Twenty Years of the

CENTRE FOR RESEARCHON INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION IN
EDUCATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

CRICED
University of Tsukuba
Japan

ISBN 978-4-910114-34-7

Twenty Years of the Centre for
Research on International
Cooperation in Educational
Development

CRICED
University of Tsukuba
Japan

ISBN 978-4-910114-34-7

This book was developed based on the session ‘20th Anniversary of CRICED’ in the 10th
SEAMEO-University of Tsukuba Symposium which got around 15,000 participants from60 countries.
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Table of Contents
Message from President ............................................................................................. 11
Kyosuke Nagata ......................................................................................................... 12
President of the University of Tsukuba
Twenty Years of CRICED: A History .......................................................................... 15
Caroline Benton.......................................................................................................... 16
Vice President for Global Affairs of the University of Tsukuba
Achievements of CRICED and Messages from Directors ........................................ 19
Masami Isoda, Prof./ PhD .......................................................................................... 20
Director of CRICED, University of Tsukuba, Japan
MURATA Yokuo, Prof. Emer. ..................................................................................... 24
Former Director of CRICED, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Hideo Nakata, Prof. Emeritas ..................................................................................... 25
Former Director of CRICED, University of Tsukuba, Japan
SATO Mariko, Ex Prof./PhD ....................................................................................... 26
Former Director of CRICED, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Congratulatory Messages at the Ceremony .............................................................. 27
Taguchi Yasushi ......................................................................................................... 28
Director General for International Affairs, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology, Japan
Sachiko Imoto............................................................................................................. 30
Senior Vice-President, JICA
Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela, Dr. ......................................................................... 32
Director of SEAMEO Secretariat
Charnchai Panthongviriyakul ...................................................................................... 33
President of Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Messages from Members of CRICED and Former Members ................................... 35
IDA Yoshiyasu Prof/ PhD ........................................................................................... 36
Dean of Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
HAMADA Hirofumi, Prof./PhD .................................................................................... 37
Director, Department of Education, Associate Dean, Faculty of Human Sciences,
University of Tsukuba, JapanSHIMIZU Yoshinori, Prof./PhD ................................................................................... 38
Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Programs in Education

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Chair of DegreeNaohiro Higuchi, Prof/PhD. ....................................................................................... 39
Chair, College of Education, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Kiyoshi Karaki, Prof/PhD ........................................................................................... 40
Director, Office for the Development of Professional Global Educators (ODPGE),
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Kamal Lamichhane, Ph.D. ......................................................................................... 41
Associate Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Jun Kawaguchi Ph.D. ................................................................................................ 42
Associate Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences University of Tsukuba, Japan
Masaru SANUKI, Prof/Dr ........................................................................................... 43
Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Yoneyama Takafumi, Lecturer................................................................................... 44
Institute of Foreign Languages, Department of Japanese Language, Moscow City
University, Russia
Takeshi Miyakawa, Prof/Dr. ....................................................................................... 45
Waseda University, Japan
Kimiho CHINO, Professor .......................................................................................... 46
Institute of Education, Shinshu University, Japan
Yutaka OHARA Professor ......................................................................................... 47
College of Education, Kanto-Gakuin University, Japan
Messages from Visiting Scholars of CRICED........................................................... 49
Maitree Inprasitha, Assoc. Prof./Ph.D. ....................................................................... 50
Vice President, Education and Academic Services, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Dr. Wahyudi ............................................................................................................... 51
Deputy Director (Programme and Development) SEAMEO Secretariat, Thailand
Abraham Arcavi, Prof/Dr. ........................................................................................... 52
Department of Science Teaching. Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. Former
Secretary General of International Commission of Mathematical Instruction under
IMU
Dr Yuriko Yamamoto Baldin ...................................................................................... 53
Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil. ICMI Board Member under IMU
Hee-Chan Lew, Prof/PhD. ......................................................................................... 54
Former President of Korea National University of Education, Korea
Prof. Marcela Santillán Nieto ..................................................................................... 55
Former Director General of Teacher Education, Mexico. Former President,
Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, Mexico2

Arturo Mena-Lorca, Dr. ............................................................................................... 56
Former Vice President of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Chile.
Former president. Chilean Society for Mathematical Education
Raimundo Olfos, PhD/Prof. ........................................................................................ 57
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile. Former President of Chilean
Society of Mathematics Education
Dr. Ui Hock Cheah.. ................................................................................................... 58
Former Deputy Director, SEAMEO RECSAM, Malaysia
Aida I. Yap, PhD. ........................................................................................................ 59
Former Director, National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education
Development
Dra. Soledad Estrella. ................................................................................................ 60
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
Dr. Lambas. ................................................................................................................ 61
Retired Staff, Center for Curriculum and Textbooks Ministry of Education and Culture
Republic of Indonesia
Teh Kim Hong (Ms) .................................................................................................... 62
Mathematics Education Specialist, SEAMEO RECSAM, Penang, Malaysia
Wahid Yunianto. ......................................................................................................... 63
SEAMEO QITEP in Mathematics, Indonesia
Uki Rahmawati ........................................................................................................... 64
SEAMEO Regional Centre for QITEP in Mathematics, Indonesia
Narumon Changsri, Ph.D. .......................................................................................... 65
Center for Research in Mathematics Education, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Senior professor Rafael Lindqvist............................................................................... 66
Department of Sociology, Centre for Social Work, CESAR, Uppsala University,
SwedenToby Long, Professor ................................................................................................. 67
Georgetown University, USA
Dr. Jeff Lee ................................................................................................................. 68
University of Massachusetts Global, USA
Hasheem Mannan, Assoc. Prof. ................................................................................. 69
Associate Professor in Health Systems, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and
Health Systems, Ireland
Arne H Eide, Prof. ...................................................................................................... 70
Chief Scientist, SINTEF Digital. Oslo, Norway3

Messages from SEAMEO Centre Directors .............................................................. 71
Romyen Kosaikanont, Asst. Prof. .............................................................................. 72
Director, SEAMEO RIHED, Thailand
Ms. Susan Leong....................................................................................................... 73
Director of SEAMEO Regional Language Centre, Singapore
Ramon C. Bacani ...................................................................................................... 74
Director of INNOTECH – Regional Centre for Educational Innovation and Technology
in the Philippines
Dr. Shah Jahan bin Assanarkutty .............................................................................. 75
Director of SEAMEO RECSAM, Malaysia
Dr. Sumardyono ........................................................................................................ 76
Director of SEAMEO Regional Centre for QITEP in Mathematics, Indonesia
Dr. Indrawati .............................................................................................................. 77
Director of SEAMEO QITEP in Science, Indonesia
Hanani binti Harun Rasit, Dr. ..................................................................................... 78
Director of SEAMEO SEN, Malaysia
Dr. Ho Thanh My Phuong .......................................................................................... 79
Director of SEAMEO RETRAC, Vietnam
Le Thi My Ha ............................................................................................................. 80
Director of SEAMEO CELLL (Centre for Lifelong Learning) Vietnam
Yudistira Wahyu Widiasana ....................................................................................... 81
Acting Director of SEAMEO Regional Open Learning Centre (SEAMOLEC) Indonesia
Mr. ALIAS HAJI ABU BAKAR .................................................................................... 82
Director of SEAMEO VOCTECH Regional Centre, Brunei Darussalam
Songheang Ai ............................................................................................................ 83
Director of SEAMEO TED Cambodia
Mrs Somlak Charoenpot ............................................................................................ 84
Director of SEAMEO Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts (SPAFA)
ThailandElis Rosdiawati, Dr. M.Pd .......................................................................................... 85
Director of SEAMEO CECCEP, Indonesia
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Niane Sivongxay .............................................................................. 86
Director of Regional Centre for Community Education Development in Lao PDRGlenn B. Gregorio, Dr. ............................................................................................... 87
Director of SEARCA in Philippines

