Examples of Existing APEC Education Activities and Projects

1. The establishment of the APEC Study Centres Consortium in APEC member economies to promote cooperation in higher education and research, and facilitate cultural and intellectual exchanges in the Asia Pacific region.

2. The project entitled "Exchange of Education Professionals among APEC Member Economies" by the Republic of Korea to encourage cross-cultural comparison of open learning systems to enable decision-makers and educationists to undertake better policy planning in and implementation of open learning.

3. The establishment of APEC Regional Education Hubs and the award of scholarships in Singapore and the Republic of Korea to help contribute to the collective learning and community building of APEC members. Economies are encouraged to continue to set up hubs in their educational institutions.

4. The conduct of a project for APEC economies to share experiences and views on the "Integration of Information and Communication Technologies through Teacher Professional Development".

5. The conduct of an APEC survey titled "Achieving High Performing Schools" which focused on the measurement and use of data for school improvement.

6. The APEC Youth Networking project co-ordinated by Thailand which seeks to increase understanding of the youth within APEC through a series of activities.

7. The 2nd APEC Youth Science Festival, which will be held in Singapore in July 2000, to bring together about 1,000 students and educators from the APEC economies for a week of science activities and cultural exchange.

8. APEC also convenes events and conferences for educationists in the APEC region to encourage the mutual sharing of ideas and expertise on a regular basis.