HMEE-2012 (History of Myanmar Engineering Education) covers a list of early Engineering graduates.
U Hla Maung (from the second batch) wrote about his experiences in the Rangoon University Golden Jubilee Magazine in 1970. Excerpts of his article appear in the HMEE magazine.
RU was established in December 1920. In response to the Boycott of the RU Act, RU decided to extend the offerings.
The plan to offer Engineering was implemented in 1923.
The initial classes were opened in 1924.
Two groups were admitted.
The first group consists of B.Sc graduates (to attend a “compressed” 3-year Engineering course).
The second group consists of eligible students who has passed I.Sc (to attend the “regular” 4-year course).
Note that the first group graduated only a few months ahead of the second group.
According to Saya Bilal Raschid (A), his cousin uncle was an early graduate.
RU Centennial FB pages has photos of two certificates (I.Sc and B.Sc. Engg) of U Kyaw Sein (former Chief Engineer of Housing Board). He was an early graduate. His son-in-law Dr. Myint Han (SPHS 59) taught part time at Chemical Engineering Department at RIT.
Hope relatives of the early alumni can provide details.
Saya U Aung Hla Tun — National Literary Award winner, Chief Editor of RIT Annual Magazines, Lead for HMEE-2012 and HMEE-2018
Saya UAung Myaing (Okpo Maung Yin Maung) : Organizer & Contributor, Poet Art Series
U Hla Min — Author, Poet, Translator, Newsletter Editor, Personal Web, FB Groups
DawCho Cho Tin (Ma Sandar) — National Literary Award Winner
Ko Ko (Set Hmu)
U Kyaw Oo (C71) — National Literary Award Winner, Publisher
Saya UMoe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War) — Laureate Poet, Author, Chief Editor and/or Publisher RUESU Annual Magazine, RIT Annual Magazine, Hlyat Sit Sar Saung, Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung, Swel Daw Yeik Magazine
UMyo Tun (Bobby, Errol Than Tun, A69, now Uzin) won essay contests sponsored by “Dawlay’s Circle” of the Guardian Daily. The original Dawlay was Daw Khin Swe Hla (who moved to WPD). The later “Dawlays” include Mr. Tim Marshall and Mr. P. Aung Khin (Paul).
Saya UNyunt Htay (Maung Nyunt Htay, Ah Htet Min Hla) — Myanmar Mudita Sar Saung, Poet
Maung Sein Win (Padeegone) — Laureate Poet and author
Saya Dr. Taing Oke (Yin Maung) Won the Sarpay Beikbein Sarpay Su (manuscript award) and subsequently the Ah Myo Thar Sarpay Su (National Literary Award).
Saya U Ba Toke, Hla MinSaya U Ba Toke, Saya U Ba Than, Saya U Tin Htut, Hla Min
H Num Kok
Saya H Num Kok
U Aung Khin
Saya U Aung Khin in MexicoFred, Hla Min, Saya U Aung Khin, Ivan in Windsor, Canada
Dr. Aung Gyi
Saya Dr. Aung Gyi visiting San Francisco Bay AreaSaya Dr. Aung Gyi at iNapa Winery
U Sein Win, U Tin Swe, Dr. San Tint, U Soe Paing
Saya U Sein Win, Saya Dr. San Tint, Saya U Soe Paing, Saya U Tin Swe
U Min Wun
U Tin Htoon, U Ohn Kyaw and Saya U Min WunSaya U Min Wun at Dhamma discussion in Southern California
U Tin U
Saya U Tin U and familySaya U Tin U (Interview by RGC)
U Ba Than
Saya U Ba Than, U Hla Min, Saya Dr. San Hla Aung Medical treatment in SingaporeU Ba Than, Dr. Tin Hlaing, U Tu Myint, Maurice, Ko Tin Aung Win, Ko Soe Win Thant
