Welcome to Yangon Technological University
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Historical Background
Yangon
Technological University (YTU) began in 1924 as the Department of
Engineering under the University of Rangoon (Yangon), offering a
four-year degree course in Civil Engineering only. In 1927, the
Department was moved to the B.O.C. College of Mining and Engineering and
was upgraded to the Faculty of Engineering in 1947. Then, it was
shifted to the new campus which has an area of 138.5 Acres at East
Gyogone, Insein Township, in 1961 and was renamed as the Rangoon
(Yangon) Institute of Technology (RIT/YIT) as an independent university
in 1964 under the Ministry of Education. It has been transferred to the
Ministry of Science and Technology on 1st January 1997 and was renamed
as the Yangon Technological University since 1st July 1998.
Educational Objectives:
To produce engineers, architects and scientists who
- can effectively contribute to the building of a modern, developed nation;
- have received a high standard of education;
- can think rationally, approach and solve problems systematically;
- have the will and the ability to work for the good of mankind and the environment;
- are conscious of civic duties and professional ethics.webpage : http://www.most.gov.mm/ytu/
