In the presence of the ambassador of Myanmar in Berlin, H.E. Daw Yin Yin Myint and the president of the University of Passau, Prof. Dr. Carola Jungwirth, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between SEAMEO (Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation) Regional Centre for History and Tradition (SEAMEO CHAT), Myanmar, represented by Director Dr. Khin Lay Soe and the Chair of Southeast Asian Studies, represented by Professor Dr. Rüdiger Korff, on Saturday, June 9, 2018. At the reception following the ceremony the guests took the chance for further exchange and fruitful discussions with guests from Myanmar, Prof. Dr. Momo Thant, Head of Department for History, Yangon University und Dr. Rita Sudan, Department for History, Yangon University.