Union Minister U Ko Ko visits National University of Arts and Culture, State High School of Fine Arts, Shwe Nan Daw Monastery in Mandalay

Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture U Ko Ko inspected the National University of Arts and Culture (Mandalay) yesterday.
During his visit, Rector U Aung San Oo clarified the preparations being made for the reopening of Master of Arts and postgraduate diploma courses while Assistant Director U Tint Naing Soe of State High School of Arts (Mandalay) briefed other preparations. Then, the Union Minister said the schools were closed over one year due to COVID-19 pandemic and so the SAC makes efforts to reopen the schools not to leave behind in education sector. The Master of Arts and postgraduate diploma courses will be conducted at the National Universities of Arts and Culture in line with the COVID-19 health rule on 1 June. It also should arrange classes, teaching aid materials and accommodation of students when the State High School of Fine Arts (Mandalay) is reopened on 3 May.
The Union Minister met the staff officers and instructed the need to be free from party politics and carry out the duties in accordance with the ethics of civil service personnel and to follow the main duties of National Universities of Arts and Culture, State High School of Fine Arts in teaching the new generations. The Union Minister and party also inspected the construction works of school building and staff housing unit in university compound.
The Union Minister also attended the alms donation ceremony at Ma Soe Yein Taik Thit in Mahaaungmyay Township in Mandalay. Union Minister and party firstly took five precepts from State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Vice-Chairman Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha Sadhamma Jotikadhaja Baddanta Kesara Bhivamsa of Dhamma Banaka Monastery of Ma Soe Yein Taik Thit. He explained the donation of K10 million worth of alms endowment and donated rice and other offertories. Union Minister U Ko Ko and Mandalay Region State Administration Council Chairman U Maung Ko also visited the Shwe Nan Daw Monastery in Mandalay. — MNA