Union Education Minister joins UNESCO High-Level Meeting on Inclusive Education in Moscow

A Myanmar delegation led by Union Minister for Education Dr Chaw Chaw Sein is attending the UNESCO-organized International High-Level Officials’ Conference on “Current Trends in Inclusive Education”, held in Moscow, the Russian Federation, from 10 to 13 December.

The plenary session of the conference opened at 9 am local time yesterday at Miklukho-Maklaya St. 6 (RUDN University main building) in Moscow.

At the opening ceremony, RUDN University President Filippov Vladimir Mikhailovich presided over the session, and senior officials from various organizations in the Russian Federation participated in the discussions.

During the subsequent plenary session, the Union minister delivered a presentation titled “Building an Inclusive Education System: Myanmar’s Efforts”. She explained that Myanmar is actively implementing inclusive education, noting that the 2008 Constitution and national education laws guarantee free basic education and non-discriminatory access to schooling. She added that the National Education Strategic Plan (NESP 2021–2030) also prioritizes equitable access to education for all, including ethnic nationalities, persons with disabilities, and those living in remote and hard-to-reach areas.

She highlighted that, alongside basic education schools, Myanmar is working to strengthen monastic education, non-formal education programmes, Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) initiatives, and lifelong learning opportunities. She noted that Myanmar is also promoting mother-tongue-based education, supporting teachers with training for inclusive teaching methods, and ensuring that an inclusive education system is implemented nationwide in the years ahead.

Ministers and senior officials from Hungary, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the Central African Republic also took part in the plenary discussions.

In the afternoon, a closed meeting titled Development Meeting of International Cooperation to Ensure Access to Quality Education was held, attended by ministers, deputy ministers, and secretaries of UNESCO national commissions.

At this meeting, Union Minister Dr Chaw Chaw Sein discussed Myanmar’s ongoing international cooperation in the education sector, including collaboration between universities and schools through MoUs and MoAs, joint programmes with organizations such as AUN-AUA, progress made under the AUN-QA Accreditation process, the work of the Myanmar National Commission for UNESCO, and efforts to strengthen international partnerships in the field of education further.

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