Myanmar Maritime University

Myanmar Maritime University
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ရေကြောင်းပညာ တက္ကသိုလ်
Main Building of the Myanmar Maritime University
Typepublic
Established1 August 2002; 22 years ago (1 August 2002)[1]
RectorDr. Myat Lwin
Students300 per intake of 2016[2]
Undergraduates1741 (2007)[3]
Location
Thilawa, Thanlyin 11293
Yangon Region, Myanmar

16°42′11″N 96°15′51″E / 16.70306°N 96.26417°E / 16.70306; 96.26417
AffiliationsYangon Technological University, Korea Maritime University, Nagaoka University, Nihon University, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Websitewww.mmu.edu.mm

Myanmar Maritime University (MMU) (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ရေကြောင်းပညာ တက္ကသိုလ် [mjəmà nàɪɰ̃ŋàɰ̃ jèdʑáʊɰ̃ pjɪ̀ɰ̃ɲà tɛʔkəθò]), located in Thanlyin in the outskirts of Yangon, is the premier university of maritime education in Myanmar. MMU offers 5-year bachelor's degree programs. Starting from 2012, MMU, administered by the Ministry of Transportation, offers two-year post-graduate diplomas in various marine and naval disciplines.[1] In 2007, the school had about 1,800 graduate students, pursuing international STCW-95-standards compliant maritime education.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Myanmar Maritime University". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  2. ^ http://monnews.org/?p=924 | Myanmar Maritime University gaining popularity
  3. ^ a b "History of MMU". Ministry of Transportation. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.