1. Country Report (Myanmar) 2009 ASEAN-Korea EDUCATION LEADERS' FORUM November 26 th ~ 29 th Dr. Aung Min Deputy Director General Department of Higher Education (Lower Myanmar)

2. Country Profile  Population over 56 million.  Largest country in mainland Southeast Asia.  48% of land is covered with forest and it has coastline  Economic policy based on a market oriented system.

3. Our Vision Education System To create an Education System that can generate a learning society capable of facing the challenges of the Knowledge Age

4. Our Motto Building a Modern- developed Nation through Education Education System

5. Implementation Short and long-term education development plan is bringing quality diversity and accessibility

6. Organization Structure Myanmar Education Committee Basic Education Sub-Sector Basic Education Council Hither Education Sub-Sector Basic Education Curriculum Syllabus and Text book Committee Teacher and education supervisor committee MOE Other 12 ministries Universities central council Council of University Academic Bodies

7. Higher Education Institution Sr.MinistryNumber 1Education64 2Health15 3Science and Technology59 4Defence5 5Culture2 6Forestry1 7Agriculture and Irrigation1 8Livestock-breeding and Fisheries1

8. Table Contd. … Sr.MinistryNumber 9Co-operatives5 10Civil Services Selection and Training Board 1 11Religious Affairs1 12Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs 2 13Transport1 Total158

9. Pre-service TTP In-service TTP Expansion of Non-Formal Education  Education Colleges(nos.20)  Institutes of Education (degree programme) BEd- PhD  Postgraduate Diploma in teaching (PGDT)  Postgraduate Diploma in Multemedia Arts(PGDMA)  Correspondence Course  Education Colleges(nos.20)  Institutes of Education (degree programme) BEd- PhD  Myanmar Literary Resource Centre (MLRC) Teacher Training Programmes

10. HRD (AP)R.AP 1.Certificate132 2.Undergraduate Diploma23 3.Postgraduate Diploma1822 4.Undergraduate (Ordinary)13 5.Master541 6.Undergraduate (Ordinary)55 7.Undergraduate (Honours)30 8.MRes24 9.PhD21 Total191193 Universities Research Centre Expression of Research Academic Programme

11. Suggestion for Exchange Programme to promote collaboration of teaching. to promote collaboration of learning to promote collaboration of Research -MOUs -Training Programmes -Scholarship Programmes -Student, faculty and administrator Exchanges -Conference -Workshops -Seminars -Joint research programmes