STORY: 1st Lao railway training college officially opens
DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023
LENGTH: 0:02:03
LOCATION: Vientiane
CATEGORY: EDUCATION

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the opening ceremony of the Lao railway vocational technical college
2. aerial view of the Lao railway vocational technical college

STORYLINE:

The Lao railway vocational technical college, the first of its kind in Laos, located in the capital Vientiane, was officially opened on Thursday to personnel for jobs on the China-Laos Railway.
   
The college was built on a 14-hectare site and funded by a grant from the Chinese government.

It comprises lecture rooms, practical training facilities, an administrative building, a library, canteen, student dormitory and other facilities.

Courses will be taught by Chinese and Lao teachers who have received training on railway operations in China.
   
Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Director General of the Technical Vocational Education Department of the Lao Ministry of Education and Sports Nouphan Outsa said the college made an important contribution to the training of personnel for efficient operation of the railway.
   
Prior to the opening of the college, some 360 applicants passed entrance exams and will take courses on train driving, station services, electrical repairs and maintenance, and other railway operations.
   
The college's director Bounyalith Khanthachack said the college is fully prepared to receive the first batch of these students.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vientiane.
(XHTV)