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PEKAN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE (PIEC) 2015


The Pekan International Education Conference (PIEC) 2015 is organised by the Pekan UMNO Education Bureau in collaboration with the Pekan District Education Office (PPD Pekan) and The International College of Automotive (ICAM) Pekan. The theme of the conference is Transforming Minds : Nurturing Global Players. The date for the conference is 28th – 30th AUGUST 2015 (Friday - Sunday).

The conference is timely and in line with the vision and motto of PPD Pekan which is “PEKAN NUMBER 1”. PPD Pekan aspires to champion the District Transformation Programme (DTP) which was launched to mobilise all district education offices to realise the government’s agenda under the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013 – 2025 (PPPM).


AIM

The main aim of PIEC 2015 is to provide a platform for local and international educationists to share best practices and ideas related to teaching and learning in the 21st Century. It is hoped that the platform provided will be a launching pad to further inspire teachers to become better educators.


OBJECTIVES


a.
To provide the Pekan UMNO Education Bureau the opportunity to realise the aspirations of the PPPM as part of their social responsibility.
b.
To share best practices on current teaching and learning processes.
c.
To obtain the latest information on 21st Century Classroom Practices  and other current issues.
d.
To share the challenges and successes experienced by Malaysian educators under the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013 – 2025 and the DTP.
e.
To encourage the participation of the community in education.
f.
To build towering personalities.


SCOPE OF DISCUSSION

Presentation of 4 main papers.

Four keynote addresses will be presented by:-

1.
Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Nik Safiah Karim
Guest Researcher at University Malaya
2.
Prof Dr Philip Hallinger
Consultant and motivator in Instructional Leadership
3.
Prof Dr Lee Sing Kong
Vice President (Education Strategies), Nanyang Technologies University,
Professor of Natural Sciences at the National Institute of Education (NIE),
Singapore Member of the International Review Panel for the
Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013 – 2015
4.
Professor Dr Garry James Clayton
Assistant Dean of the Charlton College of Business and the founding Director of the Sustainability Studies Program - University of Massachusetts.
Dean of Business -  Tun Abdul Razak University.
Director of the Military Studies Institute - The New Zealand Army.
Visiting Professor of Strategy and Sustainability at the Universiti Teknologi MARA.
CEO and CE of ICAM.

ORGANISER

The Pekan UMNO Education Bureau in collaboration with the Pekan District Education Office (PPD Pekan) and the International College of Automotive Malaysia (ICAM) Pekan.


THEME

Transforming Minds : Nurturing Global Players
         
Research Papers can be presented based on the following sub-themes:
•       Approach to 21st Century Teaching and Learning
•       Challenges and transformation in education
•       The involvement of the community in education
•       Preschool Education
•       Special Education
•       Leadership in Education 
•       Coaching and Mentoring
•       Indigenous Education


IMPORTANT DATES

Conference date:
                   28th – 30th AUGUST 2015 (Friday - Sunday)


1.
Final date to submit abstracts to organiser 
   – 16th JUNE 2015
2.
Notification of successful submissions 
   – 26th  JUNE 2015
3.
Final date to submit the full paper 
   – 25th  JULY 2015
         

VENUE

ICAM, Pekan campus
         

PARTICIPANTS


a.
4 keynote speakers
b.
40 paper presenters
c.
930 local and international participants which include teachers
from Pekan district, SIP+, SISC+ and other scholars,
as follows:-
•       SIP+                      
  30
•       SISC+                       
  30
•       International delegates
  20
•       Teachers from Pekan  
800
•        ICAM Pekan Lecturers
  50


AGENDA

a.     4 keynote speakers
b.     Community in Education Forum
c.     40 paper presentations (8 Parallel Sessions)
d.     Exhibition
e.     Sales booths
f.      Site Visits


IMPACT

Short-term Impact:
•       Pekan teachers will be acknowledged at international level.
•       Teachers will be more confident.
•       Students’ communication skills will be honed.

Long-term Impact:
•       Improving teacher quality – creating a group of dynamic   
        teachers who are able to adapt to the changing needs of
        education in the 21st Century.
•       Building towering personalities – creating competitive,
        confident and bilingual students and teachers.
•       Raising community involvement in education.


CONCLUSION


This conference hopes to provide a platform for educationists to meet and share their ideas and best practices, as well as give them an opportunity to participate at international level.