The Mongolian education system has been in search of a suitable model for many years. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the country has tested a number of replacements for the top-down, ideologically based schooling that had been dominant for 60 years. At first, it reintroduced the traditional Mongolian script. It then experimented with the...
As it stands now, choice is very limited for people seeking international-level medical care in Mongolia. The SOS Medica Clinic while extremely modern is small and not designed to keep patients for more than a few days. Serious cases are referred to local hospitals or patients are taken out of the country.
Of all the major sectors in the Mongolian economy, only one has failed to stage a significant recovery since the end of socialism. Industry, agriculture, mining, manufacturing and education have managed to claw themselves back from the collapse after the end of Soviet subsidies, and some are now in better shape than they were previously during the...
Education reform and investment are vitally important for Mongolia. The country is set to come into immense wealth from mining, and it needs to spend that money wisely so that the people have the skills, expertise and knowledge to make a living from the industry now and make a living after the minerals are depleted. It must make a few very long-term...
While a significant nomadic population still pushes its herds across the steppe, young adults in Ulaanbaatar use fibre-optic networks to access the internet. Heir to the legacy of Chinggis Khan, Mongolia is fast emerging as a land rich with economic potential – a country that is seeking growth while also working to preserve its unique national culture.
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