4Muchtaruddin Mansyur ............................................................................................... 88
Director of SEAMEO Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition, Indonesia
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pratap Singhasivanon ...................................................................... 89
Director of SEAMEO TROPMED Network in Thailand
Dr. Vicente Y. Belizario, Jr. ........................................................................................ 90
SEAMEO TROPMED Regional Centre for Public Health, Hospital Administration,
Environmental and Occupational Health, Philippines
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Weerapong Phumratanaprapin ........................................................ 91
Director of SEAMEO TROPMED, Thailand
Messages from APEC Lesson Study Network .......................................................... 93
Soledad A. Ulep PhD. ................................................................................................ 94
University of the Philippines National Institute for Science and Mathematics
Education
Ivan Vysotskiy, PhD ................................................................................................... 95
Moscow Center for Continuous Mathematical Education (MCCME), Russia
CHENG Chun Chor Litwin, Dr. ................................................................................... 96
The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
Tin Lam TOH, PhD ..................................................................................................... 97
Associate Professor National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore
Associate Professor/Dr, Doctor Nguyen Chi Thanh ................................................... 98
Dean of Faculty, University of Education, Vietnam National University, Hanoi,
VietnamPedro David Collanqui Diaz ....................................................................................... 99
Ministerio de Educación del Perú, Peru
Erlina R. Ronda, PhD ............................................................................................... 100
University of the Philippines, Philippines National Institute for Science andMathematics Education Development (UP NISMED)
Colleen M. Eddy, Assoc. Prof. .................................................................................. 101
Associate Professor, Ed.D. University of North Texas, USA
Gabriel Todd Matney, Prof. ...................................................................................... 102
Bowling Green State University, USA
Dr. Nisakorn Boonsena ............................................................................................ 103
Center for Research in Mathematics Education, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Roberto Araya, Prof/PhD. ......................................................................................... 104
Center for Advanced Research on Education, Institute of Education, University ofChile, Chile
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................... 105
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Table of Pictures
Picture 1. CRICED engaged in JICA-Afghanistan Project around 2005. ................ 25
Picture 2. SEAMEO-UT Symposium (2018) ........................................................... 26
Picture 3. First APEC-Tsukuba Conference, Tokyo (2006) and 10th Conference ... 29
Picture 4. Yamamoto, Y. sensei at Regional Project: Me gusta Matemática! ....... 31
Picture 5. SEAMEO Higher Official Meeting: CRICED usually propose projects andcollaborative activity. .............................................................................................. 32
Picture 6. Establishment of Institute of Research and Development for Teachers’
Profession and National Lesson Study Meeting for Open Approach in KKU .......... 34
Picture 7. CRICED-KKU Office in IRDTP: President Nagata opened the office ..... 36
Picture 8. Collaboration Meeting with Korea National University of Education ....... 37
Picture 9. Collaboration Meeting with KKU and UT ................................................ 38
Picture 10. 22 Professors from Indonesia visited Sakado High School, UT. .......... 39
Picture 11. Meeting with Chinese Academy of Sciences for Education (2019) ...... 40
Picture 12. SEAMEO-Tsukuba Symposium ........................................................... 41
Picture 13. Holistic Education Symposium for Non-Cognitive Skills from Early
Childhood Education .............................................................................................. 42
Picture 14. CRICED developed free-software and distributed ................................ 43
Picture 15. CRICED developed free online contents and programs ....................... 44
Picture 16. APEC Lesson Study project exhibition at the International Congress ofMathematical Education 11th in Mexico ................................................................. 45
Picture 17. CRICED supported JOCV teachers under MEXT ................................ 46
Picture 18. Lesson Study books in Spanish ........................................................... 47
Picture 19. Dr. Maitree adapted the Open Approach to Thailand by using translated
textbooks. ............................................................................................................... 50
Picture 20. CRICED-Indonesia Textbook Editorial Meeting with the support of
SEAQIM ................................................................................................................. 51
Picture 21. Tsubota, K. 7’s Demonstration of the Open Approach at ICME11 ....... 52
Picture 22. Lesson Study Workshop in Brazil ......................................................... 53
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Picture 23. Lesson Study Workshop at ICME 12 (Korea)........................................ 54
Picture 24. Workshop in Mexico to develop a teacher's college textbook ............... 55
Picture 25. Collaboration with the Mathematics Institute of Pontificia Universidad
Católica de Valparaíso ............................................................................................ 56
Picture 26. At the National Lesson Study Meeting at the National Diet, Chile ......... 57
Picture 27. APEC-Tsukuba International Conference (2012) .................................. 58
Picture 28. CRICED developed textbooks in various languages based on English
translation with the support of UP-NISMED ............................................................ 59
Picture 29. The APEC Computational Thinking Project Meeting in Chile was proposed
by Japan, Chile, and Thailand. ................................................................................ 60
Picture 30. The Indonesian Edition Textbook Project is under the Ministry of
Education. ............................................................................................................... 61
Picture 31. Dr. Isoda with Members of SEAMEO-RECSAM.................................... 62
Picture 32. Robotics Project at SEAMEO Qitep Mathematics (SEAQIM) ................ 63
Picture 33. Workshop to Develop Indonesian Edition of Mathematics Textbooks. .. 64
Picture 34. Exhibitions at EDUCA, BKK, and Study Programs at the CRICED ....... 65
Picture 35. SEAMEO-Tsukuba Symposium on AIMS Program with RIHED ........... 72
Picture 36. SEAMEO-Tsukuba Symposium ............................................................ 73
Picture 37. Workshop on Robotics for Teachers’ College Students at SEAMEORECSAM ................................................................................................................. 75
Picture 38. CRICED contributed to the Teacher Training Program of SEAQIM ...... 76
Picture 39. Robotics Project with SEAMEO Qitep Science (SEAQIS) .................... 77
Picture 40. SEAMEO-SEN visited MEXT-Japan by the arrangement of Dr. Isoda. . 78
Picture 41. Workshop on Lesson Study and d-Book at SEAMEO RETRAC ........... 79
Picture 42. SEAMEO CELLL Seminar at Tsukuba .................................................. 80
Picture 43. SEAMEO-Tsukuba Symposium opened with SEAMEO Colour. ........... 81
Picture 44. The National Lesson Study Meeting at UT-Elementary School has beena part of the APEC-Tsukuba International Conference and the SEAMEO-Tsukuba
Symposium. ............................................................................................................ 82
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Picture 45. Excursion of SEAMEO-Tsukuba Symposium................................... 83
Picture 46. Dr. Nagara, K., Chair of the Japan Association of National University
and President of UT, provided the Reform Seminar for the Vice Presidents ofUniversities in Thailand at the Tokyo Campus of UT.......................................... 84
Picture 47. As a part of the 20th Anniversary events, Dr. Kawaguchi, CRICED, held
the Symposium of Wholistic Education on Non-Cognitive Skills with Malaysian
government officials and Indonesian scholars. ................................................... 85
Picture 48. SEAMEO Symposium fellows also contributed to the APEC-UNESCOMGIEP Conference. ........................................................................................... 86
Picture 49. SEAMEO-UT Planning Meeting for Agriculture and Life Science..... 87
Picture 50. A Lecture on SEAMEO Priority Area 7 at the SEAMEO Tsukuba
Symposium. ....................................................................................................... 88
Picture 51. CRICED supported the SEAMEO Secretariat to visit the Director
General of International, MEXT, Japan, on the occasion of the SEAMEO-Tsukuba
Symposium. ....................................................................................................... 89
Picture 52. UT-Tokyo Campus is usually used for the SEAMEO Symposium andthe APEC Tsukuba Conference. ........................................................................ 90
Picture 53. Poster Session in the SEAMEO-Tsukuba Symposium .................... 91
Picture 54 APEC Tsukuba International Conference at JICA Research Institute 94
Picture 55. Acknowledgement to Staffs and Students for Working Together ..... 95
Picture 56. APEC Tsukuba International Conference at UNESCO University Hallin Tokyo: Japan Host Year of APEC .................................................................. 96
Picture 57. Lesson Study Workshop by Japanese Teachers in Singapore as an
Extension of APEC Project Activity..................................................................... 97
Picture 58. Lesson Study Workshop for STEAM Education in Hanoi at the Vietnam
Host Year of APEC............................................................................................. 98
Picture 59. Lesson Study in Peru at the Peru Host Year of APEC ..................... 99
Picture 60. 1st National Convention on Lesson Study and Workshops to Develop
Mathematical Thinking in the Philippines ......................................................... 100
Picture 61. APEC Project Meeting at Chile Host Year...................................... 101
Picture 62. Lesson Study Workshop at Bowling Green University in OHIO, USA.
......................................................................................................................... 102

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Picture 63. UT-CRICED grew up with CRME and IRDTP under the collaborationof colleges in the APEC Lesson Study Network. ............................................... 103

Table of Figures
Figure 1. Twenty Years of CRICED........................................................................ 20
Figure 2. Lesson Study Network for Collaborations (around 2012) ....................... 21
Figure 3. Samples of Products ............................................................................... 21
Figure 4. Samples of Developed Textbooks ........................................................... 22
Figure 5. Extensions and adaptations of our experiences ...................................... 22
Figure 6. Online Teacher Education Program by CRICED ..................................... 23
Figure 7. Credit class by using online content in KKU under Dr. Maitree ............... 239

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Message from President

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The 10th SEAMEO-University of Tsukuba Symposium
President's Opening Remarks

Kyosuke Nagata
President of the University ofTsukuba

Good morning, Your Excellency, honored guests, ladies and gentlemen:
I am Kyosuke Nagata, President of the University of Tsukuba. It is my great honor togive the welcoming remarks for the 10th SEAMEO-University of Tsukuba Symposium,and please allow me to do so prior to the opening remark by HIS Excellency Mr. Chan
Chun Sing, Minister of Education of Singapore.
I would also like to express my appreciation to Dr. Ethel Agnes Pascua Valenzuela,
Director of SEAMEO Secretariat, Dr Kritsachai Somsaman, Deputy Director of
SEAMEO Secretariat and Dr Wahyudi, also Deputy Director of SEAMEO Secretariat
for their hosting this symposium. I am truly grateful to have the opportunity to support
this symposium which is being made possible through the efforts of all SEAMEO
members.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the numerous but important supportersof this collaboration who have sent congratulatory messages for CRICED’s 20th
anniversary events. Mr. Yasushi Taguchi, Director-General for International Affairs at
the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Ms.
Sachiko Imoto, Director General of JICA, and Associate Professor Dr. Charnchai
Panthongviriyakul, President of Khon Kaen University. The theme of symposium is"Teacher Education in the Past and Present, and Challenges for the Future," which is
directly related to SEAMEO’s mission.
Currently, the entire world is facing many unprecedented challenges due to the COVID19 pandemic. We must develop a new and concrete educational philosophy, and trainteachers who can incorporate new practices. In the symposium, we will share issues
regarding the adoption of ICT-based learning and discuss on how learning should be
as we coexist with the coronavirus. I am also convinced that the discussions on the12transformation of teacher education including new educational methods and teacher
training measures to promote diversity and inclusion are important agendas that willlead to major reforms in education.
In this symposium, we will discuss teacher education in the New Normal. Teacher
education has been part of our university legacy since our university's inception. The
University of Tsukuba was founded in 1872 as the first governmental higher educational
institution of Japan. For nearly 150 years, we have led the development of educational
systems, methods and contents in Japan.
As an aﬃliate member of SEAMEO, the University of Tsukuba has been supporting thisinternational symposium for 10 years. We are also working with SEAMEO on its Seven
Priority Areas, particularly with regard to "Revitalizing Teacher Education” and“Adopting a 21st Century Curriculum.” For example, we are working with the SEAMEO
Center for Science and Mathematics Education to develop Science and Mathematics
Curriculum Standards for Southeast Asia.
Four other conferences will be held concurrently to this symposium: a kick-off
symposium for the "Inter-University Exchange Project for East and Southeast Asia" thatis being supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology of Japan; a symposium on Holistic Education. An international conference
on the educational use of AI; and an international congress on the development ofmathematics education.
I hope that the 10th SEAMEO-University of Tsukuba Symposium will be invaluable inthe development of new educational methods and teacher training.
Please now join me as we first hear from our distinguished speakers this morning: The
Honorable Minister Chan Chun Sing,
Dr. Liu Woon Chia, Associate Professor and Dean of National Institute of Education,
Singapore, and Prof. Dr. Teruyuki Fujita of our university. I sincerely look forward tomeeting you in person next year. Thank you and have a good day.

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Twenty Years of CRICED: A History

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Opening Remarks for the 20th Anniversary of CRICED

