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Education

One in Three Girls in Laos Married Before 18, UNICEF Reports

One in three girls in Laos is married before 18, making it one of the highest child marriage rates in the region, UNICEF reports. Despite laws prohibiting marriage below 18, the practice continues to undermine the rights, education, and health of Lao girls and women. The Lao Statistics Bureau reported that...

Schools in Vientiane Province to Ban Student Phones Starting September

Starting 1 September, Vientiane Province will ban students from bringing phones to school to...

Laos Starts New Academic Year Amid Worsening Teacher Shortage

As schools across Laos reopened on 1 September for the new academic year, Prime...

Thailand Revokes Nearly 10,000 Student Visas Amid Crackdown on Misuse

Thai authorities have revoked visas and temporary stay permits for nearly 10,000 foreign students...

Over 6,200 Candidates Sit National University Entrance Exam, Up by 1,000 from Last Year

Over 6,200 candidates sat for the entrance examination to the National University of Laos...

Applications Open for Chevening Scholarships to Study in the UK

Applications for the Chevening Scholarships, a program that offers fully funded master’s degrees at universities in the United Kingdom, are now open from 5...

Muan Specialty, CREATIVE TALK Host Laos’s First Marketing Conference

Muan Specialty, in collaboration with CREATIVE TALK, organized the CTC LAOS MARKETING 2025 conference and workshop at the Holiday Inn & Suites Vientiane from...

Japan Grants USD 2.85 Million to Support Lao Human Resource Development

The Japanese government has provided JPY 420 million (approximately USD 2.85 million) to support Lao government officials advance their skills under the project for...

British International Schools, Universities Offer Stable Path for Lao Students as US Policies Shift

By Michael Anderson; BBGL Board Member and Education Adviser Over recent decades, families in Laos have viewed the United States as a top destination for...

Laos Urges STEM Focus Amid Growing Education Crisis

Over 6,000 Lao nationals graduated from overseas institutions between 2021 and 2024, according to the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) during its recent...

Laos Launches Disability-Inclusive Early Warning Workshop to Strengthen Climate Resilience

A two-day workshop on Disability-inclusive early warning messaging is starting today in Vientiane. The host is the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in collaboration...