Type Public Rector Dr. Khin Naing Oo Postgraduates 2200 (2007) Phone +974 7063 7657 Undergraduates 5,900 (2007) | Established November 1964 Academic staff 243 (2007) Total enrollment 8,100 (2007) Founded November 1964 | |
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Motto in English Stamina, Genius; Loyalty, Oath Address Inya Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) Motto ဝိရိယ၊ ဉာဏ၊ သစ္စာ၊ သမာဓိ; (Pali: viriya, ñāṇa, saccā, samādhi) Affiliations ASEAN University Network, Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning Notable alumni Htin Kyaw, Winston Set Aung, Kan Zaw, Khin San Yi, Swe Zin Htaik Similar University of Yangon, Yadanabon University, Dagon University, Mandalay University, University of East Yangon | ||
The Yangon Institute of Economics (also the Institute of Economics, Yangon; Burmese: ရန်ကုန် စီးပွားရေး တက္ကသိုလ် [jàɴɡòʊɴ síbwájé tɛʔkəθò]) is the premier university of economics and business in Myanmar. Founded as the Department of Economics of Yangon University in 1924, the institute became an independent university of higher learning in 1964. The institute offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and diplomas, mostly in commerce, statistics and economics. It is also the primary business school in the country, offering full-time, executive and online MBA degrees.
Contents
- History
- Programs
- MBA program
- Post graduate diplomas
- Certificate and diploma programs
- International co operation and collaboration
- Notable alumni
- References
The institute serves over 7000 undergraduate and graduate students over its three Yangon area campuses: the main campus in Kamayut in the city and satellite campuses in Hlaing, and Ywathagyi.
History
The YIE began as Department of Economics under the Yangon University in 1924. The Department of Economics began offering commerce as a special subject in 1940, and courses in statistics in 1953. In 1955, a separate Commerce Department was established, and in 1956 a separate Statistics Department was established. In 1964 the institute became an independent tertiary institute with three academic departments and one separate research department. In 1987, the Research Department was transformed into the Department of Management Studies and another academic department, the Department of Applied Economics was created. The Institute now has five major academic departments and four supporting academic departments: Burmese, English, mathematics and geography.
It added not only a full-time MPA (2000), MDevS (2004) but also a full-time MBA program in 1995, an executive MBA (EMBA) program in 2002, and an online MBA program in 2007.
Programs
The institute confers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees as well as post-graduate diplomas. Regular undergraduate programs take three years and Honors undergraduate programs take four years. The master's programs take two years.
MBA program
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program is offered in English by the Department of Management Studies. The two-year program consists of eight quarters (semesters). Three four-credit courses are offered in each quarter. To complete the MBA, the candidates must take 24 courses to obtain the required 96 credit units.
Reflecting the relatively undeveloped business environment in Myanmar, the MBA degree offered is only in general management. No other majors such as accounting, finance or banking are available.
Post-graduate diplomas
Post-graduate diplomas are one-year programs.
Certificate and diploma programs
The institute's Center for Human Resource Development conducts short-term training courses, certificate and diploma programs "to meet the needs of public and private sectors of the country." Higher diplomas lead to degree programs.
International co-operation and collaboration
The YIE is recognised as one of the Centers of Excellence (COE) by the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) of Japan and also member of ASEAN University Network (AUN). The institute is also affiliated with Osaka Sanjo University of Japan, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (YUFE) of China, Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS), University of Utara Malaysia (UUM) and University of Kaiserslautern of Germany.