Category: RIT

Engineering Schools in Burma

Chemical Engineering
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025
- ChE courses were introduced in 1955 with Contract Sayas from India.
U Khin Aung Kyi

U Khin Aung Kyi
- Stood 7th in Burma in the Matriculation of 1949.
- While attending Rangoon University as a Mechanical Engineering student, he received State Scholarship to study Chemical Engineering at MIT.
- Received BS and MS from MIT.
- Joined Rangoon University as Assistant Lecturer.
- Promoted to Lecturer, and later as Professor and Head of ChE Department.
- Succeeded Dr. Aung Gyi as Rector in 1977.
- In 1988, he moved to Thailand & taught at Rengsit University.
- Former students sponsored him to attend SPZP-2000 in California, USA.
- In 2012, he gave an interview to U Ohn Khine (M70) & team for the HMEE project.
- Passed away in Yangon in 2021.
ChE Magazine

ChE Magazine
- U Aung Gyi (Simon, ChE62) & team published the magazine.
- Has a list of ChE graduates from 1957 to 1961.
ChE 57
- Ko Hla Myint (Mack)
  Dr. Hla Myint taught at RIT before moving to Thailand and Australia.
Dr. Hla Myint (Seated 3rd from Left)
- Saw Alpheus San Doke
- Ko Mya Shwe / Khoo Hoke Gwan
- Ko Mya Than
ChE 58
- Ko Soe Maung
- Ko Win Pe
- Ko Tun Aung Thwin
ChE 59
- Ko Khin Maung Lin
- Ko Win Myint
- Ko Mg Mg Sein
- Mr. Wong Koon Sha / Khin Zaw
- Ko Mg Than /Min Jack Tham (Distinction)
- Ko Sein Win
- Mr. Siong Yam (Distinction)
ChE 60
- Ko Tha Tun Aung
- Ko Aung Lin
- Ko Tint Shein
- Ko Sann Tin
- Ko Aung Zaw Win
- Ko Myint Wai
- Ko Mg Mg Win (Distinction)
  Dr. Maung Maung Win (GBNF) retired as Professor and Head of Chemical Engineering
Dr. Maung Maung Win

ChE 61
- Mr. Razman Ali
- Ko Ba Htay
- Mr. Chwan Pein Kyan
- Miss Pauline Reynolds
  She was the first female ChE. She was one of the first six female Engineers. She moved to Bangkok.
Pauline
- Ko Hla Shein
BIT (1961 – 62)

Staff and Students of ChE

ChE 3

Staff and Final Year Students of ChE

ChE 4

Daw Tin Myint

U Maung Maung (George)

U Myat Thwin

Some Senior ChE Sayas and Alumni
- U Kyaw Tun (GBNF)
- U Ko Ko
- U Maung Maung Chwan
- U Tin Aung (Dr. K C Chiu, ChE63)
- U Maung Maung (George, ChE66)
- U Myat Thwin (Keusan Lin, ChE66)
- U Ne Win Myint (ChE66, GBNF)
- U Tint Swe (ChE66)
- Daw Tin Myint (ChE66)
Daw Tin Myint
- U Htun Aung Kyaw (ChE67)
U Htun Aung Kyaw
- U Ohn Maung (ChE68, GBNF)
- Dr. Taing Oke (ChE69)
Dr. Taing Oke
- U Kyaw Min (Ei Kun, ChE69)
- Albert Kyaw Min (ChE69)
- Daw Yi Yi Khaing (Vilma, ChE69)
- Daw Khin Swe Aye (Winnie, ChE70)
- Daw Tin Tin Myint (Emma, ChE70)
- Daw Tin May Soe (ChE70)
- U Kyaw Win Maung (ChE70)
- U Win Paing (U Wara, ChE70, GBNF)
- U Aung Min (ChE70)
- U Khin Maung Myint (ChE71)
- Daw Mai Khin Nyunt (ChE71)
- U Aung Myaing (ChE72)
- Daw Gyn Yu (ChE72)
- U Tun Shwe (ChE72)
- Trixie Tan (ChE72)
- U Myo Myint Pe (ChE72, GBNF)
- Daw Aye Aye Kyaw (ChE72, GBNF)
- U Kyi Aung (ChE73)
June 19, 2025
Saya U Aung Khin in 1960 & 2012
by Tekkatho Moe War

