Mongolian Education Network

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Mongolian Education Network

• A.ErdenebaatarMongolian University of Science
  and Technologyerka_at_must.edu.mn

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Mongolian Education Network

• Education system in Mongolia
• Brief history
• ErdemNet Knowledge network
• About MUST

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Education system

• Structure 4 - 6 - 4
• 600 Primary and Secondary schools
• 180 Universities and Colleges
• Total number of students in HE Institutions 90000

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Brief history

• 1995 - LAN at MTU(MUST)(JICA project)
• 1995 - 5 LANs for EdMIS(EU project)
• 1996 - 5 big universities connected to the
  Internet(NSF project)
• 1997 - Dial-Up service for the schools
• 1997 - Organized Internet Center(MUC)
• 1998 ADB loan project for establishing academic
  network is started
• 2000/June Erdemnet established

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ErdemNet - Purpose

• Education-gtNew knowledge source, Training
  environment, Distance learning, Communication
  tool
• Science-gtProfessional contacts, Information
  exchange, Joint research projects
• Management-gtMIS, EDI, Online applications

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Erdemnet - Topology
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Erdemnet - Users

• 16 Universities Colleges(wireless) MUST, NUM,
  MUM, MSPU, AUM, PA, MU, ICB, AOM,
• Universities students 30K(33)
• 60 Secondary schools in UB(dialup)
• Online connected computers 2500
• 200 individuals(dialup)

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Erdemnet - Usage
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Erdemnet - Usage
Current 967.7Kbps 1.72MbpsAverage
971.4Kbps 1.25MbpsMax 1002.9Kbps 1.89Mbps
2003-08-21/0800 Thursday (University classes not
started)
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Erdemnet - Problems

• High competition(7 ISPs)
• High monthly charge for satellite connection
• Limited universitys budget for ICT
• Low income(GDP per capita 426US)
• Low level of infrastructure development(especialy
  in rural area)

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About MUST

• Leading university for engineering education in
  Mongolia
• Established in 1969
• 17 Schools(4 in province centers)
• 38 Research Institutes and Centers
• 126 Professors/Chairs
• 120 Academic programs
• 700 Faculty staff
• 16000 Undergraduate students
• 1000 Graduate students

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