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Category: RIT

Engineering Schools in Burma

  • Electrical Engineering

    • 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 and Daw Maywaddy Tun Tun.
    • Daw Mya Mya Than (EP68) 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.
    • 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.

    (1) U Kyaw Tun (Saya of our sayas)
    Father of Dr. Elizabeth (English), Daw Dorothy (Mrs. TAW), …

    (2) U 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

    (3) Dr. Freddie Ba Hli (taught part time)
    Served as Director General of UBARI,
    Advisor for National Planning Ministry
    Board member of UCC

    (4) U Sein Hlaing (Professor until retirement)
    Passed away a couple of years after retirement

    (5) U Tin Swe (Lecturer until retirement)
    Was a star soccer player.
    Also good at tennis.
    Power user at UCC

    (6) U Sein Win (Professor of the newly established EP Dept)
    Managed RIT rowing & swimming teams
    Advisor for UCC

    (7) U Htin Paw
    Moved to UBARI and then to Electrical Inspectorate
    later migrated to USA

    (8) Dr. San Tint (Professor of the newly established EcE Dept)
    Played on the Saya soccer team
    External examiner for UCC and DCS

    (9) U Thein Lwin
    Elder brother of U Myo Myint, U Kyi Lwin, U Tint Lwin, U Thet Lwin …
    Spouse of Sayama Daw May Than Nwe (Joyce, Phyiscs, GBNF)
    Retired from Singapore Poly

    (10) U Soe Min
    Moved to DCA after returning from UK

    (11) U Chin Way
    Was active in SPARK
    Migrated to USA

    (12) U Tin Shwe
    Became monk after retiring from ABAC

    (13) U Kyaw Naing (Sin Gwan)
    Wrote “Computer ah sa Pay thee ga”;
    early casualty

    (14) Daw Nyunt Nyunt Yee (Mrs. Sein Hlaing)

    (15) Daw Mya Mya Than

    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)

  • Civil Engineering

    C58

    Saya Allen Htay, Saya Dr. San Hla Aung and Saya Dr. Win Thein graduated in 1958.

    Their sayas include U Ba Hli, H Num Kok, Dr. Aung Gyi and U Min Wun.

    C58

    Civil Group

    Civil Gathering

    Civil Volleyball Team 1969 – 70

    C69 in 2009

    C69 in 2009

    C71

    C71 Gathering
    C71 Gathering
    C71 Gathering

    C85

    C85 Gathering

  • U Shwe Hlaing

    U Shwe Hlaing
    • Studied Chemical Engineering and Mathematics in the USA.
    • Taught Engineering Mechanics in our 2nd BE class. The students love the free-body diagrams with half arrows.
    • Wore jeans and smoked quite a lot. Quit smoking and wore taik pone. A dramatic change.
    • Taught ALGOL and some computer subjects in the planning phase of the UCC Project.
    • Served as External Examiner at UCC.
    • After retirement, Saya spent some time in UK.
    • Gave a short speech at SPZP-2016

  • Daw Khin Saw Tint

    Daw Khin Saw Tint
    • Taught English at RIT
    • Bilingual author
      Wrote numerous books in Burmese and English.
    • Sayama is a happy mother, grand mother and great grand mother.
    • Mother : Daw Khin Saw Mu wrote poems and articles in Burmese.
      Her work was featured in a TEDx talk by U Nay Oke Tint (St. Paul’s), younger brother of Sayama.
    TEDx Inya Lake
    • Sayama comes from a lineage of scholars and statesmen.

    Her uncles

    • U Tin Tut
      First Burmese ICS by invitation, …
    U Tin Tut
    • U Kyaw Myint
      Head of the Tribunal to try Galon U Saw, former Dean of Law at the University of Rangoon, …
    U Kyaw Myint
    • U Myint Thein
      “MMT”, author, translator, former Chief Justice and Ambassador, Victim of the Revolutionary Council
    • Dr. Htin Aung
      Former Rector and Vice Chancellor of RU, Distinguished writer, Historian, Folklorist
    Dr. Htin Aung

    Her aunts

    • Daw Khin Mya Mu
      Translator of Kyauk Sar, Thamadi Myowun, …
    • Daw Tin Saw Mu
      Lecturer in English

    Mai Khin Nyunt (Rosie, ChE71) added :

    Congratulations Mama

    Ah Ko Hla Min,

    I always have been in touch with Sayama as I take responsibility regarding 64-65 Intake RIT Students activity. Due to her Dhamma and kind heart, though she had some operations she is in good health.

  • Dr. Aung Gyi — Memories

    Dr. Aung Gyi 1
    Dr. Aung Gyi 2
    Dr. Aung Gyi 3
    Dr. Aung Gyi 4
    Dr. Aung Gyi 5
    Dr. Aung Gyi 6
    Dr. Aung Gyi 7

  • Heroes

    Food Donors

    • For SPZP-2016, free breakfast, lunch and dinner were provided to registered attendees.
    • It was partly due to the cetana of the food donors.
    Buffet Ticket

    Stage and Equipment

    There were two stages nicknamed as

    • Lugyi Sin (for formal performances)
    • Khalay Sin (for informal performances).

    They were made possible by the sponsors and donors.

    Heroes for SPZP-2016

    • Event Committee
    • Entertainment Committee
    • Food Committee
    • Providers for Transportation
    • Providers of the Sound Systems
    • Providers of the Lightning System

    Special thanks

    Thanks go to Saya Dr. Aye Myint (former Rector of YTU) and Saya Dr. Myint Thein (current Rector of YTU) for the activities held at our beloved alma mater.

  • Living Proof

    Several sayas wondered what happened to the Swel Daw Bins, which provided Swel Daw Yeik to the engineering students. How did they perish?

    Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War) was sad to see the demise of Swel Daw Bins, but he is convinced that virtual Swel Daw Yeik lie deep in the heart of the engineering sayas and students and will live on forever.

    • Ko Saw Linn (C71, GBNF) had a kidney transplant, and had been to ICU at least thrice.
    Saya U Moe Aung & U Saw Lin
    • Ko Wynn Htain Oo (M72) has a hip replacement surgery several years ago.
    WHO 1
    WHO 2
    • Ko Myint Pe (M72) had a Stage-3 cancer.
    Myint Pe 1

    I met them on RIT Alumni Facebook Pages before I met them face to face at the SPZP-2012 Main Organizing Committee meetings.

    Their health problems did not prevent them from working feverishly to repay their metta and cetana to their mentors, and to ensure that their former classmates and school mates will have wonderful reunions and flash backs to the good old days.

    Cartoonists & Supporter

    The three alumni are living proof that Swel Daw Yeik (RIT) Spirit is alive and well.

  • UCC Twins

    UCC Twins

    Ma Nge (GBNF) and Judy
    • Ma Nge and Judy are close friends.
    • Considered as “UCC Twins“
    • One guy supposedly approached the Twins and gave them both a copy of his “Yee Sar Sar”.
    • Both found their soul mates :
      Ko Myint Swe (for Ma Nge),
      Ko Myint Zaw (for Judy)

    Ma Nge

    Ma Nge 1
    • Nge Ma Ma Than (Ma Nge, Theresa Aung Than, GBNF)
      Attended MEHS and Rangoon University
    • Studied and taught at UCC
    • Spouse : U Myint Swe (UCC)
    Ma Nge 2
    • During the Adhamma Era, Ma Nge, her brother and Ko Myint Swe were detained by higher authorities. They became Prisoners of Conscience.
    • Despite having medical problems, Ma Nge has a strong will, and showed metta and karuna to her fellow prisoners (even in her final days).
    Ma Nge 3
    • Father : U Aung Than
    • Uncles : Arzani U Ba Win, Bogyoke Aung San
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    Nwe Nwe Win

    • Also known as Judy
    • Represented RASU in Track and Field
    • At UCC, she was often the sixth player of the men’s volley ball team.
    • Taught at UCC, DCS, and ICST.
      Traveled overseas for studies, training and conferences.
    Judy & Sweetie
    • Judy found her soul mate Myint Zaw, who takes care of his “Ah Ma Gyi”.
    • Retired after heading the Department of Computer Science at RASU
    • Young ones would address her as “Ah Ma Gyi” and “Teacher”
    • Still looks young (especially when attending conferences)

    Comments

    U Khin Maung Zaw wrote :

    Those good old halcyon days!!!!!!
    There actually was the third member, three musketeers if you will, who used to hang out together in the very early days of UCC. She is Sweetie Tin Moe We [UN Retiree].

  • Dean of Engineering

    Dean of Engineering

    U Ba Hli

    U Ba Hli
    • Sayagyi U Ba Hli was the first Dean of Engineering at the University of Rangoon. He also served as Professor of Civil Engineering. He is credited for the “Twinning” with the prestigious universities in the USA.
    • The commemorative issue of RIT Alumni International Newsletter for the first RIT Grand Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe paid respect to Sayagyi.
    • Sayagyi U Aung Khin (former Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and the driving force behind SPZP-2000) wrote an introduction to the special article written by Saya Dr. Freddie Ba Hli (the only child of Sayagyi U Ba Hli).

    U Ba Hli’s son

    Dr. F Ba Hli 1
    Dr. F Ba Hli 2
    • Dr. F. Ba Hli received his Sc.D. in Electrical Engineering from MIT. He helped Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi and Sayagyi U Min Wun, who were two of the first undergraduate engineering students from the University of Rangoon to be given State Scholarship as part of the “Twinning” program.
    • Dr. F. Ba Hli’s spouse is the sister of Sayagyi U Tin U (C), Sayagyi U Ba Than (M), Dr. Myo Tint (father of Ma Kay (EE93)), U Tin Htoon (A60), Saya U Myo Min (UCC) and U Thaung Lwin (EC66). Note that four are Past Captain and Gold of Rangoon University Boat Club.
    • Dr. F. Ba Hli has a daughter and two sons.

    U Ba Hli’s grand children

    Dr. F Ba Hli’s birthday in 2008
    • Daw Tin Tin Hlaing (UCC) is the spouse of U Htay Aung (Victor, EC80, UCC, nephew of Saya U Sein Hlaing (EE)).
    • U Tha Hlaing (EC83, UCC) stood joint first with Ko Thaung Tin (KMD, former Deputy Minister) in their final year. He, his father and his paternal grandfather form Three Generation of Burmese engineers who are sayas or alumni.
    • Min Thet Tun (GBNF) did not smoke or drink, but succumbed to lung cancer in mid 30s. He lamented why some people who drink and smoke lived long.
  • U Aung Khin

    U Aung Khin

    • Saya stays fit by playing Tennis and Golf.
    • Photos provided by U Tint Lwin (Daniel, M69) visited Saya in Windsor, Canada.

    Saya U Aung Khin with his son and daughter

    U Aung Khin 1
    • Moe (Saya’s son)
    • U Tint Lwin (Daniel)
    • Saya U Aung Khin
    • Nanadar (Saya’s daughter)

    Saya U Aung Khin at the Tennis Club

    U Aung Khin 2
    • U Kyi Lwin (George)
    • Saya U Aung Khin
    • U Tint Lwin (Daniel)

    Other Gatherings

    Ivan and Saya
    Lily, Saya and Dr. Tin Win