The meeting of the WAN delegation with the heads of several scientific and educational institutions in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
WAN President Sergey Bodrunov met Professor Anouphab Tounalom, Director of the National Academy of Politics and Public Administration of Laos and Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, at the Academy.
The talks covered in detail how WAN could work with Lao educational institutions on training specialists for the country’s higher education institutions and economic organisations. The sides also discussed applying the methodology and principles of staff training to teaching in Lao universities.
The National Academy of Politics and Public Administration of Laos is the country’s leading teaching and research institution, training senior officials for the Party and state apparatus. The Academy was founded in 2015 and has since become a key centre for training specialists in political theory and public administration.
WAN President Sergey Bodrunov met Professor Kuyvivoun Uchachak, Vice-President of LASES, at the Lao Academy of Social and Economic Sciences.
The talks focused on the content of a programme of joint research into socio-economic development from the standpoint of noonomy. WAN expressed its support for preparing academic publications on the results of the joint research, in the Association’s journals and in Lao scholarly publications.
The Lao Academy of Social and Economic Sciences (LASES) is a leading research centre of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, studying the country’s social and economic problems. The Academy analyses the country’s socio-economic development, prepares recommendations for government bodies and takes part in shaping public policy.
WAN President Sergey Bodrunov met Professor Phouphet Kyophilavong, Vice-President of the National University of Laos, at the University.
The meeting addressed a number of current issues in training specialists in the theory of noonomy and in introducing noonomy courses into the teaching programmes of Lao universities. The main problem identified was a shortage of teaching and methodological literature and of qualified staff in the field of noonomy. The Association proposed ways of delivering noonomy education by preparing joint curricula for master’s and postgraduate students. These included the need to prepare suitable methodological materials for teaching. The sides also considered grant support for both teachers and students of Lao universities who show a high level of attainment. In this connection, they discussed the possibility of the best students of the National University of Laos studying at the expense of WAN and the Noonomy Foundation in the Italian Republic, as well as at universities in Russia.
The National University of Laos (NUOL) is the largest higher education institution in Laos and the only one with national status. The University has 13 faculties, two institutes (the Lao-Japan Institute for Human Resource Development and the Confucius Institute) and six research centres. As of 2026, about 14,294 students are enrolled. NUOL actively cooperates with universities in other countries and develops exchange and cooperation programmes.