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Measuring the Impact of Arts in Education UNESCO Expert Symposium on Arts Education in Asia Hong Kong, SAR China 9-11 January 2004 Measuring the Impact of Arts in Education UNESCO Expert Symposium on Arts Education in Asia Hong Kong, SAR China 9-11 January 2004 UNESCO Division of Arts and Creativity Hong Kong UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture Institute of in Asia and the Pacific Contemporary Culture LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Dr. Eliza Au Mr. Darwin Chen, Iso Senior Lecturer, Visual Arts Chairman Department of Creative Arts Hong Kong Arts Development Council The Hong Kong Institute of Education 22/F, 181 Queen’s Rd. Central 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories Hong Kong SAR, China Hong Kong SAR, China Tel: (852) 2827-8786 Tel: (852) 2948-7089 Fax: (852) 2519-9301 Fax: (852) 2948 7080 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.hkadc.org.hk/eng Website: www.ied.edu.hk/ca Prof. Cheng Kai Ming Dr. Jane Cheung Senior Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor Senior Lecturer. Music The University of Hong Kong Department of Creative Arts Pokfulam Road The Hong Kong Institute of Education Hong Kong SAR, China 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories Hong Kong SAR, China Tel: (852) 2859-2246 Fax: (852) 2549-5042 Tel: (852) 2948-7089 Email: [email protected] Fax: (852) 2948-7080 Website: www.hku.hk Email: [email protected] Website: www.ied.edu.hk/ca Mr. Santi Chitrachinda Dr. Desmond Hui Artistic Director Associate Professor MAYA: The Art and Cultural Institute for Department of Architecture Development University of Hong Kong Mayalai 189, Ladprao 96, Wangthonglang Pokfulam Road Bangkok 10310, Thailand Hong Kong SAR, China Tel: (66) 2-931-8791/2 Tel: (852) 22491818 Fax: (66) 2-931-8746 Fax: (852) 22491307 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Ms. Sangeeta Isvaran Ms. Nanako Ishido Masters in Performing Arts Director General, CANVAS Abhinayasudha 2-13-3-1202 Akasaka Minato-ku 22, II Avenue, Sastrinagar Tokyo 107-0052 Japan Chennai, 600020 India Tel: (81) 3-3505-3994 Tel: (91) 44-2491-1320 Fax: (81) 3-3505-3994 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.canvas.ws Mr. George Jose Mr. Ki Beom Jang Arts Education Programme Executive Professor, Department of Music Education India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) Seoul National University of Education L-1, Tharangini, 12th Cross Road 1650 Seocho Dong, Seocho Gu Raj Mahal Vilas Extension Seoul 137-742, Republic of Korea Bangalore 560 080, India Tel: (82) 011-9001-7365 Telefax: (91) 80-361-0583/4 Fax: (82) 2-3475-2487 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.indiaifa.org Website: kcme.snue.ac.kr/cc-jkb; kcme.snue.ac.kr Ms. Lindy Joubert Ms. Tintti Karppinen Senior Lecturer Drama Teacher Faculty of Architecture Finnish Drama/Theatre Education Association The University of Melbourne VIC 3010 Väinölänk 8B, 00610 Helsinki Melbourne, Australia Finland Tel: (61) 3-8344-7437 Tel: (35) 8979-4763 Fax: (61) 3-8344-5532 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Prof. Akbar Khakimov Ms. Adeline Kwok Director of the Fine Arts Institute Assistant Director, Arts Education Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan National Arts Council, Singapore 2, Mustakillik Square, Tashkent 140 Hill Street #03-01 700029, Republic of Uzbekistan MITA Building, Singapore 179369 Tel: (998) 71-139-4675 Tel: (65) 683-79551 Fax: (998) 71-139-1771 Fax: (65) 683-73017 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.nac.gov.sg Mr. Victorino Manalo Mr. Ichiya Nakamura Director, Metropolitan Museum of Manila Vice-President, CANVAS Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex 2-13-3-1202 Akasaka Minato-ku Roxas Boulevard, Manila Tokyo 107-0052 Japan Philippines Tel: (81) 3-3505-3994 Tel: (63) 2-523-0613 Fax: (81) 3-3505-3994 Fax: (63) 2-521-1517 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.canvas.ws Mr. Leang Nguonly Prof. Larry O’Farrell Deputy Director General of Education President of IDEA Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport Professor and Coordinator of Continuing Education No. 169 Norodom Blvd, Phnom Penh Faculty of Education, Queen’s University Cambodia Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada Tel: (855) 12-885-731 Tel : (1) 613-533-3026 Fax (855) 23-211-230 Fax : (1) 613-533-6584 Email: [email protected] Email : [email protected] 2 Dr. Victor Ordoñez Mr. Robin Pascoe Senior Education Fellow Senior Lecturer East-West Center Murdoch University Honolulu, Hawaii 96848-1601, USA South Street Murdoch Perth, Western Australia 6150 Tel: (1) 808-394-5420 Australia Fax: (1) 808-944-7070 Email: [email protected] Tel: (61) 8-9360-7448 Website: eastwestcenter.org Fax: (61) 8-9360-6296 Email: [email protected] Ms. Janet Pillai Mr. Pun Siu Fai Coordinator, Arts Education Programme Director Penang Educational Consultative Council City Contemporary Dance Company Dance Centre School of Arts, University Science Malaysia G/F 110 Shatin Pass Road Penang 11800, Malaysia Wong Tai Sin