Chronology of Events

Years

Events

1975

University Correspondence Courses (UCC) were introduced for the first time during 1975-76 Academic Year (AY) at Yangon Arts and Science University.

1976

Radio lessons for Arts and Law students were first broadcast in 1976-77 AY.

1978

UCCs were extended to Mandalay Arts and Science University in 1978-79 AY.

1980

The Ministry of Education took over the administration of UCC on 31 December 1980.

1981

Starting from 1981-82 AY branches of the Department of UCC were established at other Arts and Science Universities and also at Pathein and Mawlamyine Degree Colleges.

1986

From 1985-86 AY separate registration of Correspondence students was permitted at all Universities, Degree Colleges and Colleges.

Years

Events

1992

All UCCs were reorganized and restructured and the University of Distance Education (UDE) was established on 9 July 1992.

The Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee came to UDE on 26-7-92 and 23-8-92.

A study Delegation to STOU in Bangkok, Thailand was led by the Rector of UDE October 1992.

TV lessons for arts and law students were first broadcast in October 1992.

A total of 19 Regional Centres of UDE were established at Universities, degree colleges and colleges.

1993

The UDE paper mill in Hlaing Campus started production of recycled paper.

A new UDE Regional Centre was established at Kalay College.

The Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee came to UDE on 3-1-93 and 27-7-93, inspected distance education activities and gave guidance.

1994

A new three-storey building was completed within the UDE compus. The floor space was mainly alloted to Academic Affairs Department.

GEC (Education) Co-operative Limited of UDE was founded.

A new UDE Regional Centre was established at Dagon University.

The Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee came to UDE on 13-8-94, heard reports on development of distance education and gave guidance.

1995

The Minister for Education, U Pan Aung, came to UDE to inspect the activities of GEC (Education) in January 1995.

The Minister for Education, U Pan Aung, inspected the UDE Paper Mill in April 1995.

A new UDE Regional Centre was established at Loikaw.

The Rector of UDE went to Japan in September 1995 on a study tour of Distance Education activities at some Universities in Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto.

Pro Rector U Swon Ti of UDE attended "Regional Workshop on Distance Education as an aspect of HRD" held in Shanghai, in October 1997.

The UDE participated in various activities commemorating the Diamond Jubilee Year of Yangon University in 1995.

The First Convocation of UDE was held in December 1995.

1996

The UDE became a member of International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE).

Workshop on TV Production in Distance Education was held at MERB.

To study " Educational Technology for DE" three professors from UDE went on a study tour to Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in India and to Yunan Radio and TV University in the Peoples' Republic of China in February 1996.

A regional workshop on "Innovations in Distance Education" was held in May 1996.

Representatives from India, China, UNESCO-PROAP (Bangkok) and Myanmar participated in the workshop.

The Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee came to UDE on 7th September 1996, inspected distance education activities and gave guidance.

A delegation consisting of ten professors and six senior administrative officers of UDE went on a study-tour to STOU in November 1996.

The second to fifth Convocations of UDE were held in 1996.

Years

Events

1997

The Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Than Nyunt, came to UDE in August 1997 for inspection and gave guidance.

The Rector of UDE attended Planning Meeting for Formulation of UNESCO UNITWIN Network in Distance Education at Greater Mekong Sub-Region in Kunming in October 1997.

Research officer Daw Aye Aye Mu of UDE attended training programme in "Information Storage & Retrieval Systems" held in October 1997 in Hyderabad, India.

1997 The sixth to tenth Convocations of UDE were held in 1997.

1998

UDE, Mandalay was established on 18 May 1998. UDE, Yangon now takes charge of Regional Centres in Lower Myanmar while UDE, Mandalay is now in charge of Regional Centres in Upper Myanmar.

Deputy Minister Dr. Than Nyunt and DG U Myo Nyunt came to inspect UDE in August, 1998 and gave directives and guidance.

The Rector of UDEY was appointed a Member of Governing Board of SEAMEO Regional Open Learning Centre (SEAMOLEC)

Completion of L-shape three-storey building in UDEY campus. The building accomodates ten academic departments, materials production dept. and cash dept. among others.

A shrine room for UDEY Buddhist Association was inaugurated.

