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Category: RIT Saya

  • Myo Khin, Dr.

    Myo Khin, Dr.

    by Hla Min

    Update : July 2025

    Highlights

    Dr. Myo Khin 1
    • Paulian
    • Past Secretary, RIT Civil Engineering Association
    Past Secy of RIT Civil
    • Graduated from RIT in 1970 with Civil Engineering
    • Received Masters and Doctorate from Japan
    • Retired as Professor from a Japanese University.
    • Consultant for selected Japanese companies.
    • Helped Civil Engg grads from Myanmar get internship and/or job in Japan
    • In 2017, Saya and Daw Mya Nwe (Winsome, C73) donated K100 Lakhs to the YTU Modernization Project.
    Donation
    • He had a Stroke.
    • Praying for a speedy recovery.

    Dr. Myo Khin wrote :

    Dear U Hla Min, Thank you very much for your kind and favorable phrases for my donation to the RIT library. This is the token of my feeling to my home university. Up till now I have helped around 50 grads from RIT and other TUs in Myanmar with respectable engineering jobs in Japan. Moreover this is totally free of any charges or obligations. Only one request I made is “please try hard and prove yourself” and this will lead to the next recruitment for your juniors back in Myanmar.

    Updates

    • After treatment & rehab, he recovered from the Stroke reported in the post.
    • We had frequent conversation.
    • He had another Stroke.
    • He is happy to become a father-in-law.
    Pon Tu by Bagyee Myat Myo Myint
  • Tekkatho

    Tekkatho

    by Hla Min

    Updated : July 2025

    Matric

    • Less than 10% passed the Matric exam in the early days.
    • A few (e.g U Ba Khin who stood First in Burma) chose to work instead of attending RU.
    • It was an honor to prefix one’s name with Tekkatho တက္ကသိုလ် or University.
    • Khin Nyo wrote: Absolutely right. I think in 1957 only 2% Passed and the total is 20000.
      Even dancer AmarSein was conferred with the title Thekkatho Amar Sein by the Rector Dr Tha Hla.

    Tekaktho Moe War (U Moe Aung)

    U Moe Aung

    Student Days

    • Matriculated from St. John’s Dio.
    • EC, RU Kalaung Ah Thin
    RU Association
    • Editor, RUESU Annual Magazine for 1960 – 61
    RUESU Magazine

    RIT Days

    • Electrical Engineering Saya at RIT
    EE Sayas
    U Moe Aung & U Sein Maung
    • Chief Editor, RIT Annual Magazine
    • Editor, Hlyat Sit Sar Saung
    • Co-leader, Swel Daw Yeik Troupe (Ah Nyeint, Htee Yein, Ta Bin Daing Ah Ka) at RU Golden Jubilee in 1970

    Singapore Days

    • Worked in Singapore
    • Chair, SPZP-2002 & SPZP-2010 (in Singapore)
    • Editor / Publisher, Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung for SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 & SPZP-2010
    • Organizer, Alumni Activities (e.g Thingyan)

    Post Retirement

    • Moved back to Myanmar
    • Taught refresher courses (e.g. Electrical Saftey) at Electrical Inspectorate
    • Kept mind alert by writing poems & articles in weekly publications
    • Patron, SDYF; Composed & performed SDY Song
    • Entertainment for SPZP-2012 & SPZP-2016

    Publications

    • Distinguished Writer, Poet, Editor & Publisher
    • Editor, RUESU Annual Magazine
    • Chief Editor, RIT Annual Magazine for more than a decade
    • Chief Editor, Hlyat Sit Sar Saung
    • Chief Editor, Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung for SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 & SPZP-2010 in Singapore
    • Chief Editor, Swel Daw Yeik Magazine for Shwe YaDu in 2014 & SPZP-2016 in Yangon
    • Kabyars — solo; with RIT poets; with former EC members of RU Kalaung Ah Thinn
    Book 1
    Book 2
    Book 3
    Book 4
    • Books — Collection of articles; Collection of poem
  • Tin Maung Nyunt

