EU opens new information center at NUOL

EU opens new information center at NUOL

(KPL) The European Union in collaboration with Dong Dok National University of Laos (NUOL), the Ministry of Education opened yesterday its first information corner �European Union Information Corner EU� inside the Central Library of the National University by promoting more understanding and providing more useful information for students, teachers and others.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phetsamone Khounsavath, Deputy-President of the National University of Laos, and Mr David Lipman, Ambassador/Head of the European Union Delegation in Laos attend this opening the European Union Information Corner.

The National University-based EU Information Corner is part of EU�s effort to enhance more understanding and provide more facilities among Lao students, teachers and EU. This information corner involving with the main purposes to help the host structure promote teaching and research and information on the European Union; make information on the European Union and its policies available to the public, both university-based and other; particular in the debate on the European Union, where appreciate with other stakeholders.

Mr David Lipman, and Ambassador/Head of the European Union Delegation in Laos said that EU will certainly help improve a batter understanding of the European Union and its roles among the officials, teachers, students and general public. Visitors of the EU will have access to a wide range of information on the European Union activities. By hosting the European Union Information Center, the Central Library of the National University of Laos will receive EU related affairs publications directly from the EU Publication office for free of charge and also access to online information. There are currently 217 EU in the world including the one opened yesterday in Laos. Mr Somxay Khamphavong, Deputy Director of the Central Library of the National University of Laos disclosed yesterday that many students and teachers have increased their interest continuously by looking for the several information sources as he estimated that at least 700 people a day came to look for the information at the Central Library in 2009, until now the number of service users have been increased about 1,000 people a day. �However the Central Library of the National University of Laos available was considered that limited place or smaller place not to welcome as many people as possible�, said he, �in the future the National University has already budget of 3 billion kip supported by the government to build new library, but budget available found that it was not enough� he added.

Mr Somxay told KPL news that the National University has many kinds of learning-teaching materials, magazines, newspapers and others provided to students, teachers and general public, but almost of education materials available at the Central Library that has been supported continuously from state , private and international organizations.

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