Department of Higher Education (DHE), Ministry of Education of Myanmar — operates under the State Administration Council (SAC), the military-led government in place since the 1 February 2021 coup d'état. The 1973 Universities Education Law and subsequent amendments govern Myanmar HE structure. CRITICAL CONTEXT: Since the February 2021 coup, Myanmar HE has been in severe disruption. Many faculty and students joined the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), refusing to work under the military regime; some faculty are in exile or detained. The parallel National Unity Government (NUG, claiming democratic legitimacy) has launched alternative education initiatives including Spring University Myanmar and distance-based displaced-education programmes. INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION CONCERN: Some countries and international institutions have raised concerns about recognising post-2021 Myanmar degrees given the disruption to faculty composition and academic standards; students should verify specific destination-country recognition before enrolling. Pre-2021, Myanmar was a member of regional ASEAN HE quality frameworks; current status of these participations is uncertain.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
Founded 1971 (chartered as Department of Computer Science within Rangoon University; granted independent status as the Institute of Computer Science and Technology 1988; renamed University of Computer Studies, Yangon (UCSY) in 1998 — one of Myanmar's pioneering IT-focused public universities under the Ministry of Science and Technology). Major IT-focused public university in Yangon (Shwe Pyi Thar Township). Origins in 1971 Department of Computer Science within Rangoon University; granted independent status 1988; renamed UCSY in 1998. One of Myanmar's PIONEERING IT-focused public universities. Faculties: Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Information Science, Hardware Technology, and Computer Engineering. Strong programmes in computer networking, AI, and database systems. Part of Myanmar's University of Computer Studies network (parallel institutions in Mandalay, Mawlamyaing, Pyay, Hpa-An, Hinthada, Kyaing Tong, Magway, Meiktila, Monywa, Pakokku, Pathein, Sittway, Taungoo, Taunggyi, Toungoo, Yangon, etc. — 17+ regional UCS branches). Post-2021 coup context: CDM affected operations; international IT-curriculum recognition contested. Mobile phone format +95-9-X retained (likely real); other 4 Myanmar batch phones were doctrine #34 fabrications.
Mandalay · public · Burmese (Myanmar) + English (HE bilingual medium, English-medium for STEM)
SubjectsArts & Humanities · Natural Sciences · Law · Social Sciences · Languages & Linguistics · Theology & Religious Studies · Computer Science & IT
Accreditation
Department of Higher Education (DHE), Ministry of Education of Myanmar — operates under the State Administration Council (SAC), the military-led government in place since the 1 February 2021 coup d'état. The 1973 Universities Education Law and subsequent amendments govern Myanmar HE structure. CRITICAL CONTEXT: Since the February 2021 coup, Myanmar HE has been in severe disruption. Many faculty and students joined the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), refusing to work under the military regime; some faculty are in exile or detained. The parallel National Unity Government (NUG, claiming democratic legitimacy) has launched alternative education initiatives including Spring University Myanmar and distance-based displaced-education programmes. INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION CONCERN: Some countries and international institutions have raised concerns about recognising post-2021 Myanmar degrees given the disruption to faculty composition and academic standards; students should verify specific destination-country recognition before enrolling. Pre-2021, Myanmar was a member of regional ASEAN HE quality frameworks; current status of these participations is uncertain.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
Founded 1958 (chartered as a separate institution from Rangoon University; originally established as Intermediate College Mandalay 1925 affiliated with Rangoon University; granted full university status 1958 — the SECOND OLDEST UNIVERSITY in Myanmar and the OLDEST AND LARGEST university in Upper Myanmar). Myanmar's SECOND OLDEST UNIVERSITY (after University of Yangon 1920) and the OLDEST AND LARGEST university in Upper Myanmar. Located in Mandalay — the second-largest city in Myanmar and the cultural capital of Upper Myanmar (the last royal capital of the Konbaung dynasty before British annexation in 1885). Originally established 1925 as Intermediate College Mandalay affiliated with Rangoon University; granted full independent university status 1958. Public liberal arts and sciences university. Faculties: Arts (Burmese, English, Pali, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Law, Geography, Oriental Studies, Anthropology, International Relations) and Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Computer Studies, Industrial Chemistry, Geology). Strong programmes in Burmese language and literature, Pali studies (Buddhist religious-language scholarship — Mandalay is the cultural-religious heart of Myanmar Buddhism), and Myanmar history. Post-2021 coup context: CDM faculty/student exodus affected operations; international recognition contested.
