Speaker Series: Jade Richards In recent decades, decentralised education has become increasingly important as a conduit for the dissemination of key skills and inclusion of marginalised groups into the State. In Mongolia, the decentralisation of education and implementation of non-formal educational reforms were central to post-socialist transformation. This research will investigate the lived experience of […]
Research Fellowship at the National University of Mongolia (Зочин судлаачдад судалгааны тэтгэлэг) Within the framework of the Research financing procedure of the National University of Mongolia (NUM) 2016, the overseas fellows are invited to submit joint research proposals related to Mongolia. Fellowship would be granted to a visiting scholar who is coming to Mongolia for […]
Scholars Corner: Dr. Julian Dierkes, Dr. Marie-Luise Ermisch and Wharton students The first of this summer's gatherings, the topic for discussion is where does academia fit into international development. where is the border between research and activism? What are the opportunities for collaboration? Participating will be Dr. Julian Dierkes from UBC, Dr. Marie-Luise Ermisch for […]
Special academic rates offered for 26th NAMBC Annual Meeting and Investors Forum, Ottawa, May 17-18. Among the distinguished speakers will be Da. Ganbold, CEO of Erdenes Oyu Tolgoi LLC, one of the best-respected leaders of Mongolian democracy for the past 26 years, Erdenes Oyu Tolgoi LLC is the state-owned company that holds the Mongolian Government’s […]
The Mongolian Cultural Center and the Embassy of Mongolia in Washington, D.C. co-organize a Mongolian Studies Conference every year. This year’s conference is scheduled for May 13 through 14th, 2016, at the Embassy of Mongolia and the Library of Congress. The conference is open to the public; however, attendees must pre-register and pay the conference […]
Speaker Series: Alex Skinner What can a single building in central Ulaanbaatar reveal about the bricolage of social, political and material transformations at play within in Ulaanbaatar today? In the wake of socialism and colonialism, a rich vein of transitology offers us array of concepts through which to render the potentialities of space, place, networks […]
The Zorig Foundation is currently recruiting college students and recent alumni from top American universities to participate as seminar leaders. In this role, you will expose outstanding Mongolian high school students to a liberal arts curriculum and provide guidance on the college admissions process. The week-long program will include extensive extracurricular activities, including a social […]
The ACMS is excited to announce the launching of a new online research publication called Mongolian Field Notes which will be available periodically tentatively starting May 1st, 2016. Mongolia Field Notes will communicate academic research about Mongolia to broader audiences. They are modeled on the successful Asia Pacific Field Notes produced by the Institute of […]
Please join us for our Annual Meeting, coming up on Friday, April 1st, 2016! This year's meeting will be in Seattle, in conjunction with the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) annual meeting at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel (1400 6th Avenue, Seattle). As usual, a reception, cultural program, and poster session will be held after the […]
Since 1921 when Russia helped the Mongolians break free from Imperialism till the collapse of the Soviet Union, education in Mongolia was a mirror of the soviet model, resulting in a 97% literacy, but at the cost of its traditional language, script and many parts of its culture. In the 1990’s following the collapse of […]
