Dagon University is an Arts and Science University and situated 20 km north from Yangon City Center. The University offers Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in common liberal arts, law and sciences. It is the largest university in Myanmar in terms of student population and area coverage, with twenty departments offering 28 teaching programs. Currently, 23,000 students are attending regular classes. In addition, another 37,000 students take lectures conducted at Dagon University Branch, University of Distance Education. Moreover, DU offers some diploma courses under the Human Resource Development Program (HRD), as for the diploma in computer studies and the diploma in spatial information. Altogether,1613 persons are working for Dagon University: 1066 Academic staff (teachers) and 547 administration staff. In recent years, the university has actively participated in international education by hosting student and faculty exchanges, international seminars, conferences and workshops, international youth programs and joint research projects. DU has already signed twenty-three MoUs with global universities and international organizations, and was also a member of EMILYA (European Program for International Mobility with Asia).