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This chapter covers post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education programs under the Department of Higher Education (DHE) in the Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES). The discussion adheres to the International Standard Classification of Education, ISCED 2012 (UIS 2012; see summary definitions in Table 8.6). Teacher education, although categorized as tertiary education, is only briefly touched upon in this chapter. Professional preparation for teachers of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is covered in Chap. 5. Professional preparation for teachers in non-formal education (NFE) is covered in Chap. 6. General teacher education is covered in Chap. 7.
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It should be noted that when these Decrees came into effect, the duration of study for the Bachelor degree was 5 years, including one preparatory year of “foundation studies.” With the lengthening of the duration of schooling from 11 years to 12 years, the “foundation year” was abolished.
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The “Revised Education Law” is sometimes referred to as the Education Law of 2007 (as it was adopted by the National Assembly 3 July 2007) but also referred to as the Education Law of 2008 (as it was published by MOE in March 2008).
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Note that these terms as used here refer only to higher education institutions. Some private schools, from primary through upper secondary level, include “Academy” in their names. The Lao Academy of Social Sciences is not a teaching institution but an institution for the promotion of social sciences. Similarly not all “institutes” are teaching institutions. The Research Institute for the Education Sciences and the National Economics Research Institute perform mainly research functions.
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Bridging programs are intended for those who have graduated from upper secondary school, have work experience in a field related to the selected program, and wish to continue their education in that field.
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Ratio of the number of females enrolled to the number of males enrolled.
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No data on distribution by field are available for the peak year, AY 2012/2013.
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Moxom, N., Noonan, R. (2020). Post-Secondary and Higher Education. In: Noonan, R. (eds) Education in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 51. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3319-8_8
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