Establishment of UDE

U Min Than Thaung

(24.3.1994 to 27.9.2000)

U Myo Nyunt

(9.7.1992 to 28.10.1993)

Dr. Mya Oo

(5.5.2001 to 11.11.2005)

Dr. Hla Tint

(2.2.2010 to 20.8.2016)

Dr. Tin Maung Hla

(23.10.2017 to 14.11.2019)

Dr. Omar Kyaw

(19.8.2020 to Now)

Under the changing social and economic conditions taking place in the country, following major policy changes since 1988, it has become necessary to upgrade the University Correspondence Courses by reorganizing and restructuring the existing facilities and establishment and raising the efficiency of the institution. Changes in Government policies especially with the adoption of market-based economic system have given rise to the requirements of new pattern of employment and manpower attributed to education and training which are also to be in line with the changes occurring in the socio-economic settings.

In such a situation the central problem facing higher education in Myanmar is the need to induce greater accessibility to education and training for human resources development commensurate with modernizing the economy of the country. Against these underlying situations and with the guidance of the Myanmar Education Committee and in accordance with the resolution passed by it, the Yangon University of Distance Education as a separate entity came into existence on 9 July 1992.

Pro-rectors

U Maung Maung Aye

(5.12.2003 to 18.7.2006)

Dr.Khin Mar Tun

(17.11.2005 to 13.3.2007)

Dr. Marlar Aung

(29.3.2007 to 23.1.2009)

Dr. Kyaw Naing

(1.4.2016 to 14.6.2017)

Dr. Khin Aye Aye

(22.1.2010 to 7.11.2017)

Dr. Marlar Aung

(9.5.2017 to 30.12.2018)

Dr. Omar Kyaw

(9.6.2020 to 18.8.2020)

Dr Khin Thant Sin

(18.6.2018 to Now)

Under the changing social and economic conditions taking place in the country, following major policy changes since 1988, it had become necessary to upgrade the University Correspondence Courses by reorganizing and restructuring the existing facilities and establishment and raising the efficiency of the institution. Changes in Government policies especially with the adoption of market-based economic system have given rise to the requirements of new pattern of employment and manpower attributed to education and training which are also to be in line with the changes occurring in the socio-economic settings. In such a situation the central problem facing higher education in Myanmar is the need to induce greater accessibility to education and training for human resources development commensurate with modernizing the economy of the country.

Against these underlying situations and with the guidance of the Myanmar Education Committee and in accordance with the resolution passed by it, the Yangon University of Distance Education as a separate entity came into existence on 9 July 1992.