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"The Get-to-Laos Experience" - a thriller
Editor's note: As we completed a year-long Covid-rollercoaster ride in Germany last month and just entered our third lockdown, this
25-04-2021
"Letters from Laos" (Savannakhet, no. 5) - by Somsanouk Xayyavong
Editor's note: As from 6 a.m. Lao time today, a lockdown was ordered on the capital of Vientiane by the
22-04-2021
"Letters from Laos" (Savannakhet, no. 4) - by Sitsanou Phouthavong
Hello! Everyone. My name is Sitsanou Phouthavong, and I hope to fly out of Laos on 28 April so that
20-04-2021
A day in the life of an Erasmus+ student in state quarantine - by Chanthalakone Souydalay
A Day In My Life At Control and Prevention place provided by Lao government during Covid-19 I was so happy
07-04-2021
Leya in Laos - light through the cracks!
One year after the start of "The Crack" Today - Thursday, 25 March 2021 - at 8:05 a.m., after one
25-03-2021
From "Global Citizenship Education" to "Professional Learning Communities" - a chance encounter for new doctoral student Mr Philipp Reul
Editor's note: On 25-28 March 2019, the first conference in Germany about "Educating the Global Citizen: International Perspectives on Foreign
11-03-2021
"60 years of Lao-German diplomatic relations" - Bachelor thesis by Siegfried Hadatsch (Team VIII)
Editor's note: Mr Siegfried Hadatsch, who recently completed his Bachelor's Degree in English and history at the University of Education
02-03-2021
New Research page: "The Internationalisation, Professionalisation, and Decolonisation of Education" - full-texts of theses since 2017 (Karlsruhe University of Education)
I have the great pleasure to announce a new research page on this blog, which features the full-text Bachelor theses
24-01-2021
Greetings on New Year's Eve 2020
Dear Readers, After the project reports and academic articles of this year, here comes my second personal post on this
31-12-2020
"Language education and global citizenship" (10) - Barriers in English course books - the Lao perspective
Editor's note: This is the sequel (and prequel) to Rebecca Dengler's article about "Intercultural barriers in "international" English course books",
30-12-2020
Teaching a "Methods and Activities Course" for the lecturers of English at SKU (2019/20) - and Merry Christmas!
It is getting colder. We even got the first snow here in the Black Forest in Germany. Days are getting
23-12-2020
Fingers crossed for Karlsruhe finalist in "The Voice of Germany" competition: Alessandro Pola (Team I) - good luck!
Alessandro Pola (https://www.instagram.com/alessandropolaofficial/?hl=de), a former student of English and music at the University of Education Karlsruhe (KUE) and former teaching
20-12-2020

Coming up (excerpt)

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    Mar
    2021
    Wed
    30
    Jun
    2021

    Team XI.5 works in Vientiane (2021)

    LGTC (Vientiane)

    After one full Covid-gap year, travel is possible again and we resume our cooperations!

  • Tue
    27
    Apr
    2021
    Sat
    31
    Jul
    2021

    2 Erasmus+ Staff Mobilities from Karlsruhe University of Education to Savannakhet University (English)

    Savannakhet, Lao P.D.R.

    CANCELLED - cf. last post "The Get-to-Laos Experience - a thriller"

  • Fri
    30
    Apr
    2021
    Sat
    31
    Jul
    2021

    3 Erasmus+ Staff Mobilities from Savannakhet University to Karlsruhe University of Education (4 staff: English, IT, Physics)

    Karlsruhe, Germany

    CANCELLED - lockdown in several provinces means prohibition to travel to Vientiane to pick up the passports and then catch the flight

  • Wed
    22
    Sep
    2021
    Fri
    24
    Sep
    2021

    "Relocating Research in Applied Linguistics" (Standortbestimmungen): 29th Conference for Applied Linguistics (Fremdsprachendidaktik) of the German Foreign Languages Research Association (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung, DGFF)

    9:00 - 18:00University of Essen-Duisburg (online)

    Conference homepage and programme, with three papers by researchers in our project (I. Martin, R. Dengler, M. Ye) in Section 7: "Decolonisation and Anti-racism in Applied Linguistics"

  • Thu
    23
    Sep
    2021

    "Bilateral decolonisation in Applied Linguistics and Research in Foreign Languages: A Case Study" - conference paper by I. Martin

    (tba)University of Essen-Duisburg (online)

    German title: "Bilaterale Dekolonisierung in der Fremdsprachendidaktik und Fremdsprachenforschung: ein Fallbeispiel"

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    23
    Sep
    2021

    "Intercultural barriers in 'international' English course books at Savannakhet University, Laos" - conference paper by R. Dengler

    (tba)University of Essen-Duisburg (online)

    German title: "Interkulturelle Hindernisse in ‘internationalen’ Englischlehrbüchern an der Savannakhet University, Laos"

  • Thu
    23
    Sep
    2021

    "Decolonisation of foreign language teaching in China and Laos: Similarities and differences of Chinese and Lao EFL leaners’ misplacements of English stress focused on their L1 tone influence" - conference paper by M. Ye

    (tba)University of Essen-Duisburg (online)

Current development

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    12
    Apr
    2018
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    11
    Apr
    2023

    University cooperation (MoU) between University of Education Karlsruhe (KUE) and Savannakhet University (SKU)

    2018 - 2023Karlsruhe (Germany) and Savannakhet (Laos)

    Joint research, teacher tandems, curriculum development, student and staff exchanges, conferences, seminars, and workshops

  • Fri
    01
    Jun
    2018
    Sat
    31
    Jul
    2021

    1st "Erasmus+ Mobility Programme" between University of Education Karlsruhe (SKU) & Savannakhet University (SKU): "Bi-directional learning and teaching"

    2018-2021 Karlsruhe (Germany) and Savannakhet (Laos)

    University of Education Karlsruhe and University of Savannakhet exchange of staff & doctoral candidates

  • Wed
    01
    Apr
    2020
    Sat
    31
    Jul
    2021

    Next Erasmus+ Mobilities 2020 are postponed to spring 2021

    Spring 2021PH Karlsruhe

    We will catch up later when we can travel and meet again.

  • Fri
    01
    Jan
    2021
    Mon
    31
    Jul
    2023

    2nd "Erasmus+ Mobility Programme" between Karlsruhe University of Education (KUE) and Savannakhet University (SKU): "Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Education" (official start delayed by Covid-19)

    2021 - 2023Karlsruhe (Germany) and Savannakhet (Laos)
  • Tue
    27
    Apr
    2021
    Sat
    31
    Jul
    2021

    2 Erasmus+ Staff Mobilities from Karlsruhe University of Education to Savannakhet University (English)

    Savannakhet, Lao P.D.R.

    CANCELLED - cf. last post "The Get-to-Laos Experience - a thriller"

Project videos

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Ban Sikeud primary school

The first school supported by the foundation since 2003

Ban Phang Heng lower secondary school

Lower secondary school, supported by Angels for Children since 2011

Ban Phang Heng primary school

Second primary school supported by the foundation since 2013

Lao-German Technical College

Joint vocational training with BHS Corrugated since 2015

Savannakhet University

University cooperation between Savannakhet and Karlsruhe since 2018

Vocational Education Development Institute

Cooperation between the VEDI and  the University of Education Karlsruhe since 2019

Sunshine school

Cooperation between the Sunshine school and  the University of Education Karlsruhe since 2020

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