Caroline Benton
Vice President for Global
Affairs of the University ofTsukuba

Hello. I am Caroline Benton, Vice President for Global Affairs of the University ofTsukuba.
I am pleased to address you on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of one of ourUniversity’s research centers, CRICED, which stands for the Center for Research on
International Cooperation in Educational Development.
Unfortunately, we are unable to meet each other in person today. Nevertheless, thankyou all for joining us online. May I express my deepest gratitude to SEAMEO, Khon
Kaen University, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT) of Japan, and JICA, who have made it possible for CRICED to reach thismilestone. Please join me as we look back at CRICED’s 20-year history and its vitalrole in the University of Tsukuba's international strategy.
CRICED was founded in April 2002 by MEXT to apply the University of Tsukuba’s
leadership and experience in national education development, considering theuniversity’s origin as the Normal School in 1872, in an international educational context.
At that time, the focus of Official Development Assistance (ODA) was on mathematics
and science education, as high-quality education was a key factor in the country's
phenomenal economic development. The first Director of the Center was Professor
MURATA Yokuo.
In 2003, CRICED became a core center of the Cooperation Bases System of MEXT ininternational cooperation. In 2005, Professor NAKATA Hideo took over as the second
Director of the Center. During this time, 80% of JICA's technical cooperation projects
related to basic education were in mathematics education and 60% in scienceeducation. To meet the growing needs of developing countries, MEXT identified theelectronic
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This was the basis for the ongoing APEC mathematics, science and information
education project proposed by the Japanese and Thai governments.
The University of Tsukuba has supported JICA's ODA since its inception. In 1982, amathematics teacher from our affiliated elementary school was sent to SEAMEORECSAM as a specialist. In the 1990s JICA's first technical cooperation project in thefield of basic education was established in the Philippines, ISMED, which was later
renamed as UP-NISMED, the University of the Philippines - National Institute of
Science and Mathematics Education. This led to the mathematics textbook
development projects for countries in Central America as well as in Bosnia andHerzegovina, Chile, Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Papua New Guinea. In 2004, CRICED
was awarded a five-year grant by MEXT to collaborate with JICA on a joint project totranslate Japanese mathematics curriculum standards and mathematics textbooks. At
the time, the total budget of CRICED was over 100 million yen with up to ten researchstaff. CRICED directly supported Japanese-style lesson study in more than 20
countries worldwide.
This became the foundation for the APEC Human Resource Development Working
Group (HRDWG) project on "The Innovation of Mathematics Education through Lesson
Study", initiated by Professor ISODA Masami, the current Director of CRICED, andProfessor Maitree Inprasitha, the current Vice President of Khon Kaen University,
leading to the establishment of an international lesson study network with ministries of
education and leading researchers from around the world. Lesson study is a method ofdeveloping better teaching methods and curricula that was first developed in 1873 at
the University of Tsukuba’s affiliated elementary school, and has become part of theJapanese educational culture of building high quality education. Teachers from all over
the world share this approach and apply it globally. CRICED has been able to realize
President Nagata's idea of Global Trust in the field of education through its
collaborations with you through this Lesson Study Network.
In the 2010s, CRICED's main task has been to promote collaborative projects with
regional organizations such as APEC and SEAMEO, as well as bilaterally withorganizations and major universities. CRICED has developed mathematics textbooks
for Thailand, Mexico, Chile and Indonesia at the direct request of their counterparts,and for five countries in Central America and Papua New Guinea, through JICA
technical assistance. In particular, in collaboration with Khon Kaen University in
Thailand, Prof. Inprasitha established the Institute for Research and Development in
Teaching Profession (IRDTP) with the support of Prof. ISODA. In 2017, the CRICED
office was opened at the IRDTP and the ceremony was held with President Nagata of
the University of Tsukuba and former President Dr. Kittichai of Khon Kaen University inattendance.
That decade also saw CRICED becoming a SEAMEO Affiliate Member made possible
through the efforts of Professor SATO Mariko, the third Director of the Centre. The
Director of the SEAMEO Secretariat at that time was Dr. Haji Ahamad bin Sipon,
followed by Dr. Witaya Jeradechakul and then Dr. Gatot Hari Priowirjanto. The
SEAMEO-Tsukuba Symposium was initiated during their terms. The current SEAMEO
Director, Dr. Ethel Agnes P Valenzuela, who was then Deputy Director, wasinstrumental in making the conference a regular event, which is now being continued
by Deputy Director, Dr Wahyudi and Dr.Kritsachai.
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The results of the conference have been published in the Journal of Southeast Asian
Education: The Official Journal of SEAMEO, thanks to the efforts of Dr. Ethel and Dr.
Wahyudi. And thanks to the efforts
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Piyapa Su-angavatin, Manager, and all the members of the SEAMEO Secretariat, formaking this online event possible.
Thanks to all of you, CRICED has been able to cooperate with SEAMEO Centers invarious ways. Here are just a few examples. Director ISODA has published the
SEAMEO RECSAM’s “Basic Education Standards in Mathematics and Science” andthe “Mathematics Challenges” training book series for math and science teachers which
led to the development of the SEAMEO QITEP (Quality Improvement for Teacher and
Education Personnel) in Mathematics and the Mathematics Standards Test forSoutheast Asia. And as part of the MEXT project to strengthen the global reach ofuniversities, Dr. NOMURA Nakao, Regional Director for Southeast Asia and Taiwan
offices of the University of Tsukuba, has been working with SEAMEO-RIHED (Regional
Center for Higher Education and Development) on the 2013 Inter-University Exchange
Project, the Asian International Mobility for Students (AIMS) program, of MEXT.
Recently, the University of Tsukuba has been commissioned by MEXT to implement
the Japan Virtual-Campus project. Since CRICED participates in the SEA-Teacher
project and distributes teacher education contents online to the SEAMEO School
Network and SEAMEO Cares, these contents will be registered in the JV-Campus
platform.
Moreover, as part of MEXT’s Inter-University Exchange Project, Professor HAMADA
Hirofumi has been selected as member of the Campus Asia New Consortia and will beworking to establish a double degree graduate program with six universities in East andSoutheast Asia.
The Project for Promoting Holistic Education of JICA Malaysia has been awarded to
Associate Professor KAWAGUCHI Jun. Also, in Malaysia, our university was requestedby then Prime Minister Mahathir in 2018 to establish a branch campus of the Universityof Tsukuba in Kuala Lumpur and we have been working with MEXT on this. The
University of Tsukuba will continue to promote education and research in Southeast
Asia in all levels from kindergarten to higher education.
We are confident that through the expansion of these projects, the University ofTsukuba's links with SEAMEO will continue to grow with CRICED as a hub for thiscollaboration, working hand in hand with all concerned to ensure that it plays a majorrole in the next decade.
I sincerely look forward to seeing you all next year.
Thank you for your attention.

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Achievements of CRICED and Messages from Directors

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Achievements of CRICED through International
Collaborations:
What we learned from you

Masami Isoda, Prof./ PhD
Directorof
CRICED,
University of Tsukuba, JapanAs Director of the Center for Research on International Cooperation in Educational
Development, I would like to express my gratitude for all stakeholders who have beenworking together through explaining in our activity. Please note that “OUR” means
including you and your institutions. The history of CRICED was explained by the Vice
president, Dr/Prof. Caroline Benton. Figure 1 is a summary of the history. The photo is
the first conference of APEC lesson study project with Kohn Kaen University. Please
see the happy smiles. The happy smiling people are challengers who are engaging in
educational innovation. Figure 2 is a Lesson Study Network for working together.
CRICED grown up with these happy and enjoyable activity with you under the Network.

Figure 1. Twenty
20 yearsof CRICED
Yearsof CRICED
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Figure 2. Lesson Study Network for Collaborations (around 2012)
Figure 3 and 4 are samples of our products with your excellence. Those products are
published from your organizations and governments as well as publishers. How happy
CRICED has been working with leaders and key personnel like you in countries,
regions, and global-international organizations. Products includes national textbooks
for students in these counties as well as research publications and teacher education
guidebooks. These are achievement under your excellency. We learned a lot. CRICED
deeply acknowledge your collaborations and contributions.

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Figure 3. Samples of Products

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17Figure 4. Samples of Developed Textbooks
Under the financial support from MEXT, JICA and International Organizations, CRICED
has been extended these activities, experiences and projects beyond APEC and
SEAMEO regions under your warm collaborations to Central and South America, South
Asia and Africa (Figure 5). We also adapt it for the Education in UT (Figure 6).

Figure 5. Extensions and adaptations of our experiences
Under the new normal, we also adopt our experiences for online teacher-education
programs. On this symposium, more than 10,000
14,000 people are participating under theannouncement by SEAMEO. With the collaborations of SEAMEO centres and thecontributions of colleges in the APEC network, now, CRICED has been developing
online teacher education programs (Figure 6). It is current our happy challenges andthank you very much for all of your collaborations. Participants of course are also
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collaborators through their happy feedback to the course. Please see our enjoyable
moment and excellent students, this is the case of Khon Kaen University. Now, we are
happy to develop next generations for our future through these online courses.

Figure 6. Online Teacher Education Program by CRICED

Figure 7. Credit class by using online content in KKU under Dr. Maitree
These are examples of enjoyable moments with you. I deeply acknowledge and thankyou from CRICED for all of your collaborations, contributions and supports. We havespent rich time with you. And last but not the least, thank you very much for themessages in our 20th anniversary.
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Hoping for Further Development of CRICEDMURATA Yokuo, Prof. Emer.
Former Director of CRICED,
University of Tsukuba, Japan

It is my great pleasure to congratulate the University of Tsukuba on the 20th
anniversary of the CRICED foundation. When CRICED was established in April 2002,
I was the first Director. From the outset, CRICED has been engaged in many activities
such as research on international cooperation in education, MEXT’s cooperation-based
system, the CRICED-JICA joint project, and the acceptance of technical training
participants and dispatch of experts. Recently CRICED has strengthened collaboration
with SEAMEO and APEC. Together with associates in SEAMEO and APEC, CRICED
has tried to improve the quality of education in Southeast Asia and Pacific Rim
countries. In particular, CRICED helped to spread Japanese lesson studies to theworld. It has held CRICED- SEAMEO symposiums, seminars and teacher pilot projects
with APEC on numerous occasions.
In my role as Director I made teaching materials regarding Japanese education
models in education management, teaching subjects, education for children withspecial needs and social education based on Japanese educational experiences. The
center staff, especially Dr. Hideo Nakata and Dr. Mariko Sato helped extensively inaccomplishing this. Those materials were very useful to foreign teachers and Japaneseexperts for learning about Japanese education models.
CRICED has been suffering from big problems for a long time. There were mainly
two problems, lack of centre staff and budget. From the beginning the number of center
staff was only three people and after 2016 it became only two. However, many
academics of the Institute of Education, University of Tsukuba cooperated andsupported CRICED so much and helped it by conducting many activities. The lack ofbudget was compensated by receiving the Japanese government-sponsored Grand-inaid for Scientific Research. In the near future CRICED is expected to undertake
research on how to overcome difficulties of education under the impact of corona or
influenced by natural disasters such as global warming, earthquake and tsunami.

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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Hideo Nakata, Prof. Emeritas
Former Director of CRICED, University of Tsukuba, JapanI am pleased to learn that you have the 20th Anniversary Ceremony of CRICED. I must
congratulate you on this 20th Anniversary.
Educational cooperation is still needed in developing countries as quality education isat the center of a nation’s progress. It is widely accepted that a lesson study approachis useful to improve teaching and learning. It is hoped that CRICED will play anessential role in promoting the lesson study to these nations. Additionally, CRICED
should offer a better opportunity for them to discuss and develop new ways of reaching
children whose educational options are limited.

Picture 1. CRICED engaged in JICA-Afghanistan Project around 2005.
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Educational Partnership with Southeast Asia

SATO Mariko, Ex Prof./PhD
Former Director of CRICED,
University of Tsukuba, Japan

In the present days, Southeast Asian countries have taken off powerfully not only in thefield of economic development but also in educational development. Southeast Asia
becomes a region of paramount geostrategic importance to Japan. New international
relationship between Japan and Southeast Asia is required necessarily.
Now we are unable to say that we “give” these countries educational “assistance.”
Right word is not giving but make, and not assistance but partnership. CRICED is the
top runner in this sense in Japan.
I wish CRICED continues to promote the best educational partnership with Southeast
Asian countries through SEAMEO and APEC.

