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.

Yangon University of Education
ရန်ကုန် ပညာရေး တက္ကသိုလ်
YUOE Emblem
Mottoအားလုံးဆောင်ရွက်၊ အားလုံးတွက်တည့် pronounced [ʔá lóʊɴ sʰàʊɰ̃ jwɛʔ ʔá lóʊɴ twɛʔ tḭ]
Motto in English
All for All
TypePublic
Established1931 (1931)
RectorDr Kay Thwe Hlaing
Students27,000
Undergraduates2,000
Postgraduates23,000
Location
Kamayut 11041, Yangon, Myanmar
AffiliationsMinistry of Education
Websiteyuoe.edu.mm
Yangon Institute of Education

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]

Departments

The departments can be grouped into three categories: Education departments, Academic Departments, and Administration departments.

Education departments include:

  • Department of Educational Theory and Management
  • Department of Educational Psychology
  • Curriculum and Methodology Department
  • Department of Physical Education and School Health

Academic Departments include:

References
  1. "CGE Tour to Myanmar" (PDF). CGE. 2004-10-05. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
  2. Mya Aye (2008-10-13). "University Governance in Myanmar" (PDF). South-East Asia Ministers of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-09.
  3. "Education in Myanmar". Yangon City Development Committee. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
  4. "Administration_Yangon University of Education". YUOE Administration department. Retrieved 2015-12-08.


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