HlaMin

Author: Hla Min (Lifelong Learner)

  • RU 7

    • RU Convocation
    • RU Rectors
    • RU Registrars

    RU Convocation

    • The Prime Minister of the Union of Burma attended Convocations as Chancellor of the University.
    • Pro Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Pro Vice Chancellor also attended Convocations. Their roles are described in “Order of Procedure”.
    • Some dignitaries receive honorary degrees.
    • Prizes (medals, books) were awarded to outstanding students (graduates and some undergraduates)
    • Related posts
      1958 Convocation
      Visits
    Convocation
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    Convocation in 1958

    RU Rectors

    • Dr. Htin Aung (First native Rector)
      Retired as Vice Chancellor
      Outstanding author
    • Dr. Hla Myint
      Economist and Educator
    • U Kar
      Served as Minister in the Caretaker Government
    • Dr. Tha Hla
      Geologist
      Retired from United Nations
    • Dr. Maung Maung Kha
      Meteorological Physicist
      Longest tenure among the Rectors

    RU Registrars

    • U Htin Si
    • U Yu Khin
      Earlier served as Dean, Chair of RU Sports Council
      After retirement, helped found IFL (Institute of Foreign Languages)
    • Daw Sein Sein
      Retired as Director, Ministry of Education

  • Khit San Sar Pay Founders

    The three co-founders were were the early students of Sayagyi U Pe Maung Tin (Pali and Burmese Scholar) at the then newly established “Burmese Department” at the Rangoon University.

    • Theikpan Maung Wa
      (ICS U Sein Tin)
    • Zawgyi
      (U Thein Han)
    • Minthuwun
      (U Wun)
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    U Wun

  • RU Donors

    RU Library Donor

    Raja Dr. S. Ramanatha Reddiar(b. 1871-1932) L.L.D.(Honoris Causa), F.R.U

    Other donors

    • U Nyo (RUSU Building, RUBC Club House and several in the RU Estate)
    • Chan Chor Khine (son of Chan Mah Phee and Daw Aye Mya) donated for the RU Gymnasium
    • Sir Arthur Eggar (Law Professor) pledged a third of his salary for the operation of RUBC

  • GBNF (UCC)

    Dr. Chit Swe
    • Dr. Chit Swe / Saya Chit
      Founder and Director of UCC
      Passed away in Sydney, Australia in 2019
    • Dr. Tin Maung
      Succeeded Dr. Chit Swe as Director of UCC
      Retired as Rector of ICST
    • U Ko Ko Lay / Saya Lay
      Helped Dr. Chit Swe found UCC
      Retired as Professor of Information Systems at ICST
    • CO U Hla Min / Pauk Si
      Passed away while serving as Chief Operator of UCC
    • U Mya Thein / Bo Shoke
      Taught at the Institute of Economics, UCC and IMBTU
    • U Kyaw Nyein / Kyein
      Scientific Applications Programmer
      Taught Numerical Methods
      Worked as UNV in the Middle East
    • U Win Naing
      Science Scholar for Mathematics
      Scientific Applications Programmer
    • U Soe Thein / Joe
      Business Applications Programmer
    • U Soe Myint (Gyi) / Sunlun Kappiya
      Retired as Pro-Rector, UCSY
    • U Maung Maung Gyi / Thein Tan / Henry Than Htay
      Chief Operator
    • Daw Nge Ma Ma Than / Ma Nge / Theresa Aung Than
      Applications Programmer
      Taught at UCC, DCS and ICST
      Prisoner of Conscience
    • U Myint Aung
      Retired as Superintendent at UCC
    • Daw Khin Lay Myint
      Secretary
      Retired as Admin Officer at UCC
    • U Shein Soe Myint
      Passed away in Singapore while doing graduate studies
    • U Aung Aung Thein
      Worked and taught at UCC
    • Daw Hla Hla Win
      Operations Division
    • Daw Kyu Kyu Lwin
      Operations Division
      Transferred to SSB
    • Daw Win May Thoung
      Operations Division
    • Daw Khin Mya Swe (M.Sc,)
      Passed away in Lesotho
    • Daw Khin Toe Nyein (M.Sc.)
    • Daw Thida Aung (M.Sc.)
    • Some M.Sc. students
      Dr. Htay Lwin Nyo
      U Thein Tan
    • Some DAC students
      Henry Maung Maung
    • Some who worked or studied at ICST
      Dr. Kyaw Thein
      U Kyaw Mya Thein

    Advisors / Supporters

    • Dr. F. Ba Hli
      Member, UCC Management Board
      Advisor, Ministry of National Planning
    • U Sein Win
      Technical Advisor for Electrical Systems
    • U Win Htein
      SE, PWD (Electrical)
    • Dr. San Tint
      Lecturer (and later Professor), RIT EE
    • U Tin Swe
      Power User with EP students

