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| Academy of Sciences of Mongolia | |
|---|---|
| Name | Academy of Sciences of Mongolia |
| Native name | Монголын Шинжлэх Ухааны Академи |
| Formation | 1961 |
| Headquarters | Ulaanbaatar |
| Leader title | President |
| Leader name | TBD |
Academy of Sciences of Mongolia is the national learned society and leading research organization based in Ulaanbaatar. It serves as a hub linking institutions such as the Mongolian State University (historical name contexts), Mongolian University of Science and Technology, National University of Mongolia, NUM-affiliated centers and provincial research stations across Khovd Province, Khentii Province, Selenge Province, and Bulgan Province. The body interfaces with international bodies including the International Council for Science, UNESCO, World Meteorological Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, and regional networks around the Lake Baikal basin and Central Asia.
Founded during the era of socialist transformation, the institution grew alongside organizations such as the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Soviet Academy of Sciences, and later engaged with successor entities like the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Polish Academy of Sciences. Early leadership cooperated with figures associated with Khorloogiin Choibalsan-era modernization and later reformers who navigated ties with the Perestroika period, the 1990 Mongolian democratic revolution, and subsequent administrations including those led by Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat and Natsagiin Bagabandi. Major initiatives paralleled projects with the Mongolia-Japan Center, German Academic Exchange Service, U.S. Agency for International Development, Asian Development Bank, and the European Union frameworks for research. Over decades the academy adapted through collaborations with institutions such as Harvard University, University of Cambridge, Moscow State University, Peking University, Seoul National University, Leipzig University, Kyoto University, Sorbonne University, and University of Tokyo.
Governance follows statutes influenced by models from the Soviet Union and later revisions aligned with frameworks used by the Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences (United States), Academia Sinica, and Max Planck Society. Its leadership includes a president and presidium elected by academicians similar to procedures at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and Polish Academy of Sciences. Committees coordinate with ministries such as the Ministry of Education and Science (Mongolia), the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (Mongolia), and the Ministry of Health (Mongolia), while advisory boards include experts connected to World Health Organization, International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the International Union of Geological Sciences.
Its network comprises institutes modeled after units from the Soviet Academy of Sciences and contemporary counterparts like the Institute of Botany (Mongolia), the Institute of History (Mongolia), the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, and the Institute of Geology. Research themes parallel initiatives at the Smithsonian Institution, Natural History Museum, London, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, International Livestock Research Institute, and regional centers in Inner Mongolia. Specialized departments focus on subjects related to Paleontology finds comparable to sites near Nemegt Basin, archaeological projects allied with teams from Institute of Archaeology of the Mongolian Academy, comparative linguistics with scholars from Linguistic Society of America, population health studies akin to work at Johns Hopkins University, and climate research linked to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change collaborations.
The academy supports graduate-level training and doctoral supervision in cooperation with universities such as National University of Mongolia, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Mongolian State University of Education, Medical University of Mongolia, and vocational partners like Mongolian University of Life Sciences. It runs joint programs and exchange schemes with University of Oxford, University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Australian National University, Sejong University, and Tsinghua University. Training initiatives align with scholarships modeled after Fulbright Program, DAAD, Erasmus Mundus, MEXT, and fellowship schemes similar to those of the Wellcome Trust and Newton Fund.
The academy publishes journals, monographs, and proceedings analogous to outputs from the Nature Publishing Group, Science (journal), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and regional periodicals. Titles cover topics of archaeology with links to finds like the Ulaan Tolgoi discoveries, geology comparable to studies of the Gobi Desert, biodiversity surveys resonant with work at Royal Society Open Science, and ethnographic studies in the tradition of American Anthropological Association. Collaborations have produced reports referenced by the United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, and policy briefs informing ministries and international partners including Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
International partnerships include bilateral and multilateral ties with the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Korean Institute of Science and Technology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, French National Centre for Scientific Research, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, National Research Foundation (South Africa), National Natural Science Foundation of China, and agencies such as USAID, European Commission, UNDP, and Asian Development Bank. The academy participates in regional platforms involving the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program, and scientific networks addressing transboundary issues in the Selenge River and Lake Khuvsgul.
Funding sources include state allocations through the Ministry of Finance (Mongolia), competitive grants from bodies like the National Research Foundation (Mongolia), international grants from the European Commission Horizon Europe framework, and project funding from organizations such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, UNESCO, and private foundations similar to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Infrastructure spans research campuses in Ulaanbaatar, field stations in Gobi Desert regions, laboratory facilities comparable to those at Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, museums linked to collections like the Institute of Paleontology and Geology (Mongolia), and data centers modelled after regional nodes in the Global Earth Observation System of Systems.
Category:Science and technology in Mongolia