U Myo Myint Sein
Saya U Myo Myint Sein, Saya Dr. Tin Win, Saya U Maung Maung at NorCal RITAA Dinner
Dr. Win Thein
Saya Dr. Win Thein and C58
U Sein Shan
U Ngwe Tun
U Thet Lwin
Saya U Thet Lwin and former students
U Han Tun (GBNF)
Saya U Han Tun (GBNF)
U Tin Maung Nyunt and U Kyaw Myint
Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt, Saya U Kyaw Myint, Hla Min, U Myint Lwin (Henry, GBNF)Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt’s donation to YTU Library Modernization Project
U Soe Paing
Saya Paing in FloridaSaya U Soe Paing visiting Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt
U Moe Aung
U Moe Aung, U Khin Maung Tun
U Thein Lwin
U Thein Lwin, Daw May Than Nwe, U Kyaw Sein, U Tu Myint, Danny, Nyan Win Shwe, Myint Thin, Tin Aung Win in Singapore
U Shwe Hlaing
U Shwe Hlaing
U Aung Hla Tun, U Ba Myint
U Aung Hla Tun, Khine Khine Win, U Ba MyintLiterary Award for U Aung Hla Tun
U Tin Htut
U Tin Lin
Nan Khin Nwe, U Tin Lin
U Kaung
U Kaung, Hla Min at Mingalardon airport
U Hla Myint
U Nyunt Yin
Dr. Tin Win
U Tun Shwe
U Tin Shwe
Saya U Tin Shwe
U San Tun
U Myat Htoo and Dr. Nyo Win
U Thein Tun Aung
U Thein Tan
S Kyaw Aye
U Aung Myint (Kyant Ba Hone)
U Linn
U Kyaw Tun
Dr. Maung Maung Win and Dr. Taing Oke
U Maung Maung (George)
U Win Kyaw
U Win Kyaw
U Nyunt Htay
Saya U Nyunt Htay, Saya U Win Kyaw at iNapa Winery
U Tin Myint
U Tin Myint
U Maung Maung Win and U Myo Win (GBNF)
Saya U Maung Maung Win, Saya U Myo Win and RIT Auto Club Members
U Kyaw Sein
Saya U Kyaw SeinSaya U Kyaw SeinMrs. Kyaw Sein
U Hla Myint Thein
Saya U Hla Myint Thein and Daw Myint Myint Than’s Dana for their 45th Anniversary
Dr. Saw Tin
Dr. Saw Tin and Daw Thida
Dr. Taing Oke
Dr. Taing Oke
Dr. Thein Hlyne
Dr. Win Thein, Dr. Thein Hlyne, U Than Po
Dr. Maung Maung Win
Dr. Maung Maung Win
Dr. Lwin Aung
Dr. Lwin Aung
EE Sayas in mid 1960s
EE Sayas
C85 Gathering
Dr. Win Thein, Dr. Htin Aung, Dr. Myo Khin, U Aung
ဦးသာထွန်း (ကွယ်လွန်) Head of Department in the 1960s See article by Dr. Koung Nyunt (A67, GBNF) and U Than Tun (A65)
U Khin Maung Thint (Jimmy Tin) Taught the early batches Moved to USA
ပိသုကာ ကျော်မင်း (ကွယ်လွန်) Designed Mausoleum for Thakin Kodaw Hmaing Founding member, BARB
U Myo Myint Sein
ဦးမျိုးမြင့်စိန် Retired as Professor and Head of Architecture Celebrated his 91st birthday on October 1, 2022
Bilal Raschid Son of H.E. M A Raschid (Minister in the AFPFL Government) Graduated with Civil Engineering from RU in 1956 Studied Architecture in UK Moved to USA
ဒေါက်တာမောင်ကျော် (ကွယ်လွန်)
ဒေါက်တာလွင်အောင် Former Professor and Head Retired as Pro-Rector, YTU Became a monk after retirement
ပန်းချီ အောင်စိုး Artist Taught Sketching
ဦးမောင်မောင်
U Hla Myint Served as Hall Warder
ဦးစိန်မောင် (Stanley Ba Pe)
ဦးမောင်မောင်ဖုန်းမြင့်
ဒေါက်တာကောင်းညွန့် (ကွယ်လွန်) Studied in Japan Moved to New Zealand Wrote articles for RIT Alumni International Newsletter
ဦးကျော်သိန်း
စိုင်းရီလိတ် (ကွယ်လွန်)
ဦးလှသန်း Retired as Pro-Rector (Acting Rector)
ဒေါ်မင်းသက်မွန် (Pamela Myo Min) Retired as Professor and Head
ဦးကျော်ဝင်း
ဒေါ်ဆွေဆွေအေး
ဦးမောင်လှိုင်
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Thein Ngwe (ChE76) posted photos of Dr. Koung Nyunt’s visit to Japan.