A Recording Studio at UDEY was established and now all audio recordings are carried out in this Studio.

Head of Division of Materials Producation Dept. Daw Phyu Phyu Khin attended "TV Production and Direction Course" held in KL, Malaysia, in Octobrer 1998.

The eleventh to seventeenth Convocations of UDE were held in 1998.

1999

Under the sponsorship of CHRD, the first English Proficiency Course and Apple Macintosh Computer Training Course were launched in January 1999.

The eighteenth Convocation of UDE was held in January 1999.

DG U Myo Nyunt came to UDEY to give directives and guidance on distance education activities in March 1999.

The Minister for Education U Than Aung came to UDEY on 11th August 1999, heard reports given by the Rector and gave necessary guidance.

The Chairman of Myanmar Education Committe came to UDEY on 21st September 1999, inspected distance education activities and gave guidance.

The Rector of UDEY attended the 2nd Governing Board Meeting of SEAMOLEC held in Yogjakarta, Indonesia, in September 1999.

New UDE Regional Centres were established at Kyainton College, Myeik College and Thanlyin Degree College.

Two new subject specializations : English and Oriental Studies and five Interdisciplinary Subjects : Myanmar Studies, Creative Writing, Home Economics, Public Policy and Business Management are introduced for 1999-2000 AY.

New academic programmes and new delivery and evaluation systems for 1997 matriculates are carried out for 1999-2000 AY.

The nineteenth Convocation of UDE was held in December 1999.

The UDEY participated in "IT and Education in Myanmar 2000" Exhibition held in December 1999.

Years

Events

2000

Pro-Rector Dr. Mya Oo and the Head of Materials Production Department U Win Pe of UDEY attended the Workshop on "Educational Media Human Resource Development in Southeast Asia Countries" held in Thailand in January. Twentieth, twenty-first and twenty-second convocations of UDEY were held.A new studio for audio and video production was completed in March.The Rector and senior staff of UDEY participated in the Seminar on the Special Four Year Plan to upgrade the standard of national education in Myanmar sponsored by MOE in April.Professor of Chemistry Dr. Khin Mar Tun and Professor of Geography Daw May Win Yee attended the "Curriculum Development, Multimedia Production, Organization and Management of Distance Education Training" held in Thailand in May.TV Technician Grade I U Thant Zin Oo of Materials Production Department attended "Video Production Facility Training" held in Thailand in May.

The Pro-Rector Dr. Mya Oo went on a study tour to Indira Gandhi National Open University ( IGNOU ) in India to study the distance education system in November and signed MOU between two universities to open the courses according to distance education system.

TV Technician Grade II Daw Mya Mya Win of Materials Production Department attended "Human Resource Development & Southeast Asia Countries " held in Thailand in November.

The UDEY participated in "School Family Day for the 2000-2001 academic year " exhibition held at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in December.

2001

e-Education was launched in the country by using the Satellite Data Broadcasting System in January .

Discussion Session on Open and Distance Education System was held at UDEY with Professor Dr. K. Ayyakkannu, Advisor, Overseas Programmes, Annamalai University, India and Pro-Rector, Professors, Heads of Administrative Departments, Associate Professors of UDEY in February.

Professor U Than Nyunt, Department of Philosophy UDEM, and Associate Professor Daw Thet Htar Win, Department of Psychology, UDEY attended the Regional Training Workshop on Self-Learning Materials Development held in Jakarta, Indonesia in August.

The Rector of UDEY attended the "The Fourth SEAMOLEC Governing Board Meeting" held in Jakarta, Indonesia in October.

Daw Yu Yu Lwin, Assistant Manager (Computer), Department of Research and Development, UDEY, attended training programme in "Network Administration and Management " held in Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore in October.

Professor, Daw Khin Win Kyi, Department of Physics UDEY, attended the "The International 7th Syposium on Open and Distance Learning" held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia in November.

Years

Events

2002

The First graduation ceremony for Diploma in Information Technology of the CHRD (YUDE) in collaboration with World Peace IT/KMD was held in July.

A ceremony to honour the 2nd year Business Management Student Ma Khaing Khaing Maw, who won the gold medal for Wushu in the XIV Asian Games was held in October.

