Workers' College Explained

Workers' College
Former Name:University for Adult Education
Native Name:လုပ်သားများ ကောလိပ်
Motto:Education through Civil Service
Location:Merchant Road
Botataung 11161, Yangon
Yangon Division, Myanmar
Coor:16.83°N 96.1354°W
Founder:San Shwe
Type:public
Faculty:60
Undergrad:500
Postgrad:none

Workers' College (Burmese: လုပ်သားများ ကောလိပ်) was an affiliated college of Yangon University. The college, located in Botataung in eastern Yangon, offered undergraduate programs in liberal arts, sciences and law mostly to part-time students. Since 2004, the campus of Workers' College has been turned into the newly created National Management University of Myanmar.[1]

History

The college was formerly established as the University for Adult Education in 1948 to 1964 and later changed to University for the Aged, as an affiliated college of Yangon University in 1964 to 1974. It was renamed Workers' College in 1974 to 1980.

Programs

Workers' College offered undergraduate degree programs leading to Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BSc), and Bachelor of Laws (LLB).

ProgramBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate
BurmeseBA
EnglishBA
GeographyBA
HistoryBA
PhilosophyBA
PsychologyBA
LawLLB
BotanyBSc
ChemistryBSc
MathematicsBSc
PhysicsBSc
ZoologyBSc

Administration

Campus

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Management University opens at the former Workers College in Botahtaung . 2008-12-20 . 2004-11-22 . Yangon City Development Committee.