The University of Yangon (also Yangon University; my, ရန်ကုန် တက္ကသိုလ်, ; formerly Rangoon College, Rangoon University and Rangoon Arts and Sciences University), located in Kamayut, Yangon, is the oldest university in Myanmar's modern education system and the best known university in

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. The university offers mainly undergraduate and postgraduate degrees (Bachelor's, Master's, Post-graduate Diploma, and Doctorate) programs in liberal arts,

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and law. Full-time bachelor's degrees were not offered at the university's main campus after the student protests of 1996. The bachelor's degree was re-offered from 2014 on, to the best students in the country. Today degrees in Political Science are offered to undergraduate students, as well as postgraduate diplomas in areas such as social work and geology. Initially most major universities in the country depended on Yangon University. Until 1958 when

Mandalay University Mandalay University (also translated as University of Mandalay; my, မန္တလေးတက္ကသိုလ် ) is a public liberal arts and science university located in Mandalay, Myanmar and one of the sixteen autonomous universities un ...

became an independent university, all institutions of higher education in Myanmar were under Yangon University. After the University Education Act of 1964, all ''professional'' colleges and institutes of the university such as the Institute of Medicine 1,

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

and Yangon Institute of Economics became independent universities, leaving the Yangon University with liberal arts, sciences and law. In Myanmar, responsibility for higher education depends on various ministries. The University of Yangon depends from the Ministry of education. Yangon University has been at the centre of civil discontent throughout its history. All three nationwide strikes against the British administration (1920, 1936 and 1938) began at Rangoon University. Leaders of the Burmese independence movement such as General Aung San, U Nu,

Ne Win Ne Win ( my, နေဝင်း ; 10 July 1910, or 14 or 24 May 1911 – 5 December 2002) was a Burmese politician and military commander who served as Prime Minister of Burma from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1974, and also President of Burma ...

and U Thant are some of the notable alumni of the university. The tradition of student protest at the university continued in the post-colonial era—in 1962, 1974, 1988 and in 1996.

History

Established in 1878 as an affiliated college of the University of Calcutta, the Rangoon College was operated and managed by the Education Syndicate set up by the British colonial administration. The college was renamed Government College in 1904, and University College in 1920. Rangoon University was founded in 1920, when University College (Rangoon College - secular) and Judson College (Baptist-affiliated) were merged by the University of Rangoon Act. The American Baptist Mission decided to recognize Judson College (formerly Baptist College) as a separate institution within Rangoon University. Rangoon University modelled itself after University of Cambridge and University of Oxford. All subsequent institutions of higher learning founded by the British were placed under Rangoon University's administration:

Mandalay College Mandalay University (also translated as University of Mandalay; my, မန္တလေးတက္ကသိုလ် ) is a public liberal arts and science university located in Mandalay, Myanmar and one of the sixteen autonomous universities und ...

in Mandalay in 1925, Teachers Training College and Medical College in Yangon in 1930, and Agriculture College in Mandalay in 1938. Rangoon College

Although it was attended only by the elites of the day, the university was at the centre of the Burmese independence movement. Students protested against the British administration's control of the university and the Rangoon Act which placed the governor as chancellor of the University of Rangoon. All three nationwide strikes against the British colonial government (1920, 1936 and 1938) began at the university. Myanmar National Day in fact commemorates the rebellion of Burmese students at Rangoon University in 1920. By the 1930s the university was the hotbed of Burmese nationalism, producing a number of future senior Burmese politicians, including General Aung San, U Nu, Ba Maw, Kyaw Nyein, Ba Swe, U Thant and

Thein Pe Myint Thein Pe Myint ( my, သိန်းဖေမြင့် ; also ''Thakin'' Thein Pe ( ); 10 July 1914 – 15 January 1978) was a Burmese politician, writer and journalist. A writer of several politically and socially prominent books and the foun ...