  • Knowledge Transfer

    • Dr. Chit Swe (Founder / Director of UCC) firmly believed in Transfer of Knowledge and Technology.
    • For the UCC Project, several distinguished Computing Professionals gave courses — short term and long term.
    • Professor Harry D Huskey (UCSC) and Professor Anthony Ralston (SUNY, Buffalo) were Past ACM Presidents.
      They taught courses on
      “History of Computers”,
      “Structured Programming”,
      “PASS (Compiler)”,
      “ZIP (Interpreter)”
      …
    • Professor Michael Stonebraker (then at UC Berkeley) gave a short course at UCC on Relational DBMS in general, and Ingres in particular.
      A few years back, he won the Prestigious ACM Turing Award and the $1 M prize.
      He joined Charles Bachmann, E F Codd and Jim Gray as DBMS Gurus to win the Turing Award,
      He is the lone Serial Entrepreneur among the 70 ACM Turing Award Winners.
    • There were several other visiting Professors (e.g Peter Wegner, Foreman Acton) and IT Professionals (e.g. Sheldon Bacchus).

  • UCC GBNF

    Dr. Chit Swe
    • Dr. Chit Swe
      Founder and Director of UCC
      Passed away in Sydney, Australia in 2019
    • Dr. Tin Maung
      Succeeded Dr. Chit Swe as Director of UCC
      Retired as Rector of ICST
    • U Ko Ko Lay
      Helped Dr. Chit Swe found UCC
      Retired as Professor of Information Systems at ICST
    • CO U Hla Min
      Passed away while serving as Chief Operator of UCC
    • U Mya Thein
      Taught at the Institute of Economics, UCC and IMBTU
    • U Kyaw Nyein
      Scientific Applications Programmer
      Taught Numerical Methods
      Worked as UNV in the Middle East
    • U Win Naing
      Science Scholar for Mathematics
      Scientific Applications Programmer
    • U Soe Thein
      Business Applications Programmer
    • U Soe Myint (Gyi)
      Retired as Pro-Rector, UCSY
    • U Maung Maung Gyi
      Chief Operator
    • Daw Nge Ma Ma Than
      Applications Programmer
      Taught at UCC, DCS and ICST
      Prisoner of Conscience
    • U Myint Aung
      Retired as Superintendent at UCC
    • Daw Khin Lay Myint
      Retired as Admin Officer at UCC
    • U Shein Soe Myint
      Passed away in Singapore while doing graduate studies
    • U Aung Aung Thein
      Worked and taught at UCC
    • Daw Hla Hla Win
      Operations Division
    • Daw Kyu Kyu Lwin
      Transferred to SSB
    • Daw Win May Thoung
      Operations Division
    • Daw Khin Mya Swe (M.Sc,)
      Passed away in Lesotho
    • Daw Khin Toe Nyein (M.Sc.)
    • Daw Thida Aung (M.Sc.)
    • Some M.Sc. students
      e.g. U Thein Tan
    • Some DAC students

    Advisors / Supporters

    • Dr. F. Ba Hli
      Member, UCC Management Board
      Advisor, Ministry of National Planning
    • U Sein Win
      Technical Advisor for Electrical Systems
    • U Win Htein
      SE, PWD (Electrical)
    • Dr. San Tint
      Lecturer (and later Professor), RIT EE

  • Mya Kyun Nyo Nyo

    • Maung Ngwe Hlinne is the pen name of Saya U Thet Lwin, who taught Burmese at the Institute of Economics and later transferred to RIT as Registrar.
    • He is a distinguished Composer.
      His songs include “Mya Kyun Nyo Nyo”.
    • [Saya Dr. Soe Win] : My father Saya Sein was U Thet Lwin‘s Burmese teacher at St. Paul’s High School.
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    Mya Kyun Nyo
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    U Thet Lwin (Maung Ngwe Hlinne)

  • ChE 70

    Chemical

  • ChE 71

    Chemical

  • Class of 71

    U Khin Maung Myint (ChE71) and Daw Mai Khin Khin Nyunt (Rosie, ChE71) were among those who graduated from RIT in 1971. They shared the results published in Working People’s Daily.

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    Architecture

    • Saw Orson
      Volleyball

    Chemical

    • Nwe Ni Wai
    • Khin Maung Myint
    • Mae Khin Nyunt (Rosie)
      Organizer
    • Khin Mya Swe

    Civil

    • Khin Maung Chit
    • Win Myint
      High School LYC

    Electrical

    • Tin Win (Electrical Communications)
    • Tin Than (Electrical Power)
    • Htun Aung
    • Pwint Than
      High School LYC

    Mechanical

    • Ne Win (Mechanical)
    • Myint Htay (Automobile)
    • Ma Nwe (Agriculture)
    • Myint Thin (GBNF)
      Luyechun
      Rowing
    • Myint Toe
    • Aung Win (Owen Khoo)
      Hockey
    • Khin Maung Myint
      Rowing
    • Myint Than
      Rowing
    • Soe Khine
      Organizer
    • Uttam Singh
      High School LYC

    Metallurgy

    • Nyan Tun U (Metallurgy)
    • Win Kyaw
      Rowing

    Mining

    • Saw Thant (Mining)
    • Win Myint (Petroleum Production)

    Textile

    • Aye Aye Myint (Textile)