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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Taguchi Yasushi
Director
GeneralforInternational Affairs, Ministryof Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology,
Japan

I am very pleased that this 10th SEAMEO-University of Tsukuba Symposium is being
held today. It is a real honour for me to have this opportunity to make a few remarks ingreeting to you today on behalf of MEXT.
The Center for Research on International Cooperation in Educational Development,
CRICED, at the University of Tsukuba is marking the 20th anniversary of its founding
this year. I wish to express my sincere appreciation to CRICED for its long activities
over the past two decades and efforts for international education cooperation.
Moreover, CRICED has played a central role in the field of international educationcooperation. CRICED was selected as one of the core centers for the cooperation basesystem, which is a MEXT-commissioned project from 2003 to 2009. Since then,
CRICED has implemented the numerous other MEXT projects up to now. Throughthose activities, CRICED has increased its presence as a unique center of international
education cooperation.
SEAMEO, the co-sponsor of today’s symposium, has been promoting the developmentof education, science, and culture and interregional cooperation over the many years
since its establishment in 1965. At the same time, SEAMEO has been playing a vitalrole as a regional organization for SDG 4.
Together with SEAMEO, MEXT has been sponsoring the SEAMEO-Japan ESD Award,
which recognizes outstanding ESD activities in schools in the Southeast Asian region.
This project aims to promote Education for Sustainable Development, ESD, recognized
as a key enabler for achieving all 17 goals of the SDGs. MEXT is striving together with
SEAMEO to realize sustainable, diverse, and inclusive societies where “no one is left
behind.”In the past two years, the education cooperation has faced the many difficulties due tothe COVID pandemic. Nevertheless, I believe that the long-standing partnership28

between the University of Tsukuba and SEAMEO will continue to be the firm basis for
the Southeast Asian region and Japan to cooperate for the achieving of SDG 4.
Finally, I hope that this symposium proves fruitful for you all and that CRICED willcontinue its invaluable development from now.

Picture 3. First APEC-Tsukuba Conference, Tokyo (2006) and 10th Conference
The APEC project began with Khon Kaen University (KKU) which was proposed by the
Ministry of Education, Thailand with the collaboration of CRICED and the Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Japan, jointly. From thisconference, both the Centre for Research on Mathematics Education (CRME), KKU, andCRICED, UT, managed the APEC Lesson Study project until 2018 under MOE, Thailand
and MEXT, Japan. The project established the APEC Lesson Study Network.
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Sachiko Imoto
Senior Vice-President, JICA

I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your invitation today. My name isTakeshi Watanabe, Director General of JICA Tsukuba Center. I am honoured to standhere today on behalf of (Ms. Imoto, Senior Vice President,) JICA. I would like to offer a
few words of congratulations to the University of Tsukuba's Center for Research on
International Cooperation in Education Development, known as CRICED, on its 20th
anniversary.
CRICED was established on April 1st, 2002, as a joint research facility of the Universityof Tsukuba for the purpose of promoting the utilization of Japan's educational
experience and the dispatch of in-service teachers as part of a base center for
educational cooperation with developing countries.
Since its establishment, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has beenworking closely with CRICED as an implementing agency for international educational
cooperation.
Shortly after establishing CRICED, JICA invited Prof. Yokuo Murata, who was then
CRICED’s director, to serve as the chair of the research group and conduct a researchstudy on the Japanese educational experience. Prof. Masami Isoda, the current director
and prof. Hideo Nakata were also its main members. The results were compiled andpublished as a book in 2005, under the title of "Japan's Educational Experience:
Considering Educational Development in Developing Countries". At that time, it wasrare to publish JICA’s research study as a book, and therefore, I am very grateful forthe members’ dedicated discussion based on deep insight and passion to achieve thisresult. Once again, I wish to express my deep appreciation for each member who took
part in the quality and dedicated discussion and survey with deep insight and produced
the result.
Now, 20 years later, educational cooperation based on Japan's educational experiencehas become one of the essential pillars of JICA's cooperation. Collaboration with30

CRICED/University of Tsukuba has also led to an ongoing technical cooperation projectcalled “The Project for Promoting Holistic Education” in Malaysia. The symposium forthe project is scheduled to be held tomorrow.
In addition to the above, CRICED/the University of Tsukuba has provided significant
support for JICA's educational cooperation in developing countries, such as
implementing the JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program and technical support forJapan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, especially for supporting dispatched inservice teachers. I would like to express our deepest gratitude for your cooperation on
this opportunity.
As a result of long years of cooperation, the University of Tsukuba and JICA signed apartnership agreement on October 1, 2020. Other than education, various collaborative
activities have been carried out in the fields of agriculture and so on. I am also looking
forward for working together with CRICED which will mark its 20th anniversary this year,
and I sincerely wish for CRICED/ the University of Tsukuba’s successful future.
At last, we would like to offer once again our congratulations on its 20th anniversary.

Picture 4.. Yamamoto, Y. sensei at Regional Project: Me gusta Matemática!
CRICED collaborated with teachers of Elementary School of the UT. Tsubota, K.,
Hosomizu, Y., Tanaka, H., Yamamoto, Y., Seyama, T. sensei and Isoda, M. Prof.,
contributed to the JICA Regional Project for Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua,
Guatemala and Dominican Republic.
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Ethel
Agnes
Valenzuela, Dr.

Pascua-Directorof
Secretariat

SEAMEOOn behalf of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), I
extend our heartiest congratulations to CRICED of University of Tsukuba for its 20
years of success in fulfilling its mission of promoting research on international
cooperation for educational development.
Since its inception as a SEAMEO affiliate member in 2009 the University of Tsukuba,
Japan, has been one of the most active SEAMEO affiliate members, which hasdeveloped various teacher development programs particularly in sciences,mathematics and teacher education as well as professional and student exchange
programs. We have truly benefited from CRICED’s commitment and initiatives throughthe strong partnership and friendship with our SEAMEO Regional Centers and theSoutheast Asian Ministries of Education.
Thank you CRICED for your contribution and dedication for the development ofeducation, lets further strengthen our commitment to serve the needs of teachers andlearners in Southeast Asia. SEAMEO commits to strengthen our friend-partnership into
growing areas of cooperation which can be reach out to other partners educators andmore learners. Congratulations to CRICED for your wonderful journey of achieving thismilestone and I wish CRICED continued success for many more years to come.

Picture 5. SEAMEO Higher Official Meeting: CRICED usually propose projects andcollaborative activity.
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th AnniversaryCharnchai Panthongviriyakul
President of Khon
University, Thailand.

Kaen

On behalf of Khon Kaen Univerity, it is a great honour for me to be here with you today.
On this occasion of the 10th SEAMEO-University of Tsukuba Symposium X. And the
ceremony of the 20th Anniversary Ceremony of the Center for International
Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED).
First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to the
University of Tsukuba, which has built a very close friendship with Khon Kaen
University.
Many collaborative programs and centers have been successfully established between
our universities. For example, the Center for Research in Mathematics Education(CRME) founded in 2003. The Center for International Cooperation in Education
Development (CRICED) since 2005, the Institute for Research and Development in
Teaching Profession for ASEAN(IRDTP), which was established in 2014, as well as
many fruitful cooperation with the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Medicine and theFaculty of Agriculture.
It is also my great pleasure to offer my sincerest congratulations in the CRICED on theoccasion of its 20th Anniversary. Established by partner universities from Japan andSoutheast Asia as a collaborative center, the CRICED has successfully worked towards
our strategic goals and revitalizing teaching education and supporting the developmentof capacity of building on Teaching Education in Southeast Asia and in countries allover the world.
Today I would like to invite you to join the 10th SEAMEO-University of Tsukuba
Symposium, which will be held during February 10-12. It will be a great challenge for
the Education Institutes to utilize new method and technologies for teaching andmotivating the students. I truly believe that this symposium, with the theme, “Teacher
education in the past, the present and the challenges for future” and the subtheme“Reimagining Teacher Education in the new-normal post-COVID-19 era”, will be a great
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platform to showcase the best practices of teaching and training in the way forward of
the “New Normal.” Cooperation between the University of Tsukuba and KKU has grownenormously beyond our expectations.
As a partner university, we would like to thank the University of Tsukuba again for yourtrust. We are looking forward to be a fruitful continuation of our collaborations in the
future.
Finally, I would like to offer my special gratitude and thanks to all the participants,
The committees who contributed to organizing this event successfully and productively.
I wish you all good health, happiness, and success.

Picture 6. Establishment of Institute of Research and Development for Teachers’
Profession and National Lesson Study Meeting for Open Approach in KKUWith the support of Prof. Isoda, M., UT-CRICED and UT-Elementary School teachers,
Centre for Research on Mathematics Education were engaged in a Lesson Study projecton Open Approach in Thailand and Dr. Inprasitha, M. established the first Ph.D programat KKU in Thailand and developed IRDTP for ASEAN.
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Messages from Members of CRICED and Former Members

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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

IDA Yoshiyasu Prof/ PhD
Dean of Faculty of Human
Sciences,
UniversityofTsukuba, Japan

Congratulations on the 20th anniversary of CRISED. CRISED has made a great
contribution to dissemination of Japanese pedagogy and University of Tsukuba overthe last 20 years. I hope the further development of CRISED in the future.

Picture 7. CRICED-KKU Office in IRDTP: President Nagata opened the office
CRICED established KKU office in 2015 and it moved to IRDTP in 2017. Prof/Dr.
Nagata, K. President of UT visited KKU and implemented the opening ceremony of theoffice. Prof.Ida, Dean of Human Sciences, has been supporting the activity of IRDTP
with the faculty of education as well as CRICED.
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

HAMADA Hirofumi, Prof./PhD

Director, Department of
Education, Associate Dean,
Faculty of Human Sciences,
University of Tsukuba, Japan

I would like to congratulate CRICED on its 20th anniversary.
After CRICED was established, as a co-researcher, I was involved in editing and writinga textbook for foreigners to learn about education in Japan, Educational System &Practice in Japan (2006). When people from different countries learn about educationin each other's country, it helps them to understand each other and themselves at thesame time. This will encourage us to cooperate in our efforts to build a better futuresociety. As a university open to the world, the University of Tsukuba has beenpromoting international collaboration in various fields of education and research, andCRICED has been leading exchanges with ASEAN and many other countries ininternational cooperation for educational development. I would like to thank CRICED
for the important contributions it has made and wish it continued success in the future.

Picture 8. Collaboration Meeting with Korea National University of Education
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The Key Platform for International Cooperation in
Education

SHIMIZU Yoshinori, Prof./PhD
Faculty of Human Sciences,
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Chair of Degree Programs in
Education

Since its establishment in 2002, the CRICED has played a major role in international
cooperation by providing a key platform for educational research and development in
the past 20 years. Its leading role in educational reforms will be continued andenhanced through further international projects in education.

Picture 9. Collaboration Meeting with KKU and UT
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Expectations for Student Exchange

Naohiro Higuchi, Prof/PhD.
Chair, College of Education,
University of Tsukuba, JapanThe University of Tsukuba has a mission as a Super Global University. In particular, an
increasing the number of students studying abroad and accepting foreign students, aswell as student exchanges, are expected in undergraduate education. In this process,
CRICED helped us to start the "Overseas Classroom Research Seminar" class. Our
students visited schools in Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand. And students fromthose countries also came to Japan until 2020. After COVID-19, we have provided theinformation about school education in Japan to the world by online. I hope that many
students will interact with each other through CRICED in the future.

