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"I would like to be a go-to person for students the way my advisors were for me," she shares. "Someone who helps make sure they stay on track to fulfill their graduation requirements and have a meaningful university experience, just as I did."

For the first time, Parami University presented a panel at the 5th International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS 5) at Chiang Mai University in August. The panel brought together 10 students, including recent graduates and final-year students, who shared their ongoing projects and arguments for student-generated education and learning for Myanmar youth at large.

Through conversations, reading, writing, and the exchange of different perspectives, students began exploring not only what they would learn at university, but also how they would learn.

“Liberal arts gave me the room to explore a lot of different fields before I found the thing that excites me,” Eaint said.

A few months ago, Naing Min Khant was completing his undergraduate studies at Parami University. In September, he returned to meet current students with a different perspective to share: what happens when the theories, questions, and research skills developed at university become part of your everyday work?