Updated : June 2025

၂၀၁၂ ခုနှစ်စက်မှုတက္ကသိုလ်ကျောင်းသူကျောင်းသားဟောင်းများ၏ Worldwide ဆရာပူဇော်ပွဲကြီးတွင် ရိုက်ကူးခဲ့သည့် ယခင် စက်မှုအင်ဂျင်နီယာဌာနမှူး ပါမောက္ခဦးအောင်ခင် ပုံနှင့် ၁၉၆၀ ပြည့်နှစ်တုန်းက ပုံ ယှဥ်ကြည့်နိုင်ရန်…

အချိန်ကာလကမ်းစပ်ကို အနိစ္စလှိုင်းတံပိုးရိုက်ခတ်ခဲ့၊ ရိုက်ခတ်နေဆဲ…..

ဆင်ခြင်မိ…

(စာရေးသူသည်လည်း မိမိကိုယ်ကို ထိုနည်းနှင်နှင် အမြဲမပြတ် သတိကပ် နှလုံးသွင်းကာ ဆင်ခြင်နေထိုင်လျက်…)

RUESU Annual Magazine Committee (1960-61)
- RUESU stands for Rangoon University Engineering Students’ Union. It is independent from RUSU (Rangoon University Students’ Union).
- RUESU published the Annual Magazine for 1960 – 61.
- Saya U Aung Khin served as Advisor for English Editor.
- Tekkatho Moe War served as General Editor.
SPZP-2012

U Aung Khin

Tekkatho Moe War
- The Sixth RIT Grand Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe (SPZP-2012) was held at the Gyogone Campus in December 2012. It was the True Home Coming.
- Saya U Aung Khin gave a speech.
- Tekkatho Moe War was among the Sayas on the Stage receiving Garawa from the Alumni.
Posts
- Mechanical Engineering Department
- On the road to the Millennium
- RUESU
- SPZP
- Tekkatho Moe War
June 19, 2025
RIT Days (1965 – 70)
by Zaw Min & Ohn Khine

Updated : June 2025

Editor : Hla Min

Ko Zaw Min (EP70)

Zaw Min (Standing 2nd from Right)
- Matriculated from St. Albert’s High School, Maymyo in 1964.
- Had a very high ILA (Intelligence Level Aggregate)
- Admitted to the first ever 1st BE as Roll Number One.
- Selected RIT Luyechun for the 1965 Summer Camp at Inlay.
- His outspoken remarks about the Camp drew the ire of higher authorities.
- Graduated with Electrical Power in 1970.
- After working in the industry, he moved to the USA.
- Studied Electronics in the USA
- Added “Nawaday” to his name.
- Shared his memories of RIT to the Google group of “the Combined Intake of 1st BE for 1964 and 1965”.
Ko Ohn Khine (M70)

Ohn Khine
- Matriculated from St. Peter’s High School, Mandalay in 1964.
- Took a combination of Science and Arts subjects
- Had good ILA score to be admitted to RIT.
- Graduated with Mechanical Engineering in 1970
- Worked for Heavy Industries Corporation
- Created and maintained the the Google group of “the Combined Intake of 1st BE for 1964 and 1965”.
- Volunteer for SPZP-2012, SPZP-2016, HMEE-2012, HMEE-2018, Swel Daw Yeik Foundation and several RIT-related activities.
- Gave me rides during my visits to Yangon.
- Co-author
- Filled the “missing pieces” in Ko Zaw Min’s accounts.
Ko Hla Min (EC69)

Hla Min
- Matriculated from St. Paul’s High School in 1963.
- Stood 7th in the whole of Burma
- Received Collegiate Scholarship
- Top in the Science Option of I.Sc.(A) examination
- Admitted to the first ever 2nd BE in November 1964 as Roll Number One.
- Selected Luyechun for the Inlay Khaung Daing Camp in the Summer of 1965
- Graduated with Electrical Communications in 1969.
- Started the “RIT Alumni International Newsletter” in 1989 and have maintained it for 26 years.
- Administrator or Moderator of selected Facebook pages.
- Own web site
  hlamin.com
- Had the honor to edit the draft version of “Memories by Ko Zaw Min Nawaday & Ko Ohn Khine” which was first posted as Google Docs for the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65.
- Published the edited document as a series of articles in “RIT Alumni International Newsletter and Updates”.
Introduction

Intakes in 1964

There were three intakes at the Rangoon Institute of Technology (RIT) when the new education system started in 1964. Eligible students were admitted to the 1st BE, 2nd BE and 3rd BE classes. They are also known as
- Class of ’70 (1st BE Intake in 1964)
  Matriculates were admitted using the ILA
- Class of ’69 (2nd BE Intake in 1964)
  Those who had passed I.Sc.(A) with Science Option were admitted in order of merit
- Class of ’68 (3rd BE Intake in 1964)
  Those who had passed I.Sc.(B) with Science Option were admitted in order of merit
The RIT Rector was U Yone Mo and the Registrar was U Soe Thein.

