On January 11, Okayama University Faculty of Education signed an interfaculty agreement with the School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Mongolian National University of Education (MNUE).

MNUE is located in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, and is a center for pedagogical research and teacher training in Mongolia. Cooperation with MNUE has developed over a number of years: in November 2019 Okayama University organized the “2019 Global Conference on Teacher Education for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)”, where we held joint sessions with MNUE. Furthermore, from 2021 to 2024, Okayama University is implementing the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Core-to-Core Program （A．Advanced Research Networks） under the project title “Formation of Center of Excellence to Promote Teacher Education for ESD: Towards Achieving the SDGs” and MNUE is cooperating with the program.

Dean MIMURA Yukari from Okayama University Faculty of Education and Dean Ganbaatar TUMURBAATAR from MNUE School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences signed the agreement during an online ceremony.

Both faculties will contribute to the development of pedagogical research in Japan and Mongolia by conducting joint research, holding joint seminars and creating opportunities for faculty and student exchange.