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1 st Regional Seminar on “Strengthening Cooperation on Education to Achieve ASEAN Caring and Sharing Community”. 23-25 February, 2009 at Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand Presented by Lao Representative Nouamkham CHANTHABOULY. Education System in Lao PDR. Ministry of Education
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1st Regional Seminar on “Strengthening Cooperation on Education to Achieve ASEAN Caring and Sharing Community” 23-25 February, 2009at Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand Presented by Lao Representative Nouamkham CHANTHABOULY
Education System in Lao PDR Ministry of Education 15 Department and; 3 Centers Education Statistics Information Technology center Quality Assurance Center Promotion of Education for Women- Ethnic - Disabled people
Education System/Reform (Cont..) Early Childhood Education Primary Education Secondary Education: -Reform the general education curriculum by increasing the number of years of schooling from 11 years (5+3+3) to 12 years (5+4+3) Technical and Vocational Education Higher Education
Higher Education (Cont) Improve the quality of teaching and learning at the 3 Universities aiming to reach the regional standards and enabling links with international standards Increase the percentage of female ethnic tertiary students enrolled in higher education courses Improve Champasack University (grant from ADB)
Lao PDR- ASEAN Partnership and Networking • ASEAN Member states • ASEAN- Australia • ASEAN- China • ASEAN- India • ASEAN-Japan • ASEAN- Korea • ASEAN- New Zealand • ASEAN-EU • Others…
Brunei • Bilateral MOU in Cooperation in Education (Not yet) • Short term and long term Scholarship • Training/Seminar (Technical Vocational) (supported: Ministry of Education, SEAMEO VOTECH)
Cambodia • Bilateral MOU between MOE , Lao PDR and MOEYS in Cooperation in Education • Government of Cambodia provide scholarship for Lao students to study - Culture, - Language 6 scholarship /year
Indonesia • Minutes of Discussion Between Ministry of National Education of Indonesia and MOE, Lao PDR • Short and long terms Scholarship: - Under DARMASISWA 1-year program, Gov’t of Indonesia provide 20 scholar for students to study in Indonesia in the areas of culture and Indonesian language • Under South to South program: 10-20 scholar for students to study at a Master Degree level (3 year, including 1 year for language program
Indonesia (Cont..) • Teacher Training: for the academic year 2007-2008 : Gov’t of Indonesia provide 5-10 scholar for teachers of Vocational and technical Schools and College in subject: ICT, Tourism, Arts and hospitability • Training : 1 scholar, training for Senior Official/lecturer at NUOL • Provide scholar for 1 teacher to study Indonesia Language • MOE, Lao PDR prepare and accept 40-50 students from Indonesia to attend 1 month culture program in Lao PDR
Malaysia • Malaysia provide the scholarship to Lao students , teachers and staff as researchers in Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral Degree every year • Prepare MOU and Minister of MOE Malaysia will invite Minister of MOE Lao PDR to sign the MOU in Malaysia soon • Cooperation in Education, Science and Cultural • Malaysia will support Lao PDR by provide the English teachers, ICT teachers to Lao Ministry of Education
Malaysia (Cont..) • Cooperation in Education, Science and Cultural • Malaysia will support Lao PDR by provide the English teachers, ICT teachers to Lao Ministry of Education • Malaysia propose to invite the students of the National Art School from Lao PDR to show and visit Malaysia in June 2009
Myanmar • Cooperation in Education • MOU, between Ministry of Education Lao PDR and Myanmar • Provide the scholarship for Lao PDR, mostly, for the Monetary
Philippines • MOU in the program of Exchange Cooperation in Education, between Ministry of Education Lao PDR and Philippines • Training and Seminar supported by SEAMEO INNOTECH • Provide scholarship for Bachelor, Master, Doctoral Degree supported by SEAMEO SEARCA
Singapore • Government of Singapore support Lao PDR in many Sectors, especially capacity building in English language and ICT • Government of Singapore - provide 1-2 scholarship for students at National University to study Bachelor degree, the selection is interviewed and depends on the standard of the ASEAN criteria - provide 3 scholarship for student at Upper Secondary Education Grade 5 to continue their study at Grade 6
Singapore (Cont..) • Donation scholarship by Dr. Goh Keng - 3 scholarship/ 2 years SEAMEO RELC: • Training: provide scholarship for upgrade the English teachers and the staff who work for ASEAN - provide 11 scholarship for Upgrade English teachers to train in English course
Singapore (Cont..) • Upgrade the teachers at National University by provide “Distance Education Programe” supported by CIDA, Canada • Training English program for 100 scholar for the staff who work for ASEAN, supported by Canada- Singapore • Seminar: SEAMEO RELC provide 1 scholar/year for the English teacher
Singapore (Cont..) • Cooperation in Education in Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) • Same as other new ASEAN member countries, Lao PDR got the supported from Singapore to upgrade the capacity building for the Lao Staff in all sectors such as: Administration and management, upgrade the capacity in using computer and English language
