Polytechnic University (Dawei)

Polytechnic University, Dawei ( ပိုလီတက္ကနစ်တက္ကသိုလ် (ထားဝယ်) ) is a university in Dawei, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar.

Polytechnic University (Dawei)

ပိုလီတက္ကနစ်တက္ကသိုလ် (ထားဝယ်)
Former names	Technological University, Dawei University of Computer Studies, Dawei (merged 2024)
Motto	Future Society through innovative technology[1]
Established	1982 (as Industrial Technical High School)
Acting rector	Aung Myint Aye
Location	Dawei , Tanintharyi Region , Myanmar 14.172°N 98.205°E / 14.172; 98.205

It was formed in 2024 by the merger of Technological University (Dawei) and the University of Computer Studies (Dawei).^[1] As of April 2025^[update] the acting rector is Aung Myint Aye, whose research interests are wireless communications, radio wave propagation system and image processing.^[2]

It is one of a group of Polytechnic Universities founded by the government of Myanmar, including Naypyitaw State Polytechnic University, Polytechnic University, Myeik, and those in Kengtung, Panglong, and Ma-ubin.^[3]

History

The university was founded as the Industrial Technical High School, which was established by the Ministry of Industry in 1982. In 1998 it became a Government Technical Institute (GTI); in 1999 it became a Government Technical College (GTC); and in 2007 it was given university status as Technological University (Dawei).^[1]

The University of Computer Studies (Dawei) began in 2002 in the Education College campus, and became a university in 2007.^[1]

The two universities combined on 21 November 2024 to form Polytechnic University (Dawei).^[1]