Picture 10. 22 Professors from Indonesia visited Sakado High School, UT.
SHS supported the SEA-Teacher Internship Program with KKU, UP and CRU.
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Toward the Globalization of Education

Kiyoshi Karaki, Prof/PhD
Director, Office for theDevelopment of Professional
Global Educators (ODPGE),
University of Tsukuba, Japan

In an increasingly globalized society, teachers are expected to have a global
perspective. CRICED recognized this importance at an early stage and has developed
various activities. CRICED's achievements have been highly evaluated not only inJapan but also in the world. With the support of CRICED, ODPGE has also examinedways to develop teachers who can play an active role in global society. It is thanks to
CRICED that we have been able to achieve many results by building partnerships withvarious organizations and people. We look forward to receiving various kinds of support
from CRICED in the future.

Picture 11. Meeting with Chinese Academy of Sciences for Education (2019)
In relation to APEC activity by CRICED, CASE visited ODPGE and began the project
which includes three major universities in China.
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th
Anniversary

Kamal Lamichhane, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Facultyof
Human
Sciences,
University of Tsukuba, JapanOn behalf of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), I
extend our heartiest congratulations to CRICED of University of Tsukuba for its 20
years of success in fulfilling its mission of promoting research on international
cooperation for educational development.
University of Tsukuba of Japan has been one of the most active SEAMEO AffiliatedMembers which has developed various teacher development programmes for theSoutheast Asian educators. We have truly benefited from the CRICED’s commitment
and initiatives through the strong partnership with the SEAMEO Regional Centres andthe Southeast Asian ministries since 2009.
Congratulations to CRICED for your wonderful journey of achieving this milestone andI wish CRICED continued success for many more years to come.

Picture 12. SEAMEO-Tsukuba Symposium
41Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th
Anniversary

Jun Kawaguchi Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Facultyof
Human
Sciences
University of Tsukuba, Japan

I sincerely congratulate on the 20th anniversary of CRICED. Thanks to the tirelessefforts of our predecessors, CRICED has produced many valuable results so far. Since
I started working as a researcher in international educational development, I haveparticipated in and learned from many CRICED’s symposia. In addition, I have always
used the data in the "Japanese Educational Practice Collection" published by CRICED
in my classes and research. I think it is a wonderful and valuable source of informationand data providing comprehensive information with photos in English. I am sure thatmany researchers and practitioners have referred to it and have been helped by it allover the world.
As a collaborator of CRICED, I will strive to contribute not only to CRICED's work but
also to the academic field of international educational development. Once again,
congratulations on the 20th anniversary of CRICED.

Picture 13. Holistic Education Symposium for Non-Cognitive Skills from Early
Childhood Education
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Utilize the experience at CRICED in a different field

Masaru SANUKI, Prof/Dr
FacultyofMedicine,
University of Tsukuba, JapanThe experience I gained at CRICED in mathematics education and the development ofelectronic teaching materials has been put to good use during the new coronavirus
pandemic.
Although I am now doing research in a different field, I believe that the fact that what I
experienced 10 years ago is still useful is one of the facts that proved that the activities
of CRICED at that time were research that will lead to the future.
I hope that CRICED will continue to grow for the further development of international
education and for my own further skill development.

Picture 14. CRICED developed free-software and distributed
43Gratitude

Yoneyama Takafumi, Lecturer
InstituteofForeign
Languages, Department ofJapanese Language, Moscow
City University, Russia

I have been working as a web developer at CRICED since 2016. Professor Isoda hasappreciated my skills and has allowed me to work with a high degree of creative
freedom. For me CRICED not only is a good place to work, but it has also given me agood opportunity to improve my web development skills.
In addition to that, I was also able to do some research activities while working at
CRICED, so I really appreciate professor Isoda and CRICED for giving me such an
opportunity.
I wish CRICED every success in the future.

CRIICEDdeveloped
developedfree
freeonline
onlinecontents
contentsand
andprograms
programs
Picture 15. CRICED
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Congratulations on the 20th year of CRICED!

Takeshi Miyakawa, Prof/Dr.
Waseda University, Japan

It’s hard to believe that 20 years have already passed since the inauguration of
CRICED. I worked as a member of CRICED for three years from 2003 in the early daysof CRICED. Since then, CRICED should have evolved so much. During my time at
CRICED, some national or international projects were launched and carried out withdifferent sectors. Those were the wonderful opportunities for me to work with not only
scholars of universities but also schoolteachers, teacher educators, practitioners ofinternational cooperation, and government administrators. I should thank CRICED forsuch experiences enriching my career, and hope CRICED continues to evolve!

Picture 16. APEC Lesson Study project exhibition at the International Congress ofMathematical Education 11th in Mexico
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Congratulations on the 20th anniversary of thefounding

Kimiho CHINO, Professor
InstituteofEducation,
Shinshu University, Japan

I heartily congratulate CRICED on 20th anniversary of the founding. I recall addressing
the challenge in holding of the APEC-Tsukuba International Conference, supporting inservice teachers as Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (especially in Republic of
Vanuatu), and international educational cooperation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, withcolleague under the supervision of professor Isoda during early days of CRICED.
Please accept my warmest regards for continued growth of CRICED as an internationalcore center for leading educational reform, and your efforts. I wish CRICED all the bestin the future.

Picture 17. CRICED supported JOCV teachers under MEXT

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Congratulations on CRICED 20th Anniversary

Yutaka OHARA,
OHARA Professor
Professor
College of Education, KantoGakuin University, JapanMay I send warmest congratulations on this Anniversary. On this happy occasion, I
should like to express my deep appreciation and great esteem for all who have laboredso hard in the work on educational development. Once, I was one of the first CRICED
assistant researcher in 2003~2004. In the early days of CRICED, the professors
educated us how to manage various projects. It is really advantageous until today. I am
deeply grateful for these experiences that are backbone of the tasks in which I havebeen associated. Finally, I wish the CRICED the very best for continued success.

Picture 18. Lesson Study books in Spanish47

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Messages from Visiting Scholars of CRICED

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20 years of CRICED and CRME Collaboration

Maitree
Inprasitha,
Prof./Ph.D.

Assoc.

Vice President, Education andAcademic Services, Khon Kaen
University, Thailand.

I had studied at the University of Tsukuba for 8 years. In fact, I heard about theestablishment of CRICED from Prof. Yukuo Murata before returning to Thailand in
2001. Fortunately, in 2002, I witnessed the establishment ceremony of CRICED anddiscussed about the future collaboration with Khon Kaen University. During the last 20
years, with the vision of Prof. Masami Isoda, several supports from CRICED andcollaborations between CRICED and CRME of KKU has had great impacts on the
education reform in Thailand especially, in the field of mathematics education. A plentyof our collaborative activities including textbook translation, expanding the number ofschools implemented LS and OA in Thailand into more than 300 schools, joint research,and CRICED Center establishment at the IRDTP, KKU, demonstrate our deep
cooperation that affects to not only Thailand but also CLMV countries. Congratulations
on the 20th anniversary of CRICED, and hope to develop our collaboration to be more
and more strengthened in future.

Picture 19. Dr. Maitree adapted the Open Approach to Thailand by using translated
textbooks.
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Congratulatory Message

Dr. Wahyudi
Deputy Director (Programme
and Development) SEAMEO
Secretariat, Thailand.

I have very fond memory of CRICED during my tenure at SEAMEO RECSAM (2006 2010), SEAQIM (2011 – 2018), and SEAMEO Secretariat (2019 – now). With its strong
commitment and initiatives, CRICED has established robust partnership with the
SEAMEO Regional Centres through joint research, e-textbook development,
exchanges of experts and researchers, holds international symposiums, and Foreign
Research Fellowship at CRICED, to name a few.
This 20th CRICED Anniversary marks the close of one chapter and the beginning ofanother. I would like to conclude my congratulatory with a strong hope that CRICED
will continue to contribute even further to the enhancement of education and humanresource development in SEAMEO member countries.

Picture 20. CRICED-Indonesia Textbook Editorial Meeting with the support of
SEAQIM
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Abraham Arcavi, Prof/Dr.
Department of Science Teaching.
Weizmann Institute of Science,
Israel. Former Secretary Generalof International Commission of
Mathematical Instruction under
IMU

My warmest congratulations to CRICED and its leaders on the occasion of its 20th
anniversary. I was privileged to work with Professor Masami Isoda and his team during
my sabbatical. I had an excellent experience, I learn much, and I brought with me
knowledge that I am applying to this day in my work

Picture 21. Tsubota, K. 7’s Demonstration of the Open Approach at ICME11
CRICED provided Lesson Study Demonstration in the World with the collaboration of the
Elementary School of UT.
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Congratulations to CRICED- 20th Anniversary

Dr Yuriko Yamamoto Baldin
Universidade Federal de São
Carlos, Brazil. ICMI Board
Member under IMU

It is my honor to participate in the celebrations of the 2O-th anniversary of CRICED
when I express my deep appreciation for the learnings I have gained since my first visit
in 2003. CRICED offered me a rich environment in expanding views on mathematics
education considering the integrations of cultures and knowledge of universal
character. In 20 years, CRICED has solidly established in the international scenario of
collaboration with decisive influences on educational policies currently recognizedthrough the projects at international conferences and its impacts. I express here
effusive congratulations to CRICED wishing long life contributing for global education.

Picture 22. Lesson Study Workshop in Brazil
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Congratulations message

Hee-Chan Lew, Prof/PhD.
Former President of Korea
National
UniversityofEducation, Korea

Congratulations on the 20th anniversary of Centre for Research on International
Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED) of Tsukuba University. Over the
past 20 years, it has been doing very valuable activities for the educational
development in the Asia-Pacific region with a consistent mind.
I would like to express my sincere respect for the outstanding leadership of center
directors, including Dr. Masami Isoda and full support at the university level.
I hope that Tsukuba University and CRICED will continue to show leadership as AsiaPacific countries interact further in the future.

Picture 23. Lesson Study Workshop at ICME 12 (Korea)
CRICED implemented a key role in ICME 12 with the Elementary School of UT under the
support of Prof. Hee -Chan Lew, Co-organizer of ICME 12.
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Commemorative message on 20th anniversary of
CRICED

Prof. Marcela Santillán Nieto
Former Director General of
Teacher Education, Mexico.
Former President, Universidad
Pedagógica Nacional, Mexico

I would like to acknowledge and express our gratitude to Prof. Masami Isoda directorof CRICED, University of Tsukuba Japan. For twenty years they have shared theirexpert knowledge on the development of mathematical thinking with teachers,
curriculum developers and researchers from around the world and have opened aspace for academics interested in the subject to contribute to this important work,
particularly in Mexico we have had the benefit of more than sixteen years ofcollaborative work. Last but not least, I want to thank you for all the good moments andfor the beautiful experiences. Thank you very much!

Picture 24. Workshop in Mexico to develop a teacher's college textbook
CRICED developed the official teachers’ college textbooks for mathematics education
under the project of the Ministry of Education, Mexico.
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Lesson Study in Chile

Arturo Mena-Lorca, Dr.
Former Vice President ofPontificia Universidad Católica
de Valparaíso. Chile. Former
president. Chilean Society forMathematical Education

In 2005, the Ministers of Education of Japan and Chile signed a collaborationagreement headed by CRICED and hosted by Dr. Masami Isoda.
I came as a trainee and later as a visiting scholar. We collaborated in several
undertakings, including the APEC-Tsukuba project; other people joined in. This
substantially changed the master’s and doctoral programs in Didactics of Mathematics
at our university—we developed local theory. We keep trying Chile to use Lesson Studyas the primary tool in teachers’ professional development.
We gratefully salute CRICED for its tremendous vocation and Dr. Isoda for his tireless,expert, and generous work.

