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[[Image:Laos.gif|right|thumb|400px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]
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Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast [[Asia]], bordered by [[Burma]] and People's Republic of [[China]] to the northwest, [[Vietnam]] to the east, [[Cambodia]] to the south and [[Thailand]] to the west. Laos traces its history to the Kingdom of Lan Xang or Land of a Million Elephants, which existed from the 14th to the 18th century.
After a period as a French protectorate, it gained independence in 1949. A long civil war ended officially when the Communist Pathet Lao movement came to power in 1975, but the protesting between factions continued for several years. 10.6% of the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos


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Latest revision as of 14:29, 10 May 2023

Partners situated in Laos

Laos in a nutshell

Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west. Laos traces its history to the Kingdom of Lan Xang or Land of a Million Elephants, which existed from the 14th to the 18th century.

After a period as a French protectorate, it gained independence in 1949. A long civil war ended officially when the Communist Pathet Lao movement came to power in 1975, but the protesting between factions continued for several years. 10.6% of the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos

Laos education policy

Laos education system

Higher education

Universities in Laos

Polytechnics in Laos

Higher education reform

The Bologna Process

Administration and finance

Quality assurance

Laos HEIs in the information society

Towards the information society

Information society strategy

Virtual Campuses in HE

Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives

Interesting Programmes

Re.ViCa Case-study

Lessons learnt

References


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For OER policies and projects in Laos see Laos/OER