National Defence College (Myanmar)

{{Short description|Military academy in Naypyidaw, Myanmar}}

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'''National Defence College''' ({{Langx|my|နိုင်ငံတော်ကာကွယ်ရေးတက္ကသိုလ်}}, abbreviated '''NDC''') is a military academy in Myanmar's national capital of Naypyidaw. Opened in 1958, NDC was one of several training facilities opened in the mid-to-late 1950s, the most well known among them being the Defence Services Academy.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Aung Myoe |first=Maung |url=https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/536717 |title=Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948 |date=2009-01-22 |publisher=ISEAS Publishing |isbn=978-981-230-849-8 |doi=10.1355/9789812308498-009}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Egreteau |first=Renaud |date=2015 |title=Who Are the Military Delegates in Myanmar's 2010–2015 Union Legislature? |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24779958 |journal=Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia |volume=30 |issue=2 |pages=338–370 |jstor=24779958 |issn=0217-9520}}</ref> NDC provides post-graduate master's degrees in defence studies to military officers.<ref name=":0" />

Since 1994, NDC has offered one-year courses for officers above the rank of colonel.<ref name=":0" /> In 2016, nearly all military MPs appointed to the Amyotha Hluttaw and the Pyithu Hluttaw had nearly all completed master's degrees at NDC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A quick guide to Myanmar's military MPs |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/A-quick-guide-to-Myanmar-s-military-MPs |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=Nikkei Asia |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In April 2023, Zaw Min Latt, the commandant of DSA, became NDC's commandant, replacing Kyaw Shwe Tun.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-04-01 |title=Myanmar Junta Sacks Commander After Heavy Casualties in Karen State |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-sacks-commander-after-heavy-casualties-in-karen-state.html |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=The Irrawaddy |language=en-US}}</ref>

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Category:Universities and colleges in Myanmar Category:1955 establishments in Burma Category:Educational institutions established in 1955