The dedicated MELINC staff and project leaders held post-conference workshops to brainstorm how to drive positive change and turn ideas into action for a more accessible and equitable learning environment. They also strategized and planned for the future and for Read More …
Category: MELINC Events and Press
MELINC on Mongolian TV, 15 December 2023
The groundbreaking MELINC national conference on inclusive education in Mongolia was aired on Mongolian TV.The news coverage shed light on the project efforts to ensure equal educational opportunities for all students, the significance of the project in addressing the challenges Read More …
MELINC National Conference, Ulaanbaatar, 15-16 December 2023
The MELINC National Conference delves into the results of “Teachers Training for Inclusion in Mongolia.” The project’s goal is to enrich, update, and implement the content of the concept, theory, and practice of inclusive education and teaching in the curriculum Read More …
H.E. Ambassador of the EU to Mongolia addressing the participants at the MELINC National Conference, Ulaanbaatar, 15 December 2023
The MELINC organizers are honored to have H.E. Ambassador of the EU to Mongolia, Ms. Axelle Nicaise, addressing the participants at the National Conference on Inclusive Education. The organizers are grateful for the support of the EU and for the Read More …
Opening address by the grantholder, 15 December 2023, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
The MELINC project grantholder delivered a powerful pre-recorded speech for the national conference on inclusive education in Mongolia, emphasizing the importance of international collaboration in implementing the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Mongolia.
Welcome to the participants, 14 December 2023, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
Preparations for the National Conference on Inclusive Education are underway, as the organizers gear up for the main MELINC national event. They are excited to welcome the target audience and distribute the compelling study materials and publications produced during the Read More …
MELINC publications in Mongolian, December 2023
The Mongolian textbooks on the Right to Inclusive Education for Students in Teacher Training and Educational Sciences are published in December 2023. The books are distributed at the final MELINC conference and at the teacher training departments of the Mongolian Read More …
Big D&S and training events, 9-15 November 2023, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
Khovd branch school of National University of Mongolia conducts dissemination events in November 2023.Each event takes place in visiting the organizations and institutions in charge of people with disabilities or the education and learning of students and children (including kindergartens) Read More …
Management meeting, 7 November 2023, online (Mongolia)
The Mongolian consortium partners conducted a project management meeting to keep publications and final dissemination events on track. It included: agenda of the final event, updates on the status of tasks for the EACEA report and discuss solutions; check the Read More …
Dissemination during the 10th Anniversary of Cooperation events, 12-14 September 2023, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
Participants of the MELINC project participated in the 10th Anniversary of Cooperation events between the Mongolian National University of Education and Nagoya University in Ulaanbaatar.
Dr. Odgerel Dandii was honored with the “Polar Star”, 9 July 2023, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
Dr. Odgerel Dandii was honored with the “Polar Star” award from the Government of Mongolia during the Naadam Celebration 2023 for her contribution to the education development in Mongolia, including her efforts for internationalisation within the Erasmus+ “Teachers Training for Read More …
Broader dissemination of MELINC deliverables, 27 May 2023, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
Ulaanbaatar experts, under the leadership of Prof. Odgerel Dandii, disseminated the MELINC outputs and outcomes at the scientific conference on “Education, Health, Scientific Relations and Cooperation between Mongolia and Japan” which was organized at the Mongolian National University of Medical Read More …
Dissemination and training workshops, 17 May 2023, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
MNUE conducted a series of dissemination workshops about the Poland intensive training program (programme in annex) at MNUE for about a hundred teachers from MNUE and other institutions.A workshop was held with the project leaders to discuss the equipment for Read More …
Training for teachers of the vocational training school, 28 April 2023, Bayan-Olgii province, (Mongolia)
In-service training about the MELINC outcomes on the “Nature and Practice of Inclusive Education” was held for the Vocational training school.
Khovd dissemination workshops in Bayan-Olgii province, 24-28 April 2023, Bayan-Olgii province, (Mongolia)
Khovd experts B. Dorj. and D. Unurnasan disseminated the MELINC outputs and outcomes in the schools of the Gobi-Altai province. They organized training session for the teachers of Gobi-Altai branch of Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences and informed them Read More …
In-service training for teachers, 27 April 2023, Bayan-Olgii province, (Mongolia)
In-service training about the MELINC outcomes on the “Nature and Practice of Inclusive Education” was held for teachers of Secondary schools #2, #3, #5, the Buyant soum schools in the Bayan -Olgii province.
