Letters from Germany - "First impressions of Karlsruhe in lockdown as an International Student" by Chanthalakone Souydalay (SKU)
My name is Chanthalakone Souydalay (nickname "Thon"), I am 29 years old and I am a volunteer teacher in Faculty
09-07-2020
First time living abroad (Germany) during the covid-19 pandemic - by Phongsavang Xaikongkham (SKU)
Get to know me! Hello, my name is Phongsavang Xaikhongkham (nickname "Don"), I am 27 years old. I am an
03-07-2020
Letters from China: "At the epicentre of the pandemic - a Wuhan diary" by Miaoxing Ye
I am Ye Miaoxing, a PhD candidate supervised by professor Martin Isabel.1 I first wrote to her in August, visited
01-07-2020
Dit and her Amelia Cafe - our favourite café (owner) in Vientiane
Our favourite café (owner) in Vientiane - Dit and her Amelia Cafe Note: Although roughly 80% of the Lao population
30-06-2020
"Team IX" revisited
Sabaidee, hello, and hallo, dear readers! We are happy to announce that our "Team IX" page on this blog is
24-06-2020
"Language Education and Global Citizenship" (8): English Education Fever in South Korea (by C. Park)
Editor's note: This is the 8th article in the series "Language education and global citizenship". Ms Chaeeun Park from Seoul
03-06-2020
EXTENDED CALL: New places newly available for internships! Apply now for Team XI!
Students, graduates and alumni from all subjects from the University of Education Karlsruhe can now apply for an internship in
27-05-2020
Masks and faces in Germany and Laos
Hello and Sabaidee everyone!  My name is Chelsea Hog and I was part of the “Bi-directional Learning and Teaching in
16-05-2020
"Language education and global citizenship" (7) - The Sustainable Development Goals (by J. Hoffmann)
Editor's note: This is the 7th article in the series "Language Education and Global Citizenship". Mr Jonas Hoffmann took part
14-05-2020
The career path to becoming a vocational teacher in Laos - an interview with our dorm "buddies" at the VEDI
We, Phi Ha Nguyen (PHN) and Laura Jakob (LJ), worked as volunteers at the pilot project “Bi-directional Tandem-Teaching and Learning
12-05-2020
Came as a guest and became part of the team – my time at the VEDI
Excited to be part of the project "Teaching English in Laos", I arrived in Vientiane on 9 February 2020. It
06-05-2020
My sudden return from Laos to Germany on 21 March 2020 due to COVID-19
Editor's note: Ms Rebecca Dengler's final report about her 6 months of research and teaching at SKU is posted on
28-04-2020

Project videos

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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