Department of Higher Education (Myanmar)

Department of Higher Education

အဆင့်မြင့်ပညာဦးစီးဌာန(အဆည)
Department overview
Formed	October 1983 (1983-10)
Preceding agencies	Universities Administrative Office Department of High Education
Jurisdiction	Government of Myanmar
Headquarters	Office No (13), Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Minister responsible	Myo Thein Gyi, Dr
Department executives	Thein Win, Dr, Director General Aung Naing Soe, Dr
Website	dhe.moe.edu.mm

Department of Higher Education (DHE) was created for administration and coordination of higher education institutions under the Ministry of Education (Myanmar). In 2020, there were 134 universities and colleges under this department.

History

DHE was formed as Universities Administrative Office in 1964. In 1972, it was renamed as Department of High Education. According to People's Assembly Law No(4) Department of High Education was formed as Department of Higher Education. On 1 April 1998, it was divided into DHE (Upper Myanmar) in Mandalay and DHE (Lower Myanmar) in Yangon. On 1 April 2015, it was reformed as Department of Higher Education.