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A Lao trainee takes notes during a Chinese language class at the Confucius Institute of the National University of Laos in Vientiane， Laos， July 15， 2020. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
电器维修China's growing investment in Laos requires a bilingual workforce who understands both Lao and Chinese cultures， said Khamhoung Chanthavong， director of the Confucius Institute at the National University of Laos.
VIENTIANE， Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Interest in Chinese language studies has been growing steadily in Laos， with the number of students taking Chinese courses in the Southeast Asian country increasing significantly.
Many Lao students are interested in learning Chinese and applying for a Chinese scholarship， which will be a great help in bolstering their Chinese language proficiency and cultivating better career skills.
The Chinese government has awarded 350 scholarships to Lao students in the 2023-2024 academic year for doctorate's， master's and bachelor's degrees in China.
Lao students prepare to board the EMU train on the China-Laos Railway in Vientiane， Laos， June 21， 肇东市东兆纸业有限公司 2023. (Photo by Tamon Huengmeexay/Xinhua)
Aliya Xabphaysarne， 德清东凯实业有限公司 an 18-year-old student from Savannakhet province， 涞水县达学托盘有限公司 who was awarded the scholarship and chose to study medicine， 广州市科叶环保科技有限公司 told Xinhua that she has been learning Chinese since she was young，福建省德化县鸿意达陶瓷工艺有限公司 and she believes that she will be able to bring medical knowledge and techniques from China back to Laos.
"I decided to study in China because I want to develop my knowledge and deepen bilateral ties between China and Laos，" said Praveena Insisiengmay，光仪配件 who was awarded a master's degree scholarship.
Meanwhile， the number of candidates applying for the bachelor's program in Chinese Language at the Confucius Institute at the National University of Laos (NUOL) has nearly tripled in the past two years to 562 in 2023 from 193 in 2021.
Director of the Confucius Institute， Khamhoung Chanthavong， told the media that the number of candidates for the entrance exam has been increasing steadily since the program was launched in 2021.
Khamhoung said China's growing investment in Laos requires a bilingual workforce who understands both Lao and Chinese cultures.
The Chinese Language Teaching course is designed to train Lao youth to support the development of the Laos-China economic cooperation， he added.
企业-诚洁领肠衣有限公司Wang Chang (L)， charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Laos， hands over an admission letter to a Lao student at a farewell party for the Lao students who were awarded the Chinese government scholarship for the 2023-2024 school year in Vientiane， Laos， Aug. 24， 2023. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
At the entrance exam for the NUOL on Aug. 12， the Department of Chinese Language received over 2，000 student enrollments， the most for any subject this year.
In addition， the Lao railway vocational technical college in the Lao capital Vientiane is ready to train 360 students in its first academic intake in 2023， which would help prepare skilled workers to be employed on the China-Laos Railway.
The increasing popularity of Chinese language studies among Lao students is the result of a growing number of Chinese tourists and investors in the country neighboring southwest China， which also creates more job opportunities in related industries. ■
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