Sayagyi Dr. Chit Swe Pioneer of Computer Systems, Application and Education in Burma Retired Rector of RASU I have written several articles about my mentor Passed away in Sydney Australia in 2019 at the tender age of 88
Daw Khin May (English) Her siblings/relatives include Sayama Daw Phwa Yin (Former Head of English), Saya U Tin Lwin (Pali) and Sayama Daw Sein Sein (Registrar, Director).
U Myat Hla Sein (Movie Technology)
Dr. Khin Maung Swe (Tekkatho Maung Thin Char)
Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt and son Dr. Khin Tun (Peter) Passed away at the ages of 89 and 62.
One of most loved sayas from the various engineering colleges and institutes in Myanmar
Well versed in theory and practice
Mentored and motivated students
Believed that “Education is a perpetual learning process”.
Served as a faculty member of the EE department : Assistant Lecturer, Lecturer, Professor & Head of the EC Department, Director of the UNIDO project (for the establishment/extension of workshops at RIT).
Served as External Examiner for UCC/DCS/ICST, and as liaison to NTU and NUS for the Engineering Graduate Programs (notably Electrical and Computer Engineering).
Attended SPZP-2000 in the San Francisco Bay Area.In 2000, Visited Seattle to meet U Min Maung (EC68) and KMZ.
Dr. San Tint in Seattle
Took care of his health
Played soccer for the RIT Sayas team and enjoyed playing tennis
Donated many times to the “Jivitadana Hospital”. Upon his return from SPZP-2000, he made a donation for “his students outside of Myanmar (Singapore, USA, …)”. Due to the political climate, the acknowledgement of the receipt appeared in the Myanmar newspaper six months later (the default would be a week or two).
Led numerous “Book Drives” for the RIT Library. Ko Aung Lin helped transport the donated books from Singapore.
Wanted to attend Singapore-2002, but his life was cut short. He was paralyzed. He tried to write with his left hand in the hope of resuming teaching. His nephew U Hlaing Myint (UCC) flew back from Australia to be beside Saya.
U Khin Maung Zaw (EC76) set up Memorial Web Pages on http://www.ex-rit.org for Saya Dr. San Tint.
Saya’s deeds were remembered not only at the funeral services, but are still remembered daily by his former students in the form of meritorious deeds, notably helping schools and students in Myanmar.
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In Memory of Dr. San Tint
On 5th May 2002 (Sunday), the 1980-2000 batch students contributed for Soon Kyway at BDMS (Buddha Dhama Mandala Society) Temple, Singapore and 2 lots of land at Burmese Buddhist Temple (Singapore).
For Saya U San Tint, Donations (Stationery, Text Books, etc. worth Kyat 500,000/- by Ko Zaw Aung – 84 EC) to four schools in Myanmar were done on behalf of the students by Pyinnya Dana Foundation (PDF) volunteers.
Next contribution “Dr. San Tint A Saung [Building] (48th donation of PDF)” is as follows. Estimated cost is Kyats 1.4 million.
The construction of a building (dedicated to Saya Dr. San Tint), measuring 50 Ft x 30 Ft, for third grade and fourth grade students at Primary School in Kyaik Paw (Bago) has begun under the supervision of PDF (Ko Thein Hteik Oo M96 and Volunteers).
The Primary school there has 240 students, but there is only one “extremely crowded” school building with not-so-good walls and a roof (one quarter of which is not covered with Zinc sheets). All students from Thu-nge-tan (KG) to fourth grade study in the building with NO partitions.
PDF Volunteers will take full responsibility on this project, making sure that the new building meets the typical primary school requirements. The building is BN type. For details, see the RIT Burma Group postings and/or contact us for details.
Ko Hla Kyi – 77 EC Ko Aung Lin – 85 EC Ko Aye Thwin – 92 Ep Ko Thein Htike Oo – 96 Mech Ko Aung Mon – 96 EC
We are still in need of funds for the above project. The estimates may need to be revised as construction proceeds, but we all will make it happen because the benefit for the poor kids is enormous.
Together, we all will make “the good job, aims and inspirations of our late beloved Sayagyi” happen. Thanks again all for your patience. Thanks to Ko Thein Hteik Oo & PDF Volunteers
On behalf of the late Sayagyi U San Tint’s well-wishers Hla Kyi (77 EC)
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Dear RIT Burma Family,
Let’s support “Dr. San Tint Hall” and to the school children of Burma [Myanmar].
Our country indeed needs the public volunteer support from all the Burmese [Myanmar] country men, bred, fed and taught by the various schools around the country.
We need to turn our head and look back at our Burmese schools and Burmese school children.
We have been bred, fed and taught by the schools of Burma. Now we are obliged [or at least start thinking] for the next generation of Burmese School Children.
You may have read about some/several Burmese School Children being bred, fed and taught under the tree near the paddy fields.
