24/10/2024
“Despite international neglect, it is heart-warming to witness that scientists under severe suppression in Myanmar are consistently finding ways to continue ethical science and education. Some parallel higher education systems using technologies that are free of military control are slowly emerging. For example, some young scholars established Spring University Myanmar (SUM) with a dual mission of supporting the interim education of youths and fundraising for scholars at risk and vulnerable communities.[2] SUM also uses a strict digital privacy policy and a principal of “anonymity and pseudonymity” for all the students and teachers in the system. Other pathways for continuing science and education were Ethnic Education Departments, Online Education Platforms, Interim University Councils and Students’ Unions, Ministries under the National Unity Government (NUG), the opposition government, and many other community initiatives in conflicted areas.”
Part 1. Scientific Challenges & RepressionAmidst great uncertainty and escalating humanitarian emergencies, a group of brilliant scientists, shrouded in anonymity, and coming from various scientific fields in Myanmar gathered for a mysterious Zoom meeting under various surreal pseudonyms, such as .....