National University of Mongolia
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| Established: | 1942 |
| Type: | Public |
| Undergraduates: | ~10,000 (2006) |
| Postgraduates: | ~2000 (2006) |
| Location: | Ulan Bator, Mongolia |
| Website: | www.num.edu.mn |
The National University of Mongolia (short: NUM; Mongolian Монгол Улсын Их Сургууль, Mongol Ulsyn Ikh Surguul) is the oldest University in Mongolia. It hosts twelve schools and faculties in Ulan Bator, 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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[edit] 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 Sciences
- School of Law
- School of Social Sciences
- School of Foreign Services
- School of Information Technology
[edit] Branches
- School of Pedagogy in Khovd
- Foreign Language School in Orkhon Province
- Economic College in Zavkhan Province
[edit] History
NUM was established October 5, 1942 in Ulan Bator with teaching faculties for Educational Sciences, Medicine, and Veterinary. 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 provided by the Soviet Union.
In 1975, it became the first university in Mongolia to offer courses in Japanese.[1]
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.
[edit] 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 100 academic and research centers all over the world.
[edit] Notable faculty
[edit] References
- ^ Tsuchiya, Chihiro; S. Dolgor (1997). "Present and Future Situation of Japanese Language Teaching in Mongolia". . Japan International Cultural Exchange Foundation Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
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