CEU/HESP Visiting Fellowship http://www.ceu.edu/academics/research/support/vrf Fellows 2013­14 Dr. Mi Mi Gyi, Professor and Head of the International Relations Department at Mandalay University, received her PhD degree from Mandalay University in 2006. Her dissertation research was dedicated to Myanmar politics in 1962­1988 and the rise and fall of Burma Socialist Program Party (BSPP) government. She has 20 years of university teaching experience and has been the Head of Department since 2003. Her department is one of the two in the country charged with the development of the Political Science specializations. As part of this work, she is starting research on the processes of democratization in Myanmar and problems of new democracies. Her particular interest is drawn to the issues of national reconciliation, prospects of constitutional amendments and the ongoing reform of higher education. Email: [email protected] Dr. Moe Ma Ma is a Professor of International Relations at the University of Yangon. She completed her undergraduate, Masters and PhD degrees at the Mandalay University, where she also defended doctoral research on Myanmar’s economic response to globalization in the field of agriculture. She has been teaching since 1995. In 2005 she was a fellow at the Asia Research Center at the National University of Singapore. Her current research focuses on the effects of globalization on Myanmar culture and role of ASEAN in the region (especially in disaster management). She is part of the core team at the University of Yangon engaged in the development of the Political Studies specialization, a new field for Myanmar, and works on developing the courses on comparative politics of South East Asia and international organizations. Email: [email protected] Dr. Mya Mya Khin is a Professor and Head of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Yangon. She has twenty­two years of experience in Anthropological teaching and research. She completed her BA (Honors), and MA Degree in Anthropology at the University of Yangon and a PhD Degree in Cultural Anthropology at Kobe University in Japan. Her current field of research is Religious Anthropology, with focus on the Myanmar tradition of spirit mediation. As an academic expert, she contributes to the Myanmar Intangible Cultural Heritage program in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and to the joint project on Local Capacity for Inclusive Development in Myanmar, with the university partners in the Republic of Korea, and Japan. As one of the outcomes of the project, a “Myanmar­Korea Local Knowledge Center” will be established at the University of Yangon. Email: [email protected] Dr. Nyo Nyo is a Professor of Human Geography at Mandalay University, where she has been teaching for over 15 years. After obtaining her PhD in Geography from Bangalore University (India) in 2003, she has been a Ph.D. adviser to 15 candidates for a PhD degree at her home university. In research, she is interested in the issues of human development and women, especially focusing on the role of professional careers in lives of women and their families. She continues to work on the issues of climate change and its multiple effects on Myanmar’s development and presented on this subjects at several international events, including at National Environmental Institute, Singapore (2008), United Nations Conference on “Sustainable Environment” at Tonji University in Shanghai, PRC (2012) and the International Conference on “Urban Issues and Challenges” at Bangalore University (2013). Email: [email protected] Dr. San Tun is a Professor and Head of Department of Philosophy at Dagon University in Yangon – the largest undergraduate university in Myanmar. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Economics and at the State University of Buddhist Literature and Teaching. His undergraduate and graduate training is from the University of Yangon, culminating in a PhD degree which he received in 2003. As a PhD candidate, he received Japan Foundation Fellowship award to conduct research at Kyoto University in 2002. He received the Best Research Paper in Philosophy awards from the Myanmar Academy of Arts and Sciences (2005, 2010 and 2012) and published three books of Philosophical Essays in Myanmar language. His current research is concerned with the psychological and ethical understanding of Mind and Body and he seeks to compare the approaches to these concepts developed in the Western and Buddhist philosophies. Email: [email protected] Dr. Thanda Soe, Professor at the English Department, Mandalay University, has been involved in English language teaching for over 25 years, working as a teacher, teacher trainer and supervisor, in a range of ELT contexts in Myanmar. She earned her doctorate in the area of applied linguistics from University of Yangon in 2007 and a master’s degree (MA, Linguistics and Literature) from Mandalay University in 1990. Her teaching and research activities at Mandalay University focus on applied linguistics, with particular attention to stylistics and discourse analysis. The area of research