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Nay Pyi Taw Technological University was established to produce more young engineers for the country, Chairman of State Administration Council Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said at the opening ceremony of Nay Pyi Taw Technological University held on 12 November.
The goal of the university is to bring a lot of benefits to the country by increasing learning opportunities of children of locals and outstanding students from around the country, further extending access to various branches of higher-level engineering knowhow, bringing about skilled engineers and supporting the public socioeconomic development, the SAC chairman said.
Government Technological College (Nay Pyi Taw) was upgraded to become a modern education institution like Yangon Technological University and Mandalay Technological University, he added.
Of the 26 courses conducted at the existing technological universities, the country needs skilled human resources to teach civil engineering, electronic engineering, electrical engineering (power), and mechanical engineering, the four most required subjects, research technology, the largest generator of job opportunities, and architecture a requisite for regional development. At the NPT Technological University, experts will use ICT in disseminating the said six subjects to produce young engineers for the country.
Engineering subjects will be much supportive for agro-production. So, coordinated efforts will be made with the existing Agriculture University in Nay Pyi Taw to uplift the agro-sector. Besides, agro-engineering will be added to the list of the university’s courses in the coming academic years.
The university is equipped with required facilities such as high-tech teaching aids, curriculums of international standard, modern teaching aids and modern tutorial rooms, research rooms and libraries. Teaching will be effective with the use of Learning Management System – LMS, which is an application software that can manage lecture and course programmes, evaluate teaching and learning processes and giving reports.
LMS is used as a learning portal at international universities and schools. Now, LMS-based online learning has been in common. Naypyitaw Technological University will also be established based on LMS and Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Students will be turned out as ones having critical thinking and performance skills.
The university will open first year courses (academic year 2022-2023) for students who passed matriculation examination in 2022. It will extend courses year by year till the students reach master’s degree courses and PhD courses. It is a pleasure for the country as a university that will bring about human resources required for national development will emerge soon.