Saya Dr. San Tint (EE) attended SPZP-2000 in the US. Saya also met his students in Singapore, who initiated a “Book Drive” for YTU Library.
The following list is extracted from Ko Myint Thwin’s spreadsheet. Personal details and the amount contributed are not reprinted here (for privacy reasons).
Dr. San Tint
Aung Aung & Myo Myat Thi (92 EC)
Aung Aung & Khin Mya (both, ex-UCC)
Aung Cho Oo (95-2 EC)
Aung Htoo (95-2 EC)
Aung Khine Cho (85 EC)
Aung Kyaw Moe (95 EC)
Aung Kyaw Oo (98 EC)
Aung Lin (85 EC)
Aung Mon (96 EC)
Aung Myo Naing (91 EC)
Aung Soe (92 EC)
Aung Than Myint & Thida Nyein (93, 94 EC)
Aung Thant Naing (95-1 EC)
Aung Thura & Phyu Phyu Win (92, 93 EC)
Aung Win (83 EC)
Aung Zaw Myint (85 EC)
Aye Aye Tin (Australia) (95-2 EC)
Han Win Aung (91 EC)
Hla Min (USA) (69 EC)
Hlaing Tun (93 EC)
Nyan Lin Thein (Australia) (95-2 EC)
Htun Htun Naing (87 EC)
Htwe Htwe Hlaing (93 EC)
Htwe Win (95 EC)
Kathy Khaing (95-1 EC)
Khaing Khaing Win (95-1 EC)
Khin Lay Wai (91 EC)
Khin Zaw (83 EP)
Ko Ko & Maw Maw (92 EC)
Ko Paw @ Aung Naing Moe (96 EC)
Kyaw Htet (85 EC)
Kyaw Sin Maung & Thida Khine (94 EC)
Lei Lei Yi (91 EC)
Maung Maung Thet (93 EC)
Me Me Thant Zin (94 EC)
Min Lwin (94 EC)
Min Thein (96 EC)
Myat Myitzu Soe (98 EC)
Myint Htwe & Myint Myint Yi (81 EC)
Myint Myint Aung (95-1 EC)
Myint Shein (80 EC)
Myint Thwin (85 EP)
Myo Swe (82 EC)
Myo Swe (83 EC)
Myo Tin Shein (Australia) (95-1 EC)
Nyunt Zaw (85 EP)
Ohn Myaing & Aye Aye Thet (92 EC)
Phone Naing (95 EC)
Sai Khan Ywat (96 EC)
San Ko Ko Win (76 EC)
San Oo (85 EC)
San Win & Khin Yi (77 EC)
Sein Lin
Shein Soe Myint (83 EC)
Soe Min Oo & Kathy (93 EC)
Soe Win (94 EC)
Thein Naing (91 EC)
Thein Po (91 EC)
Thein Zaw (94 EC)
Thet Naing Oo (94 EC)
Thet Naung (95 EC)
Thin Soe Win (Australia) (95-1 EC)
Tin Aung Kyaw (91 EC)
Tin Kyaw Oo (80 EP)
Tin Kyaw Oo, Min Zaw & Myint Shain (80 EP/EC)
Tin Lay Nwe (94 EC)
Tin Tun 85 EC
Tun Min (93 EC)
Wai Lwin (83 EC)
Win Aung (95-2 EC)
Win Aung (96 EC
Win Cho (91 EC)
Win Myat Soe (93 EC)
Win Myint Khaing (95 EC)
Win Myint Oo (83 EC)
Win Naing & Soi Lan Khaing (93 EC)
Zaw Htoo (95 EC)
Zaw Lwin Oo (93 EC)
Zaw Shwe (96 EP)
Note :
I am reprinting old records. Some donors are GBNF.
Sayagyi Dr. Chit Swe Pioneer of Computer Systems, Application and Education in Burma Retired Rector of RASU I have written several articles about my mentor Passed away in Sydney Australia in 2019 at the tender age of 88
Daw Khin May (English) Her siblings/relatives include Sayama Daw Phwa Yin (Former Head of English), Saya U Tin Lwin (Pali) and Sayama Daw Sein Sein (Registrar, Director).
U Myat Hla Sein (Movie Technology)
Myat Hla Sein
Dr. Khin Maung Swe (Tekkatho Maung Thin Char)
Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt and son Dr. Khin Tun (Peter) Passed away at the ages of 89 and 62.
In the early days, the faculty members of Social Science served as Visiting Lecturers at BIT/RIT
Saya was Lecturer of Economics and the Librarian of Social Science Library. Taught Economics to the engineering students at BIT.
U Maung Maung
Research Engineer with UBARI
Taught part-time to engineering students.
