GOVERNING BOARD
SEAMEO STEM-ED’s Governing Board (GB) is comprised of esteemed delegates representing 11 SEAMEO Member Countries across Southeast Asian Communities. These distinguished individuals have undergone a rigorous selection process, having been nominated by their respective Ministers or Secretaries of Education and subsequently appointed by the esteemed SEAMEO Council.
GBMs play a crucial role in ensuring checks and balances while exercising the highest decision-making authority within the SEAMEO STEM-ED framework. They assume a pivotal role in shaping overarching policy directives that govern the operations and initiatives of the Centre.
Ms Hajah Suriani binti Haji Noor Hashim
Brunei Darussalam
Governing Board Chairperson
Head of Science Technology and
Environment Partnership Centre
(STEP Centre),
Ministry of Education
Prof Dr Heng Kreng
Cambodia
Director of Scientific Research Department,
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
Dr Irsyad Zamjani
Indonesia
Head of Centre for Standard
and Policy of Education,
Ministry of Education, Culture,
Research and Technology
Dr Somsack Inthasone
Lao PDR
Head of Computer Science Department
at Faculty of Natural Sciences,
National University of Laos
Ms Hajah Nor’aidah Binti Nordin
Malaysia
Deputy Director of
Science and Mathematics Sector,
Curriculum Development Division,
Ministry of Education
Dr Myint Thein
Myanmar
Rector,
Yangon Technological University
Dr Gina O. Gonong
Philippines
Undersecretary for
Curriculum and Teaching,
Department of Education
Ms Loh Chuu Yi
Singapore
Deputy Principal (Academic),
Nanyang Polytechnic
Dr Kalaya Udomvitid
Thailand
Deputy Executive Director of
National Electronics and Computer
Technology Center,
National Science and Technology
Development Agency
Dr Jacinta de Jesus da Costa Barreto
Timor-Leste
Trainer and Teacher at
Center Study of Science and Mathematics (SESIM),
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Assoc Prof Dr Nguyen Dinh Lam
Vietnam
Chairman of University Council
The University of Danang,
University of Science and Technology
Officer In Charge
Dr Orawan Sriboonruang
Thailand
Officer In Charge of SEAMEO STEM-ED
Knowledge Management Manager