Goal: Training students and lifelong learners in EU subjects, through the International Summer School (certified) (Year 1; 112 hours (14 full days), 4 ECTS awarded by NUM, 25 enrolled participants);
Implementation: The International Summer School was organized in July 2022 (Year 1 of the project), 14 full days with 7 fieldwork, 4 ECTS awarded by NUM, 27 attended and 24 graduated.
Registration: Press here
Introduction:
The National University of Mongolia (NUM), a partner of the URGENT project and the coordinator of the ONE project, both funded by the ERASMUS+ programme of the European Union, is delighted to announce the summer school program for urban resilience, adaptation, and sustainable environmental management. A summer school is jointly organized by two projects, namely Urban Resilience and Adaptation for India and Mongolia - URGENT and European Orientation for Sustainable Environmental Management in Mongolia – ONE projects, in Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia between 15 and 28 July 2022. During the summer school, the participants will acquire the skills and knowledge about European Union environmental innovation (including management, policy, and financial instruments) and an understanding of the urban ecology-environment, green-blue infrastructure, and nature-based solutions.
The objective of the summer school:
The objective of the summer school is to serve as a training and knowledge exchange opportunity for domestic teaching staff, who will, together with EU colleagues, develop a detailed syllabus and teaching & learning contents, set up case studies, jointly teach, and co-supervise student research groups.
Progress:
Day 1 - Presentation 1, Presentation 2, Presentation 3, Presentation 4, Presentation 5
Day 2 - Presentation 1, Presentation 2, Presentation 3, Presentation 4 Day 3 - Presentation 1, Presentation 2
Day 4 - Presentation 1, Presentation 2 Day 5 - Presentation 1, Presentation 2 Day 6 - Excursion: Peri-urban forest Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3
Day 7 - Presentation 1, Presentation 2 Day 8 - Presentation 1, Presentation 2 Day 9 - Presentation 1, Presentation 2 Day 10 - Presentation 1
Day 11 - Presentation 1, Presentation 2 Days 12-13 - Excursion: Special protected area Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3 Day 14 - Presentation 1
Report:
During summer school, the participants acquired skills and knowledge about European Union environmental innovation (including management, policy, and financial instruments) and an understanding of the urban ecology environment, green-blue infrastructure, and nature-based solutions. The summer school was organized in and out of the city and continued for 14 days. Upon successfully completing 24 participants get certificates issued by the National University of Mongolia with 4 ECTS transferred.
Goal: 1/year, in total 3 times in the project period.
Implementation: As of 2024, the meetings of the project partners were held in 3 times in Mongolia.
2022 - Report
The meeting of partners of the project was organized by the National University of Mongolia, a partner organization of the project, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on July 22, 2022. In the meeting, 5 representatives of 3 partner organizations participated, presented the progress and results of the project, and exchanged opinions on the issues to be considered in the future.
The meeting of partners of the project was organized by the Mongolian Sustainable Finance Association, a partner organization of the project, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on October 7, 2023. In the meeting, 6 representatives of 3 partner organizations participated, presented the progress and results of the project, and exchanged opinions on the issues to be considered in the future.
The annual meeting of the project was organized by the Mongolian Sustainable Finance Association, a partner organization of the project, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on June 14, 2024. In the meeting, 6 representatives of 3 partner organizations participated, presented the progress and results of the project, and exchanged opinions on the issues to be considered in the future. During the meeting, a representative of the online course attendees A.Mendjargal who actively participated and fully learned e-courses received an “E-course certificate”.
Certificate of full online course
Goal: Disseminating project outputs to stakeholder communities through research and learning materials, and through an academia-praxis workshop and roundtable during Year 3 (at least 25 participants).
Implementation: An academia-praxis workshops were organized in 2022 and 2023.
An academia-praxis workshop in 2022 ANNOUNCEMENT NEWS REPORT
The meeting was held on December 7, 2022, in Hall 502 on the 5th floor of the Library of the university, under the following 3 topics.
Urban green and blue infrastructure: Issues and solutions
Urban soil: Issues and solutions
Urban society and environment: Issues and solutions
The topic-related stakeholders integrated under each topic and presented their academic studies on the issues facing the topic and how to solve them in the near and medium-long term. This meeting was organised publicly open, and actively discussed.
In total, 101 people from 17 organisations participated in the meeting and freely expressed their opinions. Face.mn, GoGo.mn, News Press, TV9, Daily News, National Radio, and other media reported and provided information to the public.
Brief statistics:
17 organisations participated.
Organized in 1 day.
101 people participated.
3 main topics were selected.
35 solutions proposed.
European 8 best examples are discussed.
19 presentations with 461 slides presented.
6 public media reported.
An academia-praxis workshop in 2023 ANNOUNCEMENT NEWS REPORT
The meeting was held on December 8, 2023, in the Circle Hall of the university's main building, under the following 3 topics.
Urban planning and land management: Issues and solutions
Urban soil: Issues and solutions
Urban environment: Issues and solutions
The topic-related stakeholders integrated under each topic and presented their academic studies on the issues facing the topic and how to solve them in the near and medium-long term. This meeting was organised publicly open, and actively discussed.
In total, 79 people from 18 organisations participated in the meeting and freely expressed their opinions. Mongolian national media agency, Ikon.mn, and other media reported and provided information to the public.
Brief statistics:
18 organisations participated.
Organized in 1 day.
79 people participated.
3 main topics were selected.
18 solutions proposed.
European 6 best examples are discussed.
9 presentations were presented.
5 public media reported.
