Chinese and English
language, as well as customs of other Southeast Asian nations, are now
being taught at the new ASEAN Education Center at the Chonburi
Non-Formal Education Office.
Area residents can learn Chinese and English, as well
as customs of other Southeast Asian nations, at a new ASEAN Education
Center at the Chonburi Non-Formal Education Office.
Deputy Education Minister Sermsak Pongpanit and Chonburi Gov. Khomsan
Ekachai opened the center aimed at preparing Chonburi residents for the
2015 ASEAN Economic Community Aug. 8.
Prasert Bunruang, secretary for the NFE, said the office saw the
importance of offering educational courses to the general public to
prepare them for the opportunities presented by the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations’ common market. Working with the Women’s
Empowerment Fund, the office plans to teach Chinese and English - the
predominant languages in the ASEAN region - and studies on the culture
and traditions emerging markets, such as Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, and
Laos.
Sermsak said the center also fulfills the mission of the Women’s
Empowerment Fund, giving females opportunities in the new economic
region. (CPRD)
