Myanmar

The 6th edition of the Myanmar School of Politics (MySoP) Alumni Weekend started on November 25th in Bagan, Myanmar. Entitled ‘Federalism: Facts & Fantasies, the Weekend brought together close to 120 high level politicians from over 30 different political parties, all former and current participants of MySoP programmes. Trainers included Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Mr. Vikram Misri, Nigerian author and commentator Ms. Kaine Agary, Malaysian professor Mr. Jayum Anak Jawan, and Myanmar’s very own Mr. Myat Ko Ko. Dutch Ambassador Mr. Wouter Jurgens opened the Weekend with a short speech noting the importance of building an inclusive democracy and the inspiration the…

The 9th edition of the Myanmar School of Politics (MySoP) core course started in Tanintharyi Region on 22 July 2017. Chief Minister Dr. Lai Lai Maw opened the 16-day training retreat with a speech noting the importance of politicians contributing to their societies, and that a politician should never stop trying to improve oneself in order to continue to increase that contribution. The Tanintharyi Chief Minister herself is an alumni of the very first MySoP core course in 2014. [caption id="attachment_4655" align="alignnone" width="580"] Dr. Lai Lai Maw opens the retreat[/caption] Held in the beach town of Maung Magan, the course brings together…

On 3 April, 19 politicians from Kayah State graduated from the Myanmar School of Politics (MySoP). These leadership level politicians represent 10 different political parties as well as the Kayah State election sub-commission. They have successfully completed 8th edition of the MySoP core course, a 20-day learning retreat aimed at improving their capacities and constructive, policy-oriented political engagement. The graduation ceremony was held in Ngwe Saung, Ayeyawady Region, in Myanmar. The politicians were awarded their certificates by the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Myanmar, H.E. Wouter Jurgens. Politics meets Policies In addition, each new alumni was presented a copy of the Myanmar translation of the book Politics Meets Policies. This co-publication between the Myanmar…

On 9-13 December 2016, alumni from the Myanmar School of Politics (MySoP) came together for an alumni event, titled ‘The Art of Political Speech’, in Bago, Myanmar. 56 alumni from 22 different political parties attended the event, where they participated in three different workshops: one on speechwriting, one on the importance of art and poetry, and one on debate skills. The workshops The first workshop focused on speech writing, where participants learned both how to write and deliver political speeches. This workshop was facilitated by Finnish MP Silvia Modig. In the second workshop, Khin Aung Aye, a well-known poet from…

On 16-18 July, the Myanmar School of Politics (MySoP) alumni gathered together for a four-day alumni event, titled ‘The Power of Political Dialogue’ in Hpa’an, Kayin State, Myanmar. 37 alumni from 17 different political parties attended the event. Trainers at the event included former Dutch MP, Kathleen Ferrier (see photo), and Executive Director of the National Peace Council of Sri Lanka, Jehan Perera. They shared their knowledge and experiences on the benefits and challenges of political dialogue in a multiparty context. They also trained the alumni on the theory and skills of multiparty dialogue and negotiation. The Myanmar School of Politics…