Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Mongol (Mongolia, 2007) Running Time: 125 Minutes In the 12th century, an orphaned young slave named Temudjin (Tadanobu Asano) escapes from his captors and begins the journey that will lead him to become one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever known. Honglei Sun and Ying Bai co-star in this Oscar-nominated epic adventure from … Read more
In June 2004, Pace University in New York organized its first international service-learning program to Mongolia. In cooperation with the Cultural Restoration Tourism Project (CRTP), a San Francisco-based NGO, students who registered for a regular course focusing on the history of Tibetan Buddhism had a chance to help restore a Tibetan Buddhist monastery at Baldan … Read more
Educational Changes in Mongolia Timeline of Mongolia’s Educational System from 1911 to 2003 1911 – The first formal and secular education in Mongolia begins. 1935 – 55% of all party members in Mongolia are illiterate. Only 2.7% of all children are enrolled in secular state schools. 13% of all children are enrolled in monastic schools. … Read more