23-25 February, 2009at Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

Presented by Lao RepresentativeNouamkham CHANTHABOULY

Education System in Lao PDRMinistry of Education 15 Department and; 3 Centers- Education Statistics Information Technology

center- Quality Assurance- Center Promotion of Education for Women-

Ethnic - Disabled people

Education System/Reform (Cont..) Early Childhood Education Primary Education Secondary Education:

-Reform the general education curriculum by increasing the number of years of schooling from 11 years (5+3+3) to 12 years (5+4+3)

Technical and Vocational Education Higher Education

Higher Education (Cont) Improve the quality of teaching and learning

at the 3 Universities aiming to reach the regional standards and enabling links with international standards

Increase the percentage of female ethnic tertiary students enrolled in higher education courses

Improve Champasack University (grant from ADB)

ASEAN Member states ASEAN- Australia ASEAN- China ASEAN- India ASEAN-Japan ASEAN- Korea ASEAN- New Zealand ASEAN-EU Others…

Bilateral MOU in Cooperation in Education (Not yet)

Short term and long term Scholarship Training/Seminar (Technical Vocational)

(supported: Ministry of Education, SEAMEO VOTECH)

Bilateral MOU between MOE , Lao PDR and MOEYS in Cooperation in Education

Government of Cambodia provide scholarship for Lao students to study - Culture,- Language6 scholarship /year

Minutes of Discussion Between Ministry of National Education of Indonesia and MOE, Lao PDR

Short and long terms Scholarship: - Under DARMASISWA 1-year program, Gov’t of

Indonesia provide 20 scholar for students to study in Indonesia in the areas of culture and Indonesian language

- Under South to South program: 10-20 scholar for students to study at a Master Degree level (3 year, including 1 year for language program

Teacher Training: for the academic year 2007-2008 : Gov’t of Indonesia provide 5-10 scholar for teachers of Vocational and technical Schools and College in subject: ICT, Tourism, Arts and hospitability

Training : 1 scholar, training for Senior Official/lecturer at NUOL

Provide scholar for 1 teacher to study Indonesia Language

MOE, Lao PDR prepare and accept 40-50 students from Indonesia to attend 1 month culture program in Lao PDR

Malaysia provide the scholarship to Lao students , teachers and staff as researchers in Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral Degree every year

Prepare MOU and Minister of MOE Malaysia will invite Minister of MOE Lao PDR to sign the MOU in Malaysia soon

Cooperation in Education, Science and Cultural Malaysia will support Lao PDR by provide the

English teachers, ICT teachers to Lao Ministry of Education

Cooperation in Education, Science and Cultural

Malaysia will support Lao PDR by provide the English teachers, ICT teachers to Lao Ministry of Education

Malaysia propose to invite the students of the National Art School from Lao PDR to show and visit Malaysia in June 2009

Cooperation in Education MOU, between Ministry of Education Lao

PDR and Myanmar Provide the scholarship for Lao PDR,

mostly, for the Monetary

MOU in the program of Exchange Cooperation in Education, between Ministry of Education Lao PDR and Philippines

Training and Seminar supported by SEAMEO INNOTECH

Provide scholarship for Bachelor, Master, Doctoral Degree supported by SEAMEO SEARCA

Government of Singapore support Lao PDR in many Sectors, especially capacity building in English language and ICT

Government of Singapore - provide 1-2 scholarship for students at National University to study Bachelor degree, the selection is interviewed and depends on the standard of the ASEAN criteria- provide 3 scholarship for student at Upper Secondary Education Grade 5 to continue their study at Grade 6

Donation scholarship by Dr. Goh Keng- 3 scholarship/ 2 years

SEAMEO RELC: Training: provide scholarship for upgrade

the English teachers and the staff who work for ASEAN- provide 11 scholarship for Upgrade English teachers to train in English course

Upgrade the teachers at National University by provide “Distance Education Programe” supported by CIDA, Canada

Training English program for 100 scholar for the staff who work for ASEAN, supported by Canada- Singapore

Seminar: SEAMEO RELC provide 1 scholar/year for the English teacher

Cooperation in Education in Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI)

- Same as other new ASEAN member countries, Lao PDR got the supported from Singapore to upgrade the capacity building for the Lao Staff in all sectors such as: Administration and management, upgrade the capacity in using computer and English language

In 2006, 16 staff in Education sector train in Lao-Singapore Center, in Vientiane and 22 staff train in Singapore