Singapore (Cont..) • In 2006, 16 staff in Education sector train in Lao-Singapore Center, in Vientiane and 22 staff train in Singapore • Cooperation in Private Education - Establish private school in Lao PDR - Establish Lao -Singapore Genetic Computer Center - Lao - Singapore Center ( for training English language) • Others: Seminar
Vietnam • Bilateral MOU in Cooperation in Education between Ministry of Education, Vietnam and MOE, Lao PDR - 1 year Cooperation plan - 5 year Cooperation plan • Scholarship: - Short term and long term - 650 scholarship/ year for the students, teachers and staff to study Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Degree
Vietnam (Cont..) • Provide Vietnamese teachers to teach at lower, upper secondary schools, National University in Lao PDR • Establish School in Lao PDR ( for talented students) • Lao PDR provides 30 scholarship for Vietnamese staff and students for long term study in Lao PDR
Vietnam (Con’t) • SEAMEO RETRAC - Seminar: conduct the Seminar for the Education Administrators in Lao PDR ( Lao PDR responsible for the cost of the trainee/participants and Ministry of Education in Vietnam or SEAMEO RETRAC responsible for the lecturers / trainers
Thailand • Bilateral MOU in Cooperation in Education between Ministry of Education, Thailand and MOE, Lao PDR • Gov’t of Thailand provide - Study Tour 5-10 scholar/year for Higher Education Staff - Study Tour for all sectors 90 scholar/year and for academic 12 scholar/year • Gov’t of Thailand provide the cooperation in curriculum development in pre-school, primary school, Lower and Upper secondary school
Thailand (Cont) • Exchange students, teachers and researcher every year under the program of exchange the human resources and students in neighboring countries • Exchange students program for the students at Secondary level between Thailand -Lao PDR • Technical vocational College” NavamintharashiniMoukdahan and Savannakhet Technical College ” to develop the curriculum in 6 branches
Thailand (Cont) • Exchange program for students • Promote the Non- Formal Education, exchange the knowledge, skills for the community education, exchange the eradication technical staff in order to upgrade the education for the villagers • Exchange the teaching information in Science and Mathematics • Support the learning - teaching curriculum development ( all community, disable, talented students, Non-formal education)
Thailand (Cont) • Support teaching-learning material for the library technical school • Scholarship for short and long term 20 scholar/year by THAICA • Training: 5 scholarship for the staff supported by Mekong Institute • Others..
ASEAN-Australia • Australia Universities and Vientiane College - 40 Scholarship/ year for students, teachers and staff to study bachelor and Master Degree to study in Australia -15 scholar/year for 6 months training English language Course in country - Training for Interpreter and translator for the staff at MOFA, 2005-2010 in Vientiane College, Lao PDR - 64 scholarship for provincial students to study at National University of Laos, in Vientiane
ASEAN- China • Bilateral MOU in Cooperation in Education between Ministry of Education, Republic of China and MOE, Lao PDR • Gov’t of Republic of China provide short and long term scholarship - 44 scholarship for Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Degree • 30 scholar supported by Soochow University , Co-finance between University and Students parents - Soochow University will establish the University Branch in Lao PDR
ASEAN- China (Cont) • In 2006-2007, Republic of China provide 230 scholar/year (Bachelor and Master Degree) • 5 year plan Cooperation in education, Lao PDR also provide Republic of China 20 Scholar 2008 to study in Lao PDR • Training in all sectors: 5 scholar for cooperation (MOE) • Seminar: - Exchange for secondary school principal - China- ASEAN Summer Workshop: 4 scholar/ year for upper secondary school
ASEAN- India • Training : - ICT, English language, Education Administration, management • English language Center - Training for the teachers and staff • Lao-India Center - Train for the technical / vocational training Others..
ASEAN- Japan • MOU in human resources development between MOE, Lao PDR and Japan • Scholarship for long term: • 20 scholarship/year for Lao students to study Master Degree (JDS scholarship) • 1-5 scholarship/year for Lao students to study Master / Doctoral Degree (Monboshu Scholarship) • Other sectors.. • Short term Training: - 15 scholarship for staff at MOE • Support the school building for primary school
ASEAN-Japan (Cont…) • Students Exchange program - 100 scholar/year for upper secondary school students - 4 scholar/ year for upper secondary school to study in Japan 1 year - 3 scholar / year as Home stay in Japan for 1 months for upper secondary school • Others..
ASEAN- Korea • Bilateral MOU between MOE , Lao PDR and Republic of Korea • Short term training computer: - 20 to 25 scholar/years - Other training…. • Long term: - 5 scholarship/ year
ASEAN- Korea (Cont..) • 170 Secondhand Computer • Cooperation with “Booyong” support Black Board for primary schools • Support text books for primary schools • Support Vocational Curriculum for Technical Vocational
ASEAN- New Zealand • Scholarship: - 8 scholarship/year to study in New Zealand for Master Degree
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