Toungoo Education College new annex building inaugurated
Toungoo Education College new annex building inaugurated
The Global New Light of Myanmar, 21 Jan 2017
URL: https://issuu.com/myanmarnewspaper/docs/21_jan_17_gnlm
Toungoo Education College was inaugurated yesterday, with Daw Su Su Lwin, wife of President u Htin Kyaw, and Vice President u Myint Swe in attendance.
The college was formally opened by Dr Myo Thein gyi, union Minister for Education,U Win Thein, Chief Minister of Bago Region Cabinet, H.E Mr Takeshi Higuchi, Japanese Ambassador to Myanmar, and Daw nyein nyein, Principal of the Toungoo Education College in Toungoo, at 9:30 am yesterday.
Afterwards, Pyithu Hluttaw representative Daw Su Su Lwin, U Myint Swe, Vice-President, union Minister Dr Myo Thein gyi, Regional Cabinet’s Chief Minister, Japanese Ambassador to Myanmar and the Principal of the college provided items in commemoration of the opening ceremony of the new building. Then, U Myint Swe and members inspected the library, dispensary, Recreation Center, practical room of domestic science, class rooms, computer room and hostels for students, greeting trainees cordially.
The Toungoo Education College was upgraded from the Teacher Training School in 1967, Teacher Training Institute in 1993, and the Educational College in 1998, it is learnt.
Educational Colleges are being opened with the aim of providing training teacher trainees to become teachers equipped with the virtue of dignity compatible with Myanmar culture, training qualified teachers who can face challenges of the present knowledge age, and improving better teaching methods for teachers taking responsibilities in education.
The college was formally opened by Dr Myo Thein gyi, union Minister for Education,U Win Thein, Chief Minister of Bago Region Cabinet, H.E Mr Takeshi Higuchi, Japanese Ambassador to Myanmar, and Daw nyein nyein, Principal of the Toungoo Education College in Toungoo, at 9:30 am yesterday.
Afterwards, Pyithu Hluttaw representative Daw Su Su Lwin, U Myint Swe, Vice-President, union Minister Dr Myo Thein gyi, Regional Cabinet’s Chief Minister, Japanese Ambassador to Myanmar and the Principal of the college provided items in commemoration of the opening ceremony of the new building. Then, U Myint Swe and members inspected the library, dispensary, Recreation Center, practical room of domestic science, class rooms, computer room and hostels for students, greeting trainees cordially.
The Toungoo Education College was upgraded from the Teacher Training School in 1967, Teacher Training Institute in 1993, and the Educational College in 1998, it is learnt.
Educational Colleges are being opened with the aim of providing training teacher trainees to become teachers equipped with the virtue of dignity compatible with Myanmar culture, training qualified teachers who can face challenges of the present knowledge age, and improving better teaching methods for teachers taking responsibilities in education.