. Rangoon University became one of the most prestigious universities in Southeast Asia and one of the top universities in Asia, attracting students from across the region. The Japanese occupied the university during the Second World War, but it recovered and flourished after Burma gained independence in 1948. This golden period ended in 1962. After the military coup of 1962 under General

, and 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 it was run by a council of professors, scholars and government officials. In addition, the medium of instruction was changed to

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, a radical departure from English, which had been the university's medium of instruction since its founding. Educational standards began to decline markedly, and international bodies ceased to recognize degrees issued or obtained at the university. The university was also renamed the Rangoon Arts and Sciences University (abbreviated RASU), after certain departments and faculties (medicine, economics, education, etc.) were separated from the university in 1964. RangoonUniversityAdministrationBuilding

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. Dozens of students were killed and the historic Rangoon University Student Union (RUSU) was reduced 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

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on the grounds of the RUSU in protest against the government for not honouring their famous countryman with a

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. 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. YU Convocation Hall

Student protests against protest against General Ne Win's socialist government culminated in 1988. Student protest in March 1988 was met with a violent response from the government. This did not stop the protests. On 8 August 1988, students around the country came together to protest against the military regime. The protest was supported by hundreds of thousands of people who went into the street in protest against the military rule. This is today remembered at the 8888 uprising. The movement was crushed by the army Chief of Staff General Saw Maung who took over and instated the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC or na wa ta). It is estimated that more than 300 students died in the protests. In the months and years that followed, many more were imprisoned. In 1989, the military junta changed place names throughout Myanmar; the university was renamed the University of Yangon. The university was closed for most of the 1990s, because of fears of a repeat of the 8888 Uprising. To prevent students from congregating, the government dispersed the existing institutions and departments that made up Yangon University into separate learning institutions scattered throughout the city. Till 2013 only graduate studies, certain professional courses, and a few diploma courses were conducted at the university's main

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. Newer universities such as

Dagon University Dagon University ( my, ဒဂုံ တက္ကသိုလ် ), located in North Dagon, Yangon, is one of the largest universities in Myanmar. The university, established in 1993, offers bachelor's and master's degrees in liberal arts and s ...

, University of East Yangon and University of West Yangon were created to cater for undergraduates. Convocation Hall

Yangon University celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in a week-long celebration, which began on 1 December 1995. The Jubilee marked the school's formal establishment of 75 years. For its commemoration, the government built the Diamond Jubilee Hall, a four-storied building in the university's grounds, which cost

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63,00,00,000. A new set of postage stamps was also produced. Once-affiliated institutes and departments (e.g., the

Institute of Economics, Yangon The Yangon University of Economics (formerly the Institute of Economics, Yangon; my, ရန်ကုန် စီးပွားရေး တက္ကသိုလ် ) is the finest university of economics and business in Myanmar. Founded as ...

which began life as a department at Yangon University), which had already separated, also celebrated. The transition to a new government in 2011

was followed by a renewed focus on education. In 2013, Aung San Suu Kyi was named head of the ''Yangon University Upgrading and Restoration Committee''. In December 2013, the university re-opened for undergraduate students. Initially only 50 undergraduate students were accepted. A controversial National Education Law was enacted in 2014. Under the law the university is managed by the Ministry of Education, who also appoints the university rector.

Campus

Yangon University is located in Yangon, along the southwestern bank of

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, the largest lake in the city. It is on the corner of Pyay Road and University Avenue Road 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 former being the most well-known. Judson Church, inside the main campus of the university, is a Baptist church, and like Judson College, named after

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, a 19th-century American missionary who compiled the first Burmese-English dictionary. The main campus also contains a convocation hall.

Housing

The accommodation in Burma is not mixed and the availability is limited. Women's halls have many limited rules whilst men's a few.

Other important buildings

* Arts Building * Convocation Hall * Judson Church * Recreation Centre * Science Building * Universities' Central Library * Universities' Dhamma Hall * Universities' Sanatorium * University Diamond Jubilee Hall * Universities' Hospital * University of Yangon Library * University Post Office * Painters' House

Main Departments

#Department of Anthropology #Department of Archaeology #Department of Botany #Department of

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#Department of Computer Studies #Department of English #Department of Geography #Department of Geology #Department of History #Department of Industrial Chemistry #Department of International Relations #Department of Law #Department of Library and Information Studies #Department of

Mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

#Department of

Oriental Studies Oriental studies is the academic field that studies Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology. In recent years, the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Middle Eastern studi ...

#Department of

Philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

#Department of Physics #Department of Psychology #Department of Zoology. #Department of Biology Each department offers an undergraduate degree programme. The Department of International Relations offers two: the Bachelor of Arts (international relations) and the Bachelor of Arts (political science).

