More than four years after the Myanmar military overthrew the country’s democratically elected government, it has announced it will hold elections in late 2025. These elections will take place amid a civil war in which neither the junta nor the various resistance forces show any sign of defeat or surrender.

In this panel discussion, co-hosted by the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, researchers from the UBC Myanmar Initiative and the Knowledge for Democracy in Myanmar Initiative will share their perspectives on the recent conflict dynamics and possibilities for Myanmar’s post-conflict future.

Speakers:

• Dr. Htet Thiha Zaw, Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia; Fellow, UBC Myanmar Initiative
• Napas Thein, Inaugural Research Fellow, Myanmar Policy and Community Knowledge Hub (MyPACK), University of Toronto
• Dr. Sai Kyi Zin Soe, Research Affiliate, Centre for Disability Research and Policy (CDRP), University of Sydney
• Hsu Myat Yadanar Thein, International Liaison Officer, School of Public Policy, Chiang Mai University

moderated by Professor Kai Ostwald, HSBC Chair in Asian Research and an Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia; APF Canada Senior Fellow

“Rehearsing Federalism from Below: Community Agency and Education Governance in Post-Coup Myanmar”

Time: 06:00 – 07:00 PM (Melbourne Time)

02:30-03:30 PM (Myanmar/Yangon Time)

Zoom here https://us06web.zoom.us/s/89666839791…

Meeting ID: 896 6683 9791

Passcode: 522994

Ei Ei Phyu is an education and policy practitioner from Myanmar with over twelve years of experience advancing multilingual and Indigenous education in conflict-affected regions. She helped found the Rural Indigenous Sustainable Education (RISE) movement, served in program and advocacy leadership roles, working with 18 ethnic education partners across Myanmar and along the Thailand and Myanmar border to co-design community-led schooling and teacher support systems. Ei Ei Phyu’s work has focused on building democratic, pan-ethnic network governance models that bring diverse Indigenous and non-state actors together to set shared priorities, embed local languages and cultures in learning, and transform community insights into policy and systemic change.

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^ from Hsu (2025).

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source: wikipedia

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from Deka