KPL) Over 20 government officials attended a workshop held on May 9-11 to learn how to write an ASEAN Qualification Reference Framework Report.

(KPL) Northern Australia faces similar primary education challenges to Laos, including remote locations, multi-grade classrooms and language barriers.

(KPL) The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs funded one-week training course on “Public Policy and Administrative Reform” for 25 Lao government officials from April 23-27.

(KPL) From 23-26 April, Australia’s Deputy Head of Mission Andreas Zurbrugg, and the European Union’s Head of Cooperation Bryan Fornari, together with key government counterparts from the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) and Ministry of Planning and Investment jointly visited Luang Namtha and Oudomxay to monitor and promote education.

(KPL) The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs funded a two-week training course on “English Language for Business Communications” for 26 Lao government officials from 12 to 23 March 2018.

(KPL) Hundreds of primary and secondary school students, teachers and parents turned out at annual event Book Festival, the fifteen of its kind, held at National Library, Vientiane, on Mar 23-24 drawing several well-known publishers in the country.

(KPL) A total of 20 Lao fellows have successfully completed 2-year courses of master degree in Japan under the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship by Japanese Grant Aid (JDS).

(KPL) Four students of Kiettisack International School KIS have won 1st place at the 11th Regional Congress Search for SEAMEO Young Scientists, SEAMEO RECSAM held between Feb 26 and Mar 2 in Penang, Malaysia.

(KPL) The Embassy of Japan to Laos held on Mar 9 in Vientiane a send-off reception for 18 Lao students who will study in Japan on MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan) scholarships and JDS PhD programme.

(KPL) Toyota Motor Thailand awarded prizes to the winners of the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest 2018, the twelfth of its kind.