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National University of Mongolia Монгол Улсын Их Сургууль 
Motto Эрдмийн хэт цахиваас, хөгжлийн гал бадармой (By following education, the flame of progress flourishes) Established 1942 Type National university President Tömör-Ochir Sanjbegz Academic staff 589[1] Undergraduates 8,556[2] Postgraduates 1,461[3] Doctoral students 431[4] Other students 222 internaional students[5] Location Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Campus Ulaanbaatar (main campus)
Zavkhan (foreign languages)
Orkhon (economics)
Khovd (pedagogy)Affiliations CMUC, IAU, UMAP, CIEE, EAUN Website num.edu.mn The National University of Mongolia (NUM; Mongolian: Монгол Улсын Их Сургууль, Mongol Ulsyn Ikh Surguul) is the oldest university in Mongolia. It hosts twelve schools and faculties in Ulaanbaatar, and runs branches in the Zavkhan and Orkhon Aimags. Approximately one third of the academically educated Mongolians have graduated from NUM.
During socialism, the University served as a training center for the party elite. Education was paid for and strictly controlled by the state. After democratization it gradually changed into a more modern university. In 1995, it started to offer bachelor's, master's, and PhD programs.
In 2006, there were 12,000 students enrolled, including 2000 graduate students. The University offers over 80 undergraduate and graduate programs, mostly using Mongolian language as the medium of instruction.
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History
Mongolia`s first secondary school was established in 1940. It was hence necessary to bring in an academic institution at an even higher level. In 1942, the Government put forth Mongolia's first university, the National University of Mongolia.
Schools and faculties
- Faculty of Earth Sciences
- Faculty of Biology
- Faculty of Chemistry
- School of Mathematics and Computer Science
- School of Physics and Electronics
- School of Mongolian Studies
- School of Foreign Languages and Cultures
- School of Economic Studies
- School of Commerce & Business
- School of Law
- School of Social Sciences
- School of Foreign Services
- School of Information Technology
Branches
- School of Pedagogy in Khovd
- Foreign Language School in Orkhon Province
- Economics College in Zavkhan Province
History
NUM was established October 5, 1942 in Ulan Bator. The faculties were initially Educational, Medicinal, and Veterinarian Sciences. Agriculture, Natural Sciences, Mongolian Studies, Foreign Languages, as well as research activities were added shortly thereafter. Part of its operation was supported by staff and materials were provided by the Soviet Union.
Some of the faculties later became universities of their own, such as the Agricultural University in 1958, the Medical University in 1961, as well as the Technical University and the University of Humanities in 1982.
Memberships and cooperations
NUM is a member of the following organisations:
- Consortium of Mongolian Universities and Colleges (CMUC)
- International Association of Universities (IAU)
- University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP)
- Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
- Euro-Asian University Network (EAUN)
It has cooperation agreements with more than 129 academic and research centers all over the world.
Notable faculty
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- Galsan Tschinag
- Altangerel Perle
References
External links
Categories:- Universities in Mongolia
- Educational institutions established in 1942
- Ulan Bator
- Asia university stubs
- Mongolia stubs
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