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- Subject: Latest info on the Reopening of Tec
- From: vision99@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 04:00:00
Subject: Latest info on the Reopening of Technical Institutes in Burma.
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Latest Information on the Re-Opening of Technical Institutes in Burma
6th Dec, 1999
1. Yangon Institute of Technology (formerly Rangoon Institute of
Technology) and Mandalay Institute of Technology have been closed - without
reason - for 3 years since the 1996 December Student Demonstration.
2. Currently, the authorities have announced the reopening of these
institutes, and notified the students of a 16th December 1999 target date. But
the students will not be allowed to return to their institutes' original
location. According to their academic year and classes, they will attend such
places as Kjou Gong, Hline Tharyar, Thanyin, Pyi, Mandalay, Mawlamyine, Monywa,
which are all situated in rural areas inside Burma. In addition, the
authorities have not devised any plans for the students' accommodations, so the
students must prepare their own basic survival needs, including their living
expenses.
3. Also, students who have graduated high school since the 1998-99
academic
year, successfully obtaining entrance into YTU(YIT) and MTU(MIT), cannot
directly join either of these institutes. Instead, the authorities have opened
the Government Technical College (GTC) for the students wanting to join
YTU(YIT) and MTU(MIT). The regime does not want a large number of students in
attendance at YTU(YIT) or MTU(MIT), therefore setting up this College for their
entry.
4. So the students wishing to graduate from YTU(YIT) or MTU(MIT) must
first
attend a two-year GTI course, followed by a two-year GTC course. After that,
they will be given a chance to attend a two-year YTU(YIT) or MTU(MIT) course
with the highest grade at GTC course.
5. On 26th November 1999, the Minister of Science and Technology, U
Thaung,
called a meeting with the persons responsible for organization, including
General Director under the Ministry of Science and Technology. At this meeting,
U Thaung forced the authorities to take back their notification regarding the
reopening plan of the institutes. But the General Director of the Ministry of
Science and Technology explained that the notification has already been
announced to the students, and furthermore the students have grieved for the
closure of their institute for three years. Therefore, at the present time, it
is still uncertain whether the Technical Institute will re-open, or not.
Remark: Yangon Institute of Technology was renamed as Yangon Technical
University in 1997 at the entrance board of Yangon Institute of Technology. But
it isn't legally announced. Also it became operated under the Ministry of
Science and Technology from Ministry of Education.
Foreign Affairs Committee
All Burma Federation of Student Unions.
For more info, please contact to 66-55-543 001.
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Latest Information on the Re-Opening of Technical Institutes in
Burma<br>
6th Dec, 1999<br>
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1.<x-tab> </x-tab></font>Yangon
Institute of Technology (formerly Rangoon Institute of Technology) and
Mandalay Institute of Technology have been closed - without reason - for
3 years since the 1996 December Student Demonstration.<br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times">2.<x-tab> </x-tab></font>Currently,
the authorities have announced the reopening of these institutes, and
notified the students of a 16th December 1999 target date. But the
students will not be allowed to return to their institutes' original
location. According to their academic year and classes, they will attend
such places as Kjou Gong, Hline Tharyar, Thanyin, Pyi, Mandalay,
Mawlamyine, Monywa, which are all situated in rural areas inside Burma.
In addition, the authorities have not devised any plans for the students'
accommodations, so the students must prepare their own basic survival
needs, including their living expenses.<br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times">3.<x-tab> </x-tab></font>Also,
students who have graduated high school since the 1998-99 academic year,
successfully obtaining entrance into YTU(YIT) and MTU(MIT), cannot
directly join either of these institutes. Instead, the authorities have
opened the Government Technical College (GTC) for the students
wanting to join YTU(YIT) and MTU(MIT). The regime does not want a large
number of students in attendance at YTU(YIT) or MTU(MIT), therefore
setting up this College for their entry. <br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times">4.<x-tab> </x-tab></font>So
the students wishing to graduate from YTU(YIT) or MTU(MIT) must first
attend a two-year GTI course, followed by a two-year GTC course. After
that, they will be given a chance to attend a two-year YTU(YIT) or
MTU(MIT) course with the highest grade at GTC course.<br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times">5.<x-tab> </x-tab></font>On
26th November 1999, the Minister of Science and Technology, U Thaung,
called a meeting with the persons responsible for organization, including
General Director under the Ministry of Science and Technology. At this
meeting, U Thaung forced the authorities to take back their notification
regarding the reopening plan of the institutes. But the General Director
of the Ministry of Science and Technology explained that the notification
has already been announced to the students, and furthermore the students
have grieved for the closure of their institute for three years.
Therefore, at the present time, it is still uncertain whether the
Technical Institute will re-open, or not.<br>
<br>
Remark: Yangon Institute of Technology was renamed as Yangon Technical
University in 1997 at the entrance board of Yangon Institute of
Technology. But it isn't legally announced. Also it became operated under
the Ministry of Science and Technology from Ministry of Education.<br>
<br>
<b><div align="right">
Foreign Affairs Committee<br>
All Burma Federation of Student Unions.<br>
<br>
</b></div>
For more info, please contact to 66-55-543 001. <br>
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