Brainstorming meeting, 26 April 2023, Bayan-Olgii province, (Mongolia)
Prof. Odgerel Dandii visited the “Department of Family, Children and Youth Development of Bayan-Olgii Province” and exchanged ideas with the officials of the department and some officials of Norwegian Lutheran mission NGO in western region on cooperation and organization of Read More …
Dissemination workshops for students, 24-28 April 2023, Bayan-Olgii province, (Mongolia)
The UB MELINC team disseminated the project outcomes in the western part of Mongolia in the Bayan-Olgii prefecture. Bayan-Olgii is located 1,760 km from the capital Ulaanbaatar in the Altai mountain area, bordering Russia and China. It has a population Read More …
In-service training seminar for teachers and students, 13 April 2023, Khovd (Mongolia)
On 13 April 2023, the Khovd experts who participated in the intensive training in Poland disseminated the results of their intensive training in their university (Khovd branch of the National University of Mongolia).
Reflection workshop, 2 April 2023, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
Members of the Mongolian delegation conducted a reflection workshop on the intensive training in Poland. What did we learn in Poland? What inclusive education examples did we find interesting to be implemented in Mongolia? How can we incorporate new knowledge Read More …
Meeting with AFS and YFU representatives, 30 March 2023, Bialystok (Poland)
Representatives of the MELINC delegation met with members of AFS and YFU and participated in discussions regarding challenges and opportunities in sending pupil for long-term mobilities in EU and Mongolia.
Seminar on legal aspects of inclusive education, 29 March 2023, Bialystok (Poland)
Twenty two members of the Mongolian MELINC consortium universities participated in the seminar on legal aspects of inclusive education at the UoB Faculty of Law with experts from the European Commission (Representation in Poland), Team Europe, the European Agency for Read More …
Training at SCWEW, 28 March 2023, Bialystok (Poland)
Twenty two members of the Mongolian MELINC consortium universities followed the training at the Specialised Centre for Supporting Inclusive Education (SCWEW) in Białystok.
Inclusive education intensive training, 27 March 2023, Bialystok (Poland)
Twenty two members of the Mongolian MELINC consortium universities followed the training on deaf blindness as (in)visible group of people with disabilities conducted by dr Tomasz Kasprzak of the Faculty of Education of the University of Bialystok.
Workshop on UDL to enhance inclusive education, 25 March 2023, Bialystok (Poland)
Twenty two members of the Mongolian MELINC consortium universities participated in the workshop at the UoB Faculty of Education on the use of Universal Design for Learning to enhance inclusive education by dr Krzysztof Czykier.
International conference on the use of UDL to enhance inclusive education, 24 March 2023, Bialystok (Poland)
The Mongolian delegation participated in the international conference on the use of UDL to enhance inclusive education, organised by the local association for teachers and the Faculty of Education of the University of Bialystok.
Broadcasting of the Erasmus+ MELINC project on the Polish Public Radio and Television, 23 March 2023
Link to TV interview Link to radio station TV pdf file – Radio pdf file
Inclusive education intensive training, 23 March 2023, Bialystok (Poland)
Twenty two members of the Mongolian MELINC consortium universities engaged in practical training in Białystok at the Stanisław Staszic Technical and Comprehensive School Complex in the integration and inclusive classes.In the late afternoon, they visited the OSTO Centre in Białystok Read More …
Inclusive education intensive training, 22 March 2023, Bialystok (Poland)
Practical training in groups of the twenty two members of the Mongolian MELINC consortium universities at the non-public therapeutic work adjustment school “Prologue” (Niepubliczna Terapeutyczna Szkoła Przysposabiająca do Pracy “Prolog”) and at the non-public therapeutic elementary school “Fairy Tale” (Niepubliczna Read More …
Inclusive education intensive training, 21 March 2023, Bialystok (Poland)
Twenty two members of the Mongolian MELINC consortium universities followed the training bij Prof. Georgeta Ion on evidence-informed practice for school inclusion. Prof. Marta Kowalczuk-Walędziak, chaired the workshop on critical assessment of examples of evidence-informed practice in inclusive education in Read More …
Inclusive education intensive training, 20 March 2023, Bialystok (Poland)
Twenty two members of the Mongolian MELINC consortium universities followed the training in the subjects of the curriculum of teacher training at the University of Bialystok, and inclusive education. The training was realised by Prof. Mirosław Sobecki (Dean of the Read More …
Inclusive education national conference, 7 February 2023, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
On 7 February 2023 the Mongolian consortium partners organised at MNUE a national conference on inclusive education. Teachers participants of education authorities and ngo’s were introduced to the Mongolian online modules on inclusive education developed within the MELINC project and Read More …
MELINC national consortium meeting, 6 February 2023, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
Participants from Dornod NUM, Khovd Num and the Mongolian National University of Education conducted project management, quality control and activities in preparation to their visit to Europe.
