9 Minutes To ReadKhin Chaw Su Su San shares reflective insights on Practice-based research in Myanmar ethnic regions.
Tags: critical reflection, ethnic communities, myanmar, practice-based research, reflexivity
April 14, 2026
9 Minutes To ReadShona Loong, Anders Kirstein Moeller, Radka Antalikova, Dan Seng Lawn, Peter Suante The authors reflect on the politics of producing borderland knowledge in Myanmar after the coup.
Tags: autonomy, borderlands, education, knowledge production, marginalization, research
July 21, 2025
8 Minutes To ReadRosalie Metro looks at multilingual classrooms on the Thai-Myanmar border.
Tags: borders, languages, Mae Sot, MTB-MLE, Spring Revolution, Thai-Burma border, translanguaging
September 26, 2024
6 Minutes To ReadSayedul Karim shares insights from leading national & international scholars focusing on Myanmar Studies.
Tags: development, ethnic minorities, ethnicity, federalism, IDRC, Institute of Human Rights and Democratic Governance (IHRDG), Karen State, labour rights, People's Defence Force (PDF), policy, Rohingya, Salween, Spring Revolution, Spring University Myanmar (SUM)
June 18, 2024
11 Minutes To ReadCharlie Artingstoll, Maha See, and Eolene Boyd-MacMillan explore a range of mental health challenges for Myanmar and identify where action is needed to increase mental health and psychosocial support.
Tags: civil war, democracy, mental health, military coup, National Unity Government (NUG), Psychological First Aid (PFA), psychology, therapy
March 20, 2024
7 Minutes To Read Rio Kevin and Dr. Abellia Anggi Wardani examine the relations between education and sustainable democracy in Myanmar.
Tags: academic freedom, coup, democracy, National League for Democracy (NLD), saffron revolution
December 20, 2023
8 Minutes To ReadZa Latt Myay (pseudonym) discusses the life of a Myanmar refugee in India.
Tags: IDP, military coup, Mizoram, refugee, refugee camps
November 28, 2023
7 Minutes To ReadIsabella Aung examines challenges faced by the interim education system post-coup.
Tags: ethnic education, higher education, mental health, Spring University Myanmar (SUM), university
November 13, 2023
7 Minutes To ReadDiiksa Thang (pseudonym) and Emily Fishbein look at the rollout of university entrance exams under the National Unity Government.
Tags: Chin State, Chinland Defense Forces, Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), National Unity Government (NUG), university
July 17, 2023
8 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais, Summer Aung, Amber Spreelung, Ja Seng, Jung Benatar, and Chan* outline the evolving language-in-education landscape following the coup, within and beyond military-controlled territory in Part 2 of a […]
Tags: ethnic languages, ethnicity, federalism, language policy
May 9, 2023
8 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais, Summer Aung, Amber Spreelung, Ja Seng, Jung Benatar, and Chan* outline the evolving language-in-education landscape following the coup, within and beyond military-controlled territory in Part 1 of a […]
Tags: ethnic languages, ethnicity, federalism, language policy
May 8, 2023
5 Minutes To ReadPhoenix (pseudonym) argues that Burma’s current model of teacher-student relations limits debate.
Tags: buddhism, democracy, university
January 5, 2023
9 Minutes To ReadRosalie Metro discusses how Myanmar government textbooks can be used in innovative ways.
Tags: democracy, history, peace
September 5, 2022
15 Minutes To ReadZin Wai Yan argues that the Burman majority should educate themselves for the good of all oppressed.
Tags: discrimination, National Unity Government (NUG), oppression, Rohingya
January 24, 2022
3 Minutes To ReadIn Part 1 of a 2-part series by Real Stories Not Tales (RSNT), Mai Lay speaks about his experience in Kachin state.
Tags: COVID-19, ethnic minorities, Kachin, Real Stories Not Tales (RSNT)
January 19, 2022
11 Minutes To ReadFrancesca Chiu discusses how the post-coup struggles faced by Myanmar’s youth affect social cohesion.
Tags: emigration, immigration, State Administration Council (SAC)
January 17, 2022
10 Minutes To ReadMoon (pseudonym) explores how university teachers factor into the revolution against military dictatorship.
Tags: higher education, myanmar, oppression, teaching, university
October 25, 2021
7 Minutes To ReadNitha Bor Siangpum explores the sustainability of non-profit higher education in Chin State.
Tags: Chin, development, ethnic minorities, ethnicity, higher education, sustainability
August 25, 2021
4 Minutes To ReadIn Part 3 of a 3-part series by Real Stories Not Tales (RSNT), Khin Thandar (pseudonym) tells her story post-coup that highlights a different reality and involvement than the rest of the […]
August 23, 2021
5 Minutes To ReadMi Chan (pseudonym) argues that Yale should assess its links to the Myanmar military.
Tags: military coup, Rohingya
May 26, 2021
8 Minutes To Read Aye Thiri Kyaw and Minn Tent Bo argue for breaking the cycle of intimate partner violence in Myanmar.
Tags: feminism, gender, gender violence, inequality, masculinity, violence, women
February 2, 2021
12 Minutes To ReadZue Wadi Htun explores the challenges faced by university teachers and some possible solutions.
Tags: employment, higher education, policy, university
December 17, 2020
11 Minutes To ReadDay Wi and Zoe Matthews explore the post-election approaches needed for political leaders to honour the trust of their constituents, from the perspective of education.
Tags: election, equity, National League for Democracy (NLD), peacebuilding, vocational training
October 27, 2020
13 Minutes To ReadKyawt Thuzar and Zoe Matthews discuss the links between civic-oriented pedagogy in Myanmar classrooms and conflict transformation.
