Myeik University

Myeik University (Burmese: မြိတ် တက္ကသိုလ်; formerly Myeik College and Myeik Degree College) is a university in Myeik, Myanmar. The university was founded as Myeik College on 24 September 1999, upgraded to Myeik Degree College on 27 November 2001 and to its present name, Myeik University, on 14 May 2003.^[1]

Myeik University

မြိတ်တက္ကသိုလ် IPA: [mjeɪʔ tɛʔkəθò]
Convocation Hall of Myeik University
Other name	University of Myeik
Former names	Myeik College (1999) Myeik Degree College (2001)
Motto	ဝိဇ္ဇံသိပ္ပံ၊ ပရမံပညံ (Pali: Vijjaṃ Sippaṃ, Paramäm Prajñāṃ)
Motto in English	Art of wisdom is the greatest consciousness.
Type	Public
Rector	Nay Thwel Kyi
Location	Myeik , Tanintharyi Region , Myanmar 12.467010°N 98.612375°E / 12.467010; 98.612375
Campus	Urban
Website	www.myeikuniversity.edu.mm

Members of Myeik University, alongside the Myanmar Bird and Nature Society, identified 20 new bird species in Myanmar from 2010 to 2014.^[2]

See also

• list of universities in Burma
• University of Computer Studies, Myeik
• Technological University, Myeik