Myanmar Maritime University

Myanmar Maritime University
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ရေကြောင်းပညာ တက္ကသိုလ်
Main Building of the Myanmar Maritime University
Typepublic
Established1 August 2002 (1 August 2002)
RectorDr. Myat Lwin
Students300 per intake of 2016
Undergraduates1741 (2007)
Location
16°42′11″N 96°15′51″E / 16.70306°N 96.26417°E / 16.70306; 96.26417
AffiliationsYangon Technological University, Korea Maritime University, Nagaoka University, Nihon University, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Websitewww.mmu.edu.mm

Myanmar Maritime University (MMU) (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ရေကြောင်းပညာ တက္ကသိုလ် [mjəmà nàɪɰ̃ŋàɰ̃ jèdʑáʊɰ̃ pjɪ̀ɰ̃ɲà tɛʔkəθò]), located in Thanlyin in the outskirts of Yangon, is the premier university of maritime education in Myanmar. MMU offers 5-year bachelor's degree programs. Starting from 2012, MMU, administered by the Ministry of Transportation, offers two-year post-graduate diplomas in various marine and naval disciplines. In 2007, the school had about 1,800 graduate students, pursuing international STCW-95-standards compliant maritime education.