Rev: 9May 2007
TRAINING SEMINAR FOR NEW OFFICIALS OF ASIAN NATIONAL COMMISSIONS FOR UNESCO,
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA,
21-23 MAY 2007
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Day 120 May 2007, SUNDAY
0800 – 2400 / Arrival of participants and registrations
Day 2
21 May 2007, MONDAY
08.00 – 08.30 / Registration
08.30 – 09.15
(45min) / Opening Ceremony
- Welcome Remarks by Mr. Mohd. Noor Rashid Mat Taharim,
- Address by Mr. Xiaolin Cheng,
Sector forExternal Relations and Cooperation, UNESCO HQ, Paris
- Address by Mr. Hubert. J. Gijzen,
- Opening Address by the Hon. Datuk Dr.Zulkurnain Haji Awang, Vice President of Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO and Secretary General, Ministry of Education Malaysia
09.15 – 09.30
(15 min) / Official Group Photo Session
09.30 – 10.00 / Self Introduction of participants
Election of the Bureau:-
- Chair;
- Two vice-chairs; and
- Two rappoteurs
Adoption of the draft agenda
10.00 – 10.30 / Break
10.30 – 11.45
(1 hr 15 min)
11.45 – 13.00
(1 hr 15 min) / UNESCO and its Reform Process
- General picture of UNESCOby Mr. Hubert J. Gijzen
- The work of UNESCOand the challenges ahead by Mr. Hubert J. Gijzen
- Position, basic roles and functions of National Commissions
- Interface, Cooperation and Interaction with UNESCO, Field Offices and National Commissions
13.00 – 14.30 / Lunch
14.30 – 16.30
(2 hrs) / Preparation and elaboration of UNESCO’s Strategy and Programme (continued)
- Program Priorities for 2006-2007 (33 C/5) by Mr. Hubert J. Gijzen
- Draft Medium-Term Strategy, 2008-2013 (34 C/4)Mr. X. Cheng
- DraftProgramme and Budget, 2008-2009 (34 C/5) by Mr. Hubert J. Gijzen
- Education
- Natural Sciences
- Culture
- Social and Human Sciences
- Communication and Information
16.30 – 17.00 / Break
20.00 / Dinner hosted by the Hon. Datuk Dr. Zulkurnain Haji Awang, Vice President of Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO
Day 3
22 May 2006, TUESDAY
09.00 – 09.40
(40 min)
09.40 – 10.40
(1 hr) / Workshop on Project Preparation and Managementby Mr. X. Cheng
- UNESCO Fellowship Programmes
- Participation Programme: How to choose projects and complete request form (requirements, problems and expectations)
- Introduction to Workshop Framework and Objectives
- Formulation of Participation Programme Requests and their Implementation/ Follow-Up
- Practice session in working groups
- Identifying Common Interests and Needs among Group Members and Formulating a Concrete PP Proposal in Response ( Each group may develop a project responding)
10.40 – 11.00 / Break
11.00 – 11.50
(50 min) / Presentation of PP Proposal and Evaluation of Proposed Projects
Presentations to be followed by discussion
11.50 – 13.00
(1 hr 10 min) / Use of the name, acronym, logo and internet domain names of UNESCO: Presentations by Mr. X. Cheng
13.00 – 14.30 / Lunch
14.30 – 16.30
(2 hr) / Roundtable on cooperation with civil society partners: Parliamentarians, cities and local authorities, NGOs, Clubs for UNESCO, moderated by Mr. Massoud Abtahi, Chief, Section for UNESCO Clubs and New Partnerships, ERC Sector, UNESCO HQ and one officer of UNESCO Bangkok Office and Regional Bureau for Education,with sharing of experiences/best practices among participants
16.30 – 17.00 / Break
20.00 / Dinner hosted by Mr. Khalid Abu Bakar, Secretary General of Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO
Day 4
23 May 2007, WEDNESDAY
09.00 – 10.30
(1 hr 30 min) / Workshop on Preparation for 34th General Conference, moderated by Ms. Margaret Austin, with a presentation by Mr. X. Cheng, identification of roles and responsibilities of National Commissions, etc
Presentations to be followed by discussion
10.30 – 11.00 / Break
11.00 – 13.00
(2 hrs) / UNESCO Coupons Programme, Multilateral and Private Funding Sources of Extra-budgetary Funding: Presentation by Ms. Shantha Retnasingam, Chief, Section for Multilateral and Private Funding Sources, ERC Sector, UNESCO HQ
Presentations to be followed by discussion
13.00 – 14.30 / Lunch
14.30 – 16.00
(1 hr 30 min) / Enhancing the communication tools for National Commissions and the visibility of UNESCO at country level, by Mr. X. Cheng and Ms. Margaret Austin
Presentations to be followed by discussion
16.00 – 16.30
(30 min) / Evaluation of Seminar
Closing Session:
Closing remarks by Director, UNESCO Cluster Office Jakarta and Secretary General, Malaysian NATCOM
Vote of thanks: XXXXXXXXXXX
16.30 – 17.00 / Break
17.30 – 20.00 / Tour to Putrajaya
20.00 – / Back to Parkroyal
Own Dinner
Free time
Day 5
24 May 2007, THURSDAY
08.00 – / Departure of Participants
TRAINING SEMINAR FOR NEW OFFICIALS OF ASIAN NATIONAL COMMISSIONS FOR UNESCO,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysion,
21-23 MAY 2007
List of Documents
- Legal Texts on National Commissions.
- Self-registration and use of the database of National Commissions.
- CD-Rom Pack: How to create and maintain a website.
- UNESCO: What is it? What does it do?
- CD-Rom: National Commissions for UNESCO and their key partners
- Handbook on the Participation Programme
- International Directory of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations
- A compendium of good practices of National Commissions (1 copy).
- 34 C/4 & 1 and 34 C/51 (one copy of each)
Documents to be photocopied:
1. Directives concerning the use of UNESCO Name and Logo and Decision 174EX/32
2. DG/Note/07/11 of 19 March 2007: Implementation of the “Directives concerning the use of the name, acronym, logo and internet domain names of UNESCO” (blue note)
3. Report by the Director-General on the involvement of National Commissions in the decentralization process (174 EX/34)
+ some PowerPoint presentations.
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