Lao Educational System

Primary School (5 Years length);

Secondary School (High School) for 7 Years, and;

University Levels which last from 4 to 6 year courses depending upon specialties.

All Lao citizens start their schooling at the age of 6 of which primary and secondary schools are compulsory.

Tertiary Education in Laos

National University of Laos located in

Vientiane Capital; Souphanouvong University located in Luang

Prabang (Northern Part of Laos), Champasack University located in the

Southern of Laos, and Savannakhet University located in the

Central Part of Laos Health Sciences University located in

Vientiane Capital

Dongdok Campus

High Educational Institutions run by different Ministries

NUOL

Background

5 Campuses

1 School of Talented and Ethnic Students

11 Faculties

1 School of Talented and Ethnic Students

11 Faculties

7 Centers

Dongdok Campus is the head quarter

1996

Central Library

History

Vice President

Vice President

Vice President

Graduate Office

Academic Affairs Office

Personnel Affairs Office

General & Plan. Affairs Office

Facility & Property Office

Student Affairs Office

International Relations Office(II)

(I)

(III)

University Council

Academic Board

Academic Board

Admin. Board

Admin. Board

Organization Structure

President

Finance & Budget Office

Vice President

Housing & Services Office(IV)

Research Office

F. of Engineering.

F. of Sciences.

F. of Economics & Management.

F. of Agriculture.

F. of Forestry.

F. of Letters.

F. of Social Sciences.

F. of Education.

F. of Law & Admin.

Quota Students

Entrance Examination

4-5Years 2 – 5Yrs

Undergraduate Program

Academic System

M.A/PhD

F. of Architecture.

F. of Environmental Sciences .

1. CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE2. THE LAO-JAPAN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

INSTITUTE3. THE ASIA RESEARCH CENTER4. THE LAO INDIA CENTER5. THE IT CENTER6. TEACHER DEVELOPMENT CENTER7. CONTINUING AND DISTANCE EDUCATION CENTER

Centers & Others

Central Library and its Branches belong to Different Faculties.

Undergraduate Program

Graduate Program

High Diploma Program

Faculties

11 Faculties

• F. of Education• F. of Forestry• F of Agriculture• F of Engineering

All Except Faculty of Environmental Sciences

Faculties

Except• FOES

4-5Yrs 2-5Yrs

Bridging

NUOL Academic System

Higher Diploma Programs Faculty of

Engineering Faculty of

AgricultureFaculty of Forestry

Faculty of Education

H.Dip. in Civil Engineering

H.Dip. in Agriculture H.Dip. in Forestry H.Dip. in Physical Education

H.Dip. in Refrigeration Engineering

H.Dip. In Husbandry and Fishery

H.Dip. in Industrial Engineering

H.Dip. in Electrical Engineering

H.Dip. in Telecommunication

H.Dip. in Electronics

H.Dip. in Road-Bridge

H.Dip. in Irrigation

Undergraduate Programs

Faculty of Sciences Faculty of Forestry Faculty of Economics & Business Management

Mathematics Forest Management General Economics

Physics Wood Technology and Forest Economics

Development Economics

Chemistry Watershed Management and Land Use Planning

International Economics

Biology Eco-Tourism Public Economics

Computer Science Community Forestry and Rural Development

General Management

Finance and Banking

Marketing

Accounting

Undergraduate Program (Faculty of Education)

Education in Mathematics Education in Physics Education in Lao Language and Literature

Education in Chemistry Education in Biology

Education in English Language Education in French Language Education in Geography

Education in History Education in Political Sciences Education in Educational Management

Education in Psychology

Undergraduate Program

(Faculty of Engineering)Civil Engineering Environmental

EngineeringMining Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Industrial Engineering

Hydro Power Electrical Engineering

Electronics Telecommunication

Information Technology Computer Engineering Water Resources

Road-Bridge Engineering Irrigation Vocational Education

Undergraduate Programs Faculty of Architecture

Faculty of Law and Public Administration

Faculty of Agriculture

Faculty of Environmental Sciences

Architecture Law Agriculture

Urban Planning Administration Husbandry and Fishery

Environmental Management

Building Architecture International Relation

Rural Economics and Agricultural Production

Environmental Sciences

Economic Law

Undergraduate Program(Faculty of Letters)

Lao Language and Literature

English Language

Japanese Language

Vietnamese Language

Korean Language

Lao language and Mass Media

French Language

Chinese Language

German Language

Russian Language

Applied Foreign Language

Undergraduate Program(Faculty of Social Sciences)

Geography and Geographic Information System

History and AnthropologyPolitical ScienceHotel ManagementTourismSociology and Social Development

Graduate Programs Faculty of Sciences

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Forestry

Faculty of Economics & Business Management

Faculty of Education

M Sc in Mathematics

M. in Infrastructure in Civil Engineering

M Sc in Integrated Forest Resources Management

Ph. D . In Business Administration

M. in Educational Administration

M Sc in Biology M. in Electrical Engineering

-M. in Business Administration-M. in Finance-M. in Marketing

M. in Curriculum and Instruction

M Sc in Applied Physics

M. in Environmental Engineering and Management

-M. in Development and Planning Economics -M. In International Economics

Specialist Program in Software Engineering

-M. in Monetary and Public Economics -M. in Accounting

IT Specialist in Networking

M. in Development and Planning Economics

Graduate Programs

Faculty of Letters

Faculty of Architecture

Faculty of Law and Public Administration

Laos– Japan Human Resource Development Institute

Graduate Office

MA in TEFL M. in Urban Design

M. in Laws M. in Business Administration

M. in International Financial Management

MA in Lao Language

M. in Urban Environmental Planning

M. in International Development Studies

MA in Lao Literature

PhD in Management Science

Graduate Programs Faculty of Agriculture

-M Sc in Sustainable Agricultural Resources Management

Faculty of Social Sciences -MA in Social Development-MA in Cultural Resources Management

Academic Staff

Staff Qualifications

Academic Title

Student Statistics

NUOL Participation Description in the EMECW (BTG)

Conducts the orientations for the interested applicants

Assists in the application process of interested participants

Assists with the outgoing mobility participants Assists with the incoming mobility participantsSelect the applications for the incoming applicantsReport the progress of the program to the president

of the National University of LaosLiaise with the University of Trento and the

concerned organizations

International Incoming /OutgoingMobility

One international incoming staff from Turkey has successfully completed his one month staff exchange program

Two international incoming students (one from Austria and the other one from Spain) have been enrolled in the Master Program in IDS

Six staff from NUOL have already gone to the respected university in EU countries for their Master and PhD degree

Another one from NGO has also gone to the respected university in Spain for her PhD degree

Difficulties EncounteredNUOL has a very limited numbers of International Master

and PhD programs which are conducted in EnglishSome existing Master and PhD programs are the joint

programs with the universities of the neighboring countriesNUOL does not have full autonomy in decision making on

the related mattersNUOL does not have a very precise guidelines for the

exchange programNUOL has a very limited resources and facilities to support

and facilitate the cooperation programOur working system is not autonomous, it takes time to

make decision and proceed, and it is hard to meet the deadline and requirement

NUOL has no existing precise guidelines for the credit transfer, credit recognition and the recognition of the diploma