# Yadanabon University

Yadanabon University (Burmese: ရတနာပုံ တက္ကသိုလ်) is a public liberal arts and sciences university in Mandalay, Myanmar. Located in the outskirts of Mandalay in Amarapura by Taungthaman Lake, the university offers bachelor's and master's degree programs in liberal arts and sciences, mostly to students from Mandalay suburbs and vicinity.

## History

Yadanabon University was opened in 2000 as Yadanabon College in Amarapura in southern Mandalay to serve students from the city's surround suburbs. The move was widely believed to be part of the Burmese military government's plan to disperse university students across many universities and colleges around the country. All arts and science universities in Myanmar, attended by the bulk of the university students, were closed down from December 1996 to July 2000, following student demonstrations in Yangon. When the universities reopened in 2000, students who would have attended Mandalay University in central Mandalay now have to attend Yadanabon University.
In 2003, Yadanabon College was "upgraded" to Yadanabon University by the military government. The first convocation of the Yadanabon University was held in January 2003. The university conferred degrees on 4,148 graduates.

## Yadanabon University Student Union

Yadanabon University Student Union is founded in 2012 and it is under the umbrella of All Burma Federation of Student Unions. Ei Thinzar Maung was also a President of this organization in 2012. It also taking part in Student Strike of National Education Law in 2015. After this, in 2017 it's separate into two student unions. Yadanabon University Student Union (ABFSU) and Yadanabon University Student Union (YDNBUSU).
Yadanabon University Student Union (YDNBUSU)
It is the strongest organization of Yadanabon University and there was nearly 200 members before the coup. Before the coup YDNBUSU is mostly work for internal university activities and student rights. But They against the Military Coup and also taking part in Protests and Anti Dictatorship Process after the coup.

## Programs

Classified as an Arts and Science university in the Burmese university education system, Yadanabon University offers bachelor's and master's degree programs in common liberal arts and sciences disciplines. Its regular Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) degrees take four years to complete and honors degree programs BA (Hons) and BSc (Hons) take one years. The master's degree programs take two years.
| Program | Bachelor's | Master's |
| Myanmar | BA | MA |
| English | BA | MA |
| Geography | BA | MA |
| History | BA | MA |
| Archaeology | BA | MA |
| Oriental Studies | BA | MA |
| Library and Information Studies | BA | MA |
| Philosophy | BA | MA |
| Psychology | BA | MA |
| Anthropology | BSc | MSc |
| Botany | BSc | MSc |
| Microbiology | BSc | MSc |
| Geology | BSc | MSc |
| Chemistry | BSc | MSc |
| BioChemistry | BSc | MSc |
| Industrial Chemistry | BSc | MSc |
| Computer Science | BSc | |
| Mathematics | BSc | MSc |
| Nuclear Physics | BSc | |
| Physics | BSc | MSc |
| Zoology | BSc | MSc |
| International Relations | BA | MA |
| Law | LLB | LLM |
| Sport Science | B.Sc | M.Sc |

## Alumni

* Zeyar Thaw, Former political prisoner; MP, Pyithu Hluttaw (2012–2021)