The YUDE participated in the ICT exhibition - " Creating Knowledge Through ICT " in the School Family Day Festival for 2000-2001 academic year held at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in December.

2003

A new UDE Regional Centre was established at West Yangon University in Jaunary.

A new UDE Regional Centre was established at Maubin University in January.

The Thirtieth to Thirty-fourth convocations of YUDE were held during January , February and March.

The Second graduation ceremony for Diploma in Information Technology of the CHRD (YUDE) in collaboration with World Peace IT/KMD was held in February.

A seminar on " Education Media in Distance Education " presented by Rector Dr. Mya Oo of YUDE was held in March.

A seminar on " Education Technology " presented by Chairman U Myint Han of Myanmar Education Research Bureau was held in April.

A seminar on "Distance Education " presented by Chairman U Than Oo of Myanmar Education Academy of Arts and Science was held in April.

Paper Reading Session commemorating the 11th Anniversary of YUDE was held in July.

A seminar on "Internet" presented by Statistics Associate Professor U Lay Kyi of Yangon Institute of Economics, was held in August.

For the development of distance learning and e-Campus in Asia, Rector of YUDE and director of UNESCO signed an Activity- Financing Contract in August at the Diamond Jubilee Hall.

A seminar on "Open Source Distance Learning" presented by Executive Director Daw Ohnmar Tun Pe of Myanmar Compu Mart, was held in September.

The Thirty-Fifth to Thirty-Ninth convocations of YUDE were held during September, October, November and December.

Head of Research and Development Department U Ngwe Soe and Professor of Chemistry Dr. Khin Mar Tun attended the "Workshop for the Establishment of the Greater Mekong Sub-regional Virtual University, 9-10 October, and a Training course in VClass from 13-17 October 2003, at AIT" in Thailand.

A seminar on "Use of ICT in Distance Education" presented by Director General U Tin Nyo of Basic Education Department No.1 was held in October.

A seminar on "On e-Education in Myanmar" presented by Deputy Director General U Sein Win of Higher Education Department (Lower Myanmar) was held in October.

A seminar on "On what a Teacher is" presented by Professor of Botany Daw Tin Tin Thaung YUDE was held in October.

A seminar on "Warso would gradually move to Pyatho" presented by Professor / Head of Department of Mathematics U Maung Maung YUDE was held in November.

A seminar on "The Foundation of Yangon University of Distance Education" presented by Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Dr. Khin Maung Win of Yangon University was held in November.

A seminar on "Projects submitted in partial fulfilment for the Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science" presented by Computer Operator Daw San San Cho, Daw Nwe Ni and Upper Division Clerk Daw Nan Nwe Nhaung YUDE was held in December.

Years

Events

2004

A Seminar on "As the future Catches you" (Book Review) presented by the Professor / Head of Department of English U Thein Htun, YUDE was held in January.

A Seminar on "Effective use of Distance Education and ICTs of Strengthen and Upgrode Education presented by Consultant of Glo Corp N,V cansulting company (The Netherlands), Daw Naing Yi May was held in January.

A Seminar on "Utlizing DE and ICTs for Learning Effective Power" presented by Consultant of Glo Corp N.V consulting company (The Netherlands), Daw Naing Yi Mar was held in January.

A Seminar on "Union Day" presented by tutor of Department of History, Daw War War Htun, YUDE was held in February.

2004 A Seminar on "Material Production Training" was held in March.

The 40th to 45th convocations of YUDE were held during January, February and March.

Dr. Kyaw Sein, Professor Emeritus of Department of Psychology, University of Yangon, Presented a seminar on "Psychological Research: Theory and Practice".

Paper Reading session commemorating the 12th Anniversary of YUDE was held in July.

The Fourth graduation ceremony for Diploma in Information Technology of the CHRD (YUDE) in collaboration with World Peace IT/KMD was held in July.

U Than Win, Head of the Department of Academic Affairs Presented a seminar on "Revitalization in Higher Education Management Annual International Training Course".

The Rector of YUDE attended "The Seventh SEAMOLEC Governing Board Meeting and Seminar" held in Jakarta, Indonesia in September.