Picture 25. Collaboration with the Mathematics Institute of Pontificia Universidad
Católica de Valparaíso
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Influence of the Innovation of Mathematics
Education

Raimundo Olfos, PhD/Prof.
Pontificia
Universidad
Católica de Valparaíso, Chile.
Former President of Chilean
SocietyofMathematics
Education

Congratulations to CRICED on achieving the twenty-year of international cooperation.
We acknowledge all contributions of Prof. Masami Isoda. CRICED have made over theyears in making our MATHEMATICS CHILEAN EDUCATION successful. We are sohappy and proud of all we’ve accomplished. Thank you for sharing “Lesson Study:
Problem Solving Approaches in Mathematics Education”. Thank you for inviting us to
the Innovation of Mathematics Education through Lesson Study and Challenging fromMathematics Education to Emergency Preparedness Education projects under APEC!

Picture 26. At the National Lesson Study Meeting at the National Diet, Chile57

Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th
Anniversary

Cheah..
Dr. Ui Hock Cheah.
Former
DeputyDirector,
SEAMEO RECSAM, Malaysia

My Heartiest Congratulations to CRICED, University of Tsukuba on your 20th
anniversary. The many contributions of CRICED towards the global community in
education and in particular, to SEAMEO in Southeast Asia and to the international
Lesson Study community has gained world-wide recognition. This 20th anniversary
indeed marks an important milestone in the development and history of CRICED.

Picture 27. APEC-Tsukuba International Conference (2012)
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CRICED’s 20th Anniversary

Aida I. Yap, PhD.
Former Director, National
Institute for Science andMathematics
Education
Development.

I would like to express my warmest congratulations to CRICED for its 20th Anniversary.
Many countries have benefited much from the educational reforms you have initiatedthrough international cooperation.
UP NISMED is proud to be part of your journey. We sincerely look forward tobroadening and strengthening our partnership with you for many years to come.

Picture 28. CRICED developed textbooks in various languages based on English
translation with the support of UP-NISMED
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th
Anniversary

Dra. Soledad Estrella.
Pontificia
Universidad
Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

Congratulations to CRICED on its 20th anniversary! Thanks to CRICED for thetheoretical and practical support in the training of teachers in mathematics and statistics
education in Latin America and particularly in Chile. Thank you for your pursuit of thedevelopment of student thinking, which provides the foundation for children's personal
development and learning. Thank you Professor Isoda for creating an international
community committed to education!

Picture 29. The APEC Computational Thinking Project Meeting in Chile wasproposed by Japan, Chile, and Thailand.
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Congratulation

Dr. Lambas.
Retired Staff, Center for
Curriculum and Textbooks
Ministry of Education andCulture Republic of Indonesia

great pleasurepleasure andand honor
honortotobebeableabletotogive
gi8ve
personal
congratulations
It gives me greatmymy
personal
congratulations
toto CRICED
University
Tsukubaononachieving
achieving20
20 successful
successful years
years inin international
CRICED
University
of ofTsukuba
cooperation of educational research.
I visited there during one month as a Visiting Research Fellow three years ago. I wasvery impressed by the facility of CRICED and the support from Prof. Masami Isoda andstaffs. I would also like to thank CRICED for collaboration with Center for Curriculum
and Textbooks in translating and adapting Japanese Mathematics Textbooks toIndonesian language and context.
I wish CRICED further success.

Picture 30. The Indonesian Edition Textbook Project is under the Ministry of
Education.
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A Journey of Collaboration

Teh Kim Hong
Mathematics
Education
Specialist,
SEAMEORECSAM, Penang, Malaysia

The name of CRICED has made its mark in the SEAMEO region and beyond for its
outstanding contributions the last 20 years. Concurrently, it should be acknowledgedthat Dr Masami Isoda’s passion and commitment attributed to CRICED’s success.
CRICED has been an active supporter of several workshops conducted by RECSAM.
In turn, CRICED’s initiatives had culminated in a collaboration resulting in the SEAMEO
Basic Education Standards (SEA-BES): Common Core Regional Learning Standards(CCRLS) in Mathematics by 2017. Subsequently, this document led to the drafting of
three teacher guidebooks to empower educators in 2021 and 2022. CRICED’ssignificant contributions are thus to be commended for and I bid CRICED the best
wishes for all future endeavours.

Picture 1. Dr. Isoda with Members of SEAMEO-RECSAM
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CRICED Anniversary

Wahid Yunianto
Yunianto.
SEAMEO QITEP in
Mathematics, Indonesia

I visited CRICED the University of Tsukuba in 2015. It was a great experience to do afellowship there. I did Japanese mathematics textbooks translation for primary schools.
From the textbooks, I learned a lot how mathematics is being taught in Japan. The“imagine the future” has been tattooed in my mince since I visited CRICED. I keep
wondering how mathematics would be taught in the future and how we can help
students to learn mathematics. I wish the prosperous future for CRICED and willcontribute more to better future education.

Picture 32. Robotics Project at SEAMEO Qitep Mathematics (SEAQIM)
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Happy 20th Anniversary CRICED, University ofTsukuba!

Uki Rahmawati
SEAMEO Regional Centre
for QITEP in Mathematics,
Indonesia

I am pleased to offer my warmest congratulations to the Center for Research on
International Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED) on its 20th
Anniversary.
The Center has made so many contributions in promoting development research ineducation. Getting an opportunity in the Foreign Scholar Visiting program in the past
few years gave me so much knowledges and experiences about research inmathematics, as well as the development of educational content especially formathematics.
I wish CRICED continuing success in the future endeavors and the many more brilliant
milestones to come.

Picture 33. Workshop to Develop Indonesian Edition of Mathematics Textbooks.
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Congratulations on CRICED 20th Anniversary

Narumon Changsri, Ph.D.
Center for Research in
Mathematics
Education,
Khon
Kaen
University,
Thailand.

Looking back into the nearly two decades since my first visit to CRICED in November
2005 as a graduate student in Mathematics Education program at the Faculty of
Education, Khon Kaen University. The visions of both Prof. Maitree Inprasitha and Prof.
Masami Isoda investing in capacity building has had great impacts on my career pathand also on the field of mathematics education in Thailand. I have partly contributed tothe transformation process of implementing Japanese lesson study into Thai schools.
Collaboration between CRICED and CRME since I was a graduate student and a
research assistant of CRME to observing in Japanese mathematics classroom until
now that I could contribute to using Thai version of Japanese textbook to create
mathematics lesson using LS and OA has given me a very great delight. On behalf ofa director of CRME, I would like to congratulate on the 20th anniversary of CRICED
and look forward to our further collaboration.

Picture 34. Exhibitions at EDUCA, BKK, and Study Programs at the CRICED
UT-CRICED and KKU-CRME collaborated on various activities and implemented
various student exchange programs.
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Commemorial

Seniorprofessor
Lindqvist

RafaelDepartment of Sociology,
Centre for Social Work,CESAR, Uppsala University,
SwedenI learnt to know Dr. Kamal Lamichhane in 2012 because we have a common interest
in Disability Studies. A few years later Dr. Lamichhane sent me a generous invitation
to spend one month at CRICED in October 2016 to develop our research interests. Our
cooperation was fruitful and resulted in a comparative article on disability policies inJapan and Sweden, published in a European peer reviewed journal. Excellent
administrative support from staff and management at CRICED and the library atUniversity of Tsukuba made this cooperation possible. My experience of CRICED wasextremely positive.

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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th
Anniversary

Toby Long, Professor
Georgetown University, USA

Wishing the CRICED a very happy anniversary. Thank you for allowing me to be partof your contributions to Japanese education. The dedication and creativity of the
CRICED faculty and staff is applauded! I congratulate all of you for your efforts andaccomplishments!
Here’s to another 20 years!

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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th
Anniversary

Dr. Jeff Lee
University of Massachusetts
Global, USA

It was an honor to serve as the Visiting International Research Fellow in 2015 at the
University of Tsukuba. My experience collaborating with the top researchers aroundthe world was one of the most memorable experiences in my professional career,
especially the one-on-one collaboration with Dr. Kamal Lamichhane. I continue to behighly impressed by the work of faculty, students and affiliates of the University ofTsukuba. Thank you for providing me this opportunity.

68Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th
Anniversary

Hasheem Mannan, Assoc. Prof.
Associate Professor in Health
Systems, UCD School of
Nursing, Midwifery and Health
Systems, Ireland

Congratulations on the 20th anniversary of International Cooperation Development inMathematics Education (CRICED). I take this opportunity to wish the Centre for
Research on International Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED) many
more years of scholarly contributions to international cooperation in educational
development. I also take this opportunity to thank President Dr. Kyosuke Nagata,
University of Tsukuba who invited me to hold a visiting fellowship in February of 2016.
The fellowship was hosted by Professors Sato and Lamichhane at the Centre for
Research on International Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED). The
focus of the fellowship was on ‘Disability Statistics and Disability Policy: Within theContext of Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’. The fellowshipenabled close collaboration with Professor Lamichhane in furthering scholarship on
disability rights.

69Research on global health and disability

Arne H Eide, Prof.
Chief Scientist, SINTEF
Digital. Oslo, Norway

I am happy for this opportunity to congratulate CRICED on its 20th anniversary andgrateful for the opportunity I had to be a visiting professor in 2015. I am impressed by
the achievements of CRICED within development research and education. The efforts
made by CRICED in this field over the past two decades is of high importance for
ensuring education for all and through this contribute to the Sustainable Development
Goals. As a friend of CRICED, I wish the centre and its staff all the best and successalso in the future.

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Messages from SEAMEO Centre Directors

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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th
Anniversary

Romyen Kosaikanont, Asst.
Prof.
Director, SEAMEO RIHED,
ThailandOn behalf of SEAMEO RIHED, I would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations on
the 20th Anniversary of CRICED. It is with great pride that RIHED has maintained along-standing cooperation with CRICED and the University of Tsukuba. Over the years,
our close collaboration has provided opportunities for successful visiting fellowships
and the sharing of insights in the SEAMEO-Tsukuba Symposium series to enhanceknowledge and maximise its use for the region. We would like to sincerely thank ourfriends and colleagues at CRICED for these partnerships and wish you continued
success for many more years to come.

Picture 35. SEAMEO-Tsukuba Symposium on AIMS Program with RIHED
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th
Anniversary

Ms. Susan Leong
Directorof
SEAMEORegional Language Centre,
Singapore

Congratulations to CRICED on its 20th Anniversary!
The University of Tsukuba (UT) is one of the most active SEAMEO Affiliate Members
and has contributed much to the Education Agenda of SEAMEO, especially in the areaof Science and Mathematics education, research and teacher training. We wish
CRICED many more years of success and achievements in its work to support
educational development to meet the needs of the region.
Our best wishes to CRICED from all of us at SEAMEO RELC.

