Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University ( my, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ လေကြောင်းနှင့်အာကာသပညာ တက္ကသိုလ်; abbreviated MAEU) is a specialized public

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, located in Meiktila, Myanmar. The university offers undergraduate diploma, bachelor's degree and post-graduate diploma programs in several aerospace engineering specializations and technologies.

History

Prior to MAEU's founding in 2002,

Yangon Technological University Yangon Technological University (YTU) ( my, ရန်ကုန်နည်းပညာတက္ကသိုလ် ), located in BPI, Yangon, is the premier engineering university of Myanmar. Established as Department of Engineering under Rango ...

was the only institution in Myanmar that offered studies in aerospace engineering. YTU began a Bachelor of Engineering degree program in Aeronautical Engineering in 1991, and in 1997 upgraded the program to Aerospace Engineering, ostensibly to "study the space technology and application". In 2002, the

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established a specialized university for aerospace engineering in Meiktila, home of the central command of

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, possibly with Russian and Chinese technical assistance. On 14 February 2020, in the aftermath of the

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, 20 soldiers raided the MAEU campus, in relation to the campus faculty's and student body's participation in the ongoing civil disobedience movement.

Campus

The university is on a 45.5-hectare (112.5-acre) campus, located on the Yangon-Mandalay highway, next to the Ground Training Base of

Programs

MAEU offers six-year Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree programs and one-year post-graduate diplomas in various specializations of aerospace engineering.

Bachelor's

* Propulsion and Flight Vehicles (စက်နှင့်ပျံသန်းယာဉ်) *

Avionics Avionics (a blend of ''aviation'' and ''electronics'') are the electronic systems used on aircraft. Avionic systems include communications, navigation, the display and management of multiple systems, and the hundreds of systems that are fitt ...

(လေကြောင်း အီလက်ထရောနစ် စနစ်) * Electrical Systems and Instrumentation (လျှပ်စစ်နှင့်တိုင်းတာပစ္စည်း) * Fuel and Propellant Engineering (လောင်စာနှင့်တွန်းကန်ပစ္စည်း) * Space Systems Engineering (အာကာသစနစ် အင်ဂျင်နီယာ)

Post-graduate diploma

* Airport Management (Dip.A.M.)

Faculty

Main departments

* Department of Propulsion and Flight Vehicles * Department of

* Department of Electrical System & Instrumentation * Department of Fuel & Propellant Engineering * Department of Space Systems Engineering

Supporting departments

* Department of

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* Department of

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* Department of

Engineering Mathematics Engineering mathematics is a branch of applied mathematics concerning mathematical methods and techniques that are typically used in engineering and industry. Along with fields like engineering physics and engineering geology, both of which may b ...

* Department of Engineering Chemistry * Department of

Engineering Physics Engineering physics, or engineering science, refers to the study of the combined disciplines of physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, and engineering, particularly computer, nuclear, electrical, electronic, aerospace, materials or mechanical en ...

* Department of

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (includin ...

* Department of Workshop Technology

Research departments

* Department of UAV Research (မောင်းသူမဲ့လေယာဉ်သုတေသနဌာန)

References

{{authority control Universities and colleges in Meiktila Universities and colleges in Mandalay Region Technological universities in Myanmar Universities and colleges in Myanmar Educational institutions established in 2002 2002 establishments in Myanmar