Yangon Institute of Economics
| ရန်ကုန် စီးပွားရေး တက္ကသိုလ် | |
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| Motto |
ဝိရိယ၊ ဉာဏ၊ သစ္စာ၊ သမာဓိ (Pali: viriya, ñāṇa, saccā, samādhi) |
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Motto in English | Stamina, Genius; Loyalty, Oath |
| Type | Public |
| Established | November 1964 |
| Rector | Dr. Khin San Yi |
Academic staff | 243 (2007)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 5900 (2007)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 2200 (2007)[1] |
| Location | Kamayut, Yangon 11041, Yangon Region, Myanmar |
| Campus | Kamayut, Hlaing, Ywathagyi |
| Affiliations | ASEAN University Network (AUN), ASAIHL |
| Website |
yueco |
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The Yangon Institute of Economics (also the Institute of Economics, Yangon; Burmese: ရန်ကုန် စီးပွားရေး တက္ကသိုလ် [jàɴɡòʊɴ síbwájé tɛʔkəθò]) is the premier university of economics and business in Myanmar. Founded as the Department of Economics of Yangon University in 1924, the institute became an independent university of higher learning in 1964. The institute offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and diplomas, mostly in commerce, statistics and economics. It is also the primary business school in the country, offering full-time, executive and online MBA degrees.[1]
The institute serves over 7000 undergraduate and graduate students over its three Yangon area campuses: the main campus in Kamayut in the city and satellite campuses in Hlaing, and Ywathagyi.
History
The YIE began as Department of Economics under the Yangon University in 1924. The Department of Economics began offering commerce as a special subject in 1940, and courses in statistics in 1953. In 1955, a separate Commerce Department was established, and in 1956 a separate Statistics Department was established. In 1964 the institute became an independent tertiary institute with three academic departments and one separate research department. In 1987, the Research Department was transformed into the Department of Management Studies and another academic department, the Department of Applied Economics was created. The Institute now has five major academic departments and four supporting academic departments: Burmese, English, mathematics and geography.[1]
It added not only a full-time MPA (2000), MDevS (2004) but also a full-time MBA program in 1995, an executive MBA (EMBA) program in 2002, and an online MBA program in 2007.[1][2]
Programs
The institute confers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees as well as post-graduate diplomas.[1] Regular undergraduate programs take three years and Honors undergraduate programs take four years. The master's programs take two years.
Overview
| Program | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
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| Accounting | B.Act. | M.Act. | Ph.D. (Com.) |
| Business Administration | BBA | MBA | Ph.D. (Com.) |
| Commerce | B.Com. | M.Com, MBF | Ph.D. (Com.) |
| Development Studies | B.Dev.S. | M.Dev.S. | Ph.D. (Econ.) |
| Economics | B.Econ. | M.Econ. | Ph.D. (Econ.) |
| Population Studies | B.P.S. | M.P.S. | Ph.D. (Stats) |
| Public Administration | BPA | MPA | Ph.D. (Econ.) |
| Statistics | B.Econ. (Stats) | M.Econ. (Stats) | Ph.D. (Stats) |
MBA program
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program is offered in English by the Department of Management Studies. The two-year program consists of eight quarters (semesters). Three four-credit courses are offered in each quarter. To complete the MBA, the candidates must take 24 courses to obtain the required 96 credit units.[3]
Reflecting the relatively undeveloped business environment in Myanmar, the MBA degree offered is only in general management. No other majors such as accounting, finance or banking are available.[4]
Post-graduate diplomas
Post-graduate diplomas are one-year programs.
- Diploma in Economics Studies
- Diploma in Statistics
- Diploma in Management Administration
- Diploma in Education Management
- Diploma in Development Studies
- Diploma in Marketing
- Diploma in Research Studies
Certificate and diploma programs
The institute's Center for Human Resource Development conducts short-term training courses, certificate and diploma programs "to meet the needs of public and private sectors of the country."[1] Higher diplomas lead to degree programs.
- Certificate in Business Studies (CBS)
- Certificate in Bookkeeping (CBK)
- Certificate in Basic Computing (CBC)
- Certificate in Business Information Studies (CBIS)
- Certificate in Advanced Business Studies (CABS)
- Certificate in Advanced Accounting (CAA)
- Certificate in Computerized Accounting (CAA)
- Diploma in Business Studies (DBS)
- Diploma in Financial Accounting (DFac)
- Diploma in Management Accounting (DMac)
- Diploma in Business Accounting (DBac)
- Diploma in Development Studies
- Diploma in Secretarial Management (DSM) (in collaboration with LCCI EB of British Council)
- Higher Diploma in Business Studies (HDBS)
- Higher Diploma in Accounting Studies (HDAS)
International co-operation and collaboration
The YIE is recognised as one of the Centers of Excellence (COE) by the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) of Japan and also member of ASEAN University Network (AUN). The institute is also affiliated with Osaka Sanjo University of Japan, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (YUFE) of China, Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS), University of Utara Malaysia (UUM) and University of Kaiserslautern of Germany.[1]
Notable alumni
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- U Myint
- Aung Tun Thet
- Khin San Yee
- Winston Set Aung
- Swe Zin Htaik
- Aung Soe Myint
- Kan Zaw
- Ma Thanegi
- Aung Thet Mann
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dr. Mya Mya Oo (4 January 2008). "Activities of COEs in Myanmar" (PDF). Yangon Technological University: 5.
- ↑ "Prime Minister attends dinner to mark conclusion of Master of Business Administration (MBA) Course No 7". The New Light of Myanmar. 2 November 2003.
- ↑ "MBA Programme Design". Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ↑ May Thanda Win (11 October 2004). "Myanmar businesses still learning the value of MBAs". The Myanmar Times.
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