Programmes

Yangon University offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. The undergraduate programmes are subdivided into three categories: Arts (B.A.), Sciences (B.Sc.), and Law(LL.B). The choice of different fields of learning takes place in upper secondary school where students choose particular subjects directed towards their tertiary education. Postgraduate degrees are separated into three groups: Doctorates, Master's, and diplomas. Although YU no longer offered the undergraduate degrees owing to the uprising in 1996, it now was reopened for the undergraduate degrees with the name of (COE) what literally means ''Center of Excellence'' in 2014 and accepted only 50 selectively excellent students for each field of studies. (Although undergraduate and postgraduate programmes are still available to current days, the recognition of status of international COE of the university has been discontinued.)

Notable alumni

Politics and government

* Aung San: National independence figure and founder of the Tatmadaw, the modern Burmese armed forces, 5th Prime Minister of British Burma * Aung Thu: Minister of Agriculture * Ba Cho: Minister of Information 1946–1947 * Ba Maw: Premier of Burma from 1937 to 1939 and Prime Minister 1943–1945 (period under Japanese Occupation) * Ba Swe: Prime Minister of Burma 1956–1957 * Ba Win: Minister of Trade 1946–1947 *

H. N. Goshal Hamendrnath Goshal ( bn, হেমেন্দ্রনাথ ঘোষাল; 1915–1967), also known as Harinarayan Ghoshal or Thakin Ba Tin ( my, သခင်ဘတင်, ), was a communist politician and trade union leader in Burma, of Ben ...

: Communist politician *

Henry Van Thio Henry Van Thio (; born 9 August 1959) is a Burmese politician who is the Second Vice President of Myanmar since 30 March 2016. He previously served as a member of Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities). In the 2015 election, he contested an ...

: 2nd Second Vice President of Myanmar * Khin Nyunt: Prime Minister of Burma from 2003 to 2004 (did not complete B.Sc. degree) * Khun Htun Oo: Shan politician * Kyaw Nyein: Deputy Prime Minister of Burma from 1948 to 1949 and again from 1953 to 1958, 1st Burmese Home Affairs Minister *

Kyi Maung Colonel Kyi Maung ( my, ကြည်မောင်, ; 20 December 192019 August 2004) was a Burmese Army officer and politician. Originally a member of the military-backed Union Revolutionary Council that seized power in 1962, Kyi Maung resigne ...

: Former army commander and leader of the National League for Democracy *

Ma Saw Sa Saw Sa FRCS MBE ( my, စောဆ, ; also known as Saw Hsa, Ma Saw Sa, Daw Saw Sa; 1 August 1884 – 28 February 1962) was a Burmese physician, midwife, hospital administrator, Christian missionary, suffragist, and government official. Dr. Saw ...

(Judson College), first Burmese woman physician, suffragist, served in parliament * Maran Brang Seng: Chairman of the Kachin Independence Organization * Mahn Win Khaing Than: 2nd Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw (2016–) * Maung Khin: 1st Burmese Chief Justice (1921–1924) * Maung Maung: President of Burma Aug–Sep 1988, journalist and lawyer *

Maung Maung Kha Maung Maung Kha ( my, မောင်မောင်ခ ; 7 June 1920 – 30 April 1995) was Prime Minister of Burma between 1977 and 1988. Maung Maung Kha was born to Khin Tint and Chit Pe in Yangon. He enrolled in Yangon University, Univ ...

: Prime minister of Burma 1977–1988 * Myo Thein Gyi: Union Minister of Education of Htin Kyaw's Cabinet * Myoma U Than Kywe: One of the negotiators of the Panglong Conference in 1947 *

Nai Shwe Kyin Nai Shwe Kyin (1 March 1913 – 7 March 2003) was a Burmese civil rights revolutionary during the country's transition from British colonial rule and through the ensuing civil war between the insurgent ruling Burmese and the Mon minority. ...

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civil rights leader and revolutionary *

: Chairman of Revolutionary Council, 4th President and 3rd Prime Minister of Burma * Ohn Maung: Deputy Minister of Transport 1946–1947 *

Pe Khin Pe Khin ( my, ဖေခင်; 27 August 1912 – 25 February 2004) was a Burmese diplomat. He was one of the main negotiators at the Panglong Conference in Burma and the architect of the historical Panglong Agreement. Early life Pe Khin was b ...

