University of West Yangon

West Yangon University (WYU)
ရန်ကုန် အနောက်ပိုင်း တက္ကသိုလ်
MottoTo develop the knowledge for benefit of the country
TypeGovernment
Established27 June 2002 (27 June 2002)
RectorKhin Thider
Students22,448 (2019)
UndergraduatesBA, BSc, BA (Hons;), BSc (Hons;)
PostgraduatesMA, MSc, MRes
Location
Htantabin 11393
Yangon Division, Myanmar

16°56′50″N 96°00′54″E / 16.94722°N 96.01500°E / 16.94722; 96.01500
Websitewww.wyu.edu.mm

The West Yangon University (Burmese: ရန်ကုန် အနောက်ပိုင်း တက္ကသိုလ် [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ ʔənaʊʔpáɪɰ̃ tɛʔkəθò]), located in Htantabin, Yangon Division, is a liberal arts and sciences university in Myanmar. The university offers bachelor's and master's degrees in liberal arts and science. Students who wish to pursue post-graduate (especially PhD) studies typically go to Yangon University.