    Tin Maung Nyunt

    by Hla Min

    Updated : July 2025

    Highlights

    • Born in Mogok
    • Attended I.Sc at Mandalay University
    • Graduated with Mechanical Engineering in 1960
    • Worked for Joint Venture Corporation (JVC) formed by relatives
    • Found an advertisement in a newspaper to apply for a Government Scholarship.
    • Selected to study Agricultural Engineering in USA
    • Received Masters from Virginia Tech
    • Came back to Burma on an Ocean Liner with Saya Allen Htay (GBNF), Saya U Soe Paing, Saya U Ko Ko Lay (GBNF) & U Than Pe. They became close friends on the two-month long journey.

    M/Agri Saya at RIT

    • Upon his return, he was assigned to Agricultural Institute in Yezin. Before reporting for duty, he visited RIT.
    • Sayagyi U Ba Than asked if he would like to join Agri Sub-Department of Mechanical Engineering. Sayagyi said that some students were not at ease following lectures given by visiting Soviet lecturers via interpreters.
    • President, RIT Thaing
    • Played Defender on RIT Saya Soccer team

    Life after RIT

    • Worked in Thailand & USA

    USA

    • Attended RIT Alumni Gatherings
    U Tin Maung Nyunt 1
    • Donated $500 for the Training Component of YTU Library Modernization project.
    U Tin Maung Nyunt’s Donation
    • He is a day older than Saya Allen. Their birthdays are December 30 & 31.
    • Monthly Breakfast Gathering with Saya Allen, U Ko Ko Aye, Ko Thein Naing (Patrick) and me. Saya Allen & U Ko Ko Aye are now GBNF.
    U Tin Maung Nyunt & Saya Allen
    • Saya U Soe Paing visited him in Milpitas, California. We had a lunch gathering at a restaurant.
    U Tin Maung Nyunt 2
    • He enjoyed Hiking & Tennis, but had to suspend due to Jara and Byadi
    • Volunteer for establishing Taungpulu Kaba Aye Monastery in Northern California.

    Updates

    • He had operations (one quite early and another a few years back).
    • He listens to selected Dhamma talks.

    Posts

    • Books
    • Dhamma
    • Gatherings
    • Mechanical Engineering

  • Tin Maung Nyunt

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    1960s

    • Graduated with Mechanical Engineering in 1960
    • Worked for JVC (Joint Venture Corporation) formed by some relatives
    • Found an ad in a newspaper & applied for State Scholarship to study Agricultural Engineering in the USA
    • Came back to Burma on the same Ocean Liner with Saya Allen Htay, Saya U Soe Paing, Saya U Ko Ko Lay and U Than Pe. They became close friends on the two-month long journey.

    M/Agri Saya at RIT

    • Upon his return, he was assigned to Agricultural Institute in Yezin. Before reporting, he visited RIT.
    • Sayagyi U Ba Than asked him if he would like to join the Agri Sub-Department of the Mechanical Engineering Department. Sayagyi said that some students were not at ease at following the lectures given by the visiting Soviet lecturers via interpreters.

    Life after RIT

    • Worked in Thailand & USA.
    • Attended RIT Alumni Gatherings
    U Tin Maung Nyunt 1
    • Donated $500 for the training component of the YTU library project.
    U Tin Maung Nyunt’s Donation
    • He is a day older than Saya Allen Htay. Their birthdays are December 30 & 31.
    U Tin Maung Nyunt & Saya Allen
    • Saya U Soe Paing visited him in Milpitas, California.
    U Tin Maung Nyunt 2

    Memories

    • President of RIT Thaing
    • Played on RIT Saya Soccer team
    • Enjoyed Hiking & Tennis, but had to suspend due to Jara (Aging) and Byadi (Declining Health).
    • Volunteer for establishing Taungpulu Kaba Aye Monastery in Northern California
    • Member, Kappiya Karaka
    • Used to meet over Breakfast monthly with Saya Allen (GBNF), U Ko Aye (GBNF), Ko Thein Naing (Patrick) and me.

