Deputy Minister for Education Dr Zaw Myint led the Myanmar delegation to the International Conclave 2025, a two-day event focused on transformative higher education and enhancing student and faculty mobility, held at the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, from 18 to 19 September.

At the opening ceremony on the morning of 18 September, the deputy minister noted that the high-quality teaching methods, research, and innovations of the Vellore Institute of Technology, which currently enrols 47,000 students across five campuses, serve as a strong inspiration for the development of Myanmar’s higher education sector. He added that the sector can be further improved by integrating AI technology into teaching, learning, and student projects, in line with the Head of State’s guidance to expand the use of AI.

The conference was attended by nearly 150 delegates from 27 countries and addressed a range of higher education topics. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of VIT, the deputy minister also planted a tree.

On 19 September, the deputy minister and his delegation visited VIT’s research laboratories, classrooms, library, and high-rise student dormitories. They then met with university officials to discuss the possibility of awarding scholarships for Myanmar universities to participate in VIT’s doctoral programmes.

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