Technological University, Magway
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စက်မှုစွမ်းအား ပြည်ထွန်းကား
နည်းပညာတက္ကသိုလ် (မကွေး) | |
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Former names | Government Technological College(Mgw) |
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| Motto | Industrialization Empowers Country စက်မှုစွမ်းအား ပြည်ထွန်းကား |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2007; 18 years ago (2007) |
| Principal | Mya Nandar Lwin |
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| Affiliations | Ministry of Education |
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Technological University, Magway (Burmese: နည်းပညာတက္ကသိုလ် (မကွေး); also known as TU (Magway)) is a university located near the village of Kanbyar near Magway in the Magway Region of Myanmar. The area of the university is 28.82 acres.
The university was founded on 27 December 1999 as Government Technological College, Magway (GTC Magway), offering two-year diplomas in vocational studies and three-year Bachelor of Technology (B-Tech) programs.[citation needed] On 20 January 2007, it became a Technological University offering undergraduate degree programs in Civil Engineering, Electrical Communication Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, and Chemical Engineering.[citation needed]
About 40 students from the university were arrested on 28 February 2021 following a peaceful protest in Magway Township.[1] A second-year student from Technological University, Magway, was shot dead.[2] Some students including the former chair of the Magway Technological University Students' Union were released on 19 October 2021 after eight months in prison.[1] The university was re-opened by the military junta in January 2022.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Naw Say Phaw Waa (28 January 2022). "Universities, professors and students still under attack". University World News. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ Naw Say Phaw Waa (5 March 2021). "Students, protesters undaunted despite deaths in crackdown". University World News. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
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