The Yangon University of Distance Education said that students were able to submit their assignments online starting the first week of April, the first time the procedure has been implemented since it was planned a few years ago.

The online assignments are apparently aimed at the convenience of students who live far away from the school and to solve the problem of students who do not receive assignment papers after enrolment.

In previous years, distance education students received assignment papers after they registered for the academic year and they needed to write their assignments on the paper that was given to them by the university.

Accepting assignments online is the first time it would be implemented by the university, so students are a bit apprehensive about the procedure.

Based on the online instructions, students first need to download their assignment questions according to their specialisation.

They must write in their own handwriting the answers to the assignments, which can then be scanned and sent via email and Google Drive. They can also take a photo of their assignments or change it to PDF format before submitting the assignments.

A student who wants to submit assignments via email may scan or take at least 60 papers per semester, and they must be sent assignments twice in an academic year.

Latest data from the university released Friday showed that one out of three students in the programme have sent their assignments online. One out of three has been sent assignments online.