The Embassy of the United States in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and the Ministry of Education and Science are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the agreement establishing the Fulbright Foreign Student Program funded by the Government of Mongolia. 

The Fulbright Program creates connections in a complex and changing world. Led by the United States government in partnership with 160 countries worldwide, Fulbright offers unparalleled international educational and cultural exchange experiences. Our global network of Fulbrighters fosters mutual understanding between the United States and partner nations, advances knowledge across communities, and improves lives around the globe.   

The Fulbright Program started in Mongolia with the very first Mongolian Fulbright Student traveling to the United States in 1994, and since then, the U.S. Department of State has supported and funded almost 300 two-way exchanges under Fulbright between the two countries. 

In 2009, the Government of Mongolia initiated discussion on expanding the Fulbright Program and establishing a Bi-national Fulbright Foreign Student Program, and two sides signed the founding agreement on December 15, 2010.  Since its inception, the program has enabled over 100 Mongolian young professionals to pursue graduate degree studies in the United States in various fields including education, environmental science, public health, geology, mining engineering, and more.   

In observation of the anniversary of this milestone, in cooperation with the External Relations Department of the Ministry of Education and Science, the embassy is planning a virtual event on Saturday, December 19, 2020 1:00-5:00 p.m.  

The virtual event features Panel Discussions hosted by the bi-national program alumni and current participants in the following topics:  

Panel Discussions
13:00 -13:30	Opening
13:30 – 14:30	Topic:	Business & Economy	Topic:	Environment
14:30 – 15:30	Topic:	Information Technology	Topic:	Public Policy
15:30 – 16:30	Topic:	Education	Topic:	Health
16:30 – 17:00	Closing

The registration to attend these panel discussions is now open, please click here to reserve your virtual seat. 

And lastly, we’re also bringing you a Showcase of Top U.S. Universities our Fulbrighters attended:  

Showcase of U.S. Universities
	Session 1	Session 2	Session 3
13:30 – 13:45	Cornell University	University of Arkansas	Georgia State University
13:45 – 14:00	Carnegie Mellon University	University North Carolina	Cornell University
14:00 – 14:15	University of Utah	Syracuse University	Iowa State University
14:15 – 14:30	State University of New York at Albany	Colorado State University	University of Arizona
14:30 – 14:45	Colorado State University	Tufts University	Clark University
14:45 – 15:00	Michigan State University	Montana State University	State University of New York, Albany
15:00 – 15:15	University of Missouri	Harvard University	University of Massachusetts
15:15 – 15:30	University of Vermont	Kent State University	Loyola University Chicago
15:30 – 15:45	Brandeis University	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York University
15:45 – 16:00	Bentley University	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Syracuse University
16:00 – 16:15	Embry Riddle College	California State University	Lehigh University
16:15 – 16:30	Columbia University	Kansas State University	NA

 

The United States and Mongolia share a strong friendship and mutual commitment to promote and protect human rights, democracy, good governance, sovereignty, peace, and prosperity through educational and professional exchange programs and alumni engagement. 

By U. S. Embassy Ulaanbaatar | 9 December, 2020 | Topics: Alumni, Events, News, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & Mongolia