U Aye (M62, HIC/FAO/UN (Retired)) wrote :
U Than Lwin was our Economics lecturer during our Third year Engg. class (Old system) in 1960-61.
Part-time lecturers during 1961-62 include :
U Kyaw Hla, Manager, (M54), M.Engg (McGill), Manager, PEI 2, Ministry of Industry, our part-time lecturer for Theory of Machines.
U Kyaw Kyaw Thein, Architect, a graduate from Leeds, UK, from U Kyaw Kyaw Thein & Associates, Pansodan Street, was our par-time lecturer for Hydraulics.
Our Industrial Management lecturer was from the Institute of Economics.
Note : During 1961-62 academic year, our lecturer Mr. Johnny King (U Ko Ko Gyi) resigned to go abroad and our Russian Professor passed away.
Part time lecturer on Mechanized Construction
U Hla Shein (M60) Dy, Director, Mechanized Construction (Retired) Went to Manchester, UK, for further study/training
Editor’s Notes :
There were connections between BIT/RIT and UBARI. Some who went for further studies on UBARI scholarship [later] joined BIT/RIT as full-time or part-time sayas.
Saya U Tin Htut (M60) was the first engineering saya to teach “Industrial Management”. In the early days, the Departments of Economics and Commerce (from the Faculty of Social Science, and later Institute of Economics) taught “Industrial Management”. They include Saya U Thein Aung and Saya U Tin Nyunt
Electrical Inspectorate and EPC provided Visiting Lecturers to the Electrical Engineering Department.
Engineers from Irrigation and Municipal taught part-time in Civil Engineering.
Some artists (e.g. Bagyee Aung Soe) taught part time in Architecture.
There are other subjects (e.g. Sociology) that are taught by part-time sayas and visiting lecturers.
I wish to advise the passing of “St Paul’s Saya Cecil D’Cruze” on the 16th August 2007 in Melbourne.
Saya Cecil D’Cruze worked as a Librarian at the “De La Salle School of St Bede’s College Mentone Melbourne for many years.
The Funeral Mass for the repose of the soul of Saya Cecil D’Cruze will be offered at “Holy Family Church”, Stephensons Road, Mt Waverley on THURSDAY August 23, 2007 at 11 a.m. The Funeral will leave at the conclusion of Mass for burial at “Springvale Botanical Cemetery”, Princes Hwy, Springvale, Melbourne.
Rosary will be recited in
Tobin Brothers Currents of Life Chapel, 505 Princes Hwy, Noble Park on
TUESDAY August 21, 2007 at 7.30 p.m.
On behalf of all BOBs of Burma I will place a wreath on his grave. “May his soul Rest In Peace”.
Sayama Julie Han (T61) was among the first batch of female engineering graduates. Her contemporaries include
Sayama Daw Tin Tin Ohn (Amy Thwin, T61)
Daw Yin Yin Kyi (T61)
Ms. Pauline Reynolds (ChE61)
Daw Khin Than Nwe (Margaret Than Maung, T62).
Sayama completed her Doctorate in the US.
Sayama served as the Vice President of Theravada Buddhist Association of America (TBSA) and headed the fund raising for the first Dhammananda Vihara in Daly City, Northern California.
She passed away several years ago. She has a daughter.
Saya U Htin Paw (EE 58, Past President of TBSA) donated to the new Dhammananda Vihara in Half Moon Bay in memory of Sayama Julie.
SPZP-2000
Sayama attended SPZP-2000. She stayed with her elder sister Polly Han.
The following is what she wrote for SPZP-2000.
Here is a brief description of my years after leaving RIT.
I spent 6 years at Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, getting a M.S. degree in Textile Chemistry and Ph. D. in Materials Science.
The companies that I worked for in chronological order are: Burlington Industries, CIBA-GEIGY, Sears Roebuck, Levi-Strauss, Raychem Corp, Tacan Corp, Johnson Matthey Inc, Xytronyx Corporation.
At present I am working as a sales manager for an optoelectronic company IPITEK, which is a division of Tacan Corp. Since 1980 I left the field of textile engineering and have been working in opto-electronic field.
Look forward to seeing you at the Reunion. Best regards. Julie
Sad to learn from Yangon Dr. U Win Thein Medical group’s message that Saya passed away in Minhantha clinic today.
Funeral service will be tomorrow at 9 am Yangon time and our time tonight at 9:30 pm EST.
Ohn Myint
Saya’s Farewell Message (via Than Than Soe)
From Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi
Ohn Myint,
My wife and I are very sad to know that Dr Win Thein had passed away. He was one of the nicest persons that I have known in my life. He was a very good, decent person with goodwill to all and with malice towards none. I have never seen him getting angry with anyone. He was always helpful to me and my wife. I will miss him a lot, particularly as I made him a promise to look him up as soon as I arrive Yangon in my next visit to Myanmar. My wife and I pray that he will have a better next life. Please send our condolences to his family.