Saya U Aung Khin in MexicoFred, Hla Min, Saya U Aung Khin, Ivan in Windsor, Canada
Dr. Aung Gyi (C, Rector)
Saya Dr. Aung Gyi visiting San Francisco Bay AreaSaya Dr. Aung Gyi at iNapa Winery
U Min Wun (C)
U Tin Htoon, U Ohn Kyaw and Saya U Min WunSaya U Min Wun at Dhamma discussion in Southern California
U Tin U (C)
Saya U Tin U and familySaya U Tin U (Interview by RGC)
U Ba Than (M)
Saya U Ba Than, U Hla Min, Saya Dr. San Hla Aung Medical treatment in SingaporeU Ba Than, Dr. Tin Hlaing, U Tu Myint, Maurice, Ko Tin Aung Win, Ko Soe Win Thant
U Myo Myint Sein (A)
Saya U Myo Myint Sein, Saya Dr. Tin Win, Saya U Maung Maung at NorCal RITAA Dinner
Dr. Win Thein (C)
Saya Dr. Win Thein and C58
U Ngwe Tun (C)
U Thet Lwin (Registrar)
Saya U Thet Lwin and former students
U Tin Maung Nyunt (M)
U Kyaw Myint (M)
Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt, Saya U Kyaw Myint, Hla Min, U Myint Lwin (Henry, GBNF)
U Soe Paing (EE, UCC)
Saya U Soe Paing visiting Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt
U Moe Aung (EE)
U Moe Aung, U Khin Maung Tun
U Shwe Hlaing (Maths)
U Shwe Hlaing
U Aung Hla Tun (Met)
U Ba Myint (EE, Pro-Rector)
U Aung Hla Tun, Khine Khine Win, U Ba Myint
U Tin Htut (M)
U Tin Lin (Ch)
Nan Khin Nwe, U Tin Lin
U Kaung (M)
U Kaung, Hla Min at Mingalardon airport
U Hla Myint (Maths)
U Nyunt Yin (Phy)
Dr. Tin Win (M)
U Tun Shwe (M)
U San Tun (M)
Dr. Nyo Win (M)
U Myat Htoo (C)
U Thein Tan (C, Rector)
S Kyaw Aye (M)
U Aung Myint (Pet)
U Linn (M)
U Kyaw Tun (Ch)
Dr. Maung Maung Win (Ch)
Dr. Taing Oke (Ch)
U Maung Maung (Ch)
U Win Kyaw (Met)
U Win Kyaw
U Nyunt Htay (Met)
Saya U Nyunt Htay, Saya U Win Kyaw at iNapa Winery
U Tin Myint (M)
U Tin Myint
U Maung Maung Win (M)
Saya U Maung Maung Win, Saya U Myo Win and RIT Auto Club Members
U Kyaw Sein (M)
Saya U Kyaw Sein
U Hla Myint Thein (C)
Saya U Hla Myint Thein and Daw Myint Myint Than’s Dana for their 45th Anniversary
On May 20, 2018, the BOD (Board of Directors) and EC (Executive Committee) members of NorCal RITAA (Northern California Rangoon Institute of Technology Alumni Association) threw a surprise party to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Saya U Myat Htoo (C68, Chair of BOD) and Daw Hnin Maung Maung (Ma Ku, “Nyima Lay”).
According to Saya U Myat Htoo, he was the youngest in his family and wanted a younger sibling (preferably a sister).
Saya found an innocent 9 year old neighbor (and family friend).
Sayagyi U Ba Toke is a Phwa Bet Taw of (a) Rangoon University (established by the 1920 Rangoon University Act (b) First Strike of Rangoon University students (later celebrated as Ah Myo Thar Aung Pwe Nay). All three events occurred in December 1920.
Saya Dr. Khin Maung Swe (Tekkatho Maung Thin Char) interviewed Sayagyi.
The interview covered six audio tapes. They were transcribed by Sayama Daw Myint Myint Khaing (daughter of Arzani Mahn Ba Khaing).
With the support of the Rangoon University Mathematics Association, they compiled and published the book as an 80+ Birthday present for Sayagyi.
During my visits to Yangon, I visited and paid respect to Sayagyi.
Sayagyi gave Ko Ohn Khine (M70) and me autographed copies of the book.
Sadly both Sayas are GBNF.
Sayagyi passed away on December 2, 2020 (the day after the Rangoon University Centennial Celebrations). It was a few days ahead of his 100th Birthday.
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