Tags: conflict, ethnicity, nationalism, peace, pedagogy, sustainable development
May 7, 2020
9 Minutes To ReadEwan Cameron argues that we need to see ethnic languages as resources rather than problems to be overcome.
Tags: ethnic languages, ethnic minorities, Karen, Mon, Sgaw Karen
April 28, 2020
10 Minutes To ReadMyo Min explores the long-term effects of Myanmar’s 2008 Cyclone Nargis.
Tags: citizenship, civil society, cyclone nargis, employment, environment, labour rights, migrants, natural disaster, Yangon
March 30, 2020
6 Minutes To ReadEdgard Rodriguez considers the role of investing in think tanks to support Myanmar’s ongoing reforms.
Tags: democracy, development, policy, research
February 26, 2020
10 Minutes To ReadNilar Khaing explores some problems facing women’s access to healthcare and reproductive services in rural Tanintharyi.
Tags: gender, IDP, National Health Plan, sex education, Tanintharyi, တနင်္သာရီတိုင်
November 25, 2019
10 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais and Mael Raynaud present two case studies and conclude this three-part post.
Tags: ethnic languages, ethnic minorities, Kachin, pedagogy, shan
September 25, 2019
19 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais and Mael Raynaud discuss the prospects of ethnic minority languages standardization..
Tags: Burmese, Chin State, ethnic languages, ethnic minorities, Kachin, Kayan, Lisu, Rawang, textbooks
September 24, 2019
20 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais and Mael Raynaud discuss the teaching of ethnic minority languages in government schools.
Tags: culture, ethnic languages, ethnic minorities, policy, teaching, textbooks
September 23, 2019
9 Minutes To ReadSu-Ann Oh and Melanie Walker discuss the challenges of return to ceasefire areas faced by post-secondary schools in Karen refugee camps on the Thai-Myanmar border.
Tags: borders, educational reform, Karen, Karen State, refugee camps, refugees, Thai-Burma border
April 24, 2019
9 Minutes To ReadShona Loong and Gray Rinehart discuss how local leaders in post-secondary schools pave the way for inclusive, critical, and community-based learning.
Tags: borders, community, development, educational reform, ethnic minorities, higher education, Hpa-An, Karen, refugee camps, states and regions, Tanintharyi, Thai-Burma border
February 18, 2019
5 Minutes To ReadBased on her observations, Madeline Luke explores potential improvements to Myanmar’s education.
Tags: educational reform
November 7, 2018
7 Minutes To ReadClaire Allen considers an education curriculum based on critical thinking.
Tags: democracy, educational reform
4 Minutes To ReadHelen Mears and Sandra Dudley peek inside Myanmar’s National Museum in Nay Pyi Taw.
Tags: culture, memory, museum, Nay Pyi Taw
October 15, 2018
9 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais, on the prospects of teaching ethnic histories when decentralizing education.
Tags: curriculum, ethnic histories, ethnic languages, ethnic minorities, historiography, history, Mother-Tongue Based Multilingual Education, nation-building, states and regions
October 4, 2018
14 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais, on the challenges to ambitious language-in-education policies in Myanmar.
Tags: curriculum, ethnic histories, ethnic languages, ethnic minorities, historiography, language policy, Mon, Mother-Tongue Based Multilingual Education, nation-building, shan
October 2, 2018
10 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais, on the teaching of ethnic languages in government schools, past and present.
Tags: curriculum, ethnic histories, ethnic languages, historiography, language policy, Mother-Tongue Based Multilingual Education, nation-building
October 1, 2018
3 Minutes To ReadRadka Antalikova discusses the newly launched Graduate Research Diploma on peacebuilding and research at the Thabyay Education Foundation.
Tags: conflict, peace, peacebuilding, research, Thabyay Education Foundation
July 5, 2018
7 Minutes To ReadJoanna Dolińska discusses the meaning of TVET for the socioeconomic development of Myanmar.
Tags: development, Mandalay, policy, vocational training, Yangon
May 16, 2018
6 Minutes To ReadJoanna Dolińska looks at language diversity and language policy.
Tags: ethnic languages, ethnic minorities, language, policy
July 27, 2017
7 Minutes To ReadTea Circle reviews the first of four panels from a recent Oxford workshop on the Karen.
Tags: diaspora, ethnic minorities, Karen, migration, transition
July 18, 2017
8 Minutes To ReadEMReF researchers discuss education reform, the local parliaments, federalism and peace. Editor’s note This article has been updated to include additional references. If the issues underlying the current political […]
Tags: decentralization, ethnic languages, federalism, governance, parliament
June 14, 2017
5 Minutes To ReadPhyu Phyu Thin Zaw discusses what’s missing in the education reform process.
Tags: curriculum, educational reform, ethnic languages, ethnicity
May 19, 2017
6 Minutes To ReadDiana Huynh examines the historical and contemporary controversy of the Rangoon University Student Union.
Tags: National League for Democracy (NLD), transition, Yangon, youth activism
May 8, 2017
7 Minutes To ReadBrandon Aung Moe looks at regional lessons for Myanmar’s educational reform.
Tags: educational reform, infrastructure, Southeast Asia, youth
May 2, 2017
8 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud considers what education reform debates reveal about current political conditions.
Tags: educational reform, National League for Democracy (NLD)
April 3, 2017
6 Minutes To ReadJoanna Dolińska reviews the challenges associated with interpreting and translating in Myanmar.
Tags: Burmese, interpreting, Thabyay Education Foundation, translation
March 23, 2017
5 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud argues that while options have broadened for Myanmar’s youth, education remains key.
December 10, 2016