Electrical Engineering

by Hla Min

Updated : May 2025

• In the 60s, the Electrical Engineering Department offered EC (Electrical Communications) and EP (Electrical Power) courses.

• During our RIT days, the EP students outnumber the EC students by roughly 3 to 1. A rationale was that EP students can get jobs much more easily than EC students.

• Ma Tin Tin (Anne, EC69) was the sole female EE student from the Class of 69.
• The Class of EE 67 had Daw Yee Yee Aung, Daw Nancy (GBNF) and Daw Maywaddy Tun Tun.

• Daw Mya Mya Than (EP68, GBNF) joined the faculty.

• In the following decades, the EC (now known as EcE or Electronics) students overtook the EP students.
• EE formally evolved into two Departments. U Sein Win (GBNF) served as Professor and Head of Electrical Power Department. Dr. San Tint (GBNF) served as Professor and Head of Electronic Engineering Department.
• There were more female EE students, and several joined the faculty. A few rose to become Associate Professors and Professors.

The following is a partial list of GBNF.

• U Kyaw Tun (Saya of our sayas) : Father of Dr. Elizabeth (English), Daw Dorothy (Mrs. TAW), …
• C Ping Lee : Moved to head the Dept of Vocational and Tech at the request of the then HE U Than Aung, Minister of Education
• Dr. Freddie Ba Hli taught part time; Served as Director General of UBARI; Advisor for National Planning Ministry; Board member of UCC
• U Sein Hlaing (Professor) : Passed away a couple of years after retirement
• U Tin Swe (Senior Lecturer) : Was a star soccer player; Also good at tennis; Power user at UCC
• U Sein Win (Professor of the newly established EP Dept) : President of RIT Rowing; President of RIT Swimming; Advisor for UCC
• U Htin Paw : Moved to UBARI and then to Electrical Inspectorate; later migrated to USA; President of BEA; President of TBSA; Wrote articles for RIT Alumni Newsletter; Attended SPZP-2000
• U Ba Nyunt : Moved to MOC; Attended SPZP-2000
• Dr. San Tint (Professor of the newly established EcE Dept) : Played on the Saya soccer team; External examiner for UCC and DCS; Attended SPZP-2000
• U Thein Lwin : Elder brother of U Myo Myint, U Kyi Lwin (C67), U Tint Lwin (M79) and U Thet Lwin (EC72); Spouse of Sayama Daw May Than Nwe (Joyce, Physics, GBNF); President of RIT Badminton; Retired from Singapore Poly
• U Soe Min : Moved to DCA after returning from UK
• U Chin Way : Was active in SPARK; Migrated to USA
• U Nyi Nyi : Introduced U Soe Paing to Dr. Chit Swe; Passed away in UK
• U Tin Shwe : Became monk after retiring from ABAC
• Daw Mya Mya Than : Early EE sayama
• U Kyaw Naing (Sin Gwan) : Wrote “Computer ah sa Pay thee ga” for Hlyat Sit Sar Saung; Early casualty
• Daw Nyunt Nyunt Yee : Spouse of Saya U Sein Hlaing

EC/EP PZP a few years back

U Soe Paing, U Thein Lwin, U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War), U Tin Maung Thein, Dr. Ba Lwin, U Myo Kyi, U Ba Myint, U Sein Maung, U Khaing Oo, and Daw Mya Mya Than are seen at the recent EC/EP Saya Pu Zaw Pwe.

Photo : Daw Than Yi (Maubin Ma Shwe Than, EP70)