    Posts

    • Alumni
    • Associations
    • Gatherings
    • RIT Sayas
    • Sports
  • U Ba Toke & U Ba Than

    U Ba Toke & U Ba Than

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Garawa

    • U Ba Than usually visits and pay homage to his saya U Ba Toke at least once every year.
    • Both are our Sayagyis.

    January 2017

    • Pansy (Thynn Thynn, ChE 74) asked her daughter & son-in-law to pick up Saya U Ba Than (86 years), Saya U Tin Htut (79 years) and me to see her father Sayagyi U Ba Toke (96 years).
    • Sayagyi has some problems with mobility & vision, but his mind remains crisp & clear.
    • He was born on Dec 26, 1920. Rangoon University opened on Dec 1, 1929. They are “Phwa Bet Taws”.
    • Sayagyi deferred celebrating his birthday so that three of his grandchildren abroad could come back & join the celebration.
    • Sayagyi is pre-deceased by his beloved spouse, daughter (Kitty) and son (Soe Win).
    • He has six remaining children : Betty, Ye Myint, Nellie, Pansy, Tammy & Debbie
    • Pansy has offered transportation (within Rangoon) to Sayas who want to visit her father

    Book

    Book
    • A detailed account of Sayagyi has been covered by Saya Dr. Khin Maung Swe (“Maung Thin Char”).
    • I received an autographed copy during a previous visit. The book may need a reprint.

    Memories

    SPZP-2000

    • Ko Maung Maung Than (M79, Texas) donated a roundtrip ticket to invite a Saya from Myanmar to attend SPZP-2000.
    • Debbie (Saya’s youngest daughter) relayed Saya’s wish to attend SPZP-2000.
    • Ko Zaw Min Nawaday (EP70) offered accommodation for Saya, Ko Ye Myint & spouse.
    • Several sayas and alumni donated towards Saya’s expenses for the trip. Some offered to show Saya around the SF Bay Area.
    SPZP-2000
    SF Bay Area

    SPZP-2007

    • Saya was asked about Longevity.
    • Saya recounted his experience in USSR. The host said, “Do not worry about the noise upstairs. It’s my 100+ years young uncle quarreling with his fourth wife. They will make peace soon”.

    SPZP-2012 & 2016

    • Saya needed assistance to attend the SPZPs.
    • Even some younger Sayas needed wheelchair.

    RU Centennial

    • Due to pandemic, most events were broadcast or held online.
    • Saya passed away on Dec 2, 2020 — the day after the RU Centennial.

    GBNF

    • Sayagyi U Ba Toke passed away a few days short of his Centennial birthday
    U Ba Toke
    • U Ba Than passed away after his 94th birthday
    U Ba Than
    • Dr. Khin Maung Swe passed away in his 80s
    Dr. Khin Maung Swe
  • Aging

    Aging

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Senior

    I felt uncomfortable to be addressed as “Ah Ba”, “Pho Pho” and to be offered assistance (e.g. wheelchair).

    I now feel OK to use wheelchair at air ports and to have people assist me when I climb up & down hill slopes. I had a couple of bike rides on dirt roads.

    I enjoy senior discounts for trains, buses & restaurants.

    I hope that my mental faculties will remain sharp and strong.

    Jara (old age) caught even the sport stars like Sayagyi U Ba Toke.

    Sayagyi U Ba Toke

    Phwa Bet Taw

    Saya is a Phwa Bet Taw of Rangoon University and the first Rangoon University Students’ Strike in December 1920.

    SPZP-2000

    In 2000, Theingi (Saya’s youngest daughter) conveyed us Saya’s wishes to attend SPZP-2000. U Maung Maung Than (M79, Texas) had donated a round trip ticket. Several sayas & alumni donated expenses. Details can be found in “Count down to the Reunion” articles.

