University of Computer Studies, Mandalay
| မန္တလေး ကွန်ပျူတာ တက္ကသိုလ် | |
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| Motto | "ျမန္မွန္တြက္ခ်က္ တိုင္းျပည္တြက္" |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | September 1997[1] |
| Rector | Dr.Daw Moe Pwint |
| Location |
Patheingyi, Mandalay Mandalay Division, Myanmar[2] Coordinates: 21°58′0″N 96°11′0″E / 21.96667°N 96.18333°E |
| Affiliations | Keio University, UCSY |
| Website |
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The University of Computer Studies, Mandalay (UCSM) (Burmese: မန္တလေး ကွန်ပျူတာ တက္ကသိုလ်, pronounced: [kʊ̀ɴpjùtà tɛʔkəθò (máɴdəlé)]), located in Mandalay, is a leading IT and computer science university of Myanmar. UCSM offers bachelor's and master's degree programs in computer science and technology.[1] The majority of its student body is from Upper Myanmar. Administered by the Ministry of Science and Technology,[2] UCSM is the official university for all the Government Computer Colleges in Upper Myanmar, whose students may continue their advanced studies at UCSM.[1]
UCSM is also a Cisco networking academy.
History
UCSM was established in May 1997 and held its first classes in September 1997. Under Myanmar's system of specialized universities, UCSM was the first specialized university in Upper Myanmar for computer science and technology.
Programs
UCSM's main offerings are five-year bachelor's programs in computer science and computer technology. It also offers master's degree programs in application science and in information science.[1] The areas of study include artificial intelligence, bio-informatics, computer architecture, control applications, database systems, digital signal processing, image processing, Internet technologies, network security, operating systems, parallel and distributed computing, and software engineering.[2]
| Program | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | B.C.Sc(Software Engineering),
B.C.Sc. (Knowledge Engineering), B.C.Sc(High Performance Computing), B.C.Sc(Business Information System) |
M.C.Sc., M.A.Sc., M.I.Sc. | |
| Computer Technology | B.C.Tech(Computer Communication and Network)B.C.Tech. (Embedded System) | M.C.Tech. |
Academic departments
UCSM consists of ten academic departments.
- Department of Software Technology
- Department of Hardware Technology
- Department of Information Science
- Department of Computational Mathematics
- Department of Computer Applications
- Department of Burmese
- Department of English
- Department of Physics
- Department of Research and Development
Affiliations
Senior universities
- Keio University of Japan[3]
- University of Computer Studies, Yangon (UCSY)
Colleges
The following Upper Myanmar-based Government Computer Colleges are officially affiliated with UCSM.[1] Their qualified graduates can continue their advanced studies at UCSM.
- Computer University, Myitkyina
- Computer University, Bhamo
- Computer University, Kalay
- Computer University, Monywa
- Computer University, Mandalay
- Computer University, Pakokku
- Computer University, Lashio
- Computer University, Kengtung
- Computer University, Taunggyi
- Computer University, Panglong
- Computer University, Meiktila
- Computer University, Magway