The Class of ’70

It comprised of the first year intake students in 1964. There were 494 registered students, of which 67 were female. Most graduated in 1970. Some took sabbatical for a year or two. A few left RIT before graduation. The GBNF (Gone But Not Forgotten) reached 138 at the end of May 2025.

Matriculates entered the first ever 1st BE classes. ILA (Intelligence Level Aggregate) was used for the vetting of applicants. In the system, a score of 1 to 20 was assigned to map the marks for each subject. The ILA score (rather than the raw marks) was used to determine the eligibility of the students admitted to an institute.

Under the old education system, matriculates had to attend I.Sc. (A) classes. There were restrictions on the subjects taken at Inter classes to be eligible for Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, etc. For example, one must pass the I.Sc. with at least 50 marks in Maths, Physics and Chemistry to attend the 1st Year Engineering Classes (3rd BE in the new system).

Under the new education system, there were no restrictions on the subjects taken in Matric exam. As such, many students who passed Matric with combined Science and Arts subjects and even those with pure Arts subjects were able to attend RIT. For example, Ko Ohn Khine passed the Matric exam with an odd combination of Maths, Chemistry and Geography.

Posts
- 1st BE (1964 – 65)
- 2nd BE (1965 – 66)
- 3rd BE (1966 – 67)
- 4th BE (1967 – 68)
- 5th BE (1968 – 69)
- 6th BE (1969 – 70)
June 19, 2025
Myat Htoo (C68)
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Uni Days

U Myat Htoo
- Attended I.Sc at Mandalay University
- Graduated with Civil Engineering in 1968
- Joined Faculty
- Moved to the USA
- Spouse : Daw Hnin Maung Maung / Ma Ku
Activities

SF Bay Area Alumni Group
- Founding member of RIT Alumni International
SPZP-2000
- Master of Ceremonies for SPZP-2000
- Wrote about the SPZP-2000 experience in the Post Reunion series.
U Myat Htoo (Right)

NorCal RITAA
- Founding member of NorCal RITAA.
- Chair of BOD (Board of Directors).
- One of the hosts for NorCal RITAA meetings. He would invite the attendees to take a boat ride on the nearby man-made lake. Would also arrange a karaoke session.
- Past President of Burmese American Democratic Alliance (BADA)
- President of Theravada Buddhist Society of America (TBSA) for a decade. Led the procession for the scattering of ashes of Sayadaw U Silananda into the San Francisco Bay near the Golden Gate Bridge.
Lost Neikan RIT
- Wrote a parody on “Pyauk Sone Nay Thaw Neikban Bon” (the song by Sai Kham Leik and Sai Htee Saing).
LA Reunion
- Played the Ukelele and sang the song described above at the 2015 Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles.
Ukelele

Donation
- Donated Life Vests to 20 teachers in the town of Paletwa in Chin Special Division, Myanmar.
- The teachers risked their lives daily crossing Kaladan river to teach children on the other side of the town.
- One teacher was killed in a boat mishap in surging waters during heavy rains. A life jacket would have saved her life.
Golden Jubilee

On May 20, 2018, the BOD (Board of Directors) and EC (Executive Committee) members of NorCal RITAA threw a surprise party to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of U Myat Htoo (C68, Chair of BOD) and Daw Hnin Maung Maung (Ma Ku, “Nyima Lay”).

According to Saya, he was the youngest in his family and wanted a younger sibling (preferably a sister).

He found an innocent 9 year old neighbor (and family friend).

Ten years later, they tied the knot.

