Technological University, Loikaw Explained

Technological University, Loikaw
Established:	30 July 1982 (GTHS) 10 September 2001 (TU)
Location:	Ywatan Shay village, Loikaw Township, Kayah State, Myanmar
Coordinates:	19.6545°N 97.2075°W
Type:	Public
Administrative Staff:	126
Rector:	Zaw Win Aung
Students:	875 (2020)
Affiliations:	Ministry of Science and Technology
Former Names:	Government Technical High School Government Technical Institute Government Technological College
Native Name Lang:	my
Vice-President:	Le`Le` Phyoe (Register)
Principal:	Swe Swe Myint (acting)
Campus:	6
Language:	Burmese
Motto Lang:	my
Mottoeng:	Technology for the nation, innovation for the future
Mascot:	Kinnara

Technological University, Loikaw (Burmese: နည်းပညာ တက္ကသိုလ် (လွိုင်ကော်)) is in part 260, Pangan village track, in the east of Ywatan Shay village, Loikaw Township, Kayah State, Myanmar. It offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in several different engineering disciplines. It received ISO(9001/2008) in 2016.

History

TU (Loikaw) was initially established as Government Technical High School on 30 July 1982. Then, it was promoted to Government Technical Institute on 1 December 1998. It was upgraded to Government Technological College on 10 September 2001. It was promoted to Technological University on 20 January 2007.

Aims and duties

Vision

To produce internationally qualified engineers to meet society's needs.
To become internationally recognized university.

Mission

To develop human resources by producing qualified engineers to meet local and global need and challenges.
To provide state development getting opportunity of studying engineering subjects to increase job opportunity for the youth in the state.

Departments

Civil Engineering Department
Electronics and Communication Engineering Department
Electrical Power Engineering Department
Mechanical Power Engineering Department
Engineering Supporting Department
Administrative Department

Programs

Due to the new program of MOST, the university offers only Bachelor of Engineering in the 2014–2015 academic year.

Graduate programs	Degree	year
Bachelor of Civil Engineering	B.E. (Civil)	6 years
Bachelor of Electronic and Communication Engineering	B.E. (EC)	6 years
Bachelor of Electrical Power Engineering	B.E. (EP)	6 years
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering	B.E. (Mech)	6 years

The former programs.

Graduate program	Degree	year
Bachelor of Civil Engineering	B.E. (Civil)	7 years
Bachelor of Electronic and Communication Engineering	B.E. (EC)	7 years
Bachelor of Electrical Power Engineering	B.E. (EP)	7 years
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering	B.E. (Mech)	7 years

Undergraduate diploma program	Degree	year
Diploma in Civil Engineering	A.G.T.I. (Civil)	3 years
Diploma in Electronic and Communication Engineering	A.G.T.I. (EC)	3 years
Diploma in Electrical Power Engineering	A.G.T.I. (EP)	3yrs
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering	A.G.T.I. (Mech)	3 years

MiddleGraduate Diploma Program	Degree	year
Bachelor of Civil technology	B-tech (Civil)	5 years
Bachelor of Electronic and Communication technology	B-tech (EC)	5 years
Bachelor of Electrical power technology	B-tech (EP)	5 years
Bachelor of mechanical power technology	B-tech (Mech)	5 years