Dr Pho Kaung is the Rector of University of Yangon (UY). Before taking this position, he has been Pro-rector of UY since 2009. He has also been leading a team of researchers from various disciplines as a professor of Physics at Universities’ Research Centre. Prior to that, he had worked as a teaching-cum-research staff at the Physics Department, UY for 23 years. He received his Doctorate degree in Physics from Hokkaido University, Japan. He supervised over 200 research projects of postgraduates in MSc, MResearch and PhD programs specializing in Physics, Chemistry and Computer Science. He has published over 40 articles in international and regional research journals. He has also given a talk on “Myanmar Strategy in Research” at the British Council Global Education Dialogue in July 2014 held in partnership with the Myanmar Ministry of Education and United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).