BSCE

The article was published in the RUESU (Rangoon University Engineering Student Union) Annual Magazine.
It was scanned by Saya U Soe Paing and volunteers for the “History of Myanmar Engineering Education (HMEE) prject.
Saya U Kyit In (U Min Wun) received BSCE from MIT and MSCE from Cornell University.
He retired as Professor and Head of Civil Engineering, and moved to USA.

Three brilliant Engineering students — U Min Wun, U Aung Gyi and U Maung Maung Than — from Rangoon University were sent as the first batch of State Scholars to study in the prestigious universities in the USA under the “Twinning Program” proposed by Sayagyi U Ba Hli and supported by Professor Horowitz (MIT).
Upon return from the USA, U Min Wun was appointed Assistant Lecturer along with U Aung Gyi.
They became Lecturers a year later.
Saya retired from RIT as Professor and Head of Civil Engineering.
Saya moved to the USA.
He worked at CalTrans (California Transportation) till he reached the age of 80.

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