The Seminar on "Faculty Development for Technology Integrated Learning Perspectives on Quality" presented by Consulting Director, Daw Naing Yi Mar of Glocorp company, Netherlands.

The Rector of YUDE attended "The Seventh SEAMOLEC Governing Board Meeting and Seminar" held in Jakarta, Indonesia in September.

Consulting Director, Daw Naing Yi Mar of GloCorp company, Netherlands, presented the seminar on "Faculty Development for Technology-Integrated Learning: Perspectives on Quality" in September.

Dr. Khin Maung Win, Professor (Retd); Advisor Department of Mathematics, YU Presented. The seminar on "History of Distance Education"

Dr. San Hla Thaw, Director General, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology Ministry of Transport Presented the seminar on "Meteorology Today".

Consulting Director, Daw Naing Yi Mar of Glo Corp company, Netherlands Presented the seminar on "Any time, Any where; Life long Learning".

U Htun Lwin, Deputy Director-General, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Ministry of Transport presented the seminar on "Science of Climate Change".

Hans Runremans, Manager Director of GloCorp NV, Consulting Group, the Netherlands presented the seminar on "Digital Life in 2005". Professor Khin Sein Maung, Director, Medical Education Centre, Department of Medical Science, Ministry of Health Presented the Seminar on "IT in Medical Education".

Years

Events

2005

Daw Thin Thin Aye, Assistant Lecturer, Department of History YUDE presented the seminar on "Union Day".

U Htun Lwin, Deputy Director General, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Ministry of Transport presented the seminar on "Changing Climate Over Myanmar During the Last 50 Years."

U Sein Win, Deputy Director General, Department of Higher Education (Lower Myanmar) presented the seminar on "On Knowledge Creation."

Professor Dr.Khin Aye Win, Head of Psychology Department, YU presented the seminar on "Creative Thinking."

The 53rd to 56th convocation of YUDE were held during January and February.

The closing ceremony for the Basic Computer Course (1/2005) was held in March.

The closing ceremony for the Basic Computer Course (1/2005) was held in March.

The 57th to 60th convocation of YUDE were held during March and April.

The Rector of YUDE Presented the seminar on "Selected Topics on Distance Education"

The 61st convocation of YUDE was Leld in May.

U Maung Maung Aye, the Pro-Rector of YUDE presented the seminar on "Some Thoughts on Human Resources Development and Management".

U Thein Htay, Head of Department of Administration & Finance Department presented the seminar on "How to Stay POSI+IVE in a TOUGH Work Environment".

U Tin Hlaing, Director (Retd.) of General Administration Department, Yangon (Lai Dwin Thar Saw Chit) presented the seminar on "Bawa Hma Sar- Sar Hma Bawa".

Dr. Michael Bird, Professor and Chair in Environmental Change, School of Geography & Geosciences, University of St. Andrews, Scotlantd, UK. presented the seminar on "MoU Between YUDE & USTA concerning Environmental Studies in Myanmar".

Paper Reading Session Commemorating the 13th Anniversary of YUDE was held in July.

Professor Dr. Mo Mo Thant, Department of History, YUDE Presented the Seminar on "Avisit to Germany for Studying".

Daw Yin May, Emeritus Professor, Department of Geography, University of Dagon Presented the Seminar on "Effectiveness of Teaching and Learning System and Evaluation in Distance Education".

Professor Daw Kyi Kyi Hla, member, Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science presented the seminar on "Buddhist Ethics and Professional Conduct".

Professor Daw Htay Htay, Head of Psychology Department, YUDE presented the seminar on "Distance Education Through Television".

Daw Theingin Cho, Professor of Oriental Studies Department, YUDE presented the seminar on "Studies in Distance Education with Special Reference to YUDE".

Rector, Dr.Mya Oo and Professor Dr. Mar Lar Aung, Head of Law Department, YUDE presented the seminar on "Distance Education in China".

U Min Than Thaung, Rector (Retd.) of YUDE presented the seminar on "Some Aspects of Distance Education".

Professor U Kyaw Naing, Head of Mathematics Department presented the seminar on "Information Technology; Reengineering of Distance Education".

Dr. Mya Oo, Rector of YUDE presented the seminar on "Approaches to Distance Education".

