Plans under way to uplift higher ed

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Subject: Plans under way to uplift higher education sector to meet developing South-East Asian nations' standard

SOURCE: The New Light of Myanmar (Saturday, January 8, 2000)

Plans under way to uplift higher education sector to meet 
developing South-East Asian nations' standard

Y ANGON, 7 Jan-Myanmar Education Committee held its meeting 1/2000 at Yangon 
Universities Central Council this morning with an address by Chairman of MEC 
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.

The Secretary-l said in Myanmar, not only the Ministry of Education but also 
other ministries are paying serious attention to the education field in 
taking up responsibilities sector-wise. The government expenditure on 
education and health sectors is the largest in the nation next to that of the 
road and bridge sector.

Significant success have been achieved in the basic education sector due to 
participation of the people. The government is making harmonious efforts for 
uplifting the education sector to meet the international standard and for the 
flourishing of all-round education based on Myanmar culture starting from the 
primary level, achieving progress which is not lower than that of the 
developed nations of South-East Asia. With the ardent participation of 
parents and people, multi-media class rooms are being set up in implementing 
education promotion programmes.

As Myanmar is an ASEAN member, it has become essential to promote the entire 
education sector for the flourishing of an education system which is at par 
with other ASEAN nations; the guidance of Head of State Senior General Than 
Shwe has been sought to make plans for the emergence of a higher education 
system which is not lower than that of the developed nations of South-East 
Asia within a four-year period. In line with the guidance, arrangements are 
under way to improve teaching methods, subjects, modem teaching aids, 
techniques and buildings of the institutions of higher learning.

As a first step taken in promoting the higher education sector, learning 
centres have been set up at open universities; and the Ministry of Education 
and the Ministry of Information are launching joint plans to introduce 
information technology the computer network system and the satellite data 
broadcasting system in the sector.

In addition to broadcasting lessons to learning centres in States and 
Divisions, the central needs to make arrangements for holding discussions 
with the centres. In accord with the counsel of the Senior General all the 
respective ministries should collectively strive to introduce modern teaching 
aids and improve teaching systems, subjects and buildings for the emergence 
of a higher education system which is not lower than that of the developed 
nations of South-East Asia within a four-year period.Minister for Education U 
Than Aung, Deputy Minister U Myo Nyunt and officials explained plans to set 
up information technological equipment and multi-media resource centres at 
institutions of higher learning, exchange education and share experiences 
among universities, use modern equipment in establishing open universities 
and learning centres and set up satellite data broadcasting systems.Minister 
for Information Maj-Gen Kyi Aung and officials reported to the meeting on 
arrangements being made to install data, broadcasting system for telecasting 
lessons to learning centres, application of information technology, email, 
Internet and WebPages.

Also present were,ministers, the chief justice, the attorney-general,- the 
auditor-general, the chairman of Civil Service Selection and Training Board, 
deputy ministers, the chief of Armed Forces Training, the director of Medical 
Services, officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office, heads 
of department and officials.

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