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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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    • Ban Sikeud primary school
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    • Team XV
    • Team XIII (The Cameroon Experience)
    • Team XII
    • 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)
    • Team III (15 September 2016 – 15 February 2017)
    • Team II (15 February – 31 March 2016)
    • Team I (27 October 2015 – 7 January 2016)
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    • Ban Phang Heng lower secondary school
      • Secondary school English teachers
      • Secondary school science teachers
      • Secondary school mathematics teachers
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  • Vocational education
    • Lao-German Technical College Vientiane
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  • Higher education
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Erasmus+ Mobility: Bernhard Standl and Martin Remmele at Savannakhet University in Laos (March 2020)

Posted on 25/09/202015/12/2025 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership, Research, Savannakhet University (SKU)
Erasmus+ Mobility Programme PH Karlsruhe and Savannakhet University

Two researchers of the Karlsruhe University of Education (KUE) in the field of “STEM” (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) came

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National Model United Nations 2019: A Throwback to being Head Delegate for Lao P.D.R.

Posted on 19/09/202019/12/2025 by IMartin
All Posts, Conference, Global Citizenship, Global Englishes, Laos, Research
Diplomatic Relations, English, intercultural competence, Laos

Arrival Frankfurt, 06:00 in the morning, 13 April 2019. I am standing at Frankfurt Airport waiting to board the plane

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Team X revisited

Posted on 18/08/202018/08/2020 by IMartin
All Posts

Dear readers, Five memorable months to the day have gone by since Team X had to leave Laos on 18

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The life of a Lao tour guide – an inside perspective on tourism in Laos

Posted on 29/07/202029/07/2020 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Personal highlight, Traveling in Laos
journey, personal highlight, travel, Vang Vieng

As a German volunteer of Team X at the Lao-German Technical College (LGTC) in Vientiane, we also had free time

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Letters from Germany – “First impressions of Karlsruhe in lockdown as an International Student” by Chanthalakone Souydalay (SKU)

Posted on 09/07/202005/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, First impressions, Partnership, Savannakhet University (SKU)
Erasmus+ Mobility Programme PH Karlsruhe and Savannakhet University, Germany

My name is Chanthalakone Souydalay (nickname “Thon”), I am 29 years old and I am a volunteer teacher in Faculty

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First time living abroad (Germany) during the covid-19 pandemic – by Phongsavang Xaikongkham (SKU)

Posted on 03/07/202005/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, First impressions, Partnership, Savannakhet University (SKU)
Erasmus+ Mobility Programme PH Karlsruhe and Savannakhet University

Get to know me! Hello, my name is Phongsavang Xaikhongkham (nickname “Don”), I am 27 years old. I am an

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Letters from China: “At the epicentre of the pandemic – a Wuhan diary” by Miaoxing Ye

Posted on 01/07/202003/07/2020 by IMartin
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I am Ye Miaoxing, a PhD candidate supervised by professor Martin Isabel.1 I first wrote to her in August, visited

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Dit and her Amelia Cafe – our favourite café (owner) in Vientiane

Posted on 30/06/202005/01/2026 by Yvonne-Jacqueline Dyck
All Posts
Asian food, interviews, Lao food, Vientiane, Western food

Our favourite café (owner) in Vientiane – Dit and her Amelia Cafe Note: Although roughly 80% of the Lao population

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“Team IX” revisited

Posted on 24/06/202005/01/2026 by Yvonne-Jacqueline Dyck
All Posts, Internships, Laos, Teams, Volunteers
teaching English in Laos

Sabaidee, hello, and hallo, dear readers! We are happy to announce that our “Team IX” page on this blog is

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“Language Education and Global Citizenship” (8): English Education Fever in South Korea (by C. Park)

Posted on 03/06/202006/09/2021 by IMartin
All Posts

Editor’s note: This is the 8th article in the series “Language education and global citizenship“. Ms Chaeeun Park from Seoul

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EXTENDED CALL: New places newly available for internships! Apply now for Team XI!

Posted on 27/05/202005/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Internships, Teams
intercultural competence, teaching English in Laos

Students, graduates and alumni from all subjects from the University of Education Karlsruhe can now apply for an internship in

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Masks and faces in Germany and Laos

Posted on 16/05/202019/05/2020 by IMartin
All Posts, Global Citizenship, Savannakhet University (SKU)
Buddhism, Savannakhet University, Vocational Education Development Institute (VEDI)

Hello and Sabaidee everyone!  My name is Chelsea Hog and I was part of the “Bi-directional Learning and Teaching in

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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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