With warm regards Aung Gyi
From Saya Dr. San Hla Aung
Dear Ko Hla Min,
I am so deeply saddened to learn of one of my dearest friends Dr Win Thein’s passing away. He was also one of the finest persons I have ever known and I will always have very fond memories of him. I pray and believe that he will reach a higher level of abode in his next existence.
With metta, San Hla Aung
From Saya U Tin Htut
We are sorry to hear that Dr Win Thein passed away. I know him as a senior student at Faculty of Engineering on Prome Road and as a senior colleague at RIT. I saw him during my last visit to Yangon 3 years ago. Please convey my condolences to his family in Yangon.
Son of Saya U Kar (former Minister in the Ain Sount Ah So Yah).
Doctorate in Mathematics from Queen Mary College.
Succeeded Saya Dr. Chit Swe as Director of UCC.
During his tenure, the Department of Computer Science (DCS) and the Institute of Computer Science and Technology (ICST) were established.
Served as the first Rector of ICST.
U Ko Ko Lay
U Ko Ko Lay
Saya Dr. Chit Swe founded UCC with the help of Saya U Soe Paing, Saya U Myo Min and Saya U Ko Ko Lay.
BSCE and MSCE from Stanford University
Joined PWD
Transferred to UCC as Operations Manager
Served as Scientific Applications Manager, Professor of Computer Science at DCS, and Professor of Information Technology at ICST.
CO U Hla Min
He is my namesake. Those outside UCC were not aware that he was one year junior to me at St. Paul’s High School and RIT.
Graduated from RIT with Electrical Power in 1970.
Joined UCC as Chief Operator (CO).
Attended a post-graduate course in UK Met his beloved one doing Advanced Nurse Training
I became a “Tone Kyaw” when he passed away at the tender age of 30+. Two government training centers (where I had given guest lectures) planned to send “Lwan Thu Pann Chway” to me. My classmate U Moe Hein (Ajala) took leave to attend my funeral at the Kyandaw Cemetery.
U Mya Thein
Joined the Department of Commerce, Institute of Economics.
Transferred to UCC as Business Applications Programmer along with U Thein Oo.
Succeeded me as Business Applications Manager.
Taught at UCC, DCS and ICST
Also taught at the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University (ITBMU).
U Kyaw Nyein
Joined UCC as Scientific Applications Manager.
Taught Numerical Methods and Numerical Analysis.
Played soccer and volleyball at UCC.
Served as a UNV in the Middle East . During an assignment, he and his team had to be relocated due to war/conflict in the area.
U Maung Maung Gyi
Joined UCC as Operator and served as Shift Leader.
Succeeded CO U Hla Min as Chief Operator.
U Soe Myint
Graduated from RIT with Mechanical Engineering in 1972. His M72 friends called him “Phone Gyi” since there were four Soe Myint in their class.
Joined UCC as Operator.
Since there was a M.Sc. (CS) student with the same name, he is called as “Sunlun Soe Myint” and “Soe Myint Gyi”.
Attended DAC.
Had training in US (on graphics)
Taught Mechanical Drawing and AutoCAD to ICST students.
Retired as Pro-Rector of ICST.
U Myint Aung
Office Superintendent in the Admin Division of UCC.
Volunteered to drive the E-2000 ferry.
Close friend of Ko Khin Maung Zaw’s father.
Daw Khin Lay Myint
Joined UCC as Secretary.
Became a Branch Clerk.
Daw Nge Ma Than
Younger daughter of U Aung Than (brother of Bogyoke Aung San).
Prisoner of Conscience
During the Adhamma era, she was detained along with her husband U Myint Swe (UCC) and her brother.
U Win Naing
Science Scholar.
Attended the 1st batch of M.Sc. (CS) with the Systems Option.
Shein Soe Myint
U Shein Soe Myint
EC83 batch.
Served in various capacities at UCC (Engineering, Teaching)
Passed away in Singapore while doing his Ph.D.
U Aung Aung Thein
Colleague of U Kyaw Zwar Soe.
Served in various capacities at UCC (Engineering, Teaching)
Younger brother U Kyaw Kyaw Thein is also ex-UCC.
U Thein Tan
Close friend of U Zaw Tun
Daw Hla Hla Win
Worked for Operations Division.
Spouse : U Than Tun
Attended DAC
Daw Khin San Hlaing
Also known as Cynthia
Joined UCC as Librarian
Attended M.Sc. (CS)
Was at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Migrated to Australia
Daw Kyu Kyu Lwin
Served as “ad hoc” Tutor for Mathematics Department
Worked for the Operations Division
Attended DAC
Transferred to Social Security Board (SSB) Computer Section
Daw Win May Thaung
Cousin of Ronnie Hla Maung (my middle school class mate).
HlaMin 