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
Mst. Rokhsana Begum
Deputy Secretary,
Scholarship & Engineering
University Section, Ministry of Education
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Secretariate, Ramna, Dhaka

2.  Brunei Darussalam
Yang Mulia Dayang Rosimah Sumaimah binti Haji Matassim
Acting Executive Secretary
Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council
Ministry of Education
Room B211, 2nd Floor, Block B, Ministry of Education Building, Bandar Seri Begawan BB3510
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
Mr. Ahmed Mausoom
Education Development Professional
Foreign Relations Section
Ministry of Education
Velaanaage, 9th Floor
Ameeru Ahmed Magu
Male 20096, 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
Mr N. D. Wathukarawatta
Director of Education
(Foreign Agencies & External Affairs)
Ministry of Education,
Isurupaya, Battaramulla
Sri Lanka