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The governments of Germany and Mongolia co-founded the German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology (GMIT), based on an agreement which was signed in October 2011 by Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj^[1] and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.^[2] GMIT started with its first 35 students in 2013. On 20 June 2018, the first graduation of Bachelor students will take place.

As a public (state-owned) university^[3], GMIT has the objective to promote scientific teaching and research in the mining sector and the environmental sector, which are utterly important for the future of Mongolia.

Currently, GMIT offers four Bachelor study programs: B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, B.Sc. in Environmental Engineering, and B.Sc. in Raw Materials & Process Engineering.

Furthermore, GMIT offers an Executive MBA degree in 'International Management of Resources and Environment' (the "green" MBA), which bridges the business-science-environment gap^[4].The teaching of the Bachelor and Master's study programs is provided by German Experts, as well as by Mongolian Scientists, who obtained their Ph.D. abroad, in Germany or in USA.

The international character of the university is one of the core characteristics of GMIT, e.g. by using English as language of instruction and by awarding European Credit points. The other one is the extensive applied and interdisciplinary research in the field of Environmental Sciences^[5], e.g. clean air, clean soil and clean water. Some of the research projects are: GLEAR - Clean Air for Gers, Integrated Water Resource Management, Further Development of Air Quality Monitoring in Ulaanbaatar, Environmental Impacts of Small Scale Mining in Nailakh, Optimization of the Value Chain for Polymineral Ores of Economically Strategic Metals, Thermal Coatings for Tribologically Highly Loaded Machine Parts or Sulfur Removal Process of Coal by Using an efficient Electromechanical Method. In 2018, GMIT expanded its research activities: In order to develop and support young researchers and scientists over the long-term, GMIT initiated a Strategic Research Development Fund.

GMIT students have do internships to gain real-world experiences at international and domestic organizations. To date, over 50 organizations such as private sector, government, and NGO’s have made memorandum of understanding and cooperation agreement with GMIT.^[6][7]

The German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology has a close cooperation with six German Universities^{[8][9][10][11]} as well as is supported by the Mongolian Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports and by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)^[12]. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)^[13] and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)^[14] are implementing partners. On April 17, 2018 the Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industries established a Memorandum of Cooperation with Germany’s Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau (KfW)^[15] according to the GMIT's Campus extension plans.

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