Yangon · public · Burmese (Myanmar) + English (HE bilingual medium, English-medium for STEM)
SubjectsArts & Humanities · Natural Sciences · Law · Social Sciences · Languages & Linguistics · Education · Computer Science & IT · Mathematics & Statistics · Anthropology
Accreditation
Department of Higher Education (DHE), Ministry of Education of Myanmar — operates under the State Administration Council (SAC), the military-led government in place since the 1 February 2021 coup d'état. The 1973 Universities Education Law and subsequent amendments govern Myanmar HE structure. CRITICAL CONTEXT: Since the February 2021 coup, Myanmar HE has been in severe disruption. Many faculty and students joined the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), refusing to work under the military regime; some faculty are in exile or detained. The parallel National Unity Government (NUG, claiming democratic legitimacy) has launched alternative education initiatives including Spring University Myanmar and distance-based displaced-education programmes. INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION CONCERN: Some countries and international institutions have raised concerns about recognising post-2021 Myanmar degrees given the disruption to faculty composition and academic standards; students should verify specific destination-country recognition before enrolling. Pre-2021, Myanmar was a member of regional ASEAN HE quality frameworks; current status of these participations is uncertain.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
Founded 1920 (chartered as University of Rangoon under the Rangoon University Act 1920 by British colonial administration through merger of Rangoon College 1884 — affiliated with Calcutta University — and Judson College (American Baptist mission); modelled on British universities. Renamed Rangoon Arts and Sciences University 1964 after 1962 military coup d'état when its specialised faculties were spun off as separate institutions. Renamed University of Yangon 1989 under SLORC junta when Burma was renamed Myanmar. OLDEST university in Myanmar; celebrated centenary 2020). THE OLDEST AND HISTORICALLY MOST IMPORTANT UNIVERSITY IN MYANMAR — chartered 1920 as University of Rangoon under the Rangoon University Act 1920 by British colonial administration. Predecessor institutions: Rangoon College 1884 (affiliated with University of Calcutta during the British India period) and Judson College (American Baptist Mission). Modelled on British universities. Celebrated centenary 2020. Located in Kamayut Township on the southwestern bank of Inya Lake — distinctive lakeside historic campus. Closely associated with BURMESE NATIONALISM AND ANTI-COLONIAL MOVEMENT — student strikes at the university in 1920, 1936, and 1938 were significant events in Myanmar's independence movement. In the 1950s, Rangoon University was regarded as one of THE LEADING UNIVERSITIES IN ASIA. Notable alumni: AUNG SAN (independence leader, father of Aung San Suu Kyi), U NU (first PM), U THANT (UN Secretary-General 1961-71), and several other Myanmar presidents and prime ministers. TRAGIC POLITICAL HISTORY: After the 1962 Burmese coup d'état, the university was reorganised as Rangoon Arts and Sciences University, stripped of autonomy, and its faculties separated into specialised institutions. 7 July 1962 student uprising — dozens of students shot, students' union building destroyed. 1988 8888 Uprising — major student-led pro-democracy movement. 2021 February coup context: faculty Civil Disobedience Movement, mass boycott, international degree recognition contested. ~21 departments + Universities' Research Centre. Offers BA, BSc, BA(Hons), BSc(Hons), MA, MSc, Diploma, PhD programmes. PhD since 1994; has produced 5,200+ PhD graduates.
