ANU, Mongolia agree to share knowledge

Mongolian prime minister Sukhbaatar Batbold has signed an agreement with the Australian National University (ANU) in a bid to enhance education in his home country.

During his first visit to Australia, Mr Batbold has signed a memorandum of understanding with ANU vice-chancellor Ian Chubb.

The agreement will allow the ANU to have access to resources at the Mongolian National University and increase its research capacity in the fields of archaeology, anthropology, and traditional Mongolian culture.

The ANU already has a bilateral agreement with Indiana University (IU) in which the ANU teaches American students Indonesian, and in return IU teaches Australian students Mongolian.

The latest agreement will add Mongolia to this international knowledge exchange.

ANU Professor of Asian Studies and Law Kent Anderson says it is an important agreement as Mongolia is developing an enormous resource sector.

"Where our two largest trading partners China and Japan are and sitting between that is Mongolia. Also our fifth largest trading partner Korea, right there all together. So to understand that relationship you need the Mongolia part of the equation," he said.

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