: Chief architect of the Panglong Agreement * Shawkat Ali Khan: a framer of the Constitution of Bangladesh * Thakin Mya: Minister of Home Affairs 1946–1947 * U Nu: 1st Prime Minister of Burma from 1948 to 1956, 1957–1958, 1960–1962 * U Razak: Minister of Education * U Thant: the third Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971 * Usha Narayanan: First Lady of India from 1997 to 2002 * Win Maung: The third President of the Union of Burma *

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: 2nd Speaker of the House of Representatives (2016–) and the tenth president of

Academia

* Benjamin Peary Pal: B. P. Pal FRS (26 May 1906 – 14 September 1989) was the first Director of Indian Council of Agricultural Research. He was one of the foremost scientists in Wheat genetics and breeding. * Hla Pe: Linguist, Professor of Burmese language and culture at the University of London (1966– 1980) and one of the compilers of a Burmese-English dictionary * Hla Myint: Economist and one of the pioneers of development economics *

Htin Aung Htin Aung ( my, ထင်အောင် ; also Maung Htin Aung; 18 May 1909 – 10 May 1978) was a writer and scholar of Burmese culture and history. Educated at Oxford and Cambridge, Htin Aung wrote several books on Burmese history and culture ...

: Scholar of Burmese culture and history, author of

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, one of the founding fathers of the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL) *

Mi Mi Khaing Mi Mi Khaing ( my, မိမိခိုင် ; 1916 – 15 March 1990) was a Burmese scholar and writer who authored numerous books and articles on life in Burma during the 20th century. She is notable as one of the first women to write ...

: Scholar and Writer *

Nanda Thein Zan Nanda Thein Zan ( my, နန္ဒာသိန်းဇံ; 21 February 1947 – 14 August 2011) was a well-known author from Burma who wrote on philosophy and Buddhism. Zan was born on 21 February 1947 in Paungde Township of Pegu Division, the ...

: Writer of texts on philosophy and Buddhism *

Sao Saimong Sao Sāimöng (also Sao Sāimöng Mangrāi; 13 November 1913 – 14 July 1987) was a member of the princely family of Kengtung State. He was a government minister in Burma (now Myanmar) soon after independence; he was also a scholar, historian an ...

: Scholar and linguist, well known for reformed

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Sein Tu Sein Tu ( my, စိန်တူ) was a Burmese scholar and member of the Myanmar Arts and Sciences Academy. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology at Rangoon University in 1950 and went to the United States for his graduate education ...

: Psychologist * John Furnivall: An influential historian of Southeast Asia * Pessie Madan: Indian leader of the high-technology research and development sector * Pe Maung Tin: Scholar on Pali and Buddhism *

Pho Kyar U Phoe Kyar ( my, ဖိုးကျား, ; also spelled Pho Kyar; 23 March 1891 – 11 April 1942) is considered one of the top Burmese authors and education reformists in 20th century Myanmar. He is regarded as the father of Burmese short ...

: Novelist and education reformist * Ronald Findlay: Ragnar Nurkse Professor of Economics at Columbia University. * Sir Taw Sein Ko (1864–1930): Burma's first recorded archaeologist and an interlocutor between King Thibaw and the British administration *

Than Nyun Than Nyun ( my, သန်းညွှန့်; also spelt Than Nyunt; born October 1937) is a Burmese development economist and educationist who served as Deputy Minister of Education of Myanmar from 1994 to 1999 under of Dictator Than Shwe's cabi ...

: Economist, educationist and former deputy minister * Than Tun: Historian *

Thaw Kaung Sithu Thaw Kaung ( my, သော်ကောင်း) is a Burmese university librarian, historian and leading authority in Asian library studies. He specializes in the preservation and archival of traditional documents, including palm leaf manu ...

: Librarian and a well-known expert in Asian library science *

U Myint U Myint ( my, ဦးမြင့်) is a Burmese economist and served as the Chief Presidential Adviser to Thein Sein, the former President of Burma, and led his Economic Advisory Unit. Career U Myint comes from a well-connected and prominent ...

: Economist *

U Nyun Sithu U Nyun ( my, ဦးညွန့်; also spelt U Nyunt; 20 January 1910 – 4 April 1996) was a Burmese development economist, diplomat and intellectual who served as the 3rd Executive Secretary as the head of United Nations Economic and S ...

: Economist and Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific from 1959 – 1973 *

Aung Tun Thet Aung Tun Thet ( my, အောင်ထွန်းသက်) is a Burmese economist, author, educator, and public speaker. He had worked in academia, government service, private sector and in the civil society. He has published over 30 books and ...

: Economist and Management Consultant *

Kyaw Thet Kyaw Thet ( my, ကျော်သက်, ; 1921–2008) was a historian of Burma, and professor of Asian Studies at University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He was formerly a professor of Burmese and Eastern History Studies at the University of ...

