The event, held in a hybrid format, brought together education managers, officials, and teachers from both countries. It is part of a joint initiative between the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) and the Lao Ministry of Education and Sports to build stronger education quality management systems.

In his opening speech, Huynh Van Chuong, Director General of the Quality Management Department under Vietnam’s MoET, said the 2021-2030 plan to strengthen education quality management focuses on two main goals: improving the capacity of Lao education officials, specialists, and teachers in conducting self-assessments of primary school quality; and helping them meet the requirements of Laos’s national primary education curriculum.

He noted that the course aims to equip about 150 Lao officials and teachers with the ability to conduct self-assessments and improve school quality based on Laos’s national standards, while effectively applying new methods, tools, and criteria in teaching and school management.

As part of the plan, training activities, professional exchanges, and on-site practice sessions will be held in both Vietnam and Laos. The program centers on three key areas, including sharing Vietnam’s experience in building and operating education quality assurance systems; developing a core group of Lao educators capable of independently carrying out school-level assessments and quality improvements; and strengthening cooperation in sharing learning resources, tools, and digital systems for education quality management.

The training course reflects the spirit of cooperation, sharing, and joint development between the two education sectors. The great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, nurtured by generations of leaders, remain a priceless asset, with education cooperation continuing to be a highlight of bilateral ties.

Vietnam, Laos strengthen cooperation in STEM and Robotics education

A workshop and hands-on training on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Robotics education was held in Kaysone Phomvihane city in Savannakhet province of Laos on September 26-27, attracting a large number of officials and teachers from both Vietnam and Laos.