| Yangon University of Foreign Languages | |
| Native Name: | Burmese: ရန်ကုန်နိုင်ငံခြားဘာသာတက္ကသိုလ်<!--UNICODE, DO NOT INSERT ZAWGYI--> in Burmese pronounced as /jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ nàɪɰ̃ŋàɰ̃dʑá bàðà tɛʔkəθò/ |
| Native Name Lang: | bur |
| Other Name: | University of Foreign Languages, Yangon |
| Former Name: | Foreign Languages Institution, Institute of Foreign Languages |
| Motto: | အစဥ်အလာဝင့်ထည် YUFL |
| Motto Lang: | bur |
| Mottoeng: | YUFL with its prestigious practices. |
| Type: | Public |
| Affiliation: | Ministry of Education, Department of Higher education |
| Academic Affiliation: | Mandalay University of Foreign Languages |
| Rector: | Dr. Kyi Shwin |
| Address: | 119/131, University Avenue Rd.,Ward (10), Kamayut Township, West District |
| City: | Yangon |
| Province: | Yangon Region |
| Country: | Myanmar (Burma) |
| Coordinates: | 16.8248°N 96.1416°W |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Language: | English, Burmese |
| Colours: | Blue, red, yellow, white |
| Faculty: | 303 |
The Yangon University of Foreign Languages (also the University of Foreign Languages, Yangon) (my|ရန်ကုန်နိုင်ငံခြားဘာသာတက္ကသိုလ် in Burmese pronounced as /nàɪɰ̃ŋàɰ̃dʑá bàðà tɛʔkəθò jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃/), located in Yangon, is a university for the study of foreign languages in Myanmar.[1] [2]
Yangon University of Foreign Languages is one of the two language universities in Myanmar alongside Mandalay University of Foreign Languages.[3] [4] [5]
The Foreign Languages Institution was originally the University of Foreign Languages, which was founded on 16 January 1964.[6] U Ba Myint served as a Principal from 8 January 1964 to 7 February 1965.[7] The Institute started with four language departments: French, German, Japanese and Russian.[8] [9] 53 students were initially enrolled in full-time diploma, part-time diploma, state scholars and language proficiency classes. In 1965, the Chinese Department was established and U Yu Khin became principal on 8 February 1965.[10]
The Institute was relocated to 119-131 University Avenue, Yangon, and U Yu Khin resigned on 30 April 1971, and was replaced by U Win Maung the following day. Italian language programs were offered from 1970 to 1980.[11]
The Institute was transferred direct control of Ministry of Education to Department of Higher Education on 15 March 1972.[12] The Foreign Languages Institution was renamed the Institute of Foreign Languages, and U Win Maung resigned on 17 September 1972.[13]
Before the establishment of the language departments, English courses were first offered in 1969 and Myanmar language courses were started in 1974 with the faculty members from Yangon University.[14] [15] More language departments were added over the years: the English department was established in 1984, Myanmar in 1985, Thai in 1989, and Korean in 1993.[16]
The institute was given university accreditation and became the Yangon University of Foreign Languages on 2 October 1996. Bachelor's degree and master's degree programs were launched.[17]
The Italian Language Department was reestablished in the 2014–2015 academic year.[18] [19]
The Departments of Linguistics, Oriental Studies, Philosophy, History, and International Studies were established in 1988.[20]