Yangon University

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History

Established in 1878 as an affiliate of University of Calcutta, Rangoon College was operated and managed by the British, who colonised Myanmar. In 1920, Rangoon College became the Rangoon University. Throughout the 1950's, Rangoon University was hailed as the most prestigious university in Southeast Asia, attracting overseas students. During Ne Win's leadership, it became known as as the Rangoon Arts and Sciences University (R.A.S.U.) Today, it is known as the Yangon University or the University of Yangon. Yangon University was closed throughout the 90's, in order to prevent student activists from assembling. To this day, the university is shut down at irregular intervals by the government. To prevent students from congregating, the government has separated existing institutions and departments of Yangon University into separate learning institutions throughout Yangon.

Related Topics:
University of Calcutta - Myanmar - Southeast Asia - Ne Win's

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Diamond Jubilee

Yangon University celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in a week long celebration, which began on 1 December 1995. The Diamond Jubilee marked the school's formal establishment of 75 years. For its commemoration, the government built the Diamond Jubilee Hall, a four-storied building on the University's compounds, which cost 630,000,000 kyat. Once affiliated institutes and departments (eg. the Institute of Economics, which began as a department at Yangon University), which had already separated also celebrated.

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