Minister of Education and Science L.Enkh-Amgalan had a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Mongolia Jorn Rosenberg.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted education not only in Mongolia, but all over the world. Over 25 percent of the students have fallen behind due to the pandemic,” the Education Minister said, making a proposal to cooperate in addressing COVID-19 related learning loss in the short term. “In the long term, we plan to carry out reforms in education and science sectors and revise the sectors legal framework by elaborating the financial and governance structures”
Minister L.Enkh-Amgalan also showed an interest in training workforce in science, technology, and innovation and upskilling young researchers.
Ambassador Jorn Rosenberg concurred with the Minister, saying learning loss has become a challenging issue in Germany. He also made a request to celebrate the 30th anniversary of German studies in Mongolia. Currently, over 4,000 people are learning German in the country. The sides undertook to expand relations in education, science, and innovation.
Source: MONTSAME