    SPZP-2000

    Birthdays

    Saya 2

    He celebrates his birthdays with his children, grandchildren & great-grandchildren.

    Saya‘s birthday

    Longevity

    Saya gave a speech in SPZP-2007 about “Longevity”. He visited a house in USSR where the 80+ year old host explained about the noise up stairs. “Don’t worry. It’s my 100+ year old uncle quarelling with his fourth wife. They will make amends.”

    Garawa

    During my visits to Yangon, I paid respect to Saya.

    U Ohn Khine (M70) gave me a ride in 2012. Saya gave us autographed book. We enjoyed Sayagyi’s accounts. He was a football star, a leader of the Burma Olympic Delegation, and an excellent teacher. Up to his early 80s, he could walk to the Shwe Dagon pagoda with his friends. In his 90s, Sayagyi lost some mobility, eye sight and hearing, but he was determined to attend SPZPs.

    Book

    In 2016, Saya’s son U Ye Myint and daughter Daw Thynn Thynn (Pansy) made arrangements to give us rides to and back from Saya’s house.

    U Ba Toke

    In 2018, I called Ma Theingi and asked about Sayagyi. She mentioned that Sayagyi is healthy but because he had lost most teeth, she has to listen carefully to grasp his message.

    Saya passed away on December 2, 2020. It was the day after RI U Centennial. It was a few days short of his Centennial Birthday on December 26.

    U Ba Toke 2
    U Ba Toke 3
    U Ba Toke 5
  • Tekkatho Moe War

    Tekkatho Moe War

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Caricature of Tekkatho Moe War

    Brief Bio

    • Matriculated from St. John’s Dio
    • Attended Yankin College, Faculty of Engineering & BIT
    • EC member, RU Literary Club
    RU Literary Club
    • Editor, RUESU Annual Magazine
    RUESU
    • Freelance author — various magazines
    • Graduated with Electrical Engineering in 1963

    RIT

    • Taught at RIT Electrical Engineering Department
    RIT EE
    • Chief Editor, RIT Annual Magazine
    RIT Magazine
    • Chief Editor, Hlyat Sit Sar Saung
    Hlyat Sit Sar Saung
    • Co-leader & Zat Saya, Swel Daw Yeik Troup for RU Centennial in 1970
    Reunion of Performers from RU Centennial

    Singapore

    • Worked in Singapore
    • Thingyan Gathering
    SPZP-2002
    • Chair, SPZP-2002 and SPZP-2010
    • Chief Editor, Commemorative Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung for SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 and SPZP-2010
    SDY Sar Saung 1
    SDY Sar Saung 2

    Home Sweet Home

    • Patron, SDYF
    • Chief Editor, Commemorative Swel Daw Yeik Magazine for Shwe YaDu-2014 and SPZP-2016
    Shwe YaDu
    • Refresher courses at Electrical Inspectorate
    • Write poems and articles weekly
    • Gatherings
    With Cartoonists
    With U Sein Maung
    Relaxation
    Gathering 1
    With EE72 students

    Publications

    Book 1
    Book 2

    Pearl in my heart & Other Yadaya Kabyars

    Book 3

    Swel Daw Theme Kabyars

    Book 4

    Authors & Illustrator

    • Tekkatho Moe War : EE63
    • Okpo Maung Yin Maung : ChE72
    • Win Myint : M72
    • Ko Toe (Myit Che) : C73
    • Maung Nyunt Htay (Ah Htet Min Hla) : Met73
    • Illustrations : Myat Myo Myint : M74

    Articles

    Sea of Men and Selected Articles

    • Sea of Men
      Korean War
      Myanmar Elections
    • K1000 from Ah May
      Mother-in-law : unaware of the decline of economy

    Comments

    Saya Moe & me
    • Saya gave me books and magazines during my visit to Singapore in 2007 and Myanmar in 2012, 2015, 2016 …
    • I have translated selected works (poems and articles) of Saya.
  • RIT Sayas

    RIT Sayas

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Singapore (SPZP-2007)

    SPZP-2007

    Attendees include

    • U Maung Maung Win (M61, Australia)
    • Dr. Tin Win (M62, USA)
    • U Aung Myint (M69, Singapore)
    • U Tin Htut (M60, USA)

    Sayas in 2009

    69ers celebrated 40th Anniversary of graduation with Reunion and Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe.

