21 PH schools join polytechnic meet in Malaysia

SOME 36 higher education executives from 17 state universities and colleges and four private universities, as well as the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda), represented the Philippines at a two-day Southeast Asian polytechnic network meeting, which concluded on March 27.

The 5th Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (Seameo) Polytechnic Network Meeting, a conference on technical and vocational education and training (TVET), was convened at Ipoh, the capital city of the state of Perak, in Malaysia.