YANGON UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS

Yangon University of Economics began as the Department of Economics under the University of Yangon in 1924. In 1940, the Department of Economics began teaching Commerce as a special subject. Special courses in Statistics were given by the Department of Economics in 1953. Then in 1955, as separate Department of Commerce was established and in 1956 a separate Department of Statistics was established.

In 1964, The Institute was founded as an independent tertiary institution composing of three academic departments; Department of Economics, Department of Commerce and Department of Statistics. In 1966, a separate Research Department was created. (more…)