RESEARCH MATCHING – RESEARCH ASSISTANTS in regional Myanmar
a) Research Matching – Myanmar universities and academics are re-emerging and attempting to re-establish research programmes. AMI, in partnership with the Tekkatho Foundation, would be pleased to introduce international research partners with individual researchers or teams from Myanmar regional universities, for collaboration in developing joint research.
b) Research Assistants – Do you need help gathering data or for fieldwork? The number 1 request from regional Myanmar universities, is for training in research. We can try to broker a relationship with a researchers from a Myanmar University, which would involve informal research methodology training in the process of their partnership in a moderate amount of data gathering for you. This could greatly enhance your access to local data. It would require you mentoring them and helping them understand your research methodology and design in detail.
Links are already established with the following institutions.
Myitkyina University
Kalay University
Mandalay University
Yadanabon University
Phaung Daw Oo, Mandalay
Brahmaso Library, Mandalay
Taunggyi University
Taunggyi Medical University
Sittwe University
Magway University
Loikaw University
Bago University
Pathein University
Myanmar Environment Institute
Dagon University
West Yangon University
Yangon University
University of Distance Education, Yangon
Mawlamyine University
If you are interested and would like to make a proposal of this nature, please contact: admin@aummi.edu.au.
CALL FOR ASSISTANCE – The eTekkatho Project: eLibraries for Myanmar Universities
The Tekkatho Foundation make available free, self-contained digital libraries of eBooks, datasets, open access journal articles, and educational resources, even where reliable internet does not yet exist (i.e. via stand-alone servers). The team have thus far set up eLibraries at 17 universities in eleven states and regions across Myanmar, with sites also hosted at the British Council, and a number of other institutes and public libraries. They run training programmes to introduce users to the concept of a digital library and show them how to access, browse and download resources. So far, over 4,000 people have attended an eTekkatho training course and over 70,000 full-text eBooks, datasets, journal articles, video lessons and lectures have been downloaded. The eTekkatho project is run from the University of Manchester in partnership with the British Council and partner institutions in Myanmar.
Would your university consider sending a librarian to assist training Myanmar university librarians in accessing and promoting these resources to academic staff and students? This would need to be a self-funded exercise, but might be something the university might fund and use to promote its international engagement.
Or are you interested in volunteering with this programme yourself?
To express interest or seek further information, please contact: admin@aummi.edu.au.