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The National University of Laos (NUOL) is a national public university in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Founded in 1996, with departments brought in from other existing colleges, it is the only national university in the country. The NUOL accepts students from all over Laos, along with international students. [1] [2]
Sisavangvong University was a university in Vientiane, Laos, established in 1958 and named after King Sisavangvong.Following the exodus of teaching staff in 1975 when the communists came to power in Laos, Sisavangvong University was dissolved and divided into separate colleges, leaving the country with no degree-awarding institution.
National University of Laos; Souphanouvong University; Champassak University; Savannakhet University; University of Health Sciences (UHS–Laos) Lao-Korean College; Rattana Business Administration College (RBAC) Vientiane - Hanoi Friendship Technical Vocational College
Laos, [c] officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR or LPDR), [d] is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. [12] Its capital and most populous city is Vientiane.
The Boten–Vientiane railway (sometimes referred to as the China–Laos railway or Laos–China railway) is a 414 kilometres (257 mi) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge electrified railway in Laos, running between the capital Vientiane and the town of Boten on the border with China. The line was officially opened on 3 December 2021 ...
Lao-Korean College (Lao: ວິທະຍາໄລ ລາວ-ເກົາຫຼີ; abbreviated as ວລກ or LKC) is a private college in Vientiane and was founded in 2006 on the basis of educating Lao students in the style of South Korea's education. [1]
Archaeological exploration in Laos has been limited due to rugged and remote topography, a history of twentieth century conflicts which have left over two million tons of unexploded ordnance throughout the country, and local sensitivities to history which involve the Communist government of Laos, village authorities and rural poverty.
That Luang of Vientiane: Vientiane: 1992 ii, iv (cultural) Pha That Luang is a large gold-covered Buddhist stupa. It was constructed under king Setthathirath in 1566 after he moved the capital of the Lan Xang kingdom to Vientiane. The stupa is believed to house a relic of Buddha. The spire of the stupa reaches 45 m (148 ft) while the main ...