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Technological University, Thanlyin ( my, နည်းပညာ တက္ကသိုလ် (သန်လျင်), ) is a technological university, located in
Thanlyin Thanlyin (; or ; mnw, သေၚ်, ; formerly Syriam) is a major port city of Myanmar, located across Bago River from the city of Yangon. Thanlyin Township comprises 17 quarters and 28 village tracts. It is home to the largest port in the cou ...
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Yangon Division Yangon Region(, ; formerly Rangoon Division and Yangon Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar. Located in the heart of Lower Myanmar, the division is bordered by Bago Region to the north and east, the Gulf of Martaban to the south, and ...
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run university offers bachelor's degree programs in Engineering and Architecture and master's degree programs in Engineering and Architecture. It is the second earliest university in Myanmar which has been recognized as an associate member of ASEAN University Network , and the first ever technological university which has also been certified AUN-QA (ASEAN University Network Quality Assurance) in 2017. And, it will soon be a core member of
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. In addition, it is also a member of ATU-Net (Asia Technological University Network) . Then, most of its engineering majors are fully accredited or provisionally accredited by Engineering Education Accreditation Committee. Besides, it has obtained ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2015 certifications from BUREAU VERITAS established in 1828. Lastly, it is ranked 2nd among 33 technological universities, and 8th out of 164 universities around the country.


History

The university's origins trace to the Industrial Training Center (1), founded in March 1993. In November 1995, it became a Government Technological Institute (GTI), offering two-year diplomas on vocational studies. In October 1999, the school was "upgraded" to a Government Technological College (GTC), offering three-year Bachelor of Technology (BTech) programs, and again in January 2007 to the Technological University level, offering bachelor's degree programs in Engineering and Architecture and master's degree programs in Engineering. It is part of a number of formerly two-year schools that have been promoted to university level in recent years. The
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, which repeatedly closed down schools and universities in the 1990s, has pursued a policy of dispersing students away from major city centers. The university's 125 hectare (310-acre) campus is outside Thanlyin, and actually closer to a smaller town of
Kyauktan Township Kyauktan Township ( my, ကျောက်တန်း မြို့နယ် ) is a township of Yangon Region, located in the southern section of the region. Prominent People from Kyauktan Township *Dr. Than Nyein (5 August 1936 – 21 May ...
. In 2007, 461 students graduated with Bachelor of Engineering (BE) or Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) degrees.


Programs

The university offered four-year Bachelor of Technology (BTech), two-year BE and BArch and two-year ME programs. Students are accepted to TU, Thanlyin's undergraduate programs based on their scores from the annual university entrance examinations. Since 2013, the university offers six-year Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arch. The students who qualify the entry requirement can apply to Technological University (Thanlyin) from any region of Myanmar. In 2019, more than 1000 final year students will graduated and Technological University (Thanlyin) will accept 450 new intake.


Departments


Academic Departments

* Department of
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* Department of
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* Department of
Engineering Mathematics Engineering mathematics is a branch of applied mathematics concerning mathematical methods and techniques that are typically used in engineering and industry. Along with fields like engineering physics and engineering geology, both of which may be ...
* Department of
Engineering Chemistry Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...
* Department of
Engineering Physics Engineering physics, or engineering science, refers to the study of the combined disciplines of physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, and engineering, particularly computer, nuclear, electrical, electronic, aerospace, materials or mechanical en ...


Engineering Departments

* Department of
Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...
* Department of
Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...
* Department of
Information Technology Engineering Data engineering refers to the building of systems to enable the collection and usage of data. This data is usually used to enable subsequent analysis and data science; which often involves machine learning. Making the data usable usually involves ...
* Department of
Electronic Engineering Electronics engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering which emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current ...
* Department of
Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...
* Department of
Mechatronics Engineering Mechatronics engineering also called mechatronics, is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering that focuses on the integration of mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering systems, and also includes a combination of robotics, electronics, ...
* Department of
Electrical Power Engineering Power engineering, also called power systems engineering, is a subfield of electrical engineering that deals with the generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electric power, and the electrical apparatus connected to such s ...
* Department of
Chemical Engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...
* Department of Petroleum Engineering


Supporting Departments

* Department of Student Affairs * Department of Human Resource Development * Department of International Relations * Department of Internal QA


International Affiliations

TTU is a member of Asia Technological University Network (ATU-Net) , and associate member of ASEAN University Network (AUN) It is also a member of SEAMEO Schools' Network . The university has academic affiliations with many international technological universities.


External links of respective majors

*http://ttu.edu.mm/department/architecture-engineering *http://ttu.edu.mm/department/civil-engineering *http://ttu.edu.mm/department/chemical-engineering *http://ttu.edu.mm/department/electrical-power-engineering *http://ttu.edu.mm/department/electronic-engineering *http://ttu.edu.mm/department/information-technology-engineering *http://ttu.edu.mm/department/mechanical-engineering *http://ttu.edu.mm/department/mechatronic-engineering *http://ttu.edu.mm/department/petroleum-engineering


References

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See also

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Yangon Technological University Yangon Technological University (YTU) ( my, ရန်ကုန်နည်းပညာတက္ကသိုလ် ), located in BPI, Yangon, is the premier engineering university of Myanmar. Established as Department of Engineering under Rango ...
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Mandalay Technological University Mandalay Technological University (MTU) ( my, မန္တလေး နည်းပညာ တက္ကသိုလ်, , formerly, the Mandalay Institute of Technology - MIT), in Patheingyi, Mandalay, is a senior prestigious engineering universi ...
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List of Technological Universities in Myanmar This is a list of Technological Universities in Myanmar. They are administered by the Ministry of Science and Technology. # Technological Universities # Pyay Technological University # Technological University, Bhamo # Technological University, ...
Universities and colleges in Thanlyin Universities and colleges in Yangon Region Technological universities in Myanmar 2007 establishments in Myanmar Educational institutions established in 2007