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Vocational training project changed the face of Mongolia's TVET sector
07.03.2019
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Local news
Mongolia
February 28 marked the end of the Cooperative Vocational Training in the Mineral Resource Sector Project, which supported the reform of Mongolia's technical and vocational education training (TVET) sector.
Improving service delivery for urban residents through the Horizontal Learning Process
18.02.2019
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Local news
Mongolia
SDC's Local Governance Initiative and Network (LOGIN) organised a three-day Horizontal Learning Process workshop in February for the Municipality of Ulaanbaatar (MUB) within the scope of the Urban Governance Project (UGP) implemented by The Asia Foundation.
First graduates of new career studies master's course receive their degrees
05.02.2019
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Local news
Mongolia
The first 26 graduates of the new Master of Arts Programme in Career Studies were awarded their degrees from the National University of Mongolia on January 22.
“Green Pasture” pilot soft loan project has launched in cooperation with the KhasBank of Mongolia
04.02.2019
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Local news
Mongolia
SDC's Green Gold Animal Health Project signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement a Green Pasture pilot project focused on providing herders with discounted interest rate loans in cooperation with KhasBank and the National Federation of Pasture-User Groups.
Representatives from all government levels in Mongolia discuss revision of local governance legal framework
31.01.2019
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Local news
Mongolia
The Local Governance and Legal Reform Forum, held in Ulaanbaatar from January 15-16, marked an important step forward in local governance reform in Mongolia. The 270 participants shared their views on the first draft of the revised Law on Administrative Territories and their Governance (LATUG).
The first laureate of the Swiss Ambassador Art Prize Namuun Batbileg displayed her “ME-WE” photo exhibition
31.01.2019
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Local news
Mongolia
In order to foster the cultural exchanges between Switzerland and Mongolia and to support the emerging artists of Mongolia, the Ambassador of Switzerland in China – also accredited in Mongolia – created a Prize of the Ambassador of Switzerland in Mongolia.
Call for art and culture project proposals
22.01.2019
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Press release
Mongolia
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in Mongolia is calling for proposals for art and culture projects with the aim to foster local cultural identity and artistic diversity and encourage the creative use of art for social transformation and development in Mongolia.
Federal elections 2019 – Vote!
18.01.2019
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Press release
Mongolia
On 20 October 2019, elections will be held to fill Switzerland's 246 parliamentary seats. Swiss nationals living abroad, who are included in the Register of the Swiss Abroad, can vote for candidates and stand for election themselves.
Seven Herders Matching Funds transformed successfully into Savings and Credit Cooperatives
21.12.2018
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Local news
Mongolia
“Our members are working to increase their savings up to 3.0 million MNT per person” said P.Tsogbadrah, Chairman of the Steering Committee of “Munkhiin Buyan Uguuj” Savings and Credit Cooperative of the Herders of Durgun Soum of Hovd Aimag.
Towards Responsible Rangeland Management
20.12.2018
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Local news
Mongolia
The Mongolian National Federation of PUGs of Herders in cooperation with the Green Gold Animal Health Project of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the National Agency of Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring, the Agency of land Management, Geodesy and Cartography and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry organised the Mongolian National Rangeland Forum II on the 26th of October in Ulaanbaatar.
First Phase of the Education for Sustainable Development Project Concludes Successfully
19.12.2018
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Local news
Mongolia
Education for Sustainable Development is a concept developed by UNESCO that aims at turning children and youth into environmentally and socially responsible world citizens, by raising their understanding about global issues and with a more participatory pedagogical approach. The Government of Mongolia initiated a comprehensive reform process to mainstream Education for Sustainable Development from kindergarten to university and to promote green economy.
The IOM with the Support of SDC Launched the Internal Migration Study and the Urban Migrant Vulnerability Assessment
18.12.2018
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Mongolia
The first nationwide study of migration in Mongolia reveals that most of the country’s internal migrants over the past 30 years have moved from rural areas to the capital, Ulaanbaatar, causing intensive urbanisation and de-population of the countryside.