Kowloon Hong Kong SAR, China Tel: (60) 4-899-5016 Fax: (60) 4-657-6296 Tel: (852) 23289205 Email: [email protected] Fax: (852) 23267972 Website: www.arts-ed-penang.org Email: [email protected] Ms. Charlene Rajendran Mr. Rong Guang Run Lecturer, Visual and Performing Arts Academic President Group Shanghai Theatre Academy National Institute of Education 630 Huashan Road Nanyang Technological University Shanghai, 200040 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616 China Tel: (65) 6790-3538 Tel: (86) 21-6248-5734 Fax: (65) 6896-9143 Fax: (86) 21-6248-2646 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: nie.edu.sg Prof. Him Sophy Ms. Madonna Therese Stinson Composer, Musicologist, Professor Lecturer, Visual and Performing Arts Academic The Royal Academy of Cambodia Group Russian Federation Boulevard National Institute of Education Phnom Penh, Cambodia Nanyang Technological University 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616 Tel: (855) 12-862-765 Email: [email protected] Tel: (65) 6790-3532 Fax: (65) 6896-9143 Email: [email protected] Website: nie.edu.sg Mr. Endo Suanda Prof. Sajida Haider Vandal Pendidikan Seni Nusantara Principal of National College of Arts Arts Education of the Archipelago 4 the Mall, Lahore, Pakistan Kompleks PPR-ITB, NO. T-4 Bandung, Indonesia 40135 Fax: (92) 42-921-0500 Tel: (92) 42-921-0601/599 Fax: (62) 22-251-4542 Email: [email protected] Tel: (62) 21-829-4643 Email: esuanda@[email protected] 3 Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan Mr. Hoseong Yong Chairperson Director, Arts Education Task-Force Team IIC- Asia Project Office Minister's Cultural Policy Advisory Office India International Center Ministry of Culture and Tourism 40, Max Mueller Marg Sejong-ro 82-1, Jongro-gu New Delhi, 110003 India 110-703 Seoul, Republic of Korea Tel: (91) 11-4619431 Tel: (82) 2 3704 9984 Fax: (91) 11-4627751 Fax: (82) 2 3704 9009 Email: [email protected] and Email: [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.mct.go.kr Website: www.iicdelhi.nic.in Mr. Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto Mr. Yu Shu Tak Senior Consultant for Arts and Cultural Projects Chairman of Arts Education Group NLI Research Institution c/o Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment 1-1-1, Yuraku-cho, Chiyoda-ku Authority, 13/F, Southorn Center, Tokyo 100-0006 Japan 130 Hennessy Road Wan Chai, Hong Kong SAR, China Tel: (81) 3-3597-8436 Fax: (81) 3-5512-7161 Tel: (852) 2834-3211 Email: [email protected] Fax: (852) 2572-9167 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hkadc.org.hk/eng 4 SECRETARIAT UNESCO Mr. Richard Engelhardt Ms. Tereza Wagner UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture Programme Specialist in Asia and the Pacific UNESCO Division of Art and Cultural Enterprise UNESCO Bangkok Office 7, pl de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France 920 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok 10110 Thailand Tel.: (33) 1-4568-4325/31 Tel: (66) 2-391-0577 ext. 509 Fax: (33) 1-4568-5589 Fax: (66) 2-391-0866 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: portal.unesco.org/culture/en Website: www.unescobkk.org/culture Mr. Sheldon Shaeffer Ms. Vibeke Jensen Director Program Specialist UNESCO Bangkok Office Formal primary education and gender 920 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok 10110 Thailand UNESCO Bangkok Office 920 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok 10110 Thailand Tel: (66) 2-391-0577 Fax: (66) 2-391-0866 Tel: (66) 2-391-0577 ext. 317 Email: [email protected] Fax: (66) 2-391-0866 Website: www.unescobkk.org Email: [email protected] Website: www.unescobkk.org Ms. Beatrice Kaldun Mr. Iker Larrea Programme Officer Programme Assistant UNESCO Bangkok Office UNESCO Bangkok Office 920 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok 10110 Thailand 920 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok 10110 Thailand Tel: (66) 2-391-0577 ext. 502 Tel: (66) 2-391-0577 ext. 517 Fax: (66) 2-391-0866 Fax: (66) 2-391-0866 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.unescobkk.org/culture Website: www.unescobkk.org/culture HKICC Ms. Ada Wong Mr. Danny Yung Chairperson Program Director Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture Unit 15, cattle depot artist village Unit 15, cattle depot artist village 63 ma tau kok road, Kowloon 63 ma tau kok road, Kowloon Hong Kong SAR, China Hong Kong SAR, China Tel: (852) 2241-5692 Tel: (852) 2893-8704 Fax: (852) 2858-5614 Fax: (852) 2838-7527 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.hk-icc.org Website: www.hk-icc.org Ms. May Fung Ms. Kobe Ho Project Director Program Coordinator Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture Unit 15, cattle depot artist village Unit 15, cattle depot artist village 63 ma tau kok road, Kowloon 63 ma tau kok road, Kowloon Hong Kong SAR, China Hong Kong SAR, China Tel: (852) 2766-3703 Tel: (852) 2766-3703 Fax: (852) 2838-7527 Fax: (852) 2838-7527 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.hk-icc.org Website: www.hk-icc.org 5.
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