(KPL) Since 2015, the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) with the support of the Australian Government through the BEQUAL programme has been developing a new national primary curriculum along with new teaching and learning materials and a complete training plan for the primary teachers.

(KPL) The United States supported the construction of a new hospital in Khongxedon district to promote and improve access to health services in Saravan Province. This new hospital was funded by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The handover ceremony of the new hospital was held this week in the presence of Vice Governor of Saravan Province Phouthong Khammanivong and U.S. Ambassador to the Lao PDR Peter M. Haymond.

(KPL) The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), with the support of Australia through the Basic Education Quality and Access in the Lao PDR programme (BEQUAL), is finalizing the production of teaching and learning resources for the new Grade 4 curriculum that will be implemented at the start of the next school year in September 2022.

(KPL) Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education and Sports, with the support of the Australian Government via their BEQUAL programme, has been actively responding to COVID-19 protection mechanisms by testing various innovative approaches to ensure training, teaching, learning and monitoring activities can continue, even during a lockdown.

(KPL) On Mar 25, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an agreement to grant JPY 2.1 billion (approx US$17.2 million) to the government of Laos to support the development of engineers through upgrading lab facilities and equipment of the Faculty of Engineering, National University of Laos.

(KPL) Thousands of primary school children in Sangthong district, Vientiane will benefit from School Meals Programme following the launch of School Lunch Cooking at Sanot Primary School on Mar 22. This programme has been implemented under McGovern-Dole School Feeding Project 2020-2025.

(KPL) The 19th Japanese Speech Contest was held online on Mar 19 to provide an opportunity for Lao students across the country to demonstrate their “Nihongo” (Japanese language) abilities and upgrade their skills.

(KPL) Director of Sanfun Academy Publishing, author of Lao Vowels’ Book, Ms. SoukphaphoneThongsavanh unveiled on Mar 5 two collections of pictorial books that give children a new experience of reading.

(KPL) Chaired by Dr Bounpanh Xaymountry, Director General, Department of Planning, Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) and co-chaired by Ms Sylvia Bitter team leader of the Basic Education Quality and Access in the Lao PDR (BEQUAL), BEQUAL technical meeting was held in Vientiane on Feb 24 with representatives from MoES departments, 18 Provincial Education and Sports Departments (PESD) and eight Teacher Training Colleges (TTC) joining face to face or online.

(KPL) A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday at Liaodu Chinese School, Vientiane, kicking off the construction of a new secondary school building that can accommodate about 1,200 students.