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Yangon Institute of Education

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Type
  
public

Rector
  
Dr. Aye Aye Myint

Postgraduates
  
23000

Number of students
  
27,000

Established
  
1931

Undergraduates
  
2000

Phone
  
+95 1 504 771

Founded
  
1931

Yangon Institute of Education

Motto
  
အားလုံးဆောင်ရွက်၊ အားလုံးတွက်တည့် (Burmese) All for All

Address
  
Pyay Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

Notable alumni
  
Su Su Lwin, Min Swe, Mahn Johnny

Similar
  
University of Yangon, Yangon Institute of Economics, University of Distance Educatio, Sagaing Institute of Education, University of East Yangon

The Yangon University of Education (also the University of Education, Yangon; Burmese: ရန်ကုန် ပညာရေး တက္ကသိုလ် [jàɴɡòʊɴ pjɪ̀ɴɲàjé tɛʔkəθò]), 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.

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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). It became an independent institute in 1964. 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.

  • 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:

  • Educational psychology department
  • Department of Educational Test and Measurement
  • Department of Educational Technology
  • Department of Educational philosophy
  • Department of Educational Leadership
  • Department of Methodology
  • Department of Educational Leadership
  • Department of Educational Research
  • Department of school health
  • Department of Physical Education
  • Academic Departments include:

  • Myanmar Department
  • English Department
  • Mathematics Department
  • Chemistry Department
  • Physics Department
  • Biology Department
  • Geography Department
  • History Department
  • Economics Department
  • References

    Yangon Institute of Education Wikipedia