The University of Culture

By /

The

University of Culture, Mandalay
Introduction
  

Arrangements

are being made for the opening of the University of Culture,

Mandalay in November, 2001.
The

Location and Area
  

The

implementation plan for the construction of the University of

Culture, Mandalay was initiated on February 8 th, 1999. It is situated on the Shwesaryan

pagoda Road, Ohn Chaw Village, Patheingyi Township, Mandalay

Division and the area is 41.35 acres.

The

Set-up
  

The

set-up is that there are 149 staff in the Administration Department,

102 in the Department of Training, 232 in the Department of the

Faculty members, totalling 483.
The

Recruitment of Staff
  

19.

Administration Staff and 52 faculty members, 71 in total, have

already been appointed for the University of Culture, Mandalay until

May, 2001. The arrangements are being made for the co-operation with

the Department of Higher Education for the recruitment of the

lecturers, not more than one-fourth of the set-up.

Completion

State of Construction Works

  

It

has been planned to open the University of Culture, Mandalay in

November, 2001-2002 academic year and implemented programmes are as

follows:

(a)

 Teaching

Halls for Cultural Subjects
  

Teaching

Halls for Cultural Subjects have been completed 100 %.

(b)

 Teaching

Hall (1) for Academic Subjects
  

Teaching

Hall (1) for Academic Subjects has been completed 95 %. Allocated

budget is K 40.568 million.

(c)

 Hostel

for Faculty Members (Male)
  

It

is now being constructed for the accommodation of between 8 and 16

male facutly members who are single. 22 % of the construction work

for the staff quarter, being carried out prior to the allocated

budget, has been completed. The construction work of the three

buildings for the faculty members is going to be initiated beginning

in May, 2001.

(d) Residence

of the Rector and quarters for the staff
    

The

Residence of the rector, staff quarter (1) and (2) have been

completed 100%.
(e) Main

Building (Administration)
  

This

main building is for offices of the rector and adminestrative

officers. It is targeted to complete it before the University opens.

15 million Kyats, which is 20 % of the allocated budget has been

received and 30 % of construction works have been completed. It is

planned to complete it in August 2001.

Conclusion
  

The

arrangments are being made for the opening of the University of

Culture, Mandalay before the target date, i.e November, 2001.