The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT) in cooperation with UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education are pleased to announce the 2021 SEAMEO-Japan Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Award, with the theme “Securing Educational Opportunities in COVID-19 Crisis.”

The objectives of the 2021 SEAMEO-Japan ESD Award are:

1) to foster initiatives on creating educational opportunities in schools in Southeast Asia in cooperation with Japan;
2) to encourage schools to maintain safe and accessible educational platforms in use of innovation;
3) to build resilience into educational system with practical learning alternatives.

We would like to invite all public and private kindergarten / elementary / secondary / vocational and technical (equivalent to Grade 12) schools in 11 SEAMEO Member Countries to participate by submitting a completed submission form and a short video clip of 3-5 minutes presenting the school initiative/programme in MP 4 format relating to the theme. Details of the award and guidelines for submission of entries are available at the SEAMEO website link.seameo.org/2021SEAMEOJapanESDAward. The last day for submission of entries is on 15 August 2021.