The Nationwide College of Laos (NUOL) has introduced that it’ll settle for 5,920 new college students for the 2024-25 tutorial 12 months, with over 4,000 candidates already registered for entrance exams.
This 12 months’s consumption represents a considerable lower in comparison with the earlier years, in accordance to appearing NUOL President Dexanoulath Sendouangdeth.
Through the 2023-24 tutorial 12 months, 6,688 college students secured locations at NUOL out of seven,441 who took the exams. As compared, the earlier 12 months noticed over 11,000 college students registering for the exams, with 6,990 being admitted. In the meantime, within the 2020-2021 tutorial 12 months, greater than 9,000 college students gained admission out of 16,700 who registered.
The Lao Ministry of Schooling and Sports activities is involved about this decline, attributing it to restricted job alternatives in Laos as a key issue. The ministry said that many potential college students are hesitant to put money into a college training resulting from unsure job prospects. In the meantime, monetary and financial difficulties in rural areas are contributing to the lower, as excessive tuition charges discourage potential candidates.
Acknowledging the declining pattern amongst Lao folks in pursuing larger training, Dexanoulath inspired current highschool graduates to register for the doorway examination and proceed their training. Registration will stay open till 7 August, with exams scheduled to happen on 10 August on the Dongdok campus.
NUOL, the most important college in Laos, consists of 13 colleges, together with engineering, arithmetic and physics educating, agriculture, environmental research, and Lao language training, amongst others. The college supplies numerous tutorial packages, together with undergraduate, grasp’s, and diploma programs, in addition to six PhD packages.