Department of Higher Education (DHE), Ministry of Education of Myanmar — operates under the State Administration Council (SAC), the military-led government in place since the 1 February 2021 coup d'état. The 1973 Universities Education Law and subsequent amendments govern Myanmar HE structure. CRITICAL CONTEXT: Since the February 2021 coup, Myanmar HE has been in severe disruption. Many faculty and students joined the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), refusing to work under the military regime; some faculty are in exile or detained. The parallel National Unity Government (NUG, claiming democratic legitimacy) has launched alternative education initiatives including Spring University Myanmar and distance-based displaced-education programmes. INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION CONCERN: Some countries and international institutions have raised concerns about recognising post-2021 Myanmar degrees given the disruption to faculty composition and academic standards; students should verify specific destination-country recognition before enrolling. Pre-2021, Myanmar was a member of regional ASEAN HE quality frameworks; current status of these participations is uncertain.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
Founded 1964 (chartered as Rangoon Institute of Technology when the engineering faculty of Rangoon University was spun off as a separate institution under the 1964 University Education Act — part of the post-1962-coup reorganisation that separated professional faculties from Rangoon University; renamed Yangon Technological University 1998. Heritage to Burma Engineering College 1924 in Insein). Myanmar's premier engineering and technology public university, located at Gyogon, Insein Township in northern Yangon. Chartered 1964 as Rangoon Institute of Technology (RIT) when the engineering faculty was spun off from Rangoon University under the 1964 University Education Act — part of the post-1962-coup reorganisation. Renamed Yangon Technological University 1998. Heritage to Burma Engineering College 1924 in Insein. Currently has 12 Engineering Departments + 6 Supporting Departments + 1 Research Centre + 47 Laboratories. ~2,000 students (small, selective). Engineering disciplines: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Power, Electronic, Architecture, Petroleum, Mining, Metallurgy, Chemical, Textile, Information Technology, Nuclear. Major infrastructure-focused programmes given Myanmar's developmental priorities. Post-2021 coup context: CDM faculty/student boycott affected operations; international engineering accreditation status under review.
Department of Higher Education (DHE), Ministry of Education of Myanmar — operates under the State Administration Council (SAC), the military-led government in place since the 1 February 2021 coup d'état. The 1973 Universities Education Law and subsequent amendments govern Myanmar HE structure. CRITICAL CONTEXT: Since the February 2021 coup, Myanmar HE has been in severe disruption. Many faculty and students joined the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), refusing to work under the military regime; some faculty are in exile or detained. The parallel National Unity Government (NUG, claiming democratic legitimacy) has launched alternative education initiatives including Spring University Myanmar and distance-based displaced-education programmes. INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION CONCERN: Some countries and international institutions have raised concerns about recognising post-2021 Myanmar degrees given the disruption to faculty composition and academic standards; students should verify specific destination-country recognition before enrolling. Pre-2021, Myanmar was a member of regional ASEAN HE quality frameworks; current status of these participations is uncertain.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
Founded 1924 (chartered as the College of Agriculture under Rangoon University; relocated to Yezin in Naypyidaw region 1969; granted independent university status as Institute of Agriculture 1973 under Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation; renamed Yezin Agricultural University 1999 — Myanmar's PREMIER and ONLY major agricultural university). Myanmar's PREMIER and ONLY major agricultural university, located at Yezin in the Naypyidaw Union Territory (the planned capital city built 2002-2012 to replace Yangon as administrative capital). Heritage to the 1924 College of Agriculture under Rangoon University; relocated to Yezin 1969; granted independent university status as Institute of Agriculture 1973; renamed Yezin Agricultural University 1999. Under joint oversight of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation and the Ministry of Education. Faculties: Agriculture, Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural Engineering, Forestry (separate Yezin University of Forestry exists), and Plant Pathology. Major research role given Myanmar's agriculturally-dominant economy (agriculture is ~25% of GDP, employs ~60% of workforce). Yezin Research Centre conducts rice, oilseed crops, livestock research. Post-2021 coup context: CDM affected operations; international agricultural-research partnerships disrupted.
We list institutions whose accreditation we have verified against a recognized national or international accrediting body. Listing does not vouch for any specific program's recognition by destination-country regulators, individual admissions outcomes, or post-graduation credential transferability.
When you click through to a university's website, you are interacting with that institution's admissions process under their terms. Our responsibility ends at pointing you to a verified-accreditation institution.
