Education8/29/2026 9:42:30 PM
The Ministry of Education and Sports of Lao PDR (MoES), with support from the Australian Government through the Basic Education Quality and Access in Lao PDR (BEQUAL) program, has released 50 new animated audio stories to support the teaching and learning of Spoken Lao in Grade 1 classrooms nationwide. With around 40% of Grade 1 children not yet confident speaking Lao when they start school, the Spoken Lao approach helps them acquire the speaking and listening skills they need for learning.
Education8/28/2026 6:27:14 PM
The Lao-German Technical College (LGTC) has announced a full waiver of tuition and other fees for female students enrolling in all majors for the 2026–2027 academic year, in an effort to expand women’s access to vocational education, particularly in technical and industrial fields.
Education8/18/2026 4:06:37 PM
The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), with the support of the Australian Government through the BEQUAL program, will hold an inception workshop to launch the Research and Learning on Disability Inclusion pilot for Teacher Support Pack 14 (TSP 14) and Teacher Development Video 29 (TDV 29).
Education8/13/2026 2:23:05 PM
The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), with support from the Australian Government through the BEQUAL program, released Teacher Development Video 29 (TDV 29), which complements Teacher Support Pack 14 (TSP 14), “Supporting Students with Disabilities in the Classroom”. The video gives teachers practical guidance on how to recognize signs that a student may have difficulties with vision, hearing, mobility, attention, communication, or memory, and how to utilize the Child Functioning Module – Teacher Version correctly.
Education8/10/2026 9:41:07 AM
The National University of Laos (NUOL) began entrance examinations for new bachelor's and associate degree students for the 2026–2027 academic year on August 8, 2026, with 7,867 candidates sitting the examinations.
Education8/5/2026 9:56:57 AM
The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), with support from Australia through the BEQUAL program, will officially launch the Teacher Self-Assessment (TSA) tool on 4 August 2026 in a meeting chaired by Dr. Lamphoune Laungxay, Director General of Department of Teacher and Educational Administration Development and Ms. Kate Goodfruit, Second Secretary, Australian Embassy.
Education7/27/2026 3:14:51 PM
The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have strengthened their education partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the third phase of the Improving Teaching and Learning Competency for Primary Mathematics Education (ITEAM3) Project.