RECSAM 50th Anniversary Coffee Table Book

44 • Workshop 3 for editing of Malaysian Toray Science Foundation (MTSF) book to document winning entries of best practices • The Centre hold its fi rst Open Day and Tanjung Gallery was of fi cially opened by the 39 th SEAMEO Council President March 2004 • The fourth ‘Search for SEAMEO Young Scientists’ (SSYS) was held with the theme “Towards a Sustainable Future”. Other activities included public viewing and science open forum with experts from Academy of Science Malaysia, UNESCO and Malaysian Nature Society shared current issues related to congress theme June 2004 • 'The Use of LCD Projectors for Teaching and Learning in Malaysian Schools: A research project' sponsored by EPSON, Malaysia • The Centre fi rst signed an agreement with JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) to conduct training courses for Kenyan educators • UNESCO-funded research on ‘Girls’ interest and participation in science and mathematics: Cases in Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar' March 2005 • The Centre fi rst recipient of SEAMEO Service Award July 2005 • Eighth Five-Year Plan (July 2005 to June 2010) • The Overseas Professional Experience and Cultural Tour Programme in collaboration with University Western Sydney, Australia was fi rst started August 2005 – August 2008 • Secondary Science and Mathematics Teachers’ Project (SESEMAT) for Uganda secondary science and mathematics teachers October 2005 • Conference-Workshop on Cultural In fl uences on the Understanding of Scienti fi c Concepts: An Intelletual Exchange Project (IEP) funded by Japan Foundation December 2005 • The 1 st International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (CoSMEd) was convened with subsequent refereed proceeding publication re fl ecting the conference theme “Bridging the Theory – Practice Gap in Science & Mathematics Education: The Challenge to Change” • Pre-conference SAW workshop funded by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) • The formation of two divisions: Training Programme as well as Research and Development Division March 2006 • The fi fth ‘Search for SEAMEO Young Scientists’ (SSYS) was held with the theme “Sustainable Development for a Better World”. Other activities were public viewing, science forum and science problem- based learning activity facilitated by local experts • Seminar/colloquium on recycling by external experts. Colloquium series were then revived and organised by R&D division for staff or external experts to share with public, the activities of which were initiated in the 1980s and 1990s July – October 2006 • RECSAM started the Diploma and Masters Programme with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2004 2005 2006 • The Post-Graduate Certi fi cate in Education in ICT programme leading to a Master of Education in IT, a twinned programme with Deakin University, Australia was fi rst conducted for a group of Indonesian participants from Bandung Distance Training Upgrading Centre, Indonesia 7 August – 1 September 2006 • Two customised courses on Strengthening of Mathematics and Science Eduation in Western, Eastern, Central and South Africa Association (SMASSE- WECSA) for Kenyan educators November 2006 • Learning Science and Mathematics (LSM) online journal was launched to replace Classroom Teacher