Technological University, Thanlyin (, ) is a technological university, located in

Thanlyin Thanlyin (; or ; , ; formerly Syriam) is a major port city of Myanmar, located across Bago River from the city of Yangon. Thanlyin comprises 17 quarters. It surrounding Thanlyin Township is home to the largest port in the country, Thilawa port ...

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. The

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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

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, 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. Ranking of TTU

History

The university's origins trace to the Industrial Training Center (1), founded in March 1985. 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

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. 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 graduate and Technological University (Thanlyin) will accept 450 new intake.

Departments

Academic Departments

* Department of

* Department of English * Department of

Engineering Mathematics Mathematical engineering (or 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 engine ...

* Department of Engineering Chemistry * Department of

Engineering Physics Engineering physics (EP), sometimes engineering science, is the field of study combining pure science disciplines (such as physics, mathematics, chemistry or biology) and engineering disciplines (computer, nuclear, electrical, aerospace, medic ...

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 construction, constructi ...

* Department of

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

* Department of

Information Technology Engineering Data engineering is a software engineering approach to the building of data systems, to enable the collection and usage of data. This data is usually used to enable subsequent data analytics, analysis and data science, which often involves machin ...

* Department of

Electronic Engineering Electronic engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering that 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 flo ...

* Department of

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

* Department of

Mechatronics Engineering Mechatronics engineering, also called mechatronics, is the synergistic integration of mechanical, electrical, and computer systems employing mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering and computer engineering, and also ...

* Department of Electrical Power Engineering * Department of

Chemical Engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of the operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials ...

* Department of

Petroleum Engineering Petroleum engineering is a field of engineering concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas or both. Exploration and production are deemed to fall within the ''upstrea ...

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

(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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History

Programs

Departments

Academic Departments

Engineering Departments

Supporting Departments

International Affiliations

External links of respective majors

References

See also