University of Foreign Languages, Yangon University of Foreign Languages, Yangon The University of Foreign Languages, Yangon ( ), located in Yangon, is the leading university for the study of foreign languages in Myanmar. The university offers full-time four-year bachelor's degree programs, and part-time diploma programs in the study of several Asian and European languages. The university is popular with students interested in careers in the tourism industry or finding work overseas. YUFL was founded as the Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL) in January 1964, offering courses in French, German, Japanese and Russian language studies. IFL added Chinese speaking courses in 1965, English courses in 1969,
Yangon through October where a substantial amount of rainfall is received; and a dry season from November through April, where little rainfall is seen. It is primarily due to the heavy rainfall received during the rainy season that Yangon falls under the tropical monsoon climate category. During the course of the year 1961 to 1990s, average temperatures show little variance, with average highs ranging from and average lows ranging from . Until the mid-1990s, Yangon remained largely constrained to its traditional peninsula setting between the Bago, Yangon and Hlaing Rivers. People moved in, but little of the city moved out. Maps