas.de/en/web/politikdialog-asien/veranstaltungen/detail/-/content/kaspaces
https://www.facebook.com/SDSNTH/photos/130840032494510
https://www.facebook.com/SDSNTH/photos/153857326859447
https://www.facebook.com/SDSNTH/photos/183548537223659
