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Lashio University

Coordinates: 22°57′19″N 97°44′19″E / 22.9552°N 97.7387°E / 22.9552; 97.7387
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Lashio University
‹See Tfd›လားရှိုးတက္ကသိုလ်
Former names
  • Shan State Regional College (Lashio) (1978)
  • Lashio College (1980)
  • Lashio Degree College (1999)
Motto‹See Tfd›ပညာရဲရင့် အားမာန်ဝင့်
TypePublic
Established19 January 1978; 46 years ago (1978-01-19)
RectorDr Kyaw Tun
Location
22°57′19″N 97°44′19″E / 22.9552°N 97.7387°E / 22.9552; 97.7387
CampusUrban
AffiliationsMandalay University
Websitelashiouniversity.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.[1]

History

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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

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  • Burmese
  • English
  • Geography
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Oriental Studies
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Zoology
  • Botany
  • Geology[2]

Administration

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

Regional College

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  • Saw Aung (Headmaster) (19.1.1978 to 31.3.1980)

College

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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 - )

References

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  1. ^ "History".
  2. ^ "Departments".