By W. Juna. There has been a lot of recent discussion over the Chinese government’s new ‘bilingual’ education policy in Inner Mongolia. This new policy has reduced Mongolian language instruction in favour of instruction in Chinese (Also see a post by Prof. Christopher Atwood). From September 2020, first year Mongolian school children are now required to learnContinue reading “A Missing Stanza from Natsagdorj’s Poem, ‘My Native Land’”
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Concerned Parents Opposed to Proposed Changes to Mongolian Language Texts, Inner Mongolia
By Prof. Li Narangoa Mongolian schools in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China started from 31 August this year. The start of school, however, filled the hearts of parents, teachers and students with concerns, anxieties and resentment. On the 26 August, 2020, an announcement was made by the Inner Mongolian Bureau of Education, just aContinue reading “Concerned Parents Opposed to Proposed Changes to Mongolian Language Texts, Inner Mongolia”
Mongolia’s Measures against COVID-19
Artist: Ts Orgil. Mongolia’s Measures against COVID-19 Itgel Chuluunbaatar & Li Narangoa With the outbreak of COVID-19, as a country Mongolia was expected to have a high number of cases given its proximity with China and a vulnerable health care system. Despite all the odds, the Mongolian government has managed the COVID-19 well withContinue reading “Mongolia’s Measures against COVID-19”
ANU Students in Mongolia: Post No. 3 ‘Kharkhorin or Karakorum’
Kharhorin or Karakorum By Abhijeet Swami Since the 1990’s there has been discussion to shift the capital of Mongolia to Kharkhorin from the current over-polluted capital of Ulaanbaatar. Historically, Kharkhorin was the centre of empires that had a significant impact across Eurasia. The plain on which Kharkhorin (earlier Karakorum) is situated extends 30 kilometers orContinue reading “ANU Students in Mongolia: Post No. 3 ‘Kharkhorin or Karakorum’”
ANU Students in Mongolia: Post No. 1. ‘Mining & Dining’
As part of an ANU Mongolia Institute course, twelve students traveled to Mongolia to participate in the intensive study tour ‘Modern Mongolia: challenges to the environment, economy and empire’, coordinated by Prof. Li Narangoa and Dr Jack Fenner. MongolInk will feature a series of posts written by students during their field experience in Mongolia inContinue reading “ANU Students in Mongolia: Post No. 1. ‘Mining & Dining’”