University of Distance Education, Yangon

Yangon University of Distance Education
အဝေးသင် တက္ကသိုလ် (ရန်ကုန်)
Motto For one 's desires, education never too far
ပညာရေး ဝေးသည်မရှိ
Type public
Established 1992[1]
Rector Dr Hla Tint
Students 560,000 (2002)[2]
Location Kamayut 11041, Yangon
Yangon Division, Myanmar
Website http://www.yude.edu.mm/

The University of Distance Education, Yangon (Burmese: အဝေးသင် တက္ကသိုလ် (ရန်ကုန်) [ʔəwéθɪ̀ɴ tɛʔkəθò (jàɴɡòʊɴ)]), located in Yangon, is one of two universities under the University of Distance Education system in Myanmar. With over 500,000 students mostly studying liberal arts and economics, the UDE system is the largest university in Myanmar. The Yangon university serves distance education students in Lower Myanmar whereas the University of Distance Education, Mandalay serves Upper Myanmar.

Reflecting the country's low Internet penetration rates, the primary method of communication between the students and faculty is still by regular mail. Lectures for popular majors like economics and sciences are regularly broadcast over the country's Intranet available in over 700 e-Learning Centers throughout the country.[3]

History

Distance education was pioneered in Myanmar by Yangon Institute of Education, which began offering a diploma in education by way of mail correspondence in 1973 and a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program also by correspondence in 1981. Yangon University offered correspondence courses for arts, science, economics and law. Mandalay University began its own correspondence education in 1979. By 1981, all universities and degree colleges were allowed to offer correspondence courses.[1]

The University of Distance Education was established in July 1992, with Yangon and Mandalay as the hubs in Lower and Upper Myanmar, respectively. The UDE has 32 campuses throughout the country.[3] The UDE's popularity has consistently increased. The enrollment in the university increased from over 38,000 in academic year 1987-88 to over 560,000 students in 2001-02.[2]

Programs

The UDE offers 19 subjects, including economics, law and five science subjects. Economics and related subjects of Public Policy, Business Management and Home Economics attract most students.[4]

Campuses

The university maintains branches in the following cities.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "University of Distance Education". Yangon City Development Committee. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  2. 1 2 Han Tin (2004-03-31). "Seminar on EDUCATION IN MYANMAR" (PDF).
  3. 1 2 3 Dr. Sai Kyaw Tun (2007-11-05). "THE LOTUS RISES AS THE LEVEL OF THE WATER RISES" (PDF). ASEAN Case Study Workshop 2007.
  4. ↑ Wai Phyo Myint (2002-06-02). "Degree by distance education the choice of 400,000 students". The Myanmar Times.


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