Faculty of Agriculture
National University of Laos
Introduction
Faculty of Agriculture has two campuses: Nabong and Dongdok. Nabong campus is about 35 km from Vientiane city (25 km from Dongdok, main campus of NUOL), located in Paksapmai village, Xaythany district of Vientiane capital. The campus has totally area of 72 ha in which 10 ha are designed for building (offices, class rooms, laboratories, dormitories and staff housing) and 62 ha are for practical training (campus farm). Dongdok campus is located 9 km from the centre of Vientiane. The campus is designed for fishery program.
Vision & Goals
Vision
The faculty has become a center of excellent for agricultural higher education equally regional and international standard
Goal
- To form the qualified agricultural specialist fulfilled with professional knowledge and skill, ethics, morality and civilize in their mind
- To promote and develop the agricultural research equally regional and international standard
- To develop the faculty as clean, green area and has appropriate modern teaching facilities
FAG Timeline
1975
Founded on December 9, 1975 as Nabong Agricultural School by transferring from Ecole Royale Agro-Sylvo Pastorale / ERASP. Offering mid-level Certificates in 5 disciplines ( Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Forestry, & Irrigation)
1981
Irrigation discipline was moved to Tat Thong campus and Irrigation College was set up
1983
Forestry discipline was moved to Donkdok and Vientiane Forestry College was set up
1986
Farm mechanization discipline was set up and suspended in 1993
1992
Renamed Nabong Agricultural College (NAC) when upgraded to High-level Diploma. Mid-level certificated was discontinued in 1994
1996
Joint the creation of National University of Laos and became the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry (FAF)
200
Divided in two faculties, Faculty of Agriculture (FOA) located at Nabong campus and Faculty of Forestry located in Dongdok campus
Organisation
“Is responsible for both Rural Economics and Food Technology Department, and Finance, Asset Division, and Human Resources Administration Division”
Dean
Thongoum Inthaphone
“Is responsible for Department of Plant Science, and Academic Affair.”
Vice Dean
Assit. prof. Kham Phommachanh
“Is responsible for Department of Livestock and Fishery, and Post-graduate Division.”
Vice Dean
Assoc. prof. Thonglom Phommavong
“Is responsible for Department of Veterinary, and Research and Academics services Division.”
Vice Dean
Dr. Vannaphone Phutthana