    The sayas include

    2009
    • U Thein Lwin (E, GBNF)
    • Dr. Win Thein (M)
    • U Tun Shwe (M)
    • U Thit (Met, GBNF)
    • U Myo Myint Sein (A)
    • U Khin Aung Kyi (Ch, GBNF)
    • Dr. Ba Lwin (E)
    • Dr. Ba Myint (E)
    • U Myo Kyi (E)
    • Dr. Pe Win (Met)
    • U Han Tun (M, GBNF)
    • Daw Tin Tin Myint (Ch)
    • U S. Kyaw Aye (M, GBNF)
    • U Khine Oo (E)
    • U C. Maung (C)
    • U Sein Maung (E)
    • U Aung Hla Tun (Met, GBNF)
    • U Tin Shwe (E, GBNF)
    • Dr. Thaung Myint (Math)
    • U Soe Paing (E)
    • U Moe Aung (E)
    • U S. Arya (M, GBNF)
    • Dr. Kyaw Win (Pet)
    • U Soe Lwin (M, GBNF)
    • U Tin Maung (C)
    • U Win (M)
    • U Phone Myint (M)
    • U Ngwe Tun (C, GBNF)

    New Jersey (2018)

    Ivan Lee (M69) & team hosted the RIT-UCC Gathering in New Jersey in 2018.

    The sayas include

    2018
    • U Aung Myint (M)
    • U Htun Aung Kyaw (Ch)
    • U Soe Paing (E)
    • Dr. Aung Gyi (C, Rector)
    • Dr. San Hla Aung (C)
    • Dr. Tin Win (M)
    • Dr. Ohn Myint (C)

    U Ba Toke (GBNF)

    Saya is a Phwa Bet Taw of Rangoon University & the First RU Students’ Strike in December 1920.

    Memories

    • On behalf of the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65, U Khin Maung Myint (ChE71) offered Garawa money to Sayagyi.
    U Ba Toke 1
    • Pansy Thin provided transportation for Saya U Ba Than, Saya U Tin Htut and me
    U Ba Toke 2
    • Birthday celebration with Six (of Eight) Children. Sayagadaw, son & daughter are GBNF.
    U Ba Toke 3

    Allen Htay (C58, GBNF)

    Saya served as President of the RIT Alumni International, which hosted SPZP-2000.

    1966 Thingyan

    Saya Allen

    Memories

    Saya Allen 2
    Saya Allen 3
    Saya Allen 4
    Saya Allen 5

    U Tin Shwe (EP66, GBNF)

    • Taught at RIT and Assumption University
    • After retirement, Saya became a monk.
    • Swel Daw Yeik Foundation provided some financial assistance during his hospitalization.
    • Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War) wrote “To the Shwe Duo” in memory of Saya U Tin Shwe and Saya U Hla Shwe (T69).
    U Tin Shwe 1
    U Tin Shwe 2
    U Tin Shwe 3

    U Tin Lin (ChE72)

    • Taught at RIT and at a Polytechnic in Singapore.
    • Organizer, SPZPs in Singapore
    • Annotated Pon Tu’s of Sayas (by Bagyee Myat Myo Myint & archived by Saya U Kyaw Sein)
    • Donated K2 Lakhs to the YTU Library Modernization Project.
    U Tin Lin 1
    U Tin Lin 2

    U Tin Htut (M60)

    • Captain & Gold of RUBC
    • Founder & Past President of BASES
    • Financial Controller, 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles
    • Donated K100 Lakhs for the YTU Library Modernization Project
    • Donated K10 Lakhs to Swel Daw Yeik Foundation
    • Donated to the All-Mechanical Gathering