U Thein Htay, Head of Administration & Finance Department presented the seminar on "Team Building".

Professor Dr. Daw Tin Nwe, Head of Zoology Department, YU presented the seminar on "Approaches to Distance Education".

Professor Dr. Khin Mar Tun, Head of Chemistry Department presented the seminar on "Distance Learning Technologies in Education".

The ceremony for certificate in Basic Computer Training Course (4/2005 + 5/2005) was held in September.

The 62nd to 64th convocation of YUDE were held in September.

U Saw Lwin (Orchidologist), CEC Member, Myanmar Floriculturist Association presented the seminar on "Conservation on Myanmar Native Orchids".

Professor Dr. Tin Soe, Head of Economics Department presented the seminar on "Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)".

U Sai Kyaw Tun, Tutor of Myanmar Department presented the seminar on "Distance Education in Thailand".

U Kyi Shwin, Associate Professor of English Department presented the seminar on "The Use of Multimedia in Distance Education".

The 65th convocation of YUDE was held in October.

The 68th and 69th convocation of YUDE were held in December.

Years

Events

2006

U Myint Han, Member of Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science, presented the seminar on " Curriculum Development " on 17th January.

U Tin Nyo, Member of Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science, presented the seminar on " Instructional Designs " on 24th January.

The 70th and 71st Convocations of YUDE were held in January.

Dr Tin Soe, Professor /Head of Department of Economics, presented the workshop on "Methods and Procedures of Conducting Research and Writing a Post-Graduate Dissertation" on 21st February and on 28th February.

The 72nd and 73rd Convocations of YUDE were held in February.

U Han Win, Associate Professor of Philosophy Department, presented the seminar on "Staff Development in Higher and Distance Education" on 7th March.

Dr. Khin Aye Win, Professor / Head of Department of Psychology Yangon University, presented the seminar on "How to Motivate the Learners" on 14th March.

U Kyaw Naing, Professor / Head of Department of Mathematics, presented the seminar on "Attributes of Distance Education" on 21st March.

The 74th Convocation of YUDE was held in March.

Daw Htay Htay, Professor / Head of Department of Geography, presented the seminar on "Distance Education in Indonesia" on 9th May.

Daw Tin Kyaing, Professor / Head of Department of Chemistry, presented the seminar on "Open and Distance Learning: Global Challenges" on 16th May.

Daw Than Hla, Professor / Head of Department of Physics, presented the seminar on "A preliminary Study of Student Workload for YUDE Physics Core Courses" on 23rd May.

Daw Shin Wah, Professor / Head of Department of Oriental Studies, presented the seminar on "METTA; Loving Kindness" on 30th May.

The 77th and 78th Convocation of YUDE were held in May.

The Internet and e-mail course (1/2006) was opened from 8th May to 7th June.

Dr.Ruth Robinson, Lecturer in Environmental Change, University of St.Andrews, Scotland, UK-presented the seminar on "MoU Between YUDE and USTA Concerning Environmental Studies in Myanmar" on 2nd June.

Daw Yi Yi Myint, Associate Professor of Department of Zoology, presented the seminar on "New Techniques in Diagnosis of Malaria " on 13th June.

The Internet and e-mail Course (2/2006) was opened from 19th June to 14th July.

Daw Tin Tin Thaung, Professor / Head of Department of Botany, presented the seminar on "Some Selected Medicinal Plants of Magway" on 20th June.

Daw Aye Aye, Associate Professor of Department of Economics, presented the seminar on "Basic Accounting " on 27th June.

On Commemorating of the Paper Reading session of the 14th Anniversary of YUDE was held font 5th July to 7th July.

The Certificate Distribution Ceremony of the Internet and e-mail course (2/2006) was held on 17th July.

Dr. Tin May Htun, Professor of Department of Law, presented the seminar on "Distance Education in Korea" on 18th July.

Dr. Cho Cho Tint, Associate Professor of Department of Myanmar, presented the seminar on "Common Idioms in Myanmar" on 25th July.

The Internet and E-mail Training Course (3/2006), from 1st to 28th August.

