Education and training

(KPL) Feb 12 witnessed the handover of the newly renovated Xepon Ethnic Secondary School from the International WeloveU Foundation to the management of the school in Xepon district, Savannakhet Province.The renovation was made to bathrooms, school meeting hall, school building, and boredwell, said Ms Kim ...

Education authorities have given approval for some private colleges to raise their status to private education institutes so they can recommence bachelor and higher level courses.Two institutes, Rattana Business Administration College (RBAC) and Sengsavanh Administration College in Vientiane, have now been given the green light ...

The Ministry of Education and Sports and the World Bank have strengthened ties and renewed cooperation in improving standards and outcomes in Laos’ education system.This was the message delivered during a visit to the Ministry of Education and Sports by a delegation from the World ...

The National University of Laos has removed some entertainment venues located too close to its campus and authorities have been continually monitoring other target venues with a view to relocating them. The university partnered with local officials last year to establish a system for inspecting restaurants, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The fields of science, engineering, information technology, agriculture and pedagogy have been highlighted as education priorities with the government encouraging more students to register for these courses.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Laos-Japan Institute at the National University of Laos (NUOL) is keen to partner with the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) to bolster the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In pursuit of this objective, the two sides ...

(KPL) The Government of Japan has handed over a school which was financed and constructed by the Japanese Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) in Namo District, Oudomxay Province.The handover ceremony was held on 16 January, 2019 in Oudomxay Province between Dr. Khamphanh Pheuyavong, ...

(KPL) The Japanese government has provided grant assistance worth USD 89,195 for “the Project for Improvement of Japanese language Center” at the Nongbone Secondary School in Vientiane Capital through its Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects.More ...

(KPL) DVV International has presented 5,470 books and other educational equipment worth 180 million kip to the Department of Non-formal Education, Ministry of Education and Sports.The handover ceremony was held in Vientiane Capital on Jan 14More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More than 2,000 students studied in foreign countries in the first nine months of 2018, according to an official report.A spokesperson from the Student Affairs Department, Ministry of Education and Sports, told Vientiane Times that 2,291 Lao nationals studied in 27 countries from ...