(KPL) The Lao Railway Vocational Technical College project was completed 70 % of construction work and expected to open at the end of 2023.

The progress reported by the Education and Sports Daily, the Lao Railway Vocational Technical College project, designed and constructed by China, includes the construction of school facilities and dormitories, as well as providing practical training for Lao students in China.

 The construction work started in September 2021, located in Bokham Village, Xaythany District in Vientiane, the college will be the first of its kind in Laos and is being constructed on over 14 hectares of land.

As part of the preparations for the new Lao railway college, the Ministry of Education and Sports has dispatched more than 30 instructors to China for training.

 The college built under the economic and technical cooperation agreement.  It will offer six courses for around 300 students each year. Subjects include train driving, station services, and electrical repairs and maintenance, among other aspects of railway machinery functioning.

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courtesy of KPL NEWS AGENCY

by KPL NEWS AGENCY

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