Big ACBSP Accreditation Event Going Down in Mongolia

ACBSP is again venturing into Mongolia, with a case study March 13 and 14, 2014, of the highly successful Institute of Finance and Economics, located in Ulaan Baatar; which a couple years ago became the first Globally Accredited business school in Mongolia. Two other business schools have gained accreditation since, with several strong candidates actively seeking accreditation. There is a company called Peregrine Academics that is helping out with the external benchmarking of program quality.

ACBSP is also making inroads into Turkey and is directly going after AACSB in the African market.

 

Report on ACBSP Region 8-East

Just a quick follow up to the above. Besides the numerous Mongolian schools, Czech Republic, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Canada, Greece, UK, France, Armenia and the USA all had reps there in some way, shape, or form. A surprise appearance was the Asian Development Bank's presentation on their nearly completed consulting effort/thrust to reorganize the structure of national accreditation in Mongolia. The Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation was a key driver of the event, funding much of the Mongolian participation. The Institute of Finance and Economics, which at the seminar on accreditation, shared their formula for success in meeting the ACBSP standards; as well as indulging the participants in a top notch catering job by their business related hospitality and tourism program. Peregrine Academics had reps on hand to explain services they offer in external benchmarking of student outcomes. ACBSP had sent not only some of the executive staff from their Overland Park, KS, HQ, but the Region 8 leadership which covers particularistic Mongolian interests, was there as well. There were five outstanding Mongolian business schools up for accreditation; and they will be promoted later by name if they are ultimately successful.

 

Mongolia is a fantastic country. I've long been interested in it - and ACBSP's involvement is good news indeed. I remember learning a bit about Mongolia's stock exchange, back in the 90s, while doing some business courses at night, at my local university.

And thanks for the new word - I'd honestly never heard "particularistic" in my entire 71 years. It was worth the lookup! :smile:

Johann

 

Mongolia

Yes, it is a developing country but things seem largely under control. The main industries besides animal agriculture is various natural resource extractions. Also they are very proud of their Ghengis Khan heritage. The main school I was involved with had brought in some very competent consultants with strong English skills as intermediaries.

Particularistic, I would say that word is a guiding philosophy throughout Asia.

 

Yes - I've heard there are many foreign companies actively seeking to "partner" and develop resource industries in Mongolia, particularly in the mining and oil sectors. I hope Mongolians manage to strike fair deals for themselves, with all the outside interests.

Yes again - Mongolians have always remembered Genghis Khan. I believe his portrait and that of their more recent hero, Damdin Sükhbaatar, are both featured on the currency of Mongolia.

Johann

 

North America-Mongolia Business Council Meeting in Ottawa

"The North America-Mongolia Business Council (NAMBC) is holding it 24th Annual Meeting in Ottawa in a few weeks (April 22-23). This meeting brings together prominent business and political leaders from the US, Canada, and Mongolia, and this year 5 ambassadors will be speaking."

I found out about this through the American Center for Mongolian Studies, and was offered a slot, but I can't take it. I did register for their mailing list, since I expect to be returning to Mongolia, later this year.

NAMBC: North America - Mongolia Business Council

Getting back to Johann's comments...

Sükhbaatar was the one who overthrew the Buddhist oligarchy. What he helped create was the second ever Soviet style state, and yes there was a massive purge of the intelligentsia etc., to follow, but the locals say, less effectively implemented than by the Russians. Sükhbaatar Square was right next to where I was staying, there is statue of him on horseback. The Mongolians of today really appreciate what alignment with the Soviets did for them, which was developing a recognized and structured state apparatus and successfully maintaining independence from China.

The owner of the school that hosted the team I was on, was very well connected politically, they were able to get us into a different government houses twice, once for lunch, and another time for dinner in the old field marshall's residence. I say this because of one of the four whose picture was on the wall, was the leader of the Mongolian armed forces, when allied with the Russian's at Kalkhin Gol. It is battle many in the West know little about, except those interested in WW II and international relations of that era, but it was one of huge geo-strategic importance. Together they defeated the Japanese, and stopped expansion on that front. There was also a day when they got us into parliament for lunch, as one of their professors had an economic advisory position there.

Rio Tinto from Canada is one of the big names in natural resource extraction active in Mongolia, and they are big on managing several of the largest operations. I met one of their leadership consultants (Mongolian), she had studied abroad, and she seemed to have a good handle on managing both Mongolian and foreign interests.

They recognize online degrees in Mongolia, as far as I can tell, and several of my Mongolian business program colleagues have distance qualifications from US or other Western schools. I met an American business teacher colleague at our conference, he went originally on an NGO mission and decided to stay; he likes it there. I don't think people go there to teach for the money though, it is more for the experience.

There are quite a few museums, so culture, is well preserved. There was a focus on the Bronze Age culture leading up to the time of Attila, the prior era of Globalization, the Silk Road, and of course the era of Khan and the successor states of his descendants. It is very nice outside the city, with relaxing places in natural settings where people escape to hang out, and then there is huge the Chinggis Khan Equestrian statue is only about an hour outside of town.