Picture 36. SEAMEO-Tsukuba Symposium73Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th
Anniversary

Ramon C. Bacani
Director of INNOTECH –Regional
Centrefor
Educational Innovation andTechnology in the Philippines

INNOTECH, the SEAMEO Regional Centre for Educational Innovation andTechnology, takes pride in celebrating the friendly and fruitful partnership with the
University of Tsukuba. The relationship has evolved over more than two decades,enabling us to serve educators and other key stakeholders in the region. The working
links with the University of Tsukuba has enabled INNOTECH to reach out to teachersof science and mathematics, teaching children, engage the various education
stakeholders and promote international cooperation in teaching and learning throughthe guidance of University experts.
The professional exchange enabled sustained collaboration between eminent
University professors and the INNOTECH family, enriching institutional cooperation
with people-to-people interaction. It further strengthened our commitment to serve theneeds of the teachers and school leaders in the Philippines and in the rest of Southeast
Asia, which is a shared goal with the University.
As we usher in a new decade of cooperation between the University of Tsukuba and
INNOTECH, we also renew our hopes to broaden the areas of cooperation, to embrace
new fields, and reach out to other partners as Tsukuba University and INNOTECH
imagine the future together!

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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Dr.
Shah
Assanarkutty

Jahan

bin

Directorof
SEAMEORECSAM, Malaysia

Congratulations on the commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of Centre for Researchon International Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED), University ofTsukuba, Japan. SEAMEO RECSAM is grateful for the remarkable achievements
made possible by several research collaborations with CRICED. We have been
involved with CRICED over the years mainly on adopting Lesson Study in the teacher
professional development courses and SEAMEO Basic Education Standards (SEABES) for the Development of the Common Core Regional Learning Standard (CCRLS)
in Science and Mathematics. I wish CRICED continued success in the years ahead andlook forward to having greater collaborations and successful projects.

Picture 37. Workshop on Robotics for Teachers’ College Students at SEAMEORECSAM
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Dr. Sumardyono
Directorof
SEAMEORegional Centre for QITEP in
Mathematics, Indonesia

Congratulation on completing the 20th milestone, CRICED!
SEAMEO Regional Centre for QITEP in Mathematics (SEAQiM) feels so proud andhonour to be given a chance to have close collaboration with CRICED since 2009. May
you continue the journey of success with pride!
We look forward too many more successful years with you!
Stay inspired and stay innovated!

Picture 38. CRICED contributed to the Teacher Training Program of SEAQIM
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Dr. Indrawati
Director of SEAMEO QITEPin Science, Indonesia

Since became one of SEAMEO affiliate members in 2009, CRICED has collaborated
and participated in various activities organized by SEAMEO. In addition, collaboratingwith CRICED provides many accesses for SEAMEO centers and member countries tobe involved in various activities organized by both CRICED and the University ofTsukuba.
We at SEAQIS wish CRICED to be a more successful organization, and we hope thatthe cooperation between CRICED dan SEAMEO will be continued.
Congratulations on your 20th anniversary!

Picture 39. Robotics Project with SEAMEO Qitep Science (SEAQIS)
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Hanani binti Harun Rasit, Dr.
Director of SEAMEO SEN,
Malaysia

Happy 20 years of excellence CRICED, University of Tsukuba.
Wishing you many more years of great success and achievements in the future.
Let’s hope for the best in the years ahead.

Picture 40. SEAMEO-SEN visited MEXT-Japan by the arrangement of Dr. Isoda.
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Dr. Ho Thanh My Phuong
Directorof
SEAMEORETRAC, Vietnam

On behalf of the SEAMEO Regional Training Center in Vietnam (SEAMEO RETRAC),
I’d like to convey my heartiest congratulations to the Center for Research on
International Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED), the University ofTsukuba, on your 20th Anniversary!
It has been a great pleasure for SEAMEO RETRAC to develop and realize effective
collaboration with CRICED on joint researches, exchanges of experts and researchers,
and especially in the annual international symposiums throughout the years. The active
partnership of CRICED is valuable to SEAMEO as a whole and SEAMEO RETRAC
particularly.
Our best wishes are to the cohesive partnership and collaborations between SEAMEO
and CRICED as well as the University of Tsukuba in delivering impactful programs in
the field of education in Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific regions.
Again, congratulations to CRICED on your glorious journey of achieving this milestone!

Picture 41. Workshop on Lesson Study and d-Book at SEAMEO RETRAC
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Le Thi My Ha
Director of SEAMEO CELLL(Centre for Lifelong Learning)
VietnamCongratulations on CRICED’s 20th Anniversary, a hallmark of professional
development of a centre on international cooperation of the famed University ofTsukuba.
The ten-year bridge of CRICED-SEAMEO partnership has made possible multiple
study exchanges that led to achievements for the shared benefits in the region.
SEAMEO CELLL wishes for this relationship to last far beyond this decade-old
milestone and contributes to the development of education of Asian countries andacross the world.

Picture 42. SEAMEO CELLL Seminar at Tsukuba
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Yudistira Wahyu Widiasana
Acting Director of SEAMEORegional Open Learning
Centre(SEAMOLEC)
Indonesia

Congratulations on the special day which marked the 20th Anniversary of the Centre
for Research on International Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED) –the University of Tsukuba (UT). The big family of SEAMOLEC is very grateful to haveyour organization as one of the SEAMEO Affiliate Members. We wish your organization
to grow bigger, successful, and hoping for brighter future ahead. We are pleased towelcome more cooperation between UT and SEAMOLEC. Keep up the good work!

Picture 43. SEAMEO-Tsukuba Symposium opened with SEAMEO Colour.
81Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Mr. ALIAS HAJI ABU BAKAR
Directorof
SEAMEOVOCTECH Regional Centre,
Brunei Darussalam

Kudos to the University of Tsukuba on the happy occasion of CRICED’s 20th
Anniversary!
SEAMEO VOCTECH is proud of our warm friendship with you, facilitated through thevisits and presentations of Professor Dr. Masami Isoda, Director of CRICED, on digitalbooks. In reciprocation, our Centre Director, Mr. Alias bin Haji Abu Bakar, greatly
appreciated the opportunity to share SEAMEO VOCTECH’s achievements anddirections at last year’s symposium. We look forward to participating in your upcoming
events this year. Hearty congratulations on achieving the 20-year milestone and may
CRICED and the University of Tsukuba go on to enjoy even greater success and impact
in the years to come!
Together we excel!

Picture 44. The National Lesson Study Meeting at UT-Elementary School has beena part of the APEC-Tsukuba International Conference and the SEAMEO-Tsukuba
Symposium.
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Songheang Ai
Director of SEAMEO TED
CambodiaCongratulation! The 20th Anniversary of CRICED, the University of Tsukuba. Your
perseverance has paid off. Friendship and cooperation are the engines of success andprosperity. I know the record would stand with everlasting momentum.

Picture 45. Excursion of SEAMEO-Tsukuba Symposium
83Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Mrs Somlak Charoenpot
Directorof
SEAMEORegional
CentreforArchaeology and Fine Arts
(SPAFA) Thailand

CONGRATULATIONS for growing from an on-campus joint research facility 20 years
ago into a Center for international cooperation in developing education that leads
educational reforms in the Southeast Asian and Asia-Pacific regions, in particular forbeing instrumental in contributing to the improvement of the quality of teaching andteachers. May CRICED continue to be the leader in organising the network of research
institutes that carry out joint research and engage in the mutually beneficial
interregional cooperation for the next 20 years.
乾杯 乾杯 乾杯

Nagata, K., Chair of the Japan Association of National University
Picture 46. Dr. Nagara,and President of UT, provided the Reform Seminar for the Vice Presidents ofUniversities in Thailand at the Tokyo Campus of UT
UT.
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Elis Rosdiawati, Dr. M.Pd
Directorof
SEAMEOCECCEP, Indonesia

Congratulation for the 20th Anniversary to Centre for Research on International
Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED). We wish you more success andadvanced in the future. We hope CRICED keep continuing the knowledge andinformation dissemination effort on education to improve the quality of humanresources in Asia and beyond, especially in the field of Early Childhood Care Education
and Parenting. Looking forward to having more collaboration programs in the upcoming
time with SEAMEO CECCEP.

Picture 47. As a part of the 20th Anniversary event, Dr. Kawaguchi, CRICED, held
the Symposium of Holistic Education on Non-Cognitive Skills with Malaysian
government officials and Indonesian scholars.
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Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Assoc. Prof.
Sivongxay

Dr.

Niane

Director of Regional Centre
for Community Education
Development in Lao PDR

As the Centre Director of SEAMEO CED, it is my great honored to take this opportunity
to congratulate and celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Centre for Research on
International Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED) under the Universityof Tsukuba, Japan. To represent the SEAMEO Regional Centre for Community
Education Development (SEAMEO CED) of Lao PDR, I would like to express ourheartfelt congratulate and praise to CRICED on the completed and successful workthroughout 20 years, specifically expanded the unique function of domestic joint
development research in the Southeast Asian Minister of Education Organization(SEAMEO) and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) human resource
development sector, and co-organized with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology( MEXT).
On behalf of the SEAMEO CED Team, we would like to express our deeply
congratulate to the CRICED to achieve their goals, reputation and in particular,
CRICED gained international acclaim for leading class research as an autonomous
means of improving the quality of faculty members. We hope that CRICED will keep
continuing develop in educational sector in the present and in the future.

Picture 48. SEAMEO Symposium fellows also contributed to the APEC-UNESCOMGIEP Conference.
86Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Glenn B. Gregorio, Dr.
Director ofPhilippines

SEARCAin

We warmly congratulate the University of Tsukuba - Centre for Research on
International Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED) as you celebrate 20
years of excellent development research and nurturing educational cooperation andeducators. As an institution that also puts premium on capacity building, education
networks, and research, SEAMEO SEARCA strongly supports CRICED in reimagining
teacher and research education in the 21st century. We are one with you in advancing
adaptations and innovations to cope with the challenges brought by the pandemic. May
CRICED continue to thrive and empower teachers, learners, and institutions alike.
Once again, congratulations on your remarkable milestone!

Picture 49. SEAMEO-UT Planning Meeting for Agriculture and Life Science87Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Muchtaruddin Mansyur
Directorof
SEAMEORegional Centre for Food andNutrition, Indonesia

The SEAMEO RECFON family congratulates the Centre for Research on International
Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED) of the University of Tsukuba (UT)on its 20th anniversary! We highly appreciate the active involvements and valuable
contributions of CRICED-UT in the programs and activities of SEAMEO for the past 11
years. We look forward to having a collaboration with CRICED-UT in promoting nutrition
education in Southeast Asia in the near future. We wish CRICED more success and astronger partnership with SEAMEO in the years to come!

Picture 50. A Lecture on SEAMEO Priority Area 7 at the SEAMEO Tsukuba
Symposium.
88Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Singhasivanon

PratapDirectorof
SEAMEOTROPMED
Network
in
ThailandOn behalf of the entire SEAMEO TROPMED Network (SEAMEO TROPMED Malaysia,
SEAMEO TROPMED Philippines, SEAMEO TROPMED Thailand and the TROPMED
Network Office) I would like to express our heartfelt congratulations to CRICED on your20th Anniversary. We are one with you in your celebration. CRICED of the Universityof Tsukuba, as a strong partner of SEAMEO, has indeed contributed in meeting thegoals and objectives of the SEAMEO Centres. Through the collaborative efforts of
CRICED and SEAMEO human resource development projects are implemented for the
benefit of the people of the region
May the journey of success of CRICED continue in the coming years.

