Map of Laos
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
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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
Background
History
High Educational Institutions run by different Ministries
1996
NUOL
5 Campuses
Dongdok Campus is the head quarter
1 School of Talented and
Ethnic Students
11 Faculties
7 Centers
Central Library
President
Academic
Board
Organization Structure
University Council
Admin.
Board
Research Office
Vice President
(I)
Vice President
(II)
Graduate Office
Vice President
(III)
Facility & Property Office
Vice President
(IV)
Personnel Affairs Office
Academic Affairs Office
General & Plan. Affairs Office
International Relations Office
Student Affairs Office
Housing & Services Office
Finance & Budget Office
Academic System
Undergraduate Program
F. of Engineering.
F. of Sciences.
F. of Forestry.
Quota
Students
Entrance
Examination
F. of Agriculture.
F. of Economics & Management.
F. of Letters.
M.A/PhD
F. of Social Sciences.
F. of Education.
F. of Law & Admin.
F. of Architecture.
F. of Environmental Sciences .
4-5Years
2 – 5Yrs
Centers & Others
1. CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE
2. THE LAO-JAPAN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTE
3. THE ASIA RESEARCH CENTER
4. THE LAO INDIA CENTER
5. THE IT CENTER
6. TEACHER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
7. CONTINUING AND DISTANCE EDUCATION CENTER
Central Library and its Branches belong
to Different Faculties.
NUOL Academic System
Faculties
Undergraduate
Program
11 Faculties
Bridging
• F. of
Education
• F. of Forestry
• F of Agriculture
• F of Engineering
High Diploma
Program
Graduate
Program
All Except
Except
Faculty of
• FOES
Environmental
Sciences
Faculties
4-5Yrs
2-5Yrs
Higher Diploma Programs
Faculty of
Engineering
Faculty of
Agriculture
H.Dip. in Civil
Engineering
H.Dip. in Agriculture
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
Faculty of
Forestry
H.Dip. in Forestry
Faculty of
Education
H.Dip. in Physical
Education
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 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
Education in Lao Language
and Literature
Undergraduate Program
(Faculty of Engineering)
Civil Engineering
Environmental
Engineering
Mining 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
Architecture
Law
Agriculture
Urban Planning
Administration
Husbandry and
Fishery
Environmental
Management
Building Architecture
International
Relation
Rural Economics and
Agricultural
Production
Environmental
Sciences
Economic Law
Faculty of
Environmental
Sciences
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 Anthropology
 Political Science
 Hotel Management
 Tourism
 Sociology 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
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
MA in Lao
Literature
M. in
International
Development
Studies
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 participants
 Select the applications for the incoming applicants
 Report the progress of the program to the president of the
National University of Laos
 Liaise 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 Encountered
 NUOL has a very limited numbers of International Master and PhD
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programs which are conducted in English
Some existing Master and PhD programs are the joint programs with
the universities of the neighboring countries
NUOL does not have full autonomy in decision making on the related
matters
NUOL does not have a very precise guidelines for the exchange
program
NUOL has a very limited resources and facilities to support and
facilitate the cooperation program
Our 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