More than 200 students from the Association of Southeast Asian Nation(ASEAN) member countries are gathering for the Youth Model ASEANConference (YMAC) 2014 in Singapore Polytechnic.
The December19 – 22 conference, themed “Voices Today, Echoes Tomorrow”, aims atfostering international relations and regional cooperation via theengagement of ASEAN youth.
It connects the young people andequips them with informative knowledge on ASEAN’s strengths, weaknesses,opportunities, threats and challenges, particularly on theestablishment of an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2015.
Acting the role as diplomats, prominent delegates are involving in alearning journey at the conference through researches and debates oncurrent regional and global issues faced by the region. The issuesrevolve around the themes of Environment, Economics, Society, Security,and Arts & Culture.
This is the first time all ten ASEANmembers having their representatives at an YMAC, said Ong Keng Yong,Executive Deputy Chairman of the S. Rajaratnam School of InternationalStudies, Nanyang Technological University , and Director of theSchool’s Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies.
He also urged the youths to spread the awareness of ASEAN and its aims to their communities.
Secretary-General of YMAC 2014 Shane Soh Shi Nan, stressed that theconference is expected to boost young people’s attention on theirnational and regional issues.
Vietnam ’s delegation to theevent includes 12 outstanding students from the University of SocialSciences and Humanities in Hanoi and Duy Tan University incentral Da Nang city.
The students have enthusiasticallyjoined discussions, learned from their new regional friends as well astaking this chance to promote the culture of their hometown via numeroustraditional games.-VNA
The December19 – 22 conference, themed “Voices Today, Echoes Tomorrow”, aims atfostering international relations and regional cooperation via theengagement of ASEAN youth.
It connects the young people andequips them with informative knowledge on ASEAN’s strengths, weaknesses,opportunities, threats and challenges, particularly on theestablishment of an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2015.
Acting the role as diplomats, prominent delegates are involving in alearning journey at the conference through researches and debates oncurrent regional and global issues faced by the region. The issuesrevolve around the themes of Environment, Economics, Society, Security,and Arts & Culture.
This is the first time all ten ASEANmembers having their representatives at an YMAC, said Ong Keng Yong,Executive Deputy Chairman of the S. Rajaratnam School of InternationalStudies, Nanyang Technological University , and Director of theSchool’s Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies.
He also urged the youths to spread the awareness of ASEAN and its aims to their communities.
Secretary-General of YMAC 2014 Shane Soh Shi Nan, stressed that theconference is expected to boost young people’s attention on theirnational and regional issues.
Vietnam ’s delegation to theevent includes 12 outstanding students from the University of SocialSciences and Humanities in Hanoi and Duy Tan University incentral Da Nang city.
The students have enthusiasticallyjoined discussions, learned from their new regional friends as well astaking this chance to promote the culture of their hometown via numeroustraditional games.-VNA
