University of Loikaw

Historic Flagship University of Myanmar

📍 Loikaw Township, Kayah State 🏛️ Public Research University 📅 Established 2007
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21

Academic Departments

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BA, BSc, LL.B

Undergraduate Degrees Offered

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800+

Academic & Admin Staff

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100+ Years

Of Higher Education

About the University

လွိုင်ကော်တက္ကသိုလ် သည် မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ၊ ကယားပြည်နယ်၊ လွိုင်ကော်မြို့တွင် တည်ရှိသော ဝိဇ္ဇာသိပ္ပံတက္ကသိုလ်တစ်ခု ဖြစ်သည်။ လွိုင်ကော်တက္ကသိုလ်၏ ပင်မဆောင်ကို ၂၀၀၇ ခုနှစ် ဩဂုတ်လ ၅ ရက်နေ့တွင် နိုင်ငံတော် အေးချမ်းသာယာရေးနှင့် ဖွံ့ဖြိုးရေးကောင်စီ အတွင်းရေးမှူး ၁ ဒုတိယဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး သိန်းစိန်က ဖွင့်လှစ်ပေးခဲ့သည်။

Why Choose University of Loikaw?

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Historic Flagship Campus

Over a century of academic tradition and a central role in Myanmar's higher education system.

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Diverse Academic Departments

Twenty-one departments in arts, sciences and law offer broad study options and research opportunities.

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Modernized Teaching Approach

Focus on student-centred learning to develop critical thinking and independent study skills.

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National & Regional Influence

Produces many of Myanmar's leaders, academics and professionals in public and private sectors.

Campus Gallery

Academic Programs

Undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in arts, sciences and law

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Arts Programmes

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Arts degrees offered through departments such as Myanmar, English, History, Philosophy.

Duration: Standard Undergraduate Length
Min. Marks: Matriculation aggregate meeting BA cut-off
Prerequisites: Relevant arts combination in matriculation
Myanmar English History International Relations
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Science Programmes

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Science degrees through departments including Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geology, Zoology and Biology.

Duration: Standard Undergraduate Length
Min. Marks: Matriculation aggregate meeting BSc cut-off
Prerequisites: Science combination at matriculation
Physics Chemistry Mathematics Geology & Zoology
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Law Programme

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)

Law degree offered by the Department of Law, preparing graduates for legal practice, public service and further legal studies.

Duration: Standard Undergraduate Length
Min. Marks: Matriculation aggregate meeting law cut-off
Prerequisites: High matriculation score, law stream selection
Legal Theory Civil & Criminal Law International Law Constitutional Law
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Postgraduate Degrees

Master's Programmes

Master's degrees in various arts, science and law subjects, including MA, MSc and LLM programmes.

Duration: At least 1 Year of Study
Min. Marks: Honours or qualifying exam with GPA 4 in each subject
Prerequisites: Relevant bachelor degree and selection
MA / MSc LLM Research Thesis Viva Voce Exam
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Doctorate & Diplomas

PhD & Postgraduate Diplomas

Doctoral programmes and postgraduate diplomas across selected arts and science disciplines.

Duration: Multi-year Research or Coursework
Min. Marks: Strong postgraduate performance
Prerequisites: Master's degree and approved proposal (for PhD)
PhD Research Specialized Diplomas Advanced Seminars Thesis Submission

University Initiatives & Research

Academic development and research activities

Ongoing
Teaching

Teaching Modernization Programme

The University of Loikaw is implementing a modernization programme to encourage autonomous learning and student-centred teaching.

Curriculum Teaching Innovation
Recent Years
Postgraduate

Postgraduate & Research Expansion

The university hosts hundreds of PhD, MA and MSc students across faculties, strengthening its role as a research institution.

PhD Master's Research
Ongoing
Collaboration

International Partnerships & Projects

University of Loikaw engages in regional projects and collaborations on themes like renewable energy, biodiversity and environmental science.

International Environment Partnership
Ongoing
Student Life

Student Organisations & Campus Culture

Student organisations at the University balance historical traditions of activism with current focus on student well-being and future opportunities.

Student Life Campus Engagement

Student Life at University of Loikaw

Campus with hostels, libraries and green spaces

Hostel Life

Hostel Life

Students stay on-campus in hostels, living side by side, studying, eating and spending time together in a shared community.

Green Campus

Green & Historic Campus

The campus is known for its greenery, Mountain views, offering a calm environment especially during the cold season.

Library and Study Spaces

Libraries & Study Spaces

Students use the university library and lecture halls for independent study, group work and classes as part of becoming autonomous learners.

Career Opportunities

Pathways after graduating from University of Loikaw

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Government & Public Service

Many graduates work in government ministries, education, law and public administration across Myanmar.

Civil service pay scales
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Private Sector & NGOs

Arts and science graduates pursue careers in business, NGOs, international organisations and local companies.

Role and sector dependent
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Academic & Research Careers

Graduates who complete master's and doctoral degrees can become lecturers, researchers or academic staff.

University and research pay scales
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Legal & Professional Fields

LL.B graduates may work as legal officers, advocates or continue advanced legal studies and professional training.

Experience and role based

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