The National School of Music and Dance and the National Faculty of Fine Arts are presently housed in sub-standard buildings with a ratio of 40 students per classroom, and even if the proposed University of Arts is established it is unlikely that there will be any budget for the construction of new buildings. At the present time only the National School of Music and Dance has dormitory accommodation for students from outside Vientiane - funds to construct a dormitory for the National Faculty of Fine Arts are urgently being sought. Equipment and books are also in short supply, although the situation has improved somewhat in recent years following donations by the Vietnamese, French and Japanese governments. However, there is a complete absence of modern teaching aids such as computers and videos, and the onus is on the students themselves to buy their own books.