    Memories

    U Tin Htut 1
    U Tin Htut 2
    U Tin Htut 3
    U Tin Htut 4
    U Tin Htut 5

    U Thet Lwin

    • Taught Burmese at the Institute of Economics
    • Registrar of RIT
    • Retired as Director of DHE
    • Pen name : “Tekkatho Maung Ngwe Hlinne”.
    • Composed “Mya Kyun Nyo Nyo Kun Yeik Kho”

    Memories

    U Thet Lwin 1
    U Thet Lwin 2
    U Thet Lwin 3

    Dr. San Hla Aung (C58)

    • Taught at RIT and the University of New Orleans.
    • Seen with former students : Saya U Nyi Hla Nge (C69) and U Saw Lin (C71, GBNF).
    Dr. San Hla Aung

    S Kyaw Aye (M63, GBNF)

    Elder brother of my classmate Abdul Raof (EP69).

    S Kyaw Aye

    U Thein Lwin (EE, GBNF)

    • President, RIT Badminton
    • Taught at RIT EE and Singapore Polytechnic

    Memories

    • With oldies in Singapore
    U Thein Lwin 1
    U Thein Lwin 2

    U Soe Paing (EE)

    • Taught at RIT EE and UCC
    • Co-founder, UCC
    • Retiree, UN

    Memories

    U Soe Paing 1
    U Soe Paing 2
    U Soe Paing 3

    U Shwe Hlaing (Maths)

    • Taught Engineering Maths & Computer Programmer
    • Helped UCC Project
    U Shwe Hlaing

    U Ngwe Tun (C, GBNF)

    • Taught at RIT Civil
    • Owned bookshop
    U Ngwe Tun

    U Myat Htoo (C68)

    • Taught at RIT Civil
    • Retired from CalTrans
    • Founding member, RIT Alumni International
    • Co-emcee, SPZP-2000
    • Founding member & BOD Chair, NorCal RITAA

    Memories

    U Myat Htoo 1
    U Myat Htoo 2
    U Myat Htoo 3
    U Myat Htoo 4
    U Myat Htoo 5

    U Moe Aung (EE)

    • See posts : Tekkatho Moe War, EE Sayas, Swel Daw Yeik Magazine, Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung, Kabyars, Translation

    Memories

    U Moe Aung 1
    U Moe Aung 2
    U Moe Aung 3
    U Moe Aung 4
    U Moe Aung 5

    U Lin (M66)

    • Rowing
    • Buddhist Association
    • SPZP

    Memories

    U Lin 1
    U Lin 2
    U Lin 3

    U Kyaw Myint (M/Auto64)

    • UN projects in Beijing
    • Moved to California
    • Patron, TDS
    U Kyaw Myint

    U Ba Than (M)

    • Several posts : Mech Sayas, HMEE, Dana

    Memories

    U Ba Than 1
    U Ba Than 2
    U Ba Than 3

    U Ba Myint (EE)

    • Retired as Pro-Rector
    • Taught at RIT EE
    U Ba Myint

    U Aung Khin (M)

    • First native Mech Prof
    • Moved to Canada
    • Wrote articles for RIT Alumni Newsletter, SPZPs & HMEE

    Memories

    U Aung Khin 1
    U Aung Khin 2
    U Aung Khin 4

    Dr. Tin Win (M62)

    • See posts : Class of 62, BASES, Mech Engg, 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles

    Memories

    Dr. Tin Win 1
    Dr. Tin Win 2

    U Tun Shwe (M60)

    • Patron, RIT Alumni Association
    • Patron, SDYF
    • Provided Certificates & IDs from RU
    • Sagar Waing (Video to celebrate 60th Anniversary of RIT)
    U Tun Shwe 1
    U Tun Shwe

    Updates

    • Jara, Byadi and Marana have effected Sayas and Sayamas
    • U Ba Than hosted the first HMEE meeting. He donated photos to HMEE and MES. He invited former colleagues and students to his Birthday Soon Kyway. He passed away after his 94th birthday.
    • Need help to organize my website.

