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Category: UCC

  • 1972

    1972

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Video Broadcast

    Some RIT Graduates

    M72
    • Victor Aung Myin (M) : Scholar Athlete
    Cross Country Event Winners
    • Wynn Htain Oo (M) : Fund raiser and Organizer
    • Nyan Win Shwe (M) : Chair of SPZP-2007
    • Myint Pe (M) : Lu Shwin Daw, Cartoonist, MES
    • Win Myint (M) : Poet
    • Ko Ko Kyi (EC) : Luyechun, Saya
    • Aung Myaing (ChE) : Poet, Saya
    • Ma Gyn Yu (ChE) : Fund raiser
    • Kyaw Myint (T) : President of MARB, Indigenous Medicine
    • Thein Aung (Met) : Mr. RIT, Co-emcee of SPZP-2000

    Munich Olympics

    • Gymnastics : Olga Kolbert (USSR) got Perfect Tens
    • Swimming : Mark Sptiz (USA) won Seven Gold Medals with Seven World Records —
      100 m (Freestyle), 100 m (Butterfly), 200 m (Freestyle), 200 m (Butterfly), 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, 4 x 100m Medley Relay
    • Soccer : Burma won a match in the first round, but lost to the power houses
    • Dark Moment :
      11 Israeli athletes were taken hostage and killed by “Black September”

    UCC

    • Several posts were filled after approval from PSC
    • UCC Courses in Computer Systems & Applications
    • State scholars for Academic Studies in UK
    • UCC Engineers sent to ICL ETC, Letchworth, UK
    • UCC was helped by unpaid and minimum-wage Volunteers
    • @hmin3664
    YouTube channel for my videos
  • Kyaw Thein, Dr.

    Kyaw Thein, Dr.

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Dr. Kyaw Thein (Rightmost)

    He told attendees of the 5th Acariya Pu Zaw (ICST/UCSY) that I was Generation Zero, Bo Htay was Generation One, and he was Generation Two.

    He was a fledgling tutor in the Mathematics Department in 1963. He was a top student in his Honors Class (1958 – 1962). He held Tutorial for the topics taught by U Khin Zaw, Mr. Choudry and Daw Khin Ma Ma. He encouraged me. I was top of I.Sc. (A).

    We crossed our paths again when we (U TAG, U Soe Win (EC70) and I) visited Southampton University to see Saya U Soe Paing and U Aung Zaw. He was doing his Ph.D. He is an expert on Differentiable Manifold (and related topics). He and U Aung Zaw joined us to see Stonehenge, Salisbury Cathedral, and a Safari.

    As Dr. Chit Swe’s assistant and general hand, I worked on several projects with the Maths sayas (including Dr. Kyaw Thein).

    He became Principal of Sittwe College.

    He succeeded Saya Dr. Tin Maung as Rector of ICST.

  • Aung Zaw 7

  • Aung Zaw 1

  • Aung Zaw 5

  • Aung Zaw 4

  • Aung Zaw 3

  • U Tin Swe (EE)

    Name

    His name is U Tin Swe (တင်ဆွေ).

    He was wrongly called as U Tint Swe (တင့်ဆွေ), U Tin Shwe (တင်ရွှေ) and U Tin Shwe Gyi (တင်ရွှေကြီး)

    EE Saya

    He graduated in 1953. He joined EE Department as Assistant Lecturer.

    He received Masters from the University of Michigan, USA.

    Upon his return, he became a Lecturer.

    EE Sayas

    Sports

    He was a member of the Prome Hall Soccer team which won the Inter-Hall Tournament for three consecutive years. He was a star player.

    Prome Hall Soccer

    He also played Tennis.

    Computing

    He was a Power User at UCC. He supervised Ko Aung Kyaw Pe (EP69) for his Master’s thesis. He worked with Power Distribution & Analysis programs. He also collaborated with his former students including Dr. San Oo (EP67).

    Demise

    In the early days, there were few Professorships. He passed away before the creation of separate EC and EP Departments.

    U Khin Maung Zaw (KMZ, EC76) wrote :

    I believe Saya’s brother was U Nan Wai (a famous painter).

