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Bi-directional Learning and Teaching: Lao-German Projects and Tandems

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      • 1.1. First Project Phase: “Teaching English in Laos” (2015-2018)
      • 1.2. Second Project Phase: “Bi-directional teaching and learning” (2018-2021)
      • 1.3. Third Project Phase: “Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship” (2020-2023)
      • 1.4. Fourth Project Phase: “Digital Citizenship and Bi-directional Decoloniality”
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    • Team XIII (The Cameroon Experience)
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    • Team XI (May 2021 – June 2021)
    • Team X (6 February – 18 March 2020)
    • Team IX (15 October 2019 – 15 January 2020)
    • Team VIII (19 February 2019 – 5 July 2019)
    • Team VII (18 September 2018 – 22 February 2019)
    • Team VI (18 February 2018 – 15 April 2018)
    • Team V (18 September 2017 – 15 February 2018)
    • Team IV (14 February – 10 April 2017)
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Team III: Our first impressions

Posted on 20/09/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
Lao food, Lao-German Technical College (LGTC), National University of Laos (NUOL), teaching English in Laos

On our flight from Bangkok to Vientiane we already noticed the different landscape. No more rice fields but a lot

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New places available for internships in spring 2017: Apply now!

Posted on 18/09/201605/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Internships, Teams
Ban Phang Heng Primary School, Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, Ban Sikeud Primary School, Lao-German Technical College (LGTC), teaching English in Laos

English students from the University of Education Karlsruhe can now apply for an internship in the project “Teaching English in

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We are Team III

Posted on 29/08/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Germany, Internships, Teams

Hallo, Sabaidi and Welcome, Today, in our first blog post, I would like to introduce you to our new team

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Preparing the teaching of Technical English at the LGTC with Bernhard Fuerst – 10 August 2016

Posted on 22/08/201603/10/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership

Bernhard Fuerst, a vocational teacher in metal production technology and First Chairman of the Bavarian Industrial Master Association got in

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Team III: Third and last preparatory session – 22 July 2016

Posted on 05/08/201610/08/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, Lao-German Technical College (LGTC), Lending Library, teaching English in Laos, teaching material, teaching the teachers

Our last preparatory session for Team III was packed with things to do and plan. However, the seminar was preceded

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Gerlinde Engel and Bouangeun Hanthavong visit Karlsruhe – 8 July 2016

Posted on 04/08/201610/08/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership

Great joy and honour! Gerlinde Engel, co-founder of Angels for Children and one of the two members of the present

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New videos uploaded

Posted on 08/07/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Partnership
"Singlish", activities, Ban Phang Heng Primary School, Ban Sikeud Primary School, Laos, project video

Enjoy our new videos on the “Teaching English in Laos” project and the work of the Angels for Children foundation!

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Unique features of the University of Education Karlsruhe: The new profiles

Posted on 04/07/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Germany, Internships, Partnership
teaching English in Laos, teaching the teachers

The Universities of Education in Germany share a certain profile which distinguishes them from regular universities, but each of them

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Team III: Teaching material assessment and guest lecture on “Languages education in global contexts” by Dr. Michiko Weinmann

Posted on 01/07/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Didactics & Methodology, English, Global Englishes, Teams, Workshops
guest lecture, teaching English in Laos, teaching the teachers

Another step in the preparation of the English graduates of Team III was marked last Friday, 24 June 2016: In Prof.

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Education in Laos (Part I) – The beginning of a formalized school system

Posted on 11/06/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos
education, history, Laos, school system

Supporting education in Laos is our focus. Due to this, it is crucial to take a careful look at the

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Team III: 9 new volunteers approved & first steps in preparation

Posted on 03/06/201624/02/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Curriculum, Didactics & Methodology, Teams, Workshops
"Singlish", Angels for Children, Lao-German cooperation, Square Dance, teaching English in Laos

From fifteen applications submitted for the new project phase, nine applications have been successfully selected and approved for the new

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“My personal highlight” by Jule Reissig

Posted on 30/05/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Intercultural Activities, Laos, Personal highlight
emotions, Lao food, Laos, personal highlight

Most people probably wouldn’t pick a farewell as their overall highlight, but the Lao farewell was an outstanding experience hands

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    3 Lao exchange students at PHKA in the summer term 2026

    University of Education Karlsruhe (Germany)

    3 students of Savannakhet University (Lao P.D.R.) study at the University of Education Karlsruhe in the summer term 2026 under the last leg of our 3rd Erasmus+ Mobility Project PH Karlsruhe & Savannakhet University. 2 are Informatics students, 1 is an English student: we welcome Ms Kaemmy Sithivong!

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    3 exchange students from Ghana and Cameroon at PHKA in the summer term 2026

    University of Education Karlsruhe (Germany)

    1 student of the University of Cape Coast (Ghana) and 2 students of the University of Yaoundé I (Cameroon) study at the University of Education Karlsruhe in the summer term 2026 under the DAAD programme  (2025-2029) "Get Ready for Global Teaching!" We welcome Mr Emmanuel Agyapong (English), Ms Adeg Nelvis Kissob (English), and Mr Noel Chick Forbang (Curriculum & Evaluation)!

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    3rd Erasmus+ Mobility Project PH Karlsruhe & Savannakhet University

    Karlsruhe (Germany) & Savannakhet (Lao P.D.R.)

    Erasmus+ Key Action 171 Mobility Project between the University of Education Karlsruhe and Savannakhet University (budget 62.470,00 Euro): After our first two mobility projects, "Bi-directional Teaching and Learning" (2018-2021) and "Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship" (2021-2023), we now embark on "Digital Citizenship and Bi-directional Decoloniality" for 3 years (2023-2026).

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    DAAD "Get Ready for Global Teaching!" at PH Karlsruhe (2025-2029)

    8:00 - 18:00Karlsruhe (Germany)

    With the new Get Ready for Global Teaching! project at PH Karlsruhe, we institutionalize and expand our international collaborations. With our partners in Ghana, Israel, Cameroon, Lao P.D.R., Norway, the UK and the USA, we will focus on global inequality, colonial thought patterns, and post-migrant societies. Through direct exchange, future teachers will further develop their cultural and linguistic awareness, reflect on key issues and challenges of our time from a global perspective, and design educational processes in diversity- and discrimination-sensitive ways.

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