Inclusive modular course completed, 27 January 2023, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
The Mongolian Sign Language translators converted the Mongolian texts of the 15 online MELINC modules on inclusive education into Mongolian Sign Language, to be used by people with speech and hearing impairment. The MELINC consortium expressed their thanks and gratitude Read More …
Outreach to schools, 19 January 2023, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
Professor Odgerel Dandii delivered a lecture at school #29. School #29 is the only school for deaf and hard of hearing students in Mongolia.The teachers (about 50 with 25 deaf or hard of hearing themselves) who attended the lecture were Read More …
Outreach to schools, 5-6 January 2023, Khovd (Mongolia)
Professor Dorj Battulga, head of the Department of Educational Studies and Methodology, and Professor Unurnasan D., head of the Department of Mathematics and Informatics, organized two days of intensive training on inclusive education at Khovd Branch School of National University Read More …
Intensive training on inclusive education, 6 January 2023, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
On 6 January 2023 the Mongolian consortium partners organised at MNUE an intensive training on inclusive education at the School for Primary Teachers Education. The participants were introduced to the Mongolian online modules on inclusive education developed within the MELINC Read More …
Mongolian Ministerial working group with MELINC experts on disability terminology, 20 December 2022, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
The MELINC consortium partners discussed at the Ministry of Labour and Welfare TERMS and TERMINOLOGY OF DISABILITY. Instead of ‘person with disability’, the working group i.a. recommended the use of the term ‘ХӨГЖЛИЙН БЭРХШЭЭЛТЭЙ ХҮН’ meaningPERSON WITH DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS.
Workshop on inclusive education, 26 November 2022, Mongolia
The teachers of the MNUE project team presented the content of the 15-module online course “Law and Methodology of Inclusive Education” to colleagues. Together, they worked on the development of the program and on the course outcomes, and discussed the Read More …
Teaching inclusive education in the Psychology Pogramme, November 2022, Mongolia
MELINC projectleader for Mongolia, Prof. Odgerel Dandii, teaches the inclusive education course, thereby using the project video tutorials. The teaching consists of 4 hours lectures in 16 seminars on inclusive education. The teaching was don in the 4th training course Read More …
Impact and sustainability of the MELINC project, 4 November 2022 and ongoing, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
The Mongolian partners are working with the Mongolian Minstry of Education to establish an assessment and support system for children with disabilities and SEN children including the 3 project regions.The 3 SEN centres, like MNUE’s Child Development support Center with Read More …
Project management at MNUE, 31 October 2022, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
The MELINC team prepared the indicators and statistics for a technical Erasmus+ report.
D&S of the MELINC project, 27 October 2022, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
The Mongolian MELINC project leader, Professor Odgerel Dandii, Head of the Child Support Center at the Mongolian National University of Education, spoke about the MELINC project at the international scientific conference on “Development of primary education in Mongolia – 100 Read More …
MNUE workshop “Teacher Training for Inclusion”, 22 September 2022, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
MNUE team held a workshop on “Teacher Training for Inclusion” on 22 September 2022, presided by the Head of the Child Support Center at the Mongolian National University of Education Odgerel Dandii. The meeting was attended inter alia by Ts. Read More …
Preparatory workshop at the start of the academic year, online, 12 September 2022
On 12 September 2022, the Mongolian consortium partners held an online workshop on the project progress including the Mongolian voice recording of the modules, Mongolian editing of the slides of the modules, Mongolian sign language, the progress of the textbook, Read More …
Curriculum development meeting, 2 June 2022, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
The workgroup on curriculum development of inclusive education met on 2 June 2022 in MNUE (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia). The workgroup used the occassion to also discuss terminology, to distribute the booklet on inclusive education terminology, to focus on the main points Read More …
Intensive Training for Graduate Students, 24 May 2022, Khovd (Mongolia)
On 24 May 2022, a workshop for graduate students on “Education Challenges and Inclusive Education in the Western Region of Mongolia” was organized at Khovd University (with the online participation of the other Mongolian MELINC partners). Researchers and stakeholders discussed Read More …
Intensive Training for Undergraduate Students, 11 May 2022, Khovd (Mongolia)
On 11 May 2022, a workshop for undergraduate students on “Education Challenges and Inclusive Education in the Western Region of Mongolia” was organized at Khovd University. The purpose of the training was to get acquainted with the problems and challenges Read More …
Intensive Training Webinars, May 2022, online
On 6 and 13 May 2022, the interactive MELINC online intensive training on pedagogical aspects of inclusive education took place using Zoom webinar platform.The target group of the intensive trainings were teaching staff from the MNUE, Dornod and Khovd universities Read More …
Mongolian QC meeting, face-to-face, Mongolia, 29-30 April 2022
Participants from Khovd University and Mongolian National University of Education conduct the quality control of the online modules. The Khovd and MNUE teams conduct a meeting for in-service graduates of i.e. Khovd University in Ulaanbaatar on the need for inclusive Read More …