    Posts

    • Brief Bios
    • Engineering Departments
    • From BIT to YTU
    • HMEE
    • SPZP
  • Mechanical Engineering

    Mechanical Engineering

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    ဆရာ (တချို့)

    Late 1980s

    • Sayagyi U Ba Than & Staff
    • U Maung Maung Than (Rector)
    • U Kyin Soe later became Professor & Rector
    • Some sayas were on Deputation (e.g studying in Australia)
    • Two sayamas
    • Some are now GBNF
    Mech Sayas in late 1980s

    U Aung Khin ဦးအောင်ခင် — Mech Engg ပါမောက္ခ ငြိမ်း

    First native Professor

    Moved to Canada

    အကြံပေး၊ Advisor, RIT Alumni International

    U Aung Khin

    U Ba Than ဦးဘသန်း (GBNF) — Mech Engg ပါမောက္ခ ငြိမ်း

    Second native Professor

    အကြံပေး၊ Advisor, Engineering Library

    အကြံပေး၊ Early supporter & host of HMEE project

    U Ba Than

    U San Tun ဦးစံထွန်း — Auto Engg ဌာနမှူး ငြိမ်း

    President, BEA

    U San Tun

    U Tin Hlaing ဦးတင်လှိုင် (ကွယ်လွန်) — Agri Engg ဌာနမှူး ငြိမ်း

    President, All Universities’ Hockey

    U Tin Hlaing

    U Tin Htut ဦးတင်ထွဋ် — ကထိက ငြိမ်း

    Captain & Gold, RUBC

    Founder & President, BASES

    Donor, YTU Library project

    U Tin Htut

    U Tun Shwe ဦးထွန်းရွှေ

    Patron, SDYF

    U Tun Shwe

    U Tin Maung Nyunt ဦးတင်မောင်ညွန့် — Agri ဆရာ ငြိမ်း

    President, RIIT သိုင်း

    Donor, YTU Library project

    U Tin Maung Nyunt

    U Maung Maung Win ဦးမောင်မောင်ဝင်း — ကထိကငြိမ်း

    RIT Automobile Club

    U Maung Maung Win

    Dr. Tin Win Dr တင်ဝင်း — ကထိကငြိမ်း

    President, BASES

    Organizer, 2015 Alumni Reunion in LA

    Dr. Tin Win

    Mao Toon Siong

    Champion, Table Tennis

    National Coach, Table Tennis

    Mao Toon Siong

    U Kyi ဦးကြည်

    Perfect score in 4 subjects in Final Year

    Head, Aeronautical Engg

    U Kyi

    S Arya (GBNF)

    Had cute accent

    See post by Dr. Myint Thein (Ba Thein, Atlanta)

    S Arya

    U Phone Myint ဦးဖုန်းမြင့်

    Workshop Superintendent

    After retirement, visited daughters in Jamaica, Malaysia & USA

    U Phone Myint

    Dr. Tin Hlaing

    Moved to Singapore

    Organizer, SPZP-2002

    Dr. Tin Hlaing

    U Soe Lwin ဦးစိုးလွင် (ကွယ်လွန်)

    U Soe Lwin

    U Win ဦးဝင်း

    U Win

    S ကျော်အေး (ကွယ်လွန်)

    S Kyaw Aye

    U Lay Aung ဦးလေးအောင်

    U Lay Aung

    U Kyaw Myint ဦးကျော်မြင့်

    U Kyaw Myint

    U Kyaw Sein ဦးကျော်စိန် (ကွယ်လွန်)

    Archived Pon Tu’s of Sayas (by Bagyee Myat Myo Myint)

