Loikaw University

Loikaw University (Burmese: လွိုင်ကော်တက္ကသိုလ်) is a university situated in Loikaw Township, Kayah State, Myanmar.

Loikaw University

လွိုင်ကော်တက္ကသိုလ်
Type	Public
Established	30 July 1982
Location	Loikaw , Kayah State , Myanmar 19.694°N 97.198°E / 19.694; 97.198

History

In 2014, along with other Burmese universities, the Loikaw university engaged in research to preserve the Thanlwin river.^[1] The department of geology also uncovered two trilobite species from the Taungnyo area dating back to the carboniferous.^[2] In 2023 during the civil war, the university had been converted in to a military base by the Tatmadaw to defend against rebel incursions on the city. In Operation 1107 it was captured by the KNDF after two days of fighting.^[3]

See also

• List of universities in Myanmar

References

1. "Universities to cooperate on Thanlwin River research". Terraper.org. 6 September 2014. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
2. "New Evidence for Carboniferous Age of the Taungnyo Group Exposed in the Loikaw Area, Kayah State" (PDF). Imetcal2.une.edu.au. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 21, 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
3. Irrawaddy, The (2023-11-15). "Kayah Resistance Seizes Myanmar Junta Bases in State Capital". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-16.