Bob Bontrager, Director of AACRAO Consulting, Participates in International Forum in Mongolia
Bob Bontrager, Director of AACRAO Consulting, was invited to participate in an international forum on vocational education held October 3-6, 2007 in the Bayankhongor province of Mongolia. Bontrager was invited by Yura Jigi, Head of the Association of Mongolian Technical and Professional Schools, and an attendee at last year’s Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Conference.
Bontrager spoke to the audience on the role of vocational higher education in American higher education. He also met with officials from the Mongolian Ministry of Education and visited several institutions.
Of his week-long trip, Bontrager noted that “…it useful to observe international approaches to our common educational objectives. The Mongolian system of higher education is based on a level of partnership among vocational schools and universities that offers some fresh ideas for our situation in North America.”
Yura Jigi - Head of the Association of Mongolian Technical and Professional Schools
Students in Mongolia
Posted on December 6, 2007
