Soe Paing

by Hla Min

Updated : Dec 2025

Memories

UCC Celebration

U Soe Paing & Daw Saw Yu Tint

With U Hla Min & Spouse

Brief Biography

Name: U Soe Paing

Qualification: BS (Stanford), MS (Stanford), MSc. Computer Science (Southampton)

Department: Electrical Communications
Position: Assistant Lecturer, (Jan 1964 to March 1971)
Reason for Leaving: Joined Universities’ Computer Center in April 1971.

Engineering Alumni: Attended First Year Faculty of Engineering, Rangoon University from June to December, 1958.
Reason for Leaving: Awarded State Scholarship to study in USA.

Occupation: Data Processing Adviser (Retired)

Organization: United Nations

Updates

• Saya was my mentor at RIT and UCC.
• He offered me and Saya U Aung Zaw (UCC, GBNF) to be his co-authors. We wrote programming texts, manuals and guides.
• Saya was a prime mover to get the “RIT Alumni International Newsletters” and http://www-ex-rit.org started.
• Saya would mention that I am a “Shay Hmi; Nauk Hmi. ရှေ့မှီ၊ နောက်မှီ”
• Sayagadaw added: “Bay Hmi ဘေးမှီ as well’.
• Saya wrote articles for the RIT Newsletter and selected journals & magazines. They can be accessed via SCRIB-D
• He also gave an interview for MASTAA

UCC Gathering at Saya’s House

Lovely Couple

Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe

RIT alumni in Singapore

Visit to California

UCC Gathering at MICT Park

Leaving for UN Assignment

ICST Pu Zaw Pwe