Seminar on "Language Planning : What do we need to know about it?" by Daw Thida Aung, Associate, Professor of Department of English, on 8th August.

The closing ceremony of the Internet and E-mail Training Course (3/2006), on 30th August.

The Internet and E-mail Training Course (4/2006), from 11th September to October.

Seminar on "An Assessment on the Development of Tourism in the Inlay Lake Area" by U Aye Myint, Professor of Department of Geography, on 19th September.

The Microsoft Excel Training Course (1/2006), from 16th October to 10th November.

The 80th Convocation of YUDE, from 21st October to 22nd October.

The 81st Convocation of YUDE, from 11th November to 12th November.

The 82nd Convocation of YUDE, from 25th November to 26th November.

Years

Events

2007

Seminar on "Independence Day" by Dr. Cho Cho Tint, Associate Professor/ Head of Department of Myanmar, on 2nd January.

The 85th convocation of YUDE, from 6th January to 7th January.

The Internet and E-mail Training Course (1/2007) from 15th January to 9th February.

The 86th Convocation of YUDE, from 20th January to 21st January.

Seminar on "What Truth is!" by U Thein Lwin, Associate Professor of Department of Philosophy, on 23rd January.

Seminar on "Union Day" by Dr. Mo Mo Thant, Professor/ Head of Department of History, on 6th February.

The Closing Ceremony of the Internet and E-mail Training Course (1/2007), on 16th February.

Seminar on "Mental Health and Some Defense Mechanisms" by Daw Mya Thitsar Kyaw, Professor/ Head of Department of Psychology, on 20th February.

The 87th Convocation of YUDE, from 24th February to 25th February.

Seminar on "Pali Language" by U YeJ Htun Naing, Assistant Lecturer of Department of Oriental Studies, on 6th March.

Seminar on "Armed Forces Day" by U Aye Myint, Professor of Department of Geography, on 20th March.

The 88th Convocation of YUDE, from 10th March to 11th March.

The 89th Convocation of YUDE, from 24th March to 25th March.

Seminar on "Nutrient Minerals in Fish" by Daw Than Than Oo (1), Associate Professor of Department of Chemistry, on 3rd April.

The 90th Convocation of YUDE, from 7th April to 8th April.

The Basic Computer Training Course (1/2007), from 21st May to 8th June.

The Microsoft Excel Training Course (1/2007), from 1st June to 29th June.

Seminar on "Introduction to Fuzzy Logic Control" by Daw Htwe Yin, Professor of Department of Physics, on 5th June.

Seminar on "Linear and Non-Linear Equations" by Dr. Htwe Myint Kyi, Assistant Lecturer of Department of Mathematics, on 19th June.

The Basic Computer Training Course (2/2007), from 20th June to 13th July.

Paper Reading Session on Commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of YUDE, from 9th to 11th July.

The Microsoft Excel Training Course (2/2007), from 16th July to 13th August.

Seminar on "Antimicrobial activities of the hot spring micro- organisms" by Dr Moe Moe Kyaw, Assistant Lecturer of Department of Zoology, on 24th July.

Seminar on "Comparative Study of Cinnamomum species from China and Myanmar" by Dr. Khin Thantsin, Lecturer of Department of Botany, on 7th August

Seminar on "Research is much concerned with proper fact finding analysis and evaluation", by Dr Khin May Than, Professor/Head of Department of Economics, on 21st August.

English for Effective Presentation Course (1/2007), from 1st August to 22nd August.

Seminar on "Copyrighted Works and Higher Education Sector in Myanmar" by Dr.Tin May Htun, Professor /Head of Department of Law, on 4th September

The Basic Computer Training Course (3/2007), from 10th September to 28th September.

The Microsoft Excel Training Course (3/2007), from 12th September to 9th October.

Seminar on "Earth Sciences for Society" by Professor Mg Mg Aye, Retried Pro-Rector of YUDE, on 11th September.

Seminar on "Post Graduate Education of Japan and My Experience" by Dr.Tin Soe, (Retd) Professor /Head of Department of Economics of YUDE, on 6th November.

The Internet & e-Mail Training Course (2/2007), from 1st November to 28th November.

The Microsoft Excel Training Course (4/2007), from 6th November to 5th December.