Education and training

The government of Japan has granted over US$2.8 million (nearly 24.9 billion kip) to finance Lao nationals studying in Japan from July this year until September 2024, under the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship.The grant agreement was signed in Vientiane on Monday at the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Thousands of local jobs will be created by the Laos-China railway when the project becomes operational in 2021, according to a senior government official.The government is planning to build a Lao railway vocational technical college with the assistance of the Chinese ...

Vangvieng district, Vientiane province: — A new tourism and hospitality practical training facility will soon run upgraded vocational education programmes in the popular visitor destination.The ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the modern training facility was held at the Vangvieng campus of the Vientiane province Technical ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The governments of Laos and the United Kingdom have agreed to further strengthen bilateral ties and increase cooperation in education.This cooperation will support both governments to work together closely to improve the Lao education system to gradually meet regional and international standards.The ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More than 800,000 primary school students across the country will use new textbooks in September as part of the new national primary school curriculum that is being rolled out over the coming years.This year, more than 16,600 Grade 1 teachers, school ...

(KPL) Over 70 experts from Laos and other Asian countries met in Vientiane to reflect on the role and impact of adult learning and education in shaping Asian Societies in the 20th century. The objective of the conference was also to explore the opportunities for ALE in the 20th Century and reflects ...

The National University of Laos and the Institute of Legal Support and Technical Assistance are continuing to support students by keeping their general knowledge up to date, enhancing their English language skills, and instilling a love of learning courtesy of the second University Challenge Quiz.The ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Electricity bills at Sanamxay Secondary School in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province, will now be much lower thanks to help from the Korea Western Power Company Limited (KOWEPO), which has installed solar power at the school.The company decided to help the school ...

TOKYO (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government of Japan has agreed to help Laos develop high quality human resources responsible for strengthening administrative capacity and establishing institutions, including improving the capacity of government officials, according to the website of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The promise of assistance ...

(KPL) The Australian Department of Defence works closely with the Lao People’s Army (LPA) to improve English capability of local armed force officers.English is the language of ASEAN and Australia has been a long-term supporter for the LPA’s English language training programme.Every year Australia grants ...