The Yangon University of Economics (formerly the Institute of Economics, Yangon; my, ရန်ကုန် စီးပွားရေး တက္ကသိုလ် ) is the finest university of

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...

and business in

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

. Founded as the Section of Economics of

Yangon University '') , mottoeng = There's no friend like wisdom. , established = , type = Public , rector = Dr. Tin Mg Tun , undergrad = 4194 , postgrad = 5748 , city = Kamayut 11041, Yangon , state = Yangon Regio ...

in 1924, the section became an independent university of higher learning in 1964. The University offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and diplomas, mostly in

commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ...

, statistics and

. It is also the best business school in the country, offering full-time, executive MBF, MHTM, MMM and

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

degrees. The university serves over 1000 undergraduate and graduate students over its three Yangon area campuses: the main campus robbed from

in Kamayut in the city and satellite campuses in Hlaing (also robbed from

), and Ywathagyi.

History

The YUE began as Section of Economics under the

in 1924. The Section of Economics began offering commerce as a special subject in 1940, and courses in statistics in 1953. In 1955, a separate Commerce Department was established, and in 1956 a separate Statistics Department was established. In 1964 the institute became an independent tertiary institute with three academic departments and one separate research department. In 1987, the Research Department was transformed into the Department of Management Studies and another academic department, the Department of Applied Economics was created. The Institute now has five major academic departments and four supporting academic departments: Burmese,

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, mathematics and

geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, an ...

. It added not only a full-time MPA (2000), MDevS (2004) but also a full-time

program in 1995, an executive MBA (EMBA) program in 2002, and an online MBA program in 2007.

Programs

The university confers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees as well as post-graduate diplomas. Regular undergraduate programs take three years and Honors undergraduate programs take four years. The master's programs take two years.

Overview

MBA program

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program is offered in

by the Department of Management Studies. The two-year program consists of eight quarters (semesters). Three four-credit courses are offered in each quarter. To complete the MBA, the candidates must take 24 courses to obtain the required 96 credit units. Three types of MBA are available. Day MBA, Executive MBA and online MBA.

Post-graduate diplomas

Post-graduate diplomas are one-year programs. * Diploma in Economics Studies * Diploma in Statistics * Diploma in Management Administration * Diploma in Education Management * Diploma in Development Studies * Diploma in Marketing * Diploma in Research Studies

Certificate and diploma programs

The institute's Center for Human Resource Development conducts short-term training courses, certificate and diploma programs "to meet the needs of public and private sectors of the country." Higher diplomas lead to degree programs. * Certificate in Business Studies (CBS) * Certificate in Bookkeeping (CBK) * Certificate in Basic Computing (CBC) * Certificate in Business Information Studies (CBIS) * Certificate in Advanced Business Studies (CABS) * Certificate in Advanced Accounting (CAA) * Certificate in Computerized Accounting (CAA) * Diploma in Business Studies (DBS) * Diploma in Financial Accounting (DFac) * Diploma in Management Accounting (DMac) * Diploma in Business Accounting (DBac) * Diploma in Development Studies * Diploma in Secretarial Management (DSM) (in collaboration with LCCI EB of British Council) * Higher Diploma in Business Studies (HDBS) * Higher Diploma in Accounting Studies (HDAS)

International co-operation and collaboration

The YIE is member of ASEAN University Network (AUN). The institute is also affiliated with Osaka Sanjo University of Japan, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (YUFE) of China, Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS), University of Utara Malaysia (UUM) and University of Kaiserslautern of Germany.

Notable alumni

* Ronald Findlay * Aung Soe Myint * Aung Thet Mann *

Aung Tun Thet Aung Tun Thet ( my, အောင်ထွန်းသက်) is a Burmese economist, author, educator, and public speaker. He had worked in academia, government service, private sector and in the civil society. He has published over 30 books and ...

Htin Kyaw Htin Kyaw ( my, ထင်ကျော်, or ; born 20 July 1946) is a Burmese politician, writer and scholar who served as the ninth president of Myanmar from 30 March 2016 to 21 March 2018. He was the first elected president to hold the off ...

Kan Zaw Kan Zaw ( my, ကံဇော်, born 11 October 1954) is the current Union Minister for Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations. He previously served as Union Auditor General under Min Aung Hlaing. He was the Minister for Nationa ...

* Khin San Yee * Ma Thanegi *

Swe Zin Htaik Swe Zin Htaik ( my, ဆွေဇင်ထိုက် ; born 13 June 1953; also spelt Swe Zin Htike and Grace) is a Myanmar Academy Award-winning actress, acting in over 200 movies throughout her film career, debuting in 1971. She retired from ...

* U Myint *

Winston Set Aung Dr. Set Aung ( my, ဆက်အောင်) who is also known as Dr. Winston Set Aung is former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry. He also had multiple roles as Chairperson of Thilawa Special Economic Zone's Mana ...

* U Sangluaia * U Thangliana * U Biakchhunga * Ma Lalsawmliani *

Hla Myint Hla Myint ( my, လှမြင့် ; 1920 – 9 March 2017) was a Burmese economist noted as one of the pioneers of development economics as well as for his contributions to welfare economics. He stressed, long before it became popular, the i ...

References

External links

Official website
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