International Relations

Dr Thida Aung is a Professor in the Department of International Relations, University of Yangon. Her teaching career started at the University of Yangon in 1997. She teaches media and politics, foreign policy formulation, the United Nations and Myanmar, and diplomacy. She received her BA (Hons:), MA and PhD in International Relations from the University of Yangon. Her research interests include International Organizations and Non-traditional Security Issues. She has published articles in Yangon University Research Journal in 2011 and in MAAS Journal in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Tin Tin Mar has been working as an Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations at the University of Yangon since 1997. She obtained her B.A (Hons), M.A and PhD degrees in International Relations from the University of Yangon (UY). She is responsible for teaching International Relations courses to undergraduates as well as supervising PhD students. Her research interests include the Korean Peninsula and Myanmar- Korea Relations. Papers on “The Sunshine Policy and the Process of Korean Reunification”, “The Significance of UN Conferences on Climate Change”, “The Spratly Islands Dispute” and “Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Development Assistance to Myanmar after 2010” were published in the Journal of the Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015.

Dr Khin Ma Ma Myo is an Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations, University of Yangon. Her teaching career at the University of Yangon started in 1997. She teaches peace and security, identity issues in Asia-Pacific, public administration and public policy, and regional development in Asia. She holds an MA in International Development from the International University of Japan and an MA and PhD in International Relations from the University of Yangon. Her research interests include Japan and public administration. She contributed a chapter in “Reintegration into the International Community: Myanmar”, published by World Scientific Press, Singapore in 2016. She has also published articles in Yangon University Research Journal in 2001, Journal of Asia Research Centre in 2015 and MAAS Journal in 2008, 2011 and 2014.

Dr. San San Khine is an Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations, University of Yangon. She received her B.A (Honours) International Relations (1993), M.A (IR) with Credit (2000), M.Research (IR) (2001), PhD(IR) (2007 February), Diploma in Tourism Studies and Management (2006), Post-grad Diploma in Global English (2010) all from Yangon University.
She joined the Department of International Relations in the University of Yangon as a Tutor in 1998. Her specializations are Non-traditional Security Issues and International Organizations. Currently, she teaches Introduction to International Relations, Foreign Policy, and International Relations in Political Thought to students of International Relations and Political Science.
She has been a fellow at Bard College, New York, United States, studying US Foreign Policy, and at the Australian National University, studying Demographic and Social Research Methods. She was also selected as a Central European University Faculty Research Fellow in 2016.
Her publications are “A Study on China’s Strategies towards Southeast Asia”, Yangon University Research Journal Vol.3, No.1, 2011; “Myanmar-Thai Cooperation in Migrant Workers Issues”, Journal of Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science, Vol.XII, No.9, June 2014; and “Myanmar’s Cooperation in BIMST-EC”, Journal of the Asian Research Centre, Vol. 1, No.1, Asian Research Centre, University of Yangon, 2015. Her ongoing research is on the Peace Process in Myanmar.

Dr. Yin Yin Kyi has been a lecturer in the Department of International Relations at University of Yangon since 2014. She holds B.A (Hons.), MA and PhD degrees in International Relations. Her teaching career began at East Yangon University in 2002. She is currently responsible for teaching courses on International Relations of Asia-Pacific to International Relations students and on Myanmar Foreign policy and Foreign Relations to Political Science students in undergraduate and post-graduate diploma programmes, as well as for supervising PhD students. Her research focuses on Myanmar-India economic relations since 1948 and Myanmar-India economic cooperation after 2011. Her research on “Trade between Myanmar and India since 1988” is published in the Monywa University Research Journal in 2014.

Dr Mi Win Htwe has been working as a lecturer at the Department of International Relations of Yangon University since 2014. In 2002, she was appointed as a tutor at East Yangon University and then transferred to Yangon University. She holds BA (Hons:), MA, M.Res and Ph.D degrees in International Relations from the University of Yangon. Her specialization is China. Her research on “China’s Policy towards Myanmar after 1978” was published in the Monywa University Research Journal in 2012. At present, she is teaching about current issues in international relations.

Dr.Nu Nu Shwe has been a lecturer in the Department of International Relations at the University of Yangon since 2014. She holds B.A (Q), MA and PhD degrees in International Relations. Her teaching career began at Dagon University in 2002. She is responsible for teaching Introduction to International Relations and International Relations in the Middle East courses to students of International Relations, and Introduction to Political Institutions to students of Political Science as well as for supervising PhD students. Her research focuses on Myanmar-Malaysia Relations (1988-2007) and she did a research project on Myanmar-Malaysia Economic Relations (2000-2010).

