Category: MELINC Events and Press

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.

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.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

The MELINC team prepared the indicators and statistics for a technical Erasmus+ report.

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Dornod national conference and workshops were the third national face-to-face MELINC events with digital interventions from non-Mongolian partners for participants from mainly the Eastern aimags (provinces) including Dornod aimag, Khentii aimag and Sukhbaatar aimag. The event was hosted by Read More …

The ERASMUS+ MELINC Project and its deliverables produced during the first year – the online course on inclusive education – were presented and discussed at the “World Autism Awareness Day” in Ulaanbaatar by Mongolian projectleader, Prof. Odgerel Dandii, Head of Read More …

During the Khovd University conference on inclusive education, the Mongolian National Public Radio and Television During the Khovd University conference on inclusive education, the Mongolian National Public Radio and Television dedicated an emission promoting the Erasmus+ MELINC project and the Read More …

The Khovd national conference and workshops were the second national face-to-face MELINC events with digital interventions from non-Mongolian partners. The conference also included the broader public and representatives of Mongolian ngo’s for persons with disabilities and governmental institutions from the Read More …

On 25th February 2022 the MELINC Project held its Mongolian MNG steering committee meeting bringing together all new members of the team and institutional projectmanagers. The new members got an introduction to MELINC and to the project year 1 activities. Read More …

The Polish team of educators and psychologists working on the MELINC project met on the 16th of February 2022 at the University of Białystok Faculty of Education. They discussed the content of the SEN pedagogical modules, working to translate theoretical Read More …

On the 28th January 2022 the MELINC Project held its annual MNG steering committee meeting bringing together all institutional projectmanagers and the modular teamleaders of the consortium. The project year 1 was evaluated including the implementation of the project goals Read More …

Experts looked for answers to the questions on virtual exchange to deliver collaborative intensive courses on inter alia the MELINC inclusive education modules at the respective institutions outside Mongolia that expressed an interest in the MELINC modules.

The Ulaanbaator international conference and workshops were the first national face-to-face MELINC event with digital interventions from non-Mongolian partners. The conference also included the broader public and representatives of Mongolian ngo’s for persons with disabilities and governmental institutions. The event Read More …

The teams of the Mongolian institutional projectmanagers assembled to prepare the year 1 D&S international conference of the MELINC project. The international conference programme was outlined and guidelines for the speakers were discussed as well as ways that the whole Read More …

In November 2021, MELINC experts participated in the online conference on the 60th anniversary of the European Social Charter hosted by the consortium partner University of Bialystok. This enabled the participants to exchange views with MELINC experts on subjects associated Read More …

From 8 till 18 November 2021, the grantholder completed the teaching of an intensive course, thereby using the modules written by consortium members. The teaching provided the opportunity to get feedback