Dr Naw Si Blut
Head of Department (International Cooperation Office)
Brief Biodata
Dr. Naw Si Blut is Head of the International Cooperation Office at the University of Yangon. She received B.A., M.A. and Ph.D in History at the University of Yangon. From 1999 to 2001, she studied as research student at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan where she did the research on Political Movement for the Emergence of Karen State (1930-1955) and completed Japanese Language Course. Again from 2005 to 2006, she was affiliated as research fellow to the Research Institute for the Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan and submitted the research paper on Japanese Policy Towards Myanmar during 1942-1945. From January to March 2019, she received the scholarship programme on Research Excellence Fellowship at the Central European University, Hungary and studied on Gender, Social Movement and Civil Society Organizations. She worked as Researcher at Universities Historical Research Centre (UHRC) and moved to the SEAMEO Regional Centre for History and Tradition (SEAMEO CHAT) in 2002. While working as Researcher at SEAMEO CHAT, she took part in a number of projects carried out in collaboration with the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Japan. Before working at the International Cooperation Office at the University of Yangon, she also worked as Senior Programme Officer and Deputy Director at SEAMEO CHAT. Her expertise is in dealing with education and development project; planning and implementation of workshops, international conferences and education exhibitions.
Publications
- “The Bronze Drum”, Commemorating the 5th Anniversary of SEAMEO Regional Centre for History and Tradition, 2005, SEAMEO CHAT.
- “The Music and Musical Instruments of Kayin”, Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of SEAMEO Regional Centre for History and Tradition, 2010, SEAMEO CHAT.
- “Bronze Drum: Myths, Believes and Impact on the Life of Kayin Peoples”, Cultural Tradition, SEAMEO Regional Centre for History and Tradition, 2014, SEAMEO CHAT.
- “Living in Harmony: Karen Community in Insein”, Compilation of Papers Presented at the Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in ASIA (SEASIA) Conference 2017, “Unity in Diversity: Transgressive Southeast Asia”, 2018, Kyoto University, Japan.
- “Businesswomen of Myanmar in Colonial Period: A Historical Overview”, 2nd International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies, 2018, E-version of the Conference Proceeding, Proceedings – ICBMS2 (burmaconference.com)
- “Karen Traditional Calendar”, Traditions 2020, SEAMEO Regional Centre for History and Tradition, 2020, SEAMEO CHAT.