Cooperation in Private Education- Establish private school in Lao PDR- Establish Lao -Singapore Genetic Computer Center- Lao - Singapore Center ( for training English language)

Others: Seminar

Bilateral MOU in Cooperation in Education between Ministry of Education, Vietnam and MOE, Lao PDR- 1 year Cooperation plan- 5 year Cooperation plan

Scholarship: - Short term and long term - 650 scholarship/ year for the students, teachers and staff to study Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Degree

Provide Vietnamese teachers to teach at lower, upper secondary schools, National University in Lao PDR

Establish School in Lao PDR ( for talented students)

Lao PDR provides 30 scholarship for Vietnamese staff and students for long term study in Lao PDR

SEAMEO RETRAC- Seminar: conduct the Seminar for the Education Administrators in Lao PDR ( Lao PDR responsible for the cost of the trainee/participants and Ministry of Education in Vietnam or SEAMEO RETRAC responsible for the lecturers / trainers

Bilateral MOU in Cooperation in Education between Ministry of Education, Thailand and MOE, Lao PDR

Gov’t of Thailand provide - Study Tour 5-10 scholar/year for Higher Education Staff- Study Tour for all sectors 90 scholar/year and for academic 12 scholar/year

Gov’t of Thailand provide the cooperation in curriculum development in pre-school, primary school, Lower and Upper secondary school

Exchange students, teachers and researcher every year under the program of exchange the human resources and students in neighboring countries

Exchange students program for the students at Secondary level between Thailand -Lao PDR

Technical vocational College” Navamintharashini Moukdahan and Savannakhet Technical College ” to develop the curriculum in 6 branches

Exchange program for students Promote the Non- Formal Education,

exchange the knowledge, skills for the community education, exchange the eradication technical staff in order to upgrade the education for the villagers

Exchange the teaching information in Science and Mathematics

Support the learning - teaching curriculum development ( all community, disable, talented students, Non-formal education)

Support teaching-learning material for the library technical school

Scholarship for short and long term 20 scholar/year by THAICA

Training: 5 scholarship for the staff supported by Mekong Institute

Others..

Australia Universities and Vientiane College- 40 Scholarship/ year for students, teachers and staff to study bachelor and Master Degree to study in Australia-15 scholar/year for 6 months training English language Course in country- Training for Interpreter and translator for the staff at MOFA, 2005-2010 in Vientiane College, Lao PDR- 64 scholarship for provincial students to study at National University of Laos, in Vientiane

Bilateral MOU in Cooperation in Education between Ministry of Education, Republic of China and MOE, Lao PDR

Gov’t of Republic of China provide short and long term scholarship- 44 scholarship for Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Degree

30 scholar supported by Soochow University , Co-finance between University and Students parents

- Soochow University will establish the University Branch in Lao PDR

In 2006-2007, Republic of China provide 230 scholar/year (Bachelor and Master Degree)

5 year plan Cooperation in education, Lao PDR also provide Republic of China 20 Scholar 2008 to study in Lao PDR

Training in all sectors: 5 scholar for cooperation (MOE)

Seminar:- Exchange for secondary school principal- China- ASEAN Summer Workshop: 4 scholar/ year for upper secondary school

Training : - ICT, English language, Education Administration, management

English language Center - Training for the teachers and staff

Lao-India Center- Train for the technical / vocational training

Others..

MOU in human resources development between MOE, Lao PDR and Japan

Scholarship for long term:- 20 scholarship/year for Lao students to study

Master Degree (JDS scholarship)- 1-5 scholarship/year for Lao students to study

Master / Doctoral Degree (Monboshu Scholarship)- Other sectors..

Short term Training:- 15 scholarship for staff at MOE

Support the school building for primary school

Students Exchange program- 100 scholar/year for upper secondary school students- 4 scholar/ year for upper secondary school to study in Japan 1 year- 3 scholar / year as Home stay in Japan for 1 months for upper secondary school

Others..

Bilateral MOU between MOE , Lao PDR and Republic of Korea

Short term training computer:- 20 to 25 scholar/years- Other training….

Long term:- 5 scholarship/ year

170 Secondhand Computer Cooperation with “Booyong” support Black

Board for primary schools Support text books for primary schools Support Vocational Curriculum for Technical

Vocational

Scholarship:- 8 scholarship/year to study in New Zealand for Master Degree

Thank you

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