    Dr. Kyaw Sein Dr ကျော်စိန်

    RIT Weightlifting and Body Building

    Retired Professor from YIT & Malaysian University

    U Myo Win ဦးမျိုးဝင်း (ကွယ်လွန်)

    Rowing

    RIT Automobile Club

    Taught at Wagga Wagga University, Australia

    U Myo Win

    U Hla Myint ဦးလှမြင့်

    ရေကူး၊ ဝါတာပိုလို

    Chaired RIT Alumni Gathering in Sydney, Australia in 2006

    U Hla Myint

    Dr. Nyo Win

    Organizer, SPZP-2000
    Founding Member, RIT Alumni International
    Founding Member, NorCal RITAA

    Worked for Tech Companies in USA & Taiwan

    U Nyo Win (2nd)

    U Lin ဦးလင်း

    Rowing

    RIT Buddhist Association

    SPZPs in Yangon

    U Lin

    GBNF

    • U Ba Than
    • Dr. Chan Nyein
    • U Han Tun
    • U Khin Maung
    • U Kyaw Sein
    • U Myo Win
    • S Arya
    • S Kyaw Aye
    • U Soe Lwin
    • U Thein Tun Aung
    • U Tin Hlaing
    • U Tin Maung Oo
    • …

    Updates

    • Need help to organize / integrate the posts.
    • Several are GBNF. See partial list in the post.
    • U Aung Khin is in Canada. He stays fit by playing Tennis & Golf.
    • U San Tin, Tin Htut, Dr. Tin Win, Mao Toon Siong, U Tin Maung Nyunt, U Kyaw Myint & Dr. Nyo Win are in USA.
    • U Maung Maung Win & U Hla Myint are in Australia.
    • U San Tun, Dr. Kyaw Sein & U Lin had medical treatment.

    Posts

    • U Aung Khin
    • U Ba Than
    • From BIT to YTU
    • HMEE
    • Mech Sayas
  • Dr. Aung Gyi

    Dr. Aung Gyi

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Highlights

    Saya U Min Wun and Saya Dr. Aung Gyi
    • Born on 1st October 1931
    • Except for loss of hearing, he is healthy.
    • Attended SPZPs, mini-PZPs and micro-PZPs in Canada, USA, Singapore & Myanmar.
    • Matriculated in 1949
    • First group of engineering students selected to study at prestigious universities in the USA under the Twinning Program
    • BS and MS from MIT
    • Upon return, he joined the Faculty of Engineering as Assistant Lecturer.
    • Promoted to Lecturer & Head of Civil Engineering
    • Doctorate from University of Alberta
    • Succeeded U Yone Mo as Rector of RIT in 1971
    DAG
    • Left for UN assignment.
    • Later : moved to Canada
    • Fondly talks about “the best days of his life at RIT”
    DAG 2
    DAG 3

    Contributions

    • Brief bio for SPZP-2000
    • Keynote at SPZP-2000 : Talked about Health & Emotional Intelligence
    • Article covering (a) State Scholarship in the USA (b) experience as Professor and Rector (HMEE book has excerpts from the article)
    • Introduction to the History of Myanmar Engineering Education ( in Supplement CD of HMEE book)
    • Coconut Episode (Heard at Saya Allen Htay’s house before SPZP-2000. Transformation of a student from a Coconut thief into a respected 3R teacher. Printed version appeared in “Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung” for a Singapore SPZP.)
    • Anecdotes on several occasions
    • Saya and I spent a few days together at Ivan’s house in New Jersey in 2015. Saya would tell us stories from his RIT days.
    Ivan, Saya & me
    • We spent two nights at Saya’s house in Canada during the whirlwind trip hosted by Ivanwith the help of Fred Thetgyi.
    At Saya’s house
    • During my visits to Yangon, I was “Ei Hmyaung” at the gatherings — one for the birthday of Daw Emma and one for welcoming Sayagyis attending SPZP
    Birthday Party for Daw Emma

    Posts

    • Civil Engineering
    • HMEE
    • SPZP
    • Twinning Program
    • Visits