Dr Sai Khaing Myo Tun is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations, University of Yangon. He has taught courses on Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia, Political Theories, International Relations Theories, Comparative Politics: State, Institutions and Civil Society. He received his PhD in International Development Studies from Nagoya University, Japan in 2011. His specializations are State-building, State-society Relations and Labour issues in Myanmar. He has published research articles on the state-building of Myanmar and articles on the politics of Myanmar for local media.

In 2016 he was a visiting professor at the Department of Development Studies of Vienna University, Austria.

He has been the president of Myanmar Teachers Federation since July 2017 and was also involved in the National Minimum Wage Setting Committee during 2014 and 2015.

Publications
– A Comparative Study of State-led Development in Myanmar (1988-2010) and Suharto’s Indonesia: An Approach from the Developmental State Theory, Germany, Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, May 2011 (ISSN: 1868-1034)
– Politics of Development in Myanmar (1988~2009): Comparison with Indonesia under Suharto’s New Order, Japan, Forum of International Development Studies, March 2011 (ISSN: 1341-3732)
– Assessing the Context of Governance and Developmental State in Myanmar (1988-2010), in The Limits of Good Governance in Developing Countries, Indonesia, Gadjah Mada University Press, 2011 (ISBN 979-420-767-5)
– Model of State-Building in East Asian Countries: An Approach From the Developmental State Theory, Japan and Myanmar, Graduate School of Economics (Nagoya University, JSPA,) joint with MERCID, December 2011
– State-Building in Myanmar (1988-2010) and Suharto’s Indonesia: A study of Building a Democratic Developmental State in Myanmar, Germany, 2012 (ISBN: 978-3-8454-4188-7)
– Institutionalization and the Reforms of Myanmar since 2008 (Universities’ Best Paper), Myanmar, Yangon University, 2012
– Introduction to International relations in Myanmar, Phoenix Publication, 2013

Dr. Marlar Aung has been working as a lecturer of the Department of International Relations at the University of Yangon since 2005. Her specialization is peace and conflict resolution. The subjects she has been teaching are environment and politics, diplomacy, East Asia and South Asia. Dr. Marlar Aung is also actively engaged in research and two research papers “Upgrading the Development of National Youth through Education” (2012) and “Rehabilitation in Cyclone Nargis Affected Areas in Ayeyawaddy Region” (2013) were published in the University of Yangon Research Journal (UYRJ).

Dr. Tin Tin Aye has been a lecturer in the Department of International Relations at the University of Yangon since 2017. She holds B.A (Hons.), MA and PhD degrees in International Relations. Her teaching career began at Monywa University in 2005 and she transferred to the Department of International Relations, University of Yangon in 2008. She is responsible for teaching International Relations courses on the Government and Politics of the USA and American Politics in the undergraduate and post-graduate diploma programmes. Her research focuses on Non-traditional Security Issues in Myanmar, Thailand and Laos and on Myanmar-US relations. She has published some articles in Yangon University Research Journal in 2015 and 2016, and MAAS Journal in 2016.

Dr. Myint Zu Win has been working as a lecturer of the Department of International Relations at the University of Yangon since 2017. She earned her PhD Degree in International Relations from the University of Yangon in 2013. She is responsible for teaching governments and politics of Southeast Asia to undergraduate students and on post-graduate diploma programmes. Her research interests include ASEAN, Myanmar’s relations with its neighbouring countries like China, and Myanmar’s peacemaking process.

Lwin Cho Latt has been working as a lecturer of the Department of International Relations at the University of Yangon since 2005. She holds a B.A (Hons) in International Relations from Dagon University and double M.A degrees in International Relations from the University of Yangon (UY) and the International University of Japan (IUJ). She is responsible for teaching International Relations and Political Science courses in the undergraduate and post-graduate diploma programmes as well as for supervising M.A and M.Res students. Her research interests include Myanmar’s foreign policy, Myanmar’s relations with its neighbouring countries, and Myanmar’s peacemaking process. Her research on ‘Myanmar’s Attitude to the Candidacy of India in the United Nations Security Council’ was recently selected to be published in the Universities Research Journal (Vol. 9, 2016).

I’m Hla Myo Than working for the Department of International Relations as a Lecturer
at the University of Yangon. I was born in 1977. I got a B.A degree from Dagon University in 2003. I was first appointed as a tutor at Monwya University in 2005. I received an M.A degree from Monwya University in 2006. I was transferred to the University of Yangon in 2008, promoted as an assistant lecturer in 2013 and a lecturer in 2016. I earned my PhD from the University of Yangon in 2017. I specialized in Government and Politics of Myanmar. I teach Government and Politics of Myanmar to 3rd year students of Political Science and International Relations. I also have to teach Myanmar Foreign Relations since 1948 to students from the Yangon University of Distance Education.

