Magway University (Burmese: မကွေး တက္ကသိုလ်,pronounced [məɡwé tɛʔkəθò])is located in Magway.

Magway University
မကွေး တက္ကသိုလ်
Magway University's main hall building
Former names
Magway College (1955)
Magway Degree College (1982)
Mottoစိတ်ဓာတ် စည်းကမ်း ပညာ သမာဓိ
TypePublic
Established1955
RectorU Khin Maung Oo (Not to be confused with former Kayah Chief Minister, Khin Maung Oo) [1]
Location
20°8′10″N 94°56′6″E / 20.13611°N 94.93500°E / 20.13611; 94.93500
AffiliationsMinistry of Education

History

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On June 5, 1955, the College of Magway was founded. In 1982, it was promoted to the Degree College of Magway. It was promoted to the University of Magway on December 20, 1994. From the year 2013, the degrees were given at the convocation hall, located in its campus.

 
Magway University

Location

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It is located on Taungdwin Road, in the south part of Magway. It comprises two campuses, namely the main and the extension. Generally, science students study at the main campus and art students do in the extension. Now, many new buildings, named Shwe Gant Gaw, were built. English Major specialization students are studying their lessons at Shwe Gan Gaw (1). The convocation hall, the library, the recreation centre and the research centre are located in the extension campus. Department of Philosophy is considered the most beautiful building of the university.

References

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  1. ^ The Mirror Newspaper (13 July 2012)"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2014-10-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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