: Historian * Winston Set Aung : Economist and Management Consultant, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, incumbent Deputy Minister of the

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* Yin Yin Nwe: Geologist and Myanmar's Chief Education Adviser to Myanmar President Thein Sein.

Business

* Khin Maung Aye: Chairman of

CB Bank CB Bank is one of Myanmar's oldest and largest commercial banks. It became the first bank in Myanmar to issue ATM cards and credit cards. The bank, led by U Khin Mg Aye (Chairman) and U Kyaw Lynn (CEO) has over 200 branches across the country. H ...

and Chairman of Myanmar Banks Association *

Lim Chin Tsong Lim Chin Tsong (; my, လင်းချင်းချောင်း) was a Burmese Chinese tycoon and merchant, with business interests ranging from rice to oil. Throughout his career, he served as the sole partner of Lim Soo Hean & Company, ...

: A tycoon in the early 20th century and a member of the Legislative Council of Burma *

Michael Moe Myint Michael Moe Myint ( my, မိုးမြင့်) is a Burmese business tycoon, who founded and runs 2 major companies in the country's petroleum industry, Myint & Associates, a service provider and MPRL E&P, a gas extraction company. He was ...

: Founder of

Myint & Associates Myint & Associates is a major service provider for oil and gas companies that operate in Myanmar (Burma), providing supply and logistical services. It was the first private company in the country to operate and provide these services. The company' ...

and Myanmar Petroleum Resources Limited (MPRL) * Zaw Zaw: Founder of

Max Myanmar Max Myanmar Group of Companies ( my, မက်စ်မြန်မာကုမ္ပဏီအုပ်စု) is a major Burmese holding company with former interests in gems and active interests in construction, mechanical engineering, transpor ...

and vice president of Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

Arts and literature

* Ba Gale: Cartoonist * Kyi Aye : Poet and writer (also a medical doctor) * Collegian Ne Win: Film actor *

Khin Myo Chit Khin Myo Chit ( my, ခင်မျိုးချစ်, ; 1 May 1915 – 2 January 1999) was a Burmese author and journalist, whose career spanned over four decades. She began her career writing short stories in Burmese for ''Dagon Magazine ...

: Writer and journalist * Kyi Soe Tun: Film director * Than E (Bilat Pyan Than): Singer * Ludu Daw Amar: Leader of the Rangoon University students strike of 1936, writer and journalist * Min Thu Wun:

-Burmese scholar and poet * Mya Than Tint : Novelist, Translator * Saya Zawgyi: Writer and part of the Khit-San literary movement (did not complete degree) *

: Writer, journalist and secretary general of Communist Party of Burma *

Theippan Maung Wa Theippan Maung Wa ( my, သိပ္ပံမောင်ဝ ; 5 June 1899 – 6 June 1942) was a Burmese writer, and one of the pioneers of the '' Hkit San'' literary movement. The movement searched for a new style and content in Burmese l ...

: Writer and part of the Khit-San literary movement in the 1930s * Maung Htin: Writer and part of Khit-San literary movement *

Myo Min Myo Min ( my, မျိုးမင်း, ; 7 April 1910 – 21 September 1995) was a Burmese academic, journalist and writer, who wrote under the pen names of Nwe Soe (, ), U Myo Min and Myint Win. He was one of the founders of the ''Khit-San S ...

(Ngwe Soe): Writer and part of Khit-San literary movement * Tin Maung: Film actor and director *

Wah Wah Win Shwe Wah Wah Win Shwe ( my, ဝါဝါဝင်းရွှေ, also spelt War War Win Shwe) is a three-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Myanmar, Burmese film actress. She is considered one of the most commercially successful actresses in the Mya ...

: Actress *

Nwe Yin Win Nwe Yin Win ( my, နွဲ့ယဉ်ဝင်း, ; born Joyce Win on 23 April 1945) is a Burmese singer, considered one of the pioneers of modern Burmese pop music. Nwe Yin Win was born in Sagaing to parents a Bamar father Min Swe (also know ...

: Singer *

K Ja Nu K Ja Nu ( my, ကေဂျာနူး, ; also spelt K Jar Nu) is a well-known Burmese pop singer in Burma (Myanmar) of Kachin descent; she was most popular in the 1970s to 1980s. She began her singing in church and dabbled in music while attendi ...