"In a bid to improve much-needed science and technology capacity in Myanmar, the government has announced that it will reopen two technological universities ? in Yangon and Mandalay ? that were closed by the military junta more than two decades ago. Myanmar?s Science and Technology Minister Aye Myint said the two universities, Yangon Technology University (YTU) and Mandalay Technology University (MTU), as well as the newer Yangon Computer University and Mandalay Computer University, would open before others under the country?s new Centres of Excellence programme to upgrade higher education institutions. YTU and MTU will reopen on their old campuses in the centre of Yangon and Mandalay respectively after being closed since 1988."...