Picture 51. CRICED supported the SEAMEO Secretariat to visit the Director Generalof International, MEXT, Japan, on the occasion of the SEAMEO-Tsukuba
Symposium.
89Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Dr. Vicente Y. Belizario, Jr.
SEAMEO TROPMED Regional
Centre for Public Health, Hospital
Administration,
Environmental
andOccupational
Health,Philippines

Warmest greetings from the College of Public Health, University of the Philippines
Manila, which is also the SEAMEO TROPMED Regional Centre for Public Health,Hospital Administration, Environmental and Occupational Health. We extend ourcongratulations to the Centre for Research on International Cooperation in Education
Development (CRICED), University of Tsukuba as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.
We wish CRICED continued success in carrying out its mandate to ensure that learning
among students remains relevant and sustained amid the COVD-19 pandemic andbeyond, harnessing meaningful collaboration for educational development.
With high hopes, we look forward to more successful years for CRICED.

Picture 52. UT-Tokyo Campus is usually used for the SEAMEO Symposium and the
APEC Tsukuba Conference.
90Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Weerapong
Phumratanaprapin
Directorof
SEAMEOTROPMED, Thailand

Greeting from Thailand!
On behalf of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University and SEAMEOTROPMED/ THAILAND, we would like to express our congratulations to the Centre for
Research on International Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED) under
the University of Tsukuba, Japan on the special occasion of the CRICED 20th
Anniversary in the year 2022.
We look forward to further fruitful cooperation with you. Wish you all the best. Thankyou very much.

Picture 53. Poster Session in the SEAMEO-Tsukuba Symposium
With the collaboration of CRICED, the International Medical Centre of UT has beenworking for Lao.
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Messages from APEC Lesson Study Network

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92

Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th
Anniversary

Soledad A. Ulep PhD.
University of the Philippines
National Institute for Scienceand Mathematics Education

CRICED has been playing a leading and significant role in introducing and helping
sustain innovations in classroom teaching and learning in mathematics in different
countries and cultures. By spearheading the APEC Lesson Study Project jointly with
Khon Kaen University which dynamically and fruitfully ran for 12 years, CRICED has
been creating its impact on various educational institutions as lesson study as aneffective teacher professional development model continues to gain grounds.
Congratulations to CRICED for having reached this milestone in its trail blazing
existence! Congratulations also to the very competent and supportive people who make
CRICED truly live up to its name!

Picture 54 APEC Tsukuba International Conference at JICA Research Institute94
93Congratulatory Message for CRICED 20th Anniversary

Ivan Vysotskiy, PhD
Moscow
CenterforContinuous
Mathematical
Education (MCCME), Russia

Dear friends and colleagues,
The role of CRICED educational projects cannot be underestimated, because
mathematics is our common language and the language of Nature. For Southeast Asia,
CRICED has become a point of attraction for anyone truly interested in the flourishingof mathematics education.
I am deeply indebted to Professor Masami Isoda, who, as Director of CRICED, provides
a high level of discussion. At the same time, Dr. Isoda responds flexibly to new andunexpected challenges, invariably pursuing the main noble goals. In these features, I
see truly the talent of a scientist and the gift of a leader.

Picture 55. Acknowledgement to Staffs and Students for Working Together
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94Centre for Research on International Cooperation in
Educational Development

CHENG Chun Chor Litwin,Dr.
The Hong Kong Institute of
Education, Hong Kong

It is my honour to write on this milestone occasion on the 20th anniversary of CRICED.
I first participated in the APEC programme organized by CRICED in 2006, and learned
a great deal on developing mathematical thinking for students. Since then I have manyoccasions to come to the Centre again and share professional insights among the
APEC research circle. The leading researches in this platform not only benefit theparticipants, but also teachers in the participating APEC countries; of which Lesson
Study in classrooms is one such exemplar.
My Congratulation and I wish the center many more successful years to come.

Picture 56. APEC Tsukuba International Conference at UNESCO University Hall inTokyo: Japan Host Year of APEC

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Tin Lam TOH, PhD
Associate Professor National
InstituteofEducation,
Nanyang
Technological
University, Singapore

In the 10th SEAMEO-University of Tsukuba Symposium coinciding with the 20th
anniversary of the CRICED, I would like to express my heartiest congratulation to theCentre and Professor Isoda for the successes of the research projects undertaken in
benefitting the APEC community and beyond. The covid pandemic has instead brought
us opportunity to look at issues from alternative perspective. I look forward to education
research in the post-covid era. Congratulations again!

LessonStudy
in Singapore
as an Extension
Project
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LessonStudy
Workshopby Japanes
Teachersof
inAPEC
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anfor Lessonof
Study.
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Associate
Professor/Dr,
Doctor Nguyen Chi Thanh
Dean of Faculty, University of
Education, Vietnam National
University, Hanoi, Vietnam

Time is running so fast! I have learnt a lot of very interesting things about Maths
education during these conferences. Besides I have meet also very nice and enthusiast
people. I have a lot of passionate discussion not only in teaching and learning
mathematics but also on other things, especially on Japanese culture and friendship.
So, this enrich me a lot. I wish all of you a good conference and plenty of happiness.

Picture 58. Lesson Study Workshop for STEAM Education in Hanoi at the Vietnam
Host Year of APEC.
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Pedro David Collanqui Diaz
Ministerio de Educación delPerú, Peru

Contributions for a universal education for common benefit and solidarity, are boosted
with institutions where the critical spirit, diversity, and team work promote thedevelopment of humanity.
20ht anniversary!
Congratulations CRICED for your 20th

Picture 59. Lesson Study in Peru at the Peru Host Year of APEC
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Erlina R. Ronda, PhD
University of the Philippines,
Philippines National Institutefor Science and Mathematics
Education Development (UPNISMED)

Congratulations on your 20th year of great work and leadership in the service ofinternational cooperation for educational development specially in the field of scienceand mathematics education. Thank you for your continued partnership with UPNISMED. We look forward to more cooperation with CRICED in the next 20 years!

Picture 60. 1st National Convention on Lesson Study and Workshops to Develop
Mathematical Thinking in the Philippines.
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CRICED
CRICED
andandSEAMEOSEAMEO
Anniversary
Anniversary
Message
MessageColleen M. Eddy, Assoc.
Prof.
Associate Professor, Ed.D.
University of North Texas,
USA

Congratulations on the 20th anniversary of CRICED and 10th anniversary of SEAMEO.
I have been honored to have participated since 2015 while a visiting professor at Khon
Kaen University where I met Professor Isoda. From this meeting I have made numerous
international friends and colleagues where we have presented and published together.
I look forward to continued friendship and work together.

Picture 61. APEC Project Meeting at Chile Host Year
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Gabriel Todd Matney, Prof.
Bowling
Green
University, USA

State

Twenty years of international cooperation has allowed for sharing and advancing of
educational ideas. It’s been a genuine joy to be part of this community and to learn fromeach of you. Thank you for all you do.

Picture 62. Lesson Study Workshop at Bowling Green University in OHIO, USA.
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Dr. Nisakorn Boonsena
Center for Research in
Mathematics
Education,
Khon
Kaen
University,
ThailandI have heard about “CRICED and University of Tsukuba” from Maitree sensei (Prof. Dr.
Maitree Inprasitha, my teacher and advisor since 2004). My first time at CRICED and
University of Tsukuba was on APEC Tsukuba 2011 and keep continuing join the APEC
Project by the support from Prof. Dr. Masami Isoda and Prof. Dr. Maitree Inprasitha. Itis very high appreciated and valuable that CRME and CRICED work together in many
projects and activities since 2006 until now.

Picture 63.
. UT-CRICED grew up with CRME and IRDTP under the collaboration ofcolleges in the APEC Lesson Study Network.
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Let's imagine the future together

Roberto Araya, Prof/PhD.
Centerfor
Advanced
Research on Education,
InstituteofEducation,
University of Chile, Chile

On behalf of the STEM area of the Centre for Advanced Research on Education of the
University of Chile, I congratulate the Centre for Research on International Cooperationin Educational Development (CRICED) on reaching its 20th anniversary.
CRICED's vision and collaboration strategy have had an enormous impact on ourcentre, our country, and multiple other countries. It has allowed us to know and put into
practice the centuries-old Japanese methodology of Lesson Study, and implement it inmath, and in STEM education.
CRICED has shown us the way and accompanied us in multiple powerful educational
strategies that are able to engage students to solve critical problems of citizens. For
example, emergency preparedness for disasters such as tsunamis and forest fires,energy efficiency, and environmental pollution. Additionally, CRICED has alerted us toincorporate computational thinking and artificial intelligence in the curriculum to face
the super-smart society challenges.
Furthermore, CRICED has introduced us to innovative collaboration and researchstrategies between countries such as cross-border lessons. CRICED has led us by
actively listening to the voices of all countries. It has also placed emphasis on attitudes
and values in addition to knowledge creation.
I look forward to continuing working with CRICED to further strengthen our researchcollaboration in the years ahead. Let's build the future together.

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Acknowledgements
Thank you very much for your collaborations with CRICED.

On your collaborations, warm supports and leadings extended to CRICED’s activities andvarious achievements in the past 20 years,
We, CRICED, deeply acknowledge all of you.
CRICED has been very happy to imagine and work for the future with you!
Now, it is the era of next generations!
Let’s sing together the Imagine the Future!
English:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG1__-K2d-c
Japanese 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll89Pi63S7I
Chinese:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0wEZ3ppNwQJapanese 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQI0-Q5-CGI

Edited by CRICED

Edited by CRICED

Editorial
Isoda Masami (Director), Nomura Nakao, Lamichane Kamal.
Isoda Masami(Director),
Nomura Nakao, Lamichane Kamal.
Associate
Membersof CRICEDAssociate
Membersof CRICEDIda Yoshiyasu,
HamadaHirofumi, Higuchi Naohiro, Karaki Kiyoshi, Kawaguchi Jun.
Ida Yoshiyasu, Hamada Hirofumi, Higuchi Naohiro, Karaki Kiyoshi, Kawaguchi Jun.
March, 2022
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About CRICEDThe Centre for Research on International Cooperation in
Educational Development (CRICED) was established in 2002
in the University of Tsukuba as the core center of theInternational Cooperation Bases System under the Ministry of
Education (Currently, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology: MEXT) to adapt the 150-year
experience of the University of Tsukuba on its tradition as theHigher Normal School which contributed to establish andreform Japanese Education. Since its establishment, it
engaged in various international cooperation projects,
especially in the APEC and ASEAN regions. In APEC, it leads
the Japanese Lesson Study movement in the world which
originated from the Elementary School at the University ofTsukuba in the 1880s. In ASEAN, it engaged in teacher
training projects and curriculum and assessments
development projects through the Southeast Asia Ministers of
Education Organization (SEAMEO). These projects havebeen ongoing with collaborations of leading researchers,
stakeholders, and institutions in the regions and the world.

University of Tsukuba
Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba City
Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japanwww.criced.tsukuba.ac.jp