Putrajaya - The success of Malaysia`s education system will be used as reference by the Philippines and Brunei in empowering their education systems, Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said today.
He said the success of the system had also drawn the Philippines` and Brunei`s attention to enhance their bilateral relations with Malaysia.
For example, he said Malaysia`s success story on the Islamic Education had encouraged Philippine Education Minister Datu (rpt Datu) Dr Jesli A. Lapus to give priority to the subject in the bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
"For a start, the Education Ministry of Philippines will send a group of educational researchers and experts to our country soon to conduct a study on our Islamic education system," he said in a statement, here, today.
He said the cooperation will also pave the way for an official memorandum of understanding (MoU) to be signed between the two countries later.
Hishammuddin said this following his official visit to the Philippines and Brunei in his capacity as the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (Seameo) President, from Jan 18 to 21.
Meanwhile, Brunei Education Minister, Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Taib also pledged his commitment to upgrade cooperation and venture into other educational aspects for mutual benefits.
"Brunei has agreed to collaborate with Malaysia in several fields like the technical and vocational, Malay language, co-curriculum, teaching of science and mathematics in English and expanding the school-based assessment system," he said.
Source: http://www.bernama.com (January 22, 2009)
He said the success of the system had also drawn the Philippines` and Brunei`s attention to enhance their bilateral relations with Malaysia.
For example, he said Malaysia`s success story on the Islamic Education had encouraged Philippine Education Minister Datu (rpt Datu) Dr Jesli A. Lapus to give priority to the subject in the bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
"For a start, the Education Ministry of Philippines will send a group of educational researchers and experts to our country soon to conduct a study on our Islamic education system," he said in a statement, here, today.
He said the cooperation will also pave the way for an official memorandum of understanding (MoU) to be signed between the two countries later.
Hishammuddin said this following his official visit to the Philippines and Brunei in his capacity as the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (Seameo) President, from Jan 18 to 21.
Meanwhile, Brunei Education Minister, Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Taib also pledged his commitment to upgrade cooperation and venture into other educational aspects for mutual benefits.
"Brunei has agreed to collaborate with Malaysia in several fields like the technical and vocational, Malay language, co-curriculum, teaching of science and mathematics in English and expanding the school-based assessment system," he said.
Source: http://www.bernama.com (January 22, 2009)
