Details

International Workshop

Teaching Common Values in Formal Education

Programme

05 December 2005 (Monday)

arrival of international participants

18.00Registration of participants in front of Function

Rooms 5 & 6

20.00Welcome dinner and ice-breaking for workshop

participants (Function Rooms 5 & 6)

06 December 2005 (Tuesday)

KAF Special Lecture and Discussion Forum

Teaching Common Values

08:30Registration at Foyer of Ballroom B

Coffee/Tea

09:30Welcoming Remarks by Mr. Peter Schier,

Representative to Malaysia, Konrad Adenauer Foundation

09:40 The Necessity to Promote Common Values

in a Multi-Ethnical and Multi-Religious Society

Official Opening Speech by YB Datuk Dr. Maximus J. Ongkili

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department

10:00The Importance of Teaching Common Values Across

Religions in the Era of Globalization

- The Global Ethic Concept and Its Relevance for Today

Speaker:Prof. Dr. Hans Küng, Global Ethic

Foundation, Tübingen

Chairperson:Dato’ (Dr.) Anwar Fazal

Chairperson, Malaysian Interfaith

Network (MIN)

11:00Question and Answer Session

12:30Lunch at Concourse Level

14:00Teaching Common Values in Southeast Asia

- The Perspective of the Different Religions

Statements by religious experts and panel discussion

Speakers:

- Islam:Dr. Chandra Muzaffar,

President, International Movement for

a JUST World

- Christianity:Dr. Hermen Shastri,

Executive Secretary, Christian

Federation of Malaysia

General Secretary, Council of Churches

of Malaysia

- Buddhism:Mr. Ang Choo Hong,

President, Buddhist Missionary Society

of Malaysia

- Hinduism: Dr. K. Dharmaratnam

- Sikhism:Mr. Paguman Singh

- Baha’i Faith:Dr. John Fozdar

Commentator :Prof Hans Küng

Moderator:Mr. Peter Schier,

Representative to Malaysia

Konrad Adenauer Foundation

16:00Question and Answer Session

17:30Coffee break and end of forum

20:00Dinner at Sagano Restaurant

07 December 2005 (Wednesday)

Workshop Programme in Function Rooms 3 & 4

09.00Education Toward A Global Ethic:

Rationale for Teaching Common Values in Formal

Education

Speaker:Dr. Günther Gebhardt,

Academic Programme Coordinator,

Global Ethic Foundation, Tübingen

Moderator:Dr. Patricia A. Martinez, Associate Professor

Senior Research Fellow and Head, Intercultural Studies

Asia-Europe Institute

University of Malaya

09.45Q & A with Dr. Günther Gebhardt

10.30Break

11.00Teaching the Global Ethic:

Practical Examples of Good Methods and Models for

Teaching Common Values in Primary and Secondary

Education in Germany

Speaker:Dr. Günther Gebhardt,

Moderator: Puan Sharifah Fatmah Syed Mohammed Alhabshi,

Principal Assistant Director

Curriculum Development Centre, Ministry of Education

12.00Q & A with Dr. Günther Gebhardt

13.00Lunch at Vogue Café

14.00Setting up 6 working groups to devise generic

teaching modules on six fundamental common ethical

standards:

1) “Treat Others As You Would Like To Be Treated”

(i.e. the Golden Rule)

2) “Every human being must be treated humanely”

3) “Do not kill”

4) "Do not steal”

5) “Do not lie”

6) “Do not commit sexual immorality”

Moderators:Puan Sharifah Fatmah Syed Mohammed Alhabshi,

Dr. Patricia A. Martinez

Dr. Günther Gebhardt,

Mr. R. Loganathan, Unit Head, Moral Education,

Curriculum Development Centre, Ministry of Education,

Malaysia

Mr. Peter Schier

16.00Break

16.30Resource generic teaching modules in 6 working groups

20.00Dinner for workshop participants only at Marché

Mediterranean Restaurant

08 December 2005 (Thursday)

Workshop Programme in Function Rooms 3 & 5

09.00Presentation of working groups I, II and III

Moderator:Puan Sharifah Fatmah Syed Mohammed Alhabshi

10.30Break

11.00Presentation of working groups IV, V and VI

Moderator:Mr. Peter Schier

13.00Closing Luncheon for 50 pax / End of official programme

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