Lashio University

Lashio University

လားရှိုးတက္ကသိုလ်
Former names	Shan State Regional College (Lashio) (1978) Lashio College (1980) Lashio Degree College (1999)
Motto	ပညာရဲရင့် အားမာန်ဝင့်
Type	Public
Established	19 January 1978 (1978-01-19)
Rector	Dr Kyaw Tun
Location	Lashio, Myanmar 22°57′19″N 97°44′19″E
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Mandalay University
Website	lashiouniversity.moe.edu.mm

Lashio University (Burmese: လားရှိုးတက္ကသိုလ်) is a public liberal arts university located in Lashio, Myanmar. Formerly an affiliate of Mandalay University. The university offers bachelor's degree programs in common liberal arts, sciences and law disciplines.

History

Lashio University was first established as Shan State Regional College (Lashio) on 19 January 1978 by the joint efforts of state and the local people. On 1 April 1980, it was transferred by the Ministry of Education and re-established and affiliated with Mandalay University.On 7 July 1999, it was promoted as the Lashio Degree College and it became Lashio University on 20 January 2007.

Departments

• Burmese
• English
• Geography
• History
• Philosophy
• Oriental Studies
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Mathematics
• Zoology
• Botany
• Geology

Administration

The current head of the university is Dr Kyaw Tun, the rector.

Regional College

• Saw Aung (Headmaster) (19.1.1978 to 31.3.1980)

College

• Saw Aung (Headmaster) (1.4.1980 to 7.2.1982)
• Dr Hla Myint (Headmaster) (8.2.1982 to 14.5.1992)
• Htay Aung (Headmaster) (15.5.1992 to 24.8.1992)

Saw Aung (Headmaster) (25.8.1992 to 22.7.1997)

Degree College

• Myo Tint Swe (Headmaster) (23.7.1997 to 8.1.2002)
• Thar Oo (Headmaster) (8.1.2002 to 31.10.2002)
• Phay Thaung (Headmaster) (1.11.2002 to 19.1.2007)

University

• Phay Thaung (Pro Rector) (20.1.2007 to 31.3.2007)
• Dr Khin Maung Oo (Pro Rector) (1.4.2007 to 27.1.2009)
• Dr Htay Aung Win(Pro Rector) (27.1.2009 to 7.2.2011)
• Dr Thein Win (Acting Pro Rector) (8.2.2011 to 15.2.2011)
• Dr Maung Maung (Pro Rector) (16.2.2011 to 31.7.2014)
• Dr Maung Maung (Rector) (1.8.2014 to 10.11.2015)
• Dr Tun Hlaing (Pro Rector) (11.11.2015 to 18.3.2016)
• Dr Maung Maung Naing (Rector) (19.3.2016 to 3.11.2016)
• Dr Yaw Han Tun (Pro Rector) (11.11.2017 to 3.12.2017)
• Dr Kyaw Tun (Rector) (4.12.2017 - )