During this semester, 10 University of Pittsburgh undergraduate students served as virtual mentors to 11 students in Myanmar participating in the Stars Do Shine program. Stars Do Shine is a Burmese organization that prepares students to take online high school equivalency exams so they can apply to college.
As part of the mentorship, Pitt and Stars Do Shine students collaboratively produced a documentary that will be showing in the Global Hub on April 17.The documentary examines the collapse of education in Myanmar following the 2021 military coup. Using local interviews, the documentary highlights educational challenges faced by students in four communities: an urban town in Myanmar, a rural area in Myanmar, an active conflict zone, and a refugee community along the Thai border.
The Stars Do Shine students will be joining remotely, and the Pitt mentors will be on hand to answer questions. Pizza and drinks will be served and OCC credits will be available.
Full Details
Friday, April 17
A Documentary from the Pitt-Myanmar Education Initiative
Time:
1:00 pm
Location:
Global Hub - Wesley W Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Global Studies Center and Global Hub along with Department of Economics
Contact:
Carey Durkin Treado
Contact Email:
ctreado@pitt.edu