she currently focuses on is language teacher cognition ­ the study of what language teachers know, believe, think and do. Email: [email protected] Dr. Tun Shwe is a lecturer at the Department of Philosophy, Mandalay University. Born in a small village of Kyaukbadaung in upper Myanmar, he received his BA from Mandalay University and a Masters' degree from Yangon University in 1997. He then returned to teach and study at Mandalay University, where he completed his doctoral degree in 2008. He has been teaching at the Department of Philosophy at Mandalay University since 1995. He is also writing on philosophy, Theravada Buddhist thought and culture in local journals and magazines. His first book was published in 2012. His current research subject is the value of life in ancient Greek philosophy from the standpoint of Myanmar Buddhist thought. Email: [email protected] Fellows 2014­15 Dr. Tin Htay Ei is a Professor and Head of the Law Department, University of Mandalay, Myanmar. She received an LL.B. in 1985, an LL.M. in 1993, and a PhD in 2004 from University of Yangon. She achieved Diploma in Japanese in 1993 from the Institute of Foreign Languages (now Yangon University of Foreign Languages). She lectures for the LL.B., LL.M. and PhD programs, Diploma Course in Business Law, Diploma in International Law, Diploma in Tourism and Master of Business Administration at Mandalay University and Diploma in Law at Defence Services Administration School, Pyin Oo Lwin. Her main fields of interest include Environmental Law, International Human Rights Law, Civil Law and Commercial Law. Her current research focuses on Industrial Development and Human Rights in Myanmar. Dr. Tin Htay Ei is hosted by the CEU Department of Legal Studies. Dr. Hnin Hnin Saw Hla Maung is a lecturer at Law Department, University of Yangon, Myanmar. She holds law degrees from University of Yangon (LL.B. and LL.M. in International Law), Nagoya University Law School, Japan (LL.M.) and University of Yangon (PhD in Maritime Law). She presently teaches at several programs at different institutions in Myanmar: master’s program of law, diploma in international law and master’s in business law at the UY Law Department; diploma in law at Defence Services Administration School, Pyin Oo Lwin; and diploma in tourism and management at National Management College, Yangon. Her main fields of interest are refugee law, international human rights and humanitarian law, and maritime law. Her current research focuses on Refugees in Myanmar ­ Definition, Protection of Rights and Legislation. Dr. Hnin Hnin Saw Hla Maung is hosted by the CEU Department of Legal Studies. Dr. Myo Thandar Kyaw is an assistant lecturer at the Department of Law, University of Mandalay. She received her LL.B. Degree in 2004 from Dagon University, an LLM degree in 2006 and a PhD in 2011 specializing in Company Law from the University of Yangon. She teaches in LL.B. and LL.M. courses at the Law Department, University of Mandalay. Her main fields of interest and research are Criminal Law, Business Law, Labour Law and International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Her current research lies in the field of Corporate Crime in Myanmar: Legal Framework and its Implementation. Dr. Myo Thandar Kyaw is hosted by the CEU Department of Legal Studies. Dr. Khin Ma Ma Myo is a lecturer at the Department of International Relations, University of Yangon, Myanmar. Her teaching career started at the University of Yangon in 1997. After the new Democratic Government took office in May 2011, she served as Assistant Director at the President’s Office in Naypyidaw. She re­joined the University of Yangon in 2013. She received an MA in International Development from International University of Japan (IUJ) in 2005 and a PhD in International Relations from the University of Yangon in 2006. She currently teaches courses in Myanmar foreign relations, political institution, elements of international relations and international and regional institutions. Her special interests include bilateral relations of Myanmar, especially Myanmar­Japanese relations, with focus on development aid. She also teaches at the National Defence College of Ministry of Defence and Institute of Development of Public Administration, Ministry of Home affairs, and her current research interests cover peace process and conflict resolution, public administration, security and political institutions. She received awards and fellowships, including Visiting Research Fellowship from the Japan Institute of International Affairs in Tokyo and two best research awards from the Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science. Her articles cover topics of Myanmar­Japan relations. She contributed to the International Symposium on Myanmar 2014: Reintegration into International Community held at Yunnan University, China in July 2014 and is currently working on an article "Myanmar Reforms and Opening of New Chapter with Japan". Dr. Khin Ma Ma Myo is hosted by the CEU Department of International Relations and European Studies and the CEU Department of Public Policy.