| 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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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.
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.
NUM is a member of the following organisations:
It has cooperation agreements with more than 129 academic and research centers all over the world.