Memories

Meeting

Pon Tu

Gathering

Lunch meeting

Library

Vocalist
June 19, 2025
2017
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Breakfast Gathering at Crystal Jade

At Crystal Jade

Welcome
- Some 69ers hosted a breakfast gathering at “Crystal Jade” to welcome Ko Sein Myint (EP69, Singapore) and me.
Farewell
- They bade farewell to Ko Tint Lwin (M69), who had to go back to Singapore to take care of his elder brother Saya U Thein Lwin (EE) and Sayama Daw May Than Nwe (Joyce).
Transportation
- Ko Ohn Khine (M70 took me to the breakfast gathering.
- During my visits, he also took me to meetings for SPZP-2012, SPZP-2016 & “History of Myanmar Engineering Education (HMEE)” Project.
Attendees
- Ko Shwe
- Ko Tint Lwin (Daniel)
- Ko Sein Tun
- Ko Ohn Khine
- Ko Myat Soe Lwin (Sai Hwet)
- Ko Aung Min
- Ko Myint Thein (Kabar)
- Ko Sein Myint
- Ko Win Maung (“Lake”)
- Ko Aung Min — Chair of the 69er HCF and a core organizer for 69er gatherings.
Breakfast at Taw Win Hnin Si
- 69ers hold a monthly breakfast gathering at “Royal Rose Restaurant (Taw Win Hnin Si တော်ဝင်နှင်းဆီ)”.
- Ko Aung Min (M69) & team gave me two mementos: a sports jacket and a Tee shirt with the 69er Logo.
- Major donors to the 69er HCF (Health Care Fund) and the 69er Annual Dinner were also given commemorative Tee shirts.
- Orders for the sports jacket and Tee shirt were taken from interested 69ers.
- The group photo shows
At Taw Win Hnin Si

L to R : Ko Tin Aung Win (Oscar), Ko Ngwe Soe (Walter), Ko Myint Thein (Kabar), Ko Hla Min, Ko Tin Maung Aye, Ko Win Lwin, Ko Tin Tun

EE69er breakfast gathering

EE69er Gathering

The group photo shows :
- Standing : Ko Maung Maung, Ko Thein Swe, Ko Shwe
- Seated : Ko Hla Min, Ko Than Hla (Cyril)
- Ko Shwe is Treasurer for the 69er HCF and the EE 69er HCF.
- Ko Maung Maung played volleyball at RIT. He is Joint Treasurer of the EE 69er HCF.
At Winner Inn

Winner Inn
- The photo was taken at Winner Inn.
- Saya Dr. San Hla Aung (C58) came to pay respect to Sayagyi U Ba Than.
Sayagyi U Ba Toke

U Ba Toke
- The photo was taken at Sayagyi U Ba Toke’s house.
- Daw Thynn Thynn (Pansy, ChE74, daughter of Sayagyi) sent a car to Winner Inn to pick up Saya U Ba Than, Saya U Tin Htut (M60) and me.
- U Ba Than pays respect to Sayagyi U Ba Toke at least once every year.
- Sayagyi U Ba Toke is a “Phwa Bet” of Rangoon University and the First RU Students’ Strike in December 1920.
- Sayagyi has eight children (of which two passed away), many grandchildren and some great grand children.
At Dhammananda Vihara

Half Moon Bay
- Ko Sein Myint’s daughter and son-in-law offered soon to the resident monks of the Dhammanda Vihara, Half Moon Bay (in Northern California, USA) for the first birthday of their daughter.
- Ko Sein Myint has five children and four grand children.
- Attendees include Ko Tin Myint (John Lee, M69) and Ma Lyo Kyin Sein (Mabel Lee, T69).
Updates

U Ba Toke, U Ba Than, U Thein Lwin, Daw May Than Nwe, Kabar, Ko Thein Swe & Ko Tin Myint are now GBNF.
June 18, 2025
Ohn Khine
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Highlights

Ohn Khine
- Offered me rides during my visits to Yangon especially to attend meetings for SPZP-2012, SPZP-2016, HMEE-2012, and to selected 69er Breakfast Gatherings.
- Spouse is Sayama Daw Khin Swe Aye (Winnie, ChE70)
- Younger sister is Sayama Dr. Khin Swe Myint (Physics).
- Other Names : Ohn Gaing & Gaing Gyi
- Matriculated in 1964 from St. Peter’s High School, Mandalay.
- Admitted to 1st BE in November 1964.
- Graduated with Mechanical Engineering in 1970.
- Founder & moderator of the Google Group “Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65”.
- Maintains the GBNF list for the Class of 70.
- Joined HIC (Heavy Industries Corporation).
- Volunteer for SPZP-2012, SPZP-2016, SDYF, Shwe YaDu & HMEE, Reunion &Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe for the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65
Publication
- U Ohn Khine and I compiled the CD Supplement for HMEE-2012.
- Translated Section One of HMEE-2012 into English.
- Summarized Section Two of HMEE-2012.
- Co-authored “RIT Days” article with U Zaw Min Nawaday (EP70).
- I edited their joint long article and published in “RIT Alumni International Newsletter”.
- It was also reprinted in the Golden Jubilee magazine by the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65.
Memories

