Faculty of Natural Sciences

The Faculty of Natural Sciences is a faculty established concurrently with the founding of the National University of Laos in 1996. It operates under the direct supervision of the President of the National University of Laos, focusing on the implementation of teaching-learning curricula to develop human resources with knowledge, capability, revolutionary moral character, ethics, and mental civility, in order to supply quality personnel for the nation’s socio-economic development. The Faculty of Natural Sciences has the duty of producing specialists in natural sciences and technology across 5 major branches: Mathematics-Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Computer Science. Currently, it consists of 5 academic departments and 6 administrative divisions, within which each department implements teaching-learning curricula according to its respective field.

Programs and Statistics

Currently, there are 28 approved programs being implemented, categorized as follows:

• 2 Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) programs

• 9 Master’s Degree programs

• 16 Bachelor’s Degree programs

• 1 Continuing Bachelor’s Degree program

Current Enrollment and Staffing:

• Students: A total of 1,299 students (including 360 women).

• Personnel: A total of 104 staff members and teachers (including 46 women).

  • 94 Full-time faculty members.

  • 5 Administrative staff.

  • 5 Staff members currently pursuing advanced studies abroad.