Yangon University of Education
The Yangon University of Education (formerly the Yangon Institute of Education; Burmese: ရန်ကုန် ပညာရေး တက္ကသိုလ် [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ pjɪ̀ɰ̃ɲàjé tɛʔkəθò]; abbreviated YUOE), located in Kamayut, Yangon, is the premier university of education in Myanmar. Primarily a teacher training college, the institute offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs in education to the country's prospective primary, secondary and tertiary school teachers. Its training high school known as TTC is considered one of the best high schools in the country.
ရန်ကုန် ပညာရေး တက္ကသိုလ် | |
YUOE Emblem | |
Motto | အားလုံးဆောင်ရွက်၊ အားလုံးတွက်တည့် pronounced [ʔá lóʊɴ sʰàʊɰ̃ jwɛʔ ʔá lóʊɴ twɛʔ tḭ] All for All |
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Type | public |
Established | 1931 |
Rector | Dr. Pyone Pyone Aung |
Students | 27,000 |
Undergraduates | 2,000 |
Postgraduates | 23,000 |
Location | |
Affiliations | Ministry of Education |
Website | yuoe |
History
The institute began as the Department of Education under Rangoon University (Yangon University) in 1924, and in 1931 became a separate college, still under Rangoon University as the Teacher's Training College (TTC).[1] It became an independent institute in 1964.[2] Until very recently, all educational colleges throughout the country were under the Yangon University of Education.
Affiliated universities and colleges
Along with the Sagaing Institute of Education, the Yangon University of Education is affiliated with 22 educational colleges located throughout the country.[3]
- Bogalay Education College
- Dawei Education College
- Hlegu Education College
- Hpa-An Education College
- Kyaukphyu Education College
- Lashio Education College
- Loikaw Education College
- Magway Education College
- Mandalay Education College
- Mawlamyaing Education College
- Monywa Education College
- Meiktila Education College
- Myaungmya Education College
- Myitkyina Education College
- Pakokku Education College
- Pathein Education College
- Pyay Education College
- Sagaing Education College
- Taungoo Education College
- Taunggyi Education College
- Thingangyun Education College
- Yankin Education College
Departments
The departments can be grouped into three categories: Education departments, Academic Departments, and Administration departments.
Education departments include:
- Department of Educational Theory
- Department of Educational Psychology
- Department of Methodology
- Department of School Health(Physical Education)
Academic Departments include:
References
- "CGE Tour to Myanmar" (PDF). CGE. 2004-10-05. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- Dr. Mya Aye, Rector, Mandalay University (2008-10-13). "University Governance in Myanmar" (PDF). South-East Asia Ministers of Education. Cite journal requires
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(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Education in Myanmar". Yangon City Development Committee. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- "Administration_Yangon University of Education". YUOE Administration department. Retrieved 2015-12-08.