The National University of Mongolia organized an international open lecture on “Urban nature-based solution, green-blue infrastructure and liveable city” on October 11, 2023 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In the open lecture, professors from 5 universities of 5 countries (Estonia, Germany, Mongolia, India, Italy) delivered lectures on the following topics, and 56 people from 15 organizations listened and exchanged information. It includes:
Anton Shkaruba Estonian University of Life Sciences, ESTONIA Topic - 1: Ecosystem services and disservices in cities
Arjan de Groot Martin Luther University, GERMANY Topic - 2: The concept and field of application of nature-based solution
Ochir Altansukh National University of Mongolia, MONGOLIA Topic - 3: International NbS database and types of nature-based solution
Joshi Pawan Kumar Jawaharlal Nehru University, INDIA Topic - 4: Liveable Cities
Daniele La Rosa University of Catania, ITALY Topic - 5: Planning criteria for urban green retrofitting for climate regulation
The purpose of this open lecture was to educate the public and spread information about green-blue urban facilities, nature-based solutions, urban planning, and the use of scientific understanding and research to develop livable cities.
Goal: Advancing understanding of the applicability and transferability of EU environmental innovation in Mongolia through research, this event has been jointly organized with the beneficiary institute.
Implementation: At the conference, 8 speakers from 8 countries (Japan, South Korea, India, Russia, Singapore, Mongolia, Canada, and Estonia) presented their research results, and 38 people attended online.
The international scientific conference "Climate Change and Environment" was first initiated in 2019 and is held once every 2 years. This year, the 3rd conference in a combined format (offline + online) was jointly organized by the Department of Environment and Forestry Engineering of the School of Engineering and Technology, and the project "European Orientation for Sustainable Environmental Management in Mongolia - ONE", funded by the Jean Monnet program of the European Union, on December 8, 2023. At the conference, 8 speakers from 8 countries (Japan, South Korea, India, Russia, Singapore, Mongolia, Canada, Estonia) presented their research results, and the presentations are listed here.
Yukiko Iida Japan Presentation topic: Development of a rapid and highly accurate method to measure the concentration of asbestos in the atmosphere using artificial intelligence and phase contrast microscopy
Hyung-Min Lee South Korea Presentation topic: Long-term trend of PM2.5 and its component concentrations in South Korea
P K Joshi India Presentation topic: Liveable Cities - An ease of living
Erdeni Sanzheev Russia Presentation topic: Features of the dynamics of tourist flows in the adjacent territories of Russia, Mongolia, and China in the context of new challenges
Sita Rahmani Singapore Presentation topic: Land rights issues in critical minerals for energy transition
Saruul Galtbayar Mongolia Presentation topic: Introduction of climate change risk and vulnerability assessment project in Mongolia
Egide Kalisa Canada Presentation topic: Electric Vehicle in Rwanda: An Economic and Environmental Benefit for Rwanda
Anton Shkaruba Estonia Presentation topic: How to make green and blue infrastructure innovation happen?
Goal:
Developing and teaching to degree students: EU sustainable development policies (64 hours / 3 ECTS, 30 students), Green finances; 22 hours / 1 ECTS, 15 students), and Nature-based solutions and territorial resilience (26 hours / 1 ECTS, 15 students);
Supporting informal education and dissemination of knowledge on EU subjects through the development of a package of MOOC-like materials, and web streaming of selected lectures (at least 16 academic hours/year);
Implementation:
Three e-courses were developed for degree students and taught to students and life-long learners in the academic years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024.
Sustainable and Green Finance: 4 ECTS - 42 academic hours - attendance record: students 7:lifelong learners 15
European Studies and EU Sustainable Development Policy: 6 ECTS - 64 academic hours - attendance record: students 39+29:lifelong learners 4
Nature-based Solutions: 6 ECTS - 64 academic hours - attendance record: students 10:lifelong learners 6
As aforementioned, 3 e-courses are uploaded into the OpenEDX platform of the National University of Mongolia. They are used to support informal education and dissemination of knowledge on EU subjects for free.
1.1. Syllabus - English, Mongolian
1.2. Video introduction - English, Mongolian
1.3. Course poster – English
1.4. Video lectures (in Mongolian) – List
1.5. Teaching and learning material – English
1.6. Reviews: EU partner, National stakeholder, Department, External academic institution
1.7. Student feedback – Mongolian
1.8. Accreditation document – Mongolian
1.9. Student attendance report (in English) - Academic years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024
1.1. Syllabus - English, Mongolian
1.2. Video introduction - English, Mongolian
1.3. Course poster – English
1.4. Video lectures (in Mongolian) – List
1.5. Teaching and learning material – English
1.6. Reviews: EU partner, National stakeholder, External academic institution
1.7. Student feedback – Mongolian
1.8. Accreditation document – English, Mongolian
1.9. Student attendance report (in English) - Academic years 2023-2024
1.1. Syllabus - English, Mongolian
1.2. Video introduction - English, Mongolian
1.3. Course poster – English
1.4. Video lectures (in Mongolian) – List
1.5. Video seminars (in Mongolian) – List
1.5. Teaching and learning material – English
1.6. Reviews: EU partner, National stakeholder, Department, External academic institution
1.7. Student feedback – Mongolian
1.8. Accreditation document – Mongolian
1.9. Student attendance report (in English) - Academic years 2023-2024
Goal: Advancing understanding of the applicability and transferability of EU environmental innovation in Mongolia through research, and disseminating the results through papers in international and domestic peer-reviewed journals (2 in total submitted by the end of Year 3);
Implementation: In the conference proceeding, 5 papers and 3 abstracts were published and distributed to the stakeholders.