Dr. Wah Wah Aung has been a lecturer in the Department of International Relations at the University of Yangon since 2016. She holds B.A (Hons), MA and PhD degrees in International Relations. Her teaching career began at Dagon University in 2005 and transferred to the Department of International Relations, University of Yangon in 2016. She is responsible for teaching International Relations courses on Current Issues in International Relations. Her research focuses on political, social and economic issues in East Asia.

Dr. Oak Soe San works at the Department of International Relations, University of Yangon as an Assistant Lecturer. She earned her PhD degree in International Relations from the University of Yangon in 2013 and her research interests focus on China and Japan’s Aid policy towards Myanmar. She is responsible for teaching International Relations Theories to the undergraduate students. Oak Soe San has written research papers for the Universities Research Journal (URJ) 2015, Journal of Asia Research Centre (ARC) 2016, and Journal of Myanmar Academy of Arts and Sciences (MAAS) 2015 and 2016.

Daw Thangi Khin Htwe is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of International Relations, University of Yangon. Her teaching career started at the University of Yangon in 2012. She teaches International Relations in Southeast Asia. She received an MA in International Relations from Dagon University and an MA in International Relations from Waseda University, Japan. Her research interests include Myanmar’s Foreign Policy and relations with its neighbouring countries: India and China.

Tin Zar Myo Win has been working as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of International Relations at the University of Yangon since 2016. She started her university career as a tutor at Dagon University in 2012 and was promoted to be an assistant lecturer at the University of Yangon in 2016. She holds both a B.A (Hons) and an M.A degrees in International Relations from Dagon University. She is responsible for teaching the International Relations course and the International Political Economy course to the undergraduate political science students. Her specialization is Myanmar Politics and Bilateral Relations between Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Daw Zar Ni Htet is an Assistant Lecturer in the International Relations Department in Yangon University. She has been working as a teacher since 2012. She got her M.A degree, which specialized in International Relations, from Yangon University in 2006. Her specialist field of study is comparative politics in Asia and Southeast Asia.

Daw Ei Ei Htwe was assigned as a Tutor at the Department of International Relations, University of Yangon in 2012 and since 2016, she has been promoted to assistant lecturer there. She got her first Bachelors degree in International Relations in 2004 from the University of Yadanabon. She earned a Master of Arts in International Relations in 2006 from the University of Mandalay and also received another Master of Arts in Public Administration from the International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan in 2016. Her responsibility is to teach political thoughts, comparative constitution and public administration to the undergraduate and post graduate students specializing in either International Relations or Political Science at the Department of International Relations, University of Yangon. Her thesis focus is about good governance, especially controlling corruption in the developing countries of Southeast Asia.

Ye Min Htay studied the subject of International Relations (IR) at the University of East Yangon. In the second year of his Honours course, he had to do a Term Paper with the title of “US Foreign Policy Under George.W. Bush’s Administration.” He passed the second year (Honours) with Second Class, Division I. He continued to study the subject of International Relations for his 2 years Masters degree from Dagon University which he completed in 2008. He became a Tutor in the Department of International Relations, Yadanabon University, Mandalay in 2012. He worked in departmental research on “The Strategic Role of Myanmar in a Regional Context.” He was then transferred to the University of Yangon. Later, he was promoted from tutor to assistant lecturer. The courses he has taught are Introduction to International Relations and Political Institutions. His specialization is US Foreign Policy.

Phyo Phyo Wai has been working as a tutor in the Department of International Relations at the University of Yangon since 2015. She holds a B.A (Hons) in International Relations from East Yangon University and a M.A degree in International Relations from the University of University??. Her specialization is Security in the Southeast Asian Region.

Daw May Zin Win was assigned as a Tutor at the Department of International Relations, University of Yangon in 2015. She got her Bachelors degree in International Relations in 2005 from the University of Monywa. She earned a Master of Arts in International Relations in 2007 from the University of Yangon. Her responsibility is to teach Current Issues In International Relations to the undergraduates as an elective subject for students specializing in other areas. Her thesis focuses on Security Studies in International Relations in non-traditional security issues.

Hein Myat Thu has been working as a tutor in the Department of International Relations at the University of Yangon since 2017. He obtained B.A (Q), MA (Thesis) and MRes degrees in International Relations from Dagon University. His specialization is Environmental Conservation and he is doing his PhD Dissertation on Mangrove Conservation Efforts in Myanmar in Ayeyarwady and Rakhine.