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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. 

• The summer school report 

• Training materials and presentations 

• Feedback questionnaire and evaluation report 

• 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.

• 2023 - Report 

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. 

• 2024 - Report 

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”. 

• 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. 

1. Urban green and blue infrastructure: Issues and solutions 

2. Urban soil: Issues and solutions 

3. 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. 

1. Urban planning and land management: Issues and solutions

2. Urban soil: Issues and solutions

3. 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:

1. Anton Shkaruba   Estonian University of Life Sciences, ESTONIA         Topic - 1: Ecosystem services and disservices in cities

2. Arjan de Groot     Martin Luther University, GERMANY                         Topic - 2: The concept and field of application of nature-based solution

3. Ochir Altansukh   National University of Mongolia, MONGOLIA           Topic - 3: International NbS database and types of nature-based solution

4. Joshi Pawan Kumar Jawaharlal Nehru University, INDIA                            Topic - 4: Liveable Cities

5. 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.

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. 

1. 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

2. Hyung-Min Lee South Korea Presentation topic: Long-term trend of PM2.5 and its component concentrations in South Korea 

3. P K Joshi India Presentation topic: Liveable Cities - An ease of living

4. 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

5. Sita Rahmani Singapore Presentation topic: Land rights issues in critical minerals for energy transition

6. Saruul Galtbayar Mongolia Presentation topic: Introduction of climate change risk and vulnerability assessment project in Mongolia

7. Egide Kalisa Canada Presentation topic: Electric Vehicle in Rwanda: An Economic and Environmental Benefit for Rwanda

8. Anton Shkaruba Estonia Presentation topic: How to make green and blue infrastructure innovation happen? 

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