Yangon Technological University

Yangon Technological University
ရန်ကုန်နည်းပညာတက္ကသိုလ်
Mottoစက်မှုတတ်မျိုး ပြည့်အကျိုး
Typepublic
Established1924; 100 years ago (1924)
RectorDr. Myint Thein[1]
Administrative staff
89 (2007)[1]
Students2,500
UndergraduatesAround 2,000
Postgraduates329 (2007)[1]
Location
Insein 11101, Yangon
Yangon Region, Myanmar

16°52′32.94″N 96°7′1.82″E / 16.8758167°N 96.1171722°E / 16.8758167; 96.1171722
AffiliationsGMSARN
Websiteytu.edu.mm

Yangon Technological University (YTU) (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်နည်းပညာတက္ကသိုလ် [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ nípjɪ̀ɰ̃ɲà tɛʔkəθò]), located in Insein, Yangon, Myanmar. It is the premier engineering university of Myanmar. Established as Department of Engineering under Rangoon University in 1924,[2] and popularly known by its former name Rangoon Institute of Technology (RIT), YTU is the country's oldest and largest engineering university, and the best engineering university in Myanmar. The university offers bachelor's, master's and doctorate degree programs in engineering disciplines to nearly 8000 students.

YTU is also a member of Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-Net), and Greater Mekong Sub-region Academic and Research Network (GMSARN).[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Dr. Mya Mya Oo (2008-01-04). "Activities of COEs in Myanmar" (PDF). Yangon Technological University. p. 2. Retrieved 2008-11-23. [dead link]
  2. ^ "History of RIT". Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-09-13.