U Ba Than’s Soon Kyway

OK 1

OK 2

SPZP-2012

OK 3

HMEE

OK 4

OK 5

OK 6

Posts
- Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65
- HMEE
- RIT Days (1964 – 70)
- SPZP
June 18, 2025
Chit Htun
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Sad News

Dear friends,

Ko Chit Htun (Mining) passed away at the age of 68 on 19 December 2011 (Monday). His funeral will be on 23rd December, 2011 at Yae Wai at 2 pm. He was a lecturer at YIT.

Chit Htun

We are going to meet his family this evening.

With Metta,
Aung Min ( M69 )

Comments

U Tint Lwin (Daniel, M 69) wrote :

So sad to hear that Ko Chit Htun has passed away. Please send my deepest condolences to his family.

U Aung Myint (M 69) wrote :

Hi Danny,
I met Ko Aung Min online yesterday just after he had sent out sad news to us. When I asked Ko Aung Min to send our condolences to Ko Chit Htun’s bereaved family, he mentioned to me that he’d donate Ks 100,000 from 69ers fund. Besides, Ko AM said he would go there in a few minutes when we were online.
By the way, Ko Chit Htun, Mehm Aye Chan (Ohn Mg), Kyaw Tint, Ko Taing Ok and I were together at ThaMine College hostels looking after RIT 1st yr students. I still remember him as a very jovial person. I believe Ko Chit Htun will now rest in peace.

69ers GBNF (2011)
- Aung Naing (Bahadhur, Min)
- Chit Htun (Min)
- Yin Kyu (M)
Posts
- 69ers
- Gone But Not Forgotten
- Mining Engineering
June 18, 2025
2009
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

DVD

EE69
- Received the official DVD of the 40th Anniversary gathering & mini-SPZP of the class of ’69. It took about two hours to view the DVD.
- Myint Thein (Maung Kabar, GBNF) — a core organizer who offered the use of his office for the preparation meetings — looked as young as ever.
- It is difficult to recognize some faces and remember their real and nick names. Except for thin, grey or dyed hair, a few have changed much over the years.
- Ko Aung Min, Master of Ceremonies, appeared to have gained some weight.
- Ko Thein Swe (GBNF) described the event in his e-mail.
Sayas who attended the event
- U Ba Than (M)
- U Khin Aung Kyi (ChE, former Rector)
- U Thit (Met, Melbourne, Australia)
- U Myo Myint Sein (Arch, California, US),
- U Thein Lwin (EE, Singapore)
- U Soe Paing (my mentor at RIT & UCC)
- U Moe Aung (EE, Tekkatho Moe War, Chief Editor of “Swe Daw Yeik Sar Saung”, “Hylat Sit Sar Saung)
- U Ba Myint (EE, former Pro-Rector)
- U Khine Oo (EE)
- U S. Kyaw Aye (M, elder brother of Abdul Rauf)
- U Han Tun (M, GBNF)
- Dr. Thaung Myint (Maths)
- Dr. Kyaw Win (Pet)
- Daw Tin Myint (ChE)
Some sayas (e.g. Saya U Shwe Hlaing) could not make it to the event.

Saya U Khin Aung Kyi, Saya U Thein Lwin and Saya U Moe Aung gave short speeches on behalf of the sayas and sayamas.

In the DVD, the commentator mentioned the name and department of the saya/sayama.

We wish he had thrown in more names of the attendees [not just the presenters & the performers] so that we can match the names and faces of our long lost classmates.

