Mawlamyine University

Mawlamyaing University
မော်လမြိုင် တက္ကသိုလ်
Motto	Enshrine the education, serves the peoples' will
Established	1953
Type	public
Rector	Dr. Htay Aung
Students	~ approximately 10,000 [1]
Postgraduates	Master of Science, Master of Arts
Location	Taungwaing Road, Mawlamyaing Mon State, Myanmar Coordinates: 16°26′22″N 97°39′2″E / 16.43944°N 97.65056°E / 16.43944; 97.65056
Affiliations	University of Yangon

Mawlamyaing University (also the University of Mawlamyaing; Burmese: မော်လမြိုင် တက္ကသိုလ်, pronounced [mɔ̀ləmjàiɴ tɛʔkəθò]), located in Mawlamyaing, is the largest university in Mon State, Myanmar. The university offers bachelor's and master's degree programs in liberal arts and sciences. It is one of the few universities in the country to offer a specialization in marine science in the country.^[2]

History

The university was founded in 1953 as Moulmein Intermediate College under Yangon University.^[2] It was renamed Mawlamyaing Degree College in 1964. It became an independent university in 1986.

Programs

Classified as an Arts and Science university in the Burmese university education system, Mawlamyaing University offers bachelor's and master's degree programs in in common liberal arts and sciences disciplines. Its regular Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) take three years to complete and honors degree programs BA (Hons) and BSc (Hons) take four years. The law program also takes four years.^[3]

Mawlamyaing University is one of few universities in Myanmar, offering a degree in Marine Science. Its Marine Science Laboratory in Setse, a coastal town about 60 km south of Mawlamyaing was the first of its kind in Myanmar.^[2]

Program	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate
Burmese	BA	MA
English	BA	MA
Geography	BA	MA
History	BA	MA
Philosophy	BA	MA
Psychology	BA	MA
Botany	BSc	MSc
Chemistry	BSc	MSc
Marine Science	BSc
Mathematics	BSc	MSc
Physics	BSc	MSc
Zoology	BSc	MSc

Administration

List of rectors

• Dr. Khin Maung Tint (Tekkatho Phone Naing)
• Hla Tun Aung
• Kyi Win
• San Tint
• Saw Han Shein
• Dr. Htay Aung

Facilities

Library

The university's three-story library, completed in January 2004, houses over 106,000 books and periodicals.^[4]

Alumni

Noted writer Dr. Mehm Tin Mon was a Professor of Chemistry at the university from 1986 to 1992.

References

1. ^ http://monnews.org/?p=912 | Mawlamyine University students struggle with internet research
2. ^ ^{a b c} Thaw Kaung (1996-07-01). "Mawlamyine: the Old and the New". Myanmar Perspectives. http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/Perspective/persp1996/7-96/old.htm. 
3. ^ "List of Colleges and Universities in and around Yangon". http://www.finitesite.com/sanchaung2/colleges.html. Retrieved 2008-12-20. 
4. ^ "Mawlamyine University gets new three-storey library". The New Light of Myanmar. 2004-01-27. http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2004/Jan04/enlm/Jan27_h2.html. 

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