NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAOS Environmental Education at NUOL Phnom Penh May 08, 2008

Faculties and School at NUOL Faculty of Education Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Science Faculty of Letters Faculty of Econ. And Business and Administrative Faculty of Forestry Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Law and Administration Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Architecture School of Foundation Studies School of Talent and Ethnic Minorities Center for Environment and Development Studies

A.Undergraduate and Higher Diploma: - The Bachelor Degree Program - The Higher Diploma Program B. Postgraduate Programs: - Training specialists - Master Degree Program Academic Programs

The Bachelor Degree Program  Faculty of Engineering: Department of Water Resources Department of Civil Engineering  Faculty of Forestry: Department of Forest Management Department of Watershed Management and Land- use planning Environmental Education at NUOL

The Bachelor Degree Program  Center for Environment and Development Studies Department of Environment Science Management Department of Development Studies  Environmental subject has put in the curriculum of every faculties Environmental Education at NUOL

MSc. Degree Program  Faculty of Engineering / Department of Civil Engineering -MSc. Program was established with the support of ASIA- LINK in 2006, under the co-operation between: Department of Electrical Engineering; Department of Civil Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering Environmental Education at NUOL

Introduction: CEDS was established by the National University of Laos (NUOL) as the host institution for interdisciplinary environment and development studies (June 2004); CEDS serves for education and research in interdisciplinary environmental science and management; In 2004, the first generation of CEDS’s was 42 students In 2008, CEDS can now serve 1,122 students in the BSc. program with 19 CEDS’s lecturers and 39 participating. Center for Environment and Development Studies (CEDS)

CEDS’s Curriculum Center for Environment and Development Studies (CEDS)

CEDS’s Objectives: Improving the national level in education, science and in research related to the issues of the environment and development; Deepening knowledge on the state and system of nature, the state of social systems, and the interrelation of the mentioned, Meeting the needs of society in terms of qualified staff in the field of environmental science and management. Center for Environment and Development Studies (CEDS)

Expect Outcome: Integrating environmental knowledge from different disciplines in the context of development; Applying theoretical knowledge to the administration and management of environmental projects; Conducting analyses of environmental processes and problems including EIA; Center for Environment and Development Studies (CEDS)

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Deforestation and degradation of forests caused by lack of capacity, poorly planned and managed logging operations, ineffective enforcement and control, and by bombs as well as defoliant heavily poured during the Vietnam War; Soil and Catchment degradation, erosion and sedimentation caused by lack of adherence to development plans, inappropriate and intensive land use on upland areas arising from shortening swidden fallow rotations and increasing population pressure; Reduction of biodiversity caused by encroachment of lowland farmers into neighboring uplands, cross border trade in wildlife products, and by unexploded ordinances and defoliant heavily tipped into the country during the Vietnam War; Environment Issues of the Lao PDR State of Environment Report of the Lao PDR – 2001, and Draft of the national environmental Strategy

Deteriorating urban environment resulting from inadequate urban wastewater treatment, overflow of drains and canals, caused by lack of or inadequate infrastructure relative to growing urban population Low coverage of rural water supply and sanitation caused by the depression of population and a lack of financial resources Mismanagement of waste in major cities, and Industrial pollution caused by a lack of regulations and regulatory mechanism Environment Issues of the Lao PDR State of Environment Report of the Lao PDR – 2001, and Draft of the national environmental Strategy