To mark the awarding of the Honorary Doctor of Public Administration (DPA honoris causa) by Yangon University to Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and State Security and Peace Commission Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, The Yangon University Special Graduation Dinner to mark, was held yesterday evening at the Yangon University Convocation Hall.
The ceremony was attended by the Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and his wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, the Secretary of the Commission General Ye Win Oo and his wife, members of the Commission and their wives, Union Ministers and their wives, the Chief Minister of Yangon Region; senior Tatmadaw officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and their wives, the Commander of the Yangon Command, deputy ministers, the Rector of Yangon University, specially invited rectors of international universities, honorary professors, professors, guests, and officials.
The Senior General, and those present, then enjoyed a dinner in honour of the event.
During the dinner, students from Yangon University, Yangon University of Education, YUFL, Yangon University of Economics, East Yangon University, and the National University of Arts and Culture (Yangon), along with renowned singers, performed songs and dances.
After the dinner, the Senior General was presented with honorary gifts by Professor Andrey Dragomirovich Khlutkov, Director Principal of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Saint Petersburg, the Russian Federation, and Professor Kaigorodov Evgeny Viktorovich, First Vice-Rector of the Altai State Pedagogical University.
After the dinner, the Senior General and wife presented flowers and honoraria to the students and renowned artistes who performed, and extended greetings to them. — MNA/TH
