University of Yangon

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Yangon University
File:YangonTekkado.gif
Yangon Tekkado
IPA: [jàngòʊn tɛʔga̰dò]
Seal of Yangon University
MottoWith truth and loyalty
TypePublic
Established1878 as Rangoon College
RectorDr. Soe Yin
Academic staff
1023
Undergraduates13,500
Postgraduates1,000
Location
Kamayut Township
,
Yangon, Yangon Division,
,
Myanmar
CampusUrban
AffiliationsASEAN University Network (AUN), ASAIHL

Yangon University (Burmese: File:YangonTekkado.gif) is a university located in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar. It is the most well-known university in the country.

History

Established in 1878 as an affiliate of University of Calcutta, Rangoon College was operated and managed by the British. Rangoon College was opened by the Education Syndicate, which was established by the colonial government to manage educational institutions in Burma.[1] It was renamed Government College in 1904, and University College in 1920, when University College (secular) and Judson College (Baptist-affiliated) were merged. The American Baptist Mission decided to recognise Judson College (formerly Baptist College) as a separate institution within the University of Rangoon.[1] The University of Rangoon modelled itself after University of Cambridge and University of Oxford.[2] Throughout the 1940s to 1950s, Rangoon University was the most prestigious university in Southeast Asia and one of the top universities in Asia, attracting students from across the region.[3][2]

Rangoon University suffered damage during World War II.

However following the ascent of the socialist government of Ne Win in 1962 under the Burmese Way to Socialism, Rangoon University was put directly under the control of the Directorate of Higher Education, a central government agency, whereas previously, the University was operated by a council of professors, scholars and government officials.[2] In addition, the medium of instruction of the University of Rangoon was changed to Burmese, a radical departure from English, which had been the University's medium of instruction since the founding of the University. Educational standards declined markedly and international bodies stopped recognizing degrees issued or obtained at the University.[2] The university was renamed the Rangoon Arts and Sciences University (ရန္‌ကုန္‌ဝိဇ္ဇာန္ဟင္‌့သိပ္ပံတက္ကသုိလ္; abbreviated RASU), after departments and faculties (medicine, economics, education, etc.) were separated from the University. In 1989, after the military junta had changed place names throughout Myanmar, the University was renamed Yangon University or University of Yangon. Yangon University was closed throughout the 1990s, because of fears of a repeat of the 8888 Uprising, in order to prevent student activists from assembling. To this day, the university is shut down at irregular intervals by the government. To prevent students from congregating, the government has separated the existing institutions and departments that make up Yangon University into separate learning institutions dispersed throughout Yangon. Today, only graduate courses, some professional courses and a few diploma courses are conducted at the University's main campus, with newer universities such as Dagon University, designated for undergraduates.

Yangon University celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in a week-long celebration, which began on 1 December 1995. The Diamond Jubilee marked the school's formal establishment of 75 years. For its commemoration, the government built the Diamond Jubilee Hall, a four-storied building on the University's compounds, which cost K 630,000,000. Once affiliated institutes and departments (eg. the Institute of Economics, which began as a department at Yangon University), which had already separated also celebrated.

Historical events

Rangoon University students staged a peaceful demonstration and protest on campus against 'unjust university rules' on 7 July 1962. Ne Win sent his troops to disperse the students which led to dozens of students being shot dead and the historic Rangoon University Student Union (RUSU) building dynamited to rubble the next morning.

In November 1974 the former UN Secretary General U Thant died, and on the day of his funeral on 5 December 1974 Rangoon University students snatched his coffin on display at the Kyaikkasan Race Course and erected a makeshift mausoleum on the grounds of the RUSU in protest against the government for not honouring their famous countryman with a state funeral. The military stormed the campus on 11 December killing some of the students, recovered the coffin and buried U Thant at the foot of the Shwedagon pagoda.

Campus

Yangon University is located in the capital city of Yangon, Myanmar. The university itself is located along the southwestern bank of Inya Lake, the largest lake in Yangon. It is located on the corner of Pyay Road and University Avenue Road. The university is in Kamayut Township, north of downtown Yangon. The modern campus of Yangon University completed construction in 1920. There are two campuses namely, Main Campus and Hlaing Campus. The main campus is the most well-known. The Judson Church, inside the main campus of the University is a baptist church; the name Judson derives from that of Adoniram Judson, an American missionary who completed the first Burmese-English dictionary. There is also a convocation hall inside the university.

Faculty and schools

  • School of Law
  • School of History
  • School of Science - Science Hall
  • School of Mathematics - ULB
  • School of Arts - Weik Zar Hall
  • School of English

Accomodation

Main Campus

University accommodations in Myanmar are unisexual and limited. Female accommodation has limited rules while male are none.

Sagaing Hall showing the brickwork in red
  • Ava Hall
  • Bago Hall
  • Bagan Hall
  • Dagon Hall
  • Innwa Hall
  • Nawaday Hall
  • Pinya Hall
  • Pyay Hall
  • Sagaing Hall
  • Shwebo Hall
  • Taungoo Hall
  • Tagaung Hall
  • Thahton Hall
  • Thiri Hall
  • Innya Hall (Female)
  • Malar Hall (Female)

Other important buildings

  • Convocation Hall
  • Arts Building
  • Science Building
  • Universities' Dhammayon
  • Universities’ Sanatorium

Programmes

Yangon University offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. The undergraduate programmes further subdivided into three categories: Arts (B.A.), Sciences (B.Sc.), and Law. The fields are chosen at upper secondary school, at which students choose particular subjects directed toward their tertiary educations. Postgraduate degrees are separated into three groups, Doctorates, Master's, and diplomas.

Notable alumni

Than Tun is Burmese revolutionary figure as Aung San. and leader of 'Burma Communist Party'.

Ba Maw- Prime minister of Burma from 1937–1939 

       and 1943-1945(period of Japan occupation)

Notes

  1. ^ a b James, Helen (2005). Governance And Civil Society In Myanmar: Education, Health, and Environment. Routledge. ISBN 0-4153-5558-3.
  2. ^ a b c d Kyi, Khin Maung (2000). Economic Development of Burma: a Vision and a Strategy. SUP. p. 150. ISBN 9-1888-3616-9.
  3. ^ Rothenberg, Daniel (Fall 2002). "Towards a New Modern Developed Nation". The Journal of the International Institute. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

Than Tun is a communist party of Burma (CPB) leader who was killed in the Pegu Yoma in Burma during the communist party's cultural revolution. Aung San is a founding father of a modern Burma.

External links

  • [ttp://www.myanmar-education.edu.mm/ MOE (Ministry of Education)]

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