Mandalay University

University of Mandalay
‹See Tfd›မန္တလေးတက္ကသိုလ်
Former names
  • Mandalay College (1925)
  • Mandalay University College (1948)
  • Mandalay Arts and Sciences University (1964)
Motto‹See Tfd›ပညာ သမာ အာဘာ နတ္ထိ
(Pali: paññā samā ābhā natthi)
Motto in English
‹See Tfd›No other light can compete with the brightness of the light of wisdom
TypePublic
Established1925; 99 years ago (1925)[1]
RectorDr Tin Tun
Administrative staff
~541 (academic)
~354 (admin-istrative)
Students~3627
Undergraduates~1434
Postgraduates~2193
Location
21°57′30″N 96°5′30″E / 21.95833°N 96.09167°E / 21.95833; 96.09167
AffiliationsAUN
Websitewww.mu.edu.mm

Mandalay University (also translated as University of Mandalay; Burmese: မန္တလေးတက္ကသိုလ် [màɰ̃dəlé tɛʔkəθò]) is a public liberal arts and science university located in Mandalay, Myanmar and one of the sixteen autonomous universities under Ministry of Education. Formerly an affiliate of Rangoon University, Mandalay University is the second oldest university in Myanmar, and the oldest and largest university in Upper Myanmar. The university offers mainly undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes (Bachelor's, Master's, Post-graduate Diploma, and Doctorate) in liberal arts, sciences and law.

Main Building of Mandalay University
  1. ^ Ko Yin Aung (23 December 1999). "Prospects of Education in Myanmar". The New Light of Myanmar.