Yezin University of Agriculture

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Yezin University of Agruculture

Established 1924
Type Public
Chancellor Dr Kyaw Than
Staff over 600
Students 250 per Intake
Location Yezin, Pyinmana, Mandalay Division, Myanmar
Affiliations Government, Ministry of Agriculture (Myanmar)
Website http://www.moai.gov.mm

The Yezin University of Agriculture (Image:YezinTekkado.gif), in the village of Yezin, a few miles north and east of Pyinmana, is an older institution which offered degree in agriculture in Myanmar. From its former name of Agricultural College and Research Institute of Mandalay began in 1924, it moved its campus to Yezin in 1973 to exploit more practical experience. Under the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of Myanmar, it gained full university status in 1998.

The University offered Master degree from 1978 and a PhD course in 2001. It is also one of the universities in Myanmar that affiliate in government.

Dr Kyaw Than, the Chancellor of YUA, is a graduate from Imperial College, London
Dr Kyaw Than, the Chancellor of YUA, is a graduate from Imperial College, London

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