Some words by 69ers
- Ko Khin Maung Tin (M69)
- Ko Nyi Hla Nge (C69)
- Ko Myint Thein (Maung Kabar, M69, GBNF)
- Ko Daniel Tint Lwin (M69)
- Ko Robert Win Boh (EC69)
- Ko Aung Kyaw Pe (EP69)
- Ko Aung Myint (Pathein, M69)
- Ma Khin Than Myint Tin (Magaret Aung Tin, M 69)
Entertainment
- Saya U Khin Aung Kyi
- Saya U Moe Aung
- Albert Kyaw Min (several Burmese & English songs)
- Ko Khin Maung Nyunt
- Ko Hla Shwe
- Maung Kabar Myint Thein
- Daniel Tint Lwin
- Robert Win Boh
- Naw Mu Mu Aye & company
- Myo Nyunt
- David Myint Thein
- Aung Min
- Sargalay Khin Maung Win
- Aye Lwin
- and several organizers took part in the musical/dance entertainment.
General
- The commentator noted that unlike other batches who studied 4 years or 6 years, most intake of 2nd BE in ’64 spent 5 wonderful years at RIT.
- Uzin Myo Tun (Bobby) was in good company with Saw Tobius Kittum Ku (Toby) and Ko Khin Maung Hla.
- Optimists say they will take part in the Golden Jubilee in 2019.
- Conservatives suggest meeting several times before then.
- Realists note that the GBNF list has 39 [at that time constituting 11% of the class.]
- Kudos to the organizers, sponsors, and well-wishers for keeping the RIT spirit alive and well.
Editor’s Notes in 2021
- Posted Group photos (with captions) taken in 2009.
  Thanks to the organizers who provided the photos.
- Several sayas are now GBNF.
- Several 69ers are now GBNF.
  The GBNF list is 113 .
- There was a pseudo Golden Jubilee in 2014 to celebrate the Golden Anniversary of the Admission to RIT in November 1964.
- The true Golden Jubilee for Graduation was celebrated in 2019.
G 1

G 2

G 3

G 4

Updates
- Several — Harry Tin Htut, Albert Kyaw Min, Uzin Bobby, Uzin Aung Chaw, Tun Tun, Oscar, Kyaw Zin, Robert — have become Octogenarians. Tin Maung is the oldest.
- Several sayas and alumni are now GBNF.
- Saya U Ba Than passed away after his 94th birthday.
- 69er GBNF list has 128 members. Over 40% classmates have passed away. 18 succumbed to Covid.
Posts
- 69er Activities
- 69er GBNF
- 69er Health Care Fund
- Memories of a 69er
June 18, 2025
Soe Myint Lwin
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

4th in Last Row

Obituary

Soe Myint Lwin
- Executive Committee member of the RIT Electrical Engineering Association.
- Graduated from RIT in 1968 with B.E (EP).
- Joined EPC (Electric Power Corporation) and retired as DyCE (Deputy Chief Engineer).
- Played soccer for RIT, All Universities & Institutes, Electric Power Corporation (EPC) and Burma.
- Passed away at the age of 72.
- Cousin of Daw Thuzar (actress & spouse of Jeffery Tun Aung).
U Khin Maung Zaw (KMZ, EP76) wrote :

I believe he left EPC as DyCE. Upon retirement he was active in football [soccer], became Technical Director/Team Leader with the Football federation. For all his efforts, he was awarded “Excellent Performance in Social Field (Third Class)” in January 2008.

Posts
- Awards
- Electrical Engineering
- GBNF
- RIT
- Soccer
June 17, 2025
A Short and Sad Clip : EE Sayas
by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Saya
- I have not prefixed some names with “Saya”.
- Saya is implied. Please read “U” as “ Saya U”.
- Several sayas in the Group Photo are GBNF.
EE Sayas

