Country Focal Points


Each Minister of Education in the Commonwealth Asian Countries nominates a senior official as CEMCA Focal Point. The role of the Focal Point is to interact with CEMCA, co-ordinate with other ministries, disseminate CEMCA-related information to interested stakeholders, and keep the Ministers and other senior officials briefed about CEMCA’s work.
 
Triennial regional meetings of Focal Points enable CEMCA to get first-hand information of country priorities that contribute to the development of CEMCA’s next plan. CEMCA will continue to engage with the Focal Points, encouraging them to act as in-country advocates.
 
The current Focal Points are -
 
1.  Bangladesh
 
Mr. A. S. M. Kashem
Senior Assistant Secretary,
Scholarship & Engineering Universities Section
Secondary & Higher Education Division
Ministry of Education
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
 
2.  Brunei Darussalam
 
Dr Mona Aliana binti Dato Paduka Awang Haji Mohd. Alimin 
Director of Higher Education Department
Kementerian Pendidikan 
Ministry of Education
Bandar Seri Begawan BB3510
Negara, Brunei Darussalam
 
3.  India
 
Mr. Mrutyunjay Behera
Economic Adviser
Department of Higher Education
Ministry of Education
Government of India
Shastri Bhawan,
New Delhi - 110001
 
4.  Malaysia
 
Associate Professor Dr Azidah Abu Ziden 
Director, Academic Excellence Division
Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education 
Government of Malaysia
 
5.  Maldives
 
Ms. Fathimath Shinaz Moosa
Head, Foreign Relations Section
Education Development Professional
Ministry of Education
Republic of Maldives
 
6.  Pakistan
 
Vacant
 
7.  Singapore
 
(i)  Ms Cindy Eu
Deputy Director
International Cooperation Branch, Planning Division
Ministry of Education
Singapore
 
(ii)  Ms Peh Wei Qin
Senior Officer, International Relations
International Cooperation Branch, Planning Division
Ministry of Education
Singapore
 
8.  Sri Lanka
 
Mrs. L.N.A. Ishanthie Jayawardena
Assistant Director of Education
(Foreign Agencies & External Affairs)
Ministry of Education,
Isurupaya, Battaramulla
Sri Lanka