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Workers' College

Coordinates: 16°49′47.95″N 96°8′7.61″E / 16.8299861°N 96.1354472°E / 16.8299861; 96.1354472
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Workers' College
လုပ်သားများ ကောလိပ်
Former name
University for Adult Education
MottoEducation through Civil Service
Typepublic
Established1948; 76 years ago (1948)
FounderSan Shwe
Academic staff
60
Undergraduates500
Postgraduatesnone
Location
Merchant Road
Botataung 11161, Yangon
Yangon Division, Myanmar

16°49′47.95″N 96°8′7.61″E / 16.8299861°N 96.1354472°E / 16.8299861; 96.1354472

Workers' College (Burmese: လုပ်သားများ ကောလိပ်) was an affiliated college of Yangon University. The college, located in Botataung in eastern Yangon, offered undergraduate programs in liberal arts, sciences and law mostly to part-time students. Since 2004, the campus of Workers' College has been turned into the newly created National Management University of Myanmar.[1]

History

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The college was formerly established as the University for Adult Education in 1948 to 1964 and later changed to University for the Aged, as an affiliated college of Yangon University in 1964 to 1974. It was renamed Workers' College in 1974 to 1980.

Programs

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Workers' College offered undergraduate degree programs leading to Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BSc), and Bachelor of Laws (LLB).

Program Bachelor's Master's Doctorate
Burmese BA
English BA
Geography BA
History BA
Philosophy BA
Psychology BA
Law LLB
Botany BSc
Chemistry BSc
Mathematics BSc
Physics BSc
Zoology BSc

Administration

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  • Department of Botany
  • Department of Burmese
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of English
  • Department of Geography
  • Department of History
  • Department of Law
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Philosophy
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Psychology
  • Department of Zoology

Campus

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  • Administrative Building
  • Convocation Hall
  • Laboratory Building

Notable alumni

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  • Aung Kyi, Major-General (Retd.), Minister for Labour Affairs ( Oct 2007- )

References

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  1. ^ "National Management University opens at the former Workers College in Botahtaung". Yangon City Development Committee. 2004-11-22. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
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