100th Anniversary: Centennial celebration of the Mandalay University

The Centennial Celebration of the Mandalay University took place at the venue on Saturday with the attendance of Acting President, Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.

After formal opening of the ceremony, the Senior General unveiled the stone inscription, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Mandalay University. In the subsequent event, students performed with the theme song of the celebration.

Then, the Senior General made an opening speech. The University of Mandalay was originally founded as Mandalay College, an affiliated institution to the University of Yangon in June1925.

In 1947, it was upgraded to a degree college and named Mandalay University College. In 1958, it became the University of Mandalay and there were faculties of Arts, Science, Agriculture and Medicine.

In 1964, the faculties of Agriculture and Medicine were carved out from the university to become separate facilities. Since then, it was called the University of Mandalay. The Centennial celebration was held under the objectives to safeguard and promote as the prestigious university of the state, to provide subjects that could support political, economic and social sectors of the state, to show the innovation and talents of outstanding undergraduate and post-graduate youths for socio-economic development, and to lay down the mission for the next 100 years.