  • GBNF from UCC

    GBNF from UCC

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2025

    • Dr. Chit Swe — Founder & Director of UCC
      There are several posts about Saya.
    Dr. Chit Swe
    • U Ko Ko Lay — Co-founder
      He served as Operations Manager, Scientific Applications Manager, Professor at DCS and ICST
    • Dr. Tin Maung
      He succeeded Saya Chit as Director of UCC. During his tenure, Department of Computer Science (DCS) and Institute of Computer Science and Technology (ICST) were established. He served as the inaugural Rector of ICST
    • CO U Hla Min — Operations
      Joined UCC as Chief Operator. He attended a post-graduate course in UK, where he met his beloved one. He is an early casualty (passing away at the tender age of 30+).
    • U Aung Zaw — Systems Programmer, Systems Division
      Taught at UCC, CSO, Assumption University and in Sydney. Wrote two books “Bawa and Dhamma” and “Cetana Thi Thar Kan”
    • U Mya Thein — Business Applications
      Joined the Department of Commerce, Institute of Economics. Transferred to UCC as Business Applications Programmer. Retired as Business Applications Manager. Taught at UCC, DCS, ICST, and ITBMU (International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University).
    • Daw Nge Ma Ma Than — Business Applications
      Taught at UCC,DCS, ICST
    • U Kyaw Nyein — Scientific Applications
      Joined UCC as Scientific Applications Programmer. Taught Numerical Methods. Joined UNV.
    • U Win Naing — Scientific Applications
      Science Scholar for Mathematics. Attended the 1st batch of M.Sc. (CS) with the Systems Option. Scientific Applications Programmer.
    • U Soe Myint — Operations; Retired as Pro-Rector of ICST.
    • U Maung Maung Gyi — Operations
    • U Maung Maung Lay — Operations
    • Daw Hla Hla Win — Operations
    • Daw Kyu Kyu Lwin — Operations; Moved to Social Security Board
    • Daw Win May Thaung — Operations
    • U Aung Myint — Engineer, Systems Division
    • U Shein Soe Myint (EC83) — Systems Division
      Passed away in Singapore while doing his doctorate
    • U Aung Aung Thein — Systems Division; Colleague of U Kyaw Zwar Soe
    • U Myint Aung — Admin Department
    • Daw Khin Lay Myint — Admin Department
    • U Khin Maung Aye (M73) — 1st batch of M.Sc. (CS) with Applications Option
    • Daw Khin Mya Swe — Attended M.Sc. (CS)
    • Daw Khin Toe Nyein — Attended M.Sc. (CS)
    • U Thein Tan — Attended M.Sc. (CS)
    • Daw Thida Aung — M.Sc. (CS); Classmate of Daw Thida Khin
    • Daw Khin San Hlaing (Cynthia) — She joined UCC as Librarian. She attended M.Sc. (CS) She worked at (or attended) AIT (Asian Institute of Technology) She migrated to Australia

  • U Mya Thein (Bo Shoke)

    Nicknames

    • His first nickname at the Institute of Economics was “Bo Gyoke” because he had his hair cut like Bogyoke Aung San.
    • He would get involved in lots of activities thereby earning a second nickname “Bo Shoke”
      (One who gets his hands wet in things that are of no concern to him).
    • Brilliant and talented student
    • He would explain the formal lectures to his fellow students.
      The turn out to his “free tuition” was larger than that at the regular classes given by the sayas.

    Institute of Economics to UCC

    • Joined Commerce Department at the Institute of Economics as Tutor.
    • When UCC was formed, it needed people with diverse skills. U Mya Thein and U Thein Oo transferred to UCC.
      They became Business Application Programmer / Analyst. They went for further studies in the United Kingdom.

    Business Applications Manager

    • U Myo Min was the first Business Applications Manager.
    • I succeeded him.
    • U Mya Thein succeeded me.

    Brilliant and Outspoken

    • Had a vast array of General Knowledge.
    • Read books on Religion, Medicine, and Engineering.
    • Taught at UCC and IE
    • Lectured at the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University.
    • He was outspoken. During a visit to UCC, the ministers and deputy ministers were standing and waiting for U San Yu. He entered the room and shouted, “Sit down”. All complied. What a surprise!

    Like Father, Like Son

    • One day his father came to UCC carrying a bunch of bananas. He asked U Tun Kywe, an army veteran serving as security, the office of Saya U Myo Min.
    • When he found out Saya was not much older than Bo Shoke, he went downstairs and then gave the bananas to U Tun Kywe.
    • Like father, like son.

    Controller

    • It seemed like sayas and colleagues could not control him.
    • Finally, someone appeared. His sister-in-law was capable of controlling him.