Ulaanbaatar
Global Education Expo offers free consultancy
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Edu-Line LLC is organizing its annual education fair ‘Global Education Expo’ for young people interested in studying abroad at Blue Sky Hotel for the 9th time this year.
This year’s expo is offering free consultancy on studying and getting scholarships in 14 universities from countries like the US, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines and newly this year Austria.
The 3-day event usually attracts over 1000 aspiring students who are looking for opportunities to acquire quality education overseas, according to D.Munkhtsetseg, a representative of Edu-Line company who also believes that more and more young Mongolians study abroad these days.
Her assessment was confirmed with the number of people arriving to the expo shortly after its opening. “I want to study abroad, especially in the US or the Philippines”, says E.Otgonjargal, 17, who studies at the No.2 secondary school. “Proficiency in English language is a minimum standard for an educated young person in this era, and that’s why I want to earn a degree in English language”. The young man also added that he aspires to be an influential person in the future.
Black Hills State University, a public university from South Dakota, the US is participating for the first time in the fair, and Katherine L.Wildman, Director of International Relations & Global Engagement Department traveled to Mongolia to represent the university which has a memorandum of understanding with Global Leadership University of Mongolia.
“We are delighted to be here not only to strengthen our ties with the Global Leadership University, but also to recruit students seeking opportunities to study in the US”, she said. “We’ve had a Mongolian student at our university who had a wonderful experience and also suggested that we come here”, she added.
“He was a wonderful champion in lots of things; most students in campus would know him. He was very friendly and hospitable. He participated in a number of our programs including our Intensive English program and was a wonderful asset to have on campus”, she described the Mongolian student who has just acquired a Bachelor’s Degree in business.
Katherine said that she was seeing tons of students interested in studying in the US and especially the Black Hills State University as the university’s specialization in business and Mongolians’ keenness to study business concur.
The expo will close on March 26.
