Монгол Улсын Их Сургууль Mongol Ulsiin Ikh Surguuli ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠣᠯᠣᠰ ᠣᠨ ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠰᠣᠷᠭᠠᠭᠣᠯᠢ | |
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Motto | Эрдмийн хэт цахиваас, хөгжлийн гал бадармой Erdmiin khet tsakhivaasx khögjliin gal badarmoi |
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Motto in English | The flame of progress flourishes from the forge of education |
Type | Public university |
Established | 5 October 1942 |
Rector | Bayanjargalyn Ochirkhuyag (interim) [1] |
Academic staff | 797 [2] (part-time 290, other 723) |
Undergraduates | 16,200[3] |
Postgraduates | 3,625 |
1,035 | |
Other students | 406 international students, 18 language preparatory students [2] |
Location | , 47°55′23″N 106°55′17″E / 47.9231°N 106.9213°E |
Campus | Ulaanbaatar (main) Uliastai, Zavkhan Erdenet, Orkhon |
Colors | Blue |
Nickname | МУИС (MUIS) |
Affiliations | CMUC, UMAP |
Website | www |
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The National University of Mongolia,[a] abbreviated NUM or MUIS, is a public university primarily located in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Established in 1942, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in Mongolia, and was originally named in honour of then-Prime Minister Khorloogiin Choibalsan as Choibalsan State University.[4] It hosts 5 main faculties in Ulaanbaatar, two branches (in Uliastai, Zavkhan Province and Erdenet, Orkhon Province), and three academies of national importance (Mongol studies, economics, and sustainable development).[5]
After the establishment of the Mongolian People's Republic and its first modern secondary school in 1921, it was deemed necessary to establish an academic institution at a higher level. In 1942, the government established the National University of Mongolia as Mongolia's first university, with the first students graduating in 1946. 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 bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs.
It holds a distinguished place in Mongolia's modern history, serving as both its first university as well as a parent to many of the country's premier universities. Many of the country's higher education institutions can trace their ancestry back to the National University of Mongolia's faculties and sub-institutes, including the University of Science and Technology, University of Life Sciences, University of Medical Sciences, and the University of the Humanities.
As of 2018, there were over 18,000 students enrolled[2] in various programs, mostly taught in Mongolian.
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