Article
- I wrote an article for the Commemorative Issue of “Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung” for SPZP-2010 held in Singapore.
- Tekkatho Moe War (Saya U Moe Aung) was Chief Editor & Publisher of the Sar Saung. He suggested the title “A Short and Sad Clip : EE Sayas”.
GBNF
- In 2010, seven sayas — U Kyaw Tun, U Sein Hlaing, U Tin Swe, U Sein Win, U San Tint, U Soe Min & U Chin Way in the EE Group photo — had passed away.
- Two more — U Thein Lwin & U Nyi Nyi — are now GBNF.
Not in picture
- U Myo Kyi, U Ba Lwin & U Tin Maung Thein were on Deputation
- U Khine Oo missed the photo shoot
- U Kyaw Tun graduated in 1948-49 and joined the EE Department. He is the most senior among the EE Sayas.
- U Kyaw Tun recruited C Ping Lee, father of Dr. Win Aung (M62), to join the EE Department. Per request from H.E. U Than Aung, father of Saya U Aung, C Ping Lee transferred to head the Directorate of Technical Education and Vocational Training.
- U Sein Hlaing matriculated in 1946 and finished Top in his class of 52. He joined the EE Department as Assistant Lecturer. He studied MS at MIT. Upon his return, he was promoted to Lecturer & Head of the EE Department. He served as Professor until his retirement.
- U Tin Swe matriculated in 1947. He was a member of the Prome Hall Soccer team which won the Inter-Hall Trophy for three consecutive years. He joined the EE Department in 1953 as Assistant Lecturer. He studied MS at the University of Michigan. Upon his return, he was promoted to Lecturer. He played good tennis. He was an early Power User at the Universities’ Computer Center (UCC).
- U Sein Win studied his BSEE and MSEE at the University of Michigan. He served as President of RIT Swimming Club, President of RIT Rowing Club, Line Judge at RUBC Regattas, and Technical Advisor for UCC. He retired as Professor of EP Department at YTU.
- Dr. San Tint joined the EE Faculty in 1961. He played soccer for the RIT Saya team. He served as External Examiner for UCC. Hevretired as Professor of EC Department at YTU. His former students performed Pyinnya Dana in Saya’s memory.
- U Chin Way was active in SPARK. He migrated to the USA.
- U Soe Min transferred to DCA.
- U Thein Lwin retired from Singapore Polytechnic, but he was active helping students desiring to study in Singapore. He was President of the RIT Badminton Club. He managed the RIT team comprising of Sai Kham Pan (EP69), which won the Inter-Institute Trophy. He and Sayagadaw Daw May Than Nwe (RIT Physics) are now GBNF.
- U Soe Paing was my mentor at RIT & UCC. He retired from UN after managing IT projects at various countries. He wrote about his experiences as a States Scholar, as Systems Manager at UCC and as UN Technical Advisor. He spends his retirement visiting UK and USA, playing golf and practicing vipassana meditation at Kaba Aye Sunlun Gu Kyaung where his younger brother U Wara (U Win Paing, ChE70) is the Sayadaw. Saya had some operations for his heart and his back problems, but he is still active.
- Dr. Win Tin was active in SPARK and as entrepreneur. He served as Associate Dean of Engineering at Assumption University.
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- U Ba Myint retired as Pro-Rector of YTU.
- U Sein Maung taught at Assumption University. He attended SPZP-2000 at the invitation of Daw Lily Win (T72, spouse of Saya Dr. Tin Win M62).
- U Myo Kyi (EE59) & Dr. Ba Lwin (EE59) are the two most seniors among the EE sayas. I met U Myo Kyi at the meetings (Alumni Association, SPZP, MES). I met Dr. Ba Lwin during his visit to the USA to see his daughter Thiri Lwin.
- U Moe Aung chaired SPZP-2002 and SPZP-2010. He and his team published the commemorative issue of “Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung” for SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 and SPZP-2010. After retirement, hevmoved back to Yangon. He is Patron of SDYF and several RIT-related activities. He is a Laureate Poet. He is active writing poems (often “Let Tann”) and articles (mostly on EE). Hevpublished two books and co-authored several books.
- U Khine Oo was absent in the group photo taken around mid-1966. He took some computer courses before going abroad as states scholar.
- U Nyi Nyi moved to UK. He is now GBNF.
- U Tin Maung Thein was studying in the UK. He later taught in Thailand.
- U Tin Shwe (EP66) joined EE Department after graduation. He taught and RIT and ABAC. He wrote an article about his final year days in the commemorative issue of “Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung” for SPZP-2010. He became a monk, and served as Dhamma Librarian. Sady, he passed away.
- U Moe Aung wrote “To the Shwe Duo” in the memory of U Tin Shwe and U Hla Shwe (T69). I translated the poem and published in my RIT Alumni International Newsletter and Updates.
- During one of visits to Yangon, U Myo Kyi provided two lists of EE sayas. One lists the senior sayas and the other lists the junior sayas.
EE 68 – 74
- Daw Mya Mya Than (EP68) is now GBNF.
- U Than Lwin (Henry, EC69) was my classmate. He became an EE saya.
- U Kyaw Naing (EC70, GBNF), U Tin Win (EC71), U Ko Ko Kyi (EC72), Daw Nyunt Nyunt Yee (EP72, GBNF) & Daw Khin Swe Oo (EC74) are some of my juniors. They became EE sayas.
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June 17, 2025