Yangon Technological University


Yangon Technological University , located in BPI, Yangon, is the premier engineering university of Myanmar. Established as Department of Engineering under Rangoon University in 1924, and popular known by its former name Rangoon Institute of Technology, YTU is the country's oldest and largest engineering university, and the best engineering university in Myanmar. The university offers bachelor's, master's and doctorate degree programs in engineering disciplines to nearly 8000 students.
YTU is also a member of ASEAN University Network, Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network, and Greater Mekong Sub-region Academic and Research Network.

History

The university traces its origins to Rangoon University's Department of Engineering established in 1924 during the British colonial period. In the beginning, the department was located in the extended compound of Rangoon General Hospital in downtown Yangon and consisted of two lecturers and 17 students. In 1927, it became a separate entity, BOC College of Engineering and Mining, named after Burmah Oil Company, and was moved four miles north. Civil Engineering was the only program offered until 1938 when a combined Mechanical and Electrical Engineering program was added.
After World War II, in 1946, the college became the Faculty of Engineering of Rangoon University. After Burma's independence in 1948, the college added Mining, Chemical, Metallurgy and Architecture programs in 1954 and a Textile Engineering program in 1955.
In 1961, the college became Burma Institute of Technology of Rangoon University and was moved to the current building complex in Gyogone built by the Soviet Union. In 1964, BIT was renamed Rangoon Institute of Technology and, more importantly, made an independent university under the Ministry of Education. RIT began conferring Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering degrees instead of Bachelor of Science and Master Science degrees, hitherto offered at Rangoon University. The university expanded its bachelor's and master's degree offerings to the current 11 disciplines over the years. The PhD programs were added only in 1997.
The university was renamed Yangon Institute of Technology in 1990 and was placed under the Ministry of Science and Technology in 1997. In 1998, the name of the university was changed to Yangon Technological University. In 1999, a new campus located six miles west of Gyogone in Hlaingtharya was opened. Until 1991, when Mandalay Institute of Technology was founded, the university was the only senior engineering university in the country, along with several Government Technical Institutes, which offered two-year engineering diplomas. In 2012, both Yangon Technological University and Mandalay Technological University started to accept the best and most outstanding students around the country to undergraduate programs and they are called as Center of Excellence. Only 250 students are accepted to YTU annually based on their scores from the annual university entrance examinations. YTU remains the best university which students need best scores among all the students around Myanmar to get acceptance.

Programs

YTU maintains 18 academic departments: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering and Information Technology, Mechatronic Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Textile Engineering, Mining Engineering,
Petroleum Engineering, Materials Science and Metallurgy Engineering, Biotechnology, Architecture, Engineering Geology, Engineering Physics, Engineering Chemistry, Engineering Mathematics, and Languages.
Most YTU students are enrolled full-time in engineering programs although over 2000 students are also enrolled in part-time programs. Of the nearly 11,000 students who graduated between 1997 and 2004, a little over 50% received bachelor's degrees, 10% master's, 4.5% postgraduate diploma, 32.5% undergraduate diploma, and 2.4% Ph.D.

Engineering

The university offers six-year B.E. and B.Arch. programs and two-year M.E. and M.Arch. programs. The Ph.D. programs last between three and five years. Students are accepted to YTU's undergraduate programs based on their scores from the annual university entrance examinations.
ProgramBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoral
ArchitectureB.Arch.M.Arch.Ph.D.
Civil EngineeringB.E.M.E.Ph.D.
Chemical EngineeringB.E.M.E.Ph.D.
Electrical EngineeringB.E.M.E.Ph.D.
Electronic EngineeringB.E.M.E.Ph.D.
Computer Engineering and Information TechnologyB.E.M.E.Ph.D.
Mechanical EngineeringB.E.M.E.Ph.D.
Mechatronic EngineeringB.E.M.E.Ph.D.
Metallurgical Engineering and Materials ScienceB.E.M.E.Ph.D.
MiningB.E.M.E.Ph.D.
Petroleum EngineeringB.E.M.E.Ph.D.
Textile EngineeringB.E.M.E.Ph.D.

Postgraduate studies

The following one-year postgraduate diploma, two-year master's and doctoral programs are offered in applied sciences. The university had 322 postgraduate students in the 2007–2008 academic year.
ProgramPost-Grad DiplomaMaster'sDoctoral
Aqua TechnologyYesYesNo
BiotechnologyYesYesYes
Business and Technology ManagementYesYesNo
Engineering ChemistryNoYesYes
Engineering GeologyYesYesYes
Engineering MathematicsNoYesYes
Engineering Physics NoYesYes
EnglishYesYesNo
Environmental EngineeringYesYesNo
Environmental Planning and ManagementYesYesNo
Food TechnologyYesYesNo
Nuclear TechnologyYesYesYes
Settlement Planning and DesignYesYesNo

Undergraduate diplomas

The university offers one-year Diploma in Technology degrees in the following:
The university consists of the main campus in Gyogone and a smaller campus in Hlaingthaya Township, six miles west.
The main campus, built between 1958 and 1961 with aid from the Soviet Union, comprises eight main buildings, all interlinked by rain-proof corridors. The main hall and administrative departments are in Building 1. Buildings 5-8 house the School of Architecture and laboratory rooms. The library is near Building 1. The campus also includes a Recreational Centre, a football pitch, a canteen with many restaurants, and a carpark. Faculty residences are located in the back of the campus. Seven halls are accepted again as dormitory halls in December 2013.

Faculty and alumni

List of rectors

Alumni

As YTU was the only senior university in the country until 1991, most senior engineers in Burma hail from RIT/YTU. However, many alumni and former faculty members have left the country for work, further studies, or both. The largest group of overseas alumni are believed to be in Singapore

Students

Number of enrolled students

Number of graduated students

Under Ministry of Education
ProgramQuantity
B.E. students in all engineering disciplines15007
M.E students in all engineering disciplines60
M.Phil. students in all engineering disciplines27
Postgraduate diploma students292
Total17346

Under Ministry of Science and Technology
ProgramQuantity
B.E. students in all engineering disciplines4592
B.S. students238
M.E. students in all engineering disciplines1485
M.Phil. students in all engineering disciplines16
M.S. /MESP students664
Postgraduate diploma students839
Part-time students 3541
Ph.D. students in all engineering disciplines168
Ph.D. students in all applied sciences251
Total11794

International affiliations

YTU is a member of ASEAN University Network, Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network, and Greater Mekong Sub-region Academic and Research Network. The university has academic affiliations with University of Karlsruhe, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Asian Institute of Technology and Mae Fah Luang University.