University of West Yangon

West Yangon University (WYU)
ရန်ကုန် အနောက်ပိုင်း တက္ကသိုလ်
MottoTo develop the knowledge for benefit of the country
TypeGovernment
Established27 June 2002; 22 years ago (27 June 2002)
RectorKhin Thider[1]
Students22,448 (2019)[2]
UndergraduatesBA, BSc, BA (Hons;), BSc (Hons;)
PostgraduatesMA, MSc, MRes
Location
Htantabin 11393
Yangon Division, Myanmar

16°56′50″N 96°00′54″E / 16.94722°N 96.01500°E / 16.94722; 96.01500
Websitewww.wyu.edu.mm

The West Yangon University(Burmese: ရန်ကုန် အနောက်ပိုင်း တက္ကသိုလ် [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ ʔənaʊʔpáɪɰ̃ tɛʔkəθò]), located in Htantabin, Yangon Division, is a liberal arts and sciences university in Myanmar. The university offers bachelor's and master's degrees in liberal arts and science.[3] Students who wish to pursue post-graduate (especially PhD) studies typically go to Yangon University.

  1. ^ WYU, Convocation Record (2012). List of AB Members. Yangon: West Yangon University, Universities' Press. p. 50.
  2. ^ wyu (2012-11-12). "News Letter distributed by Rector". WYU Administration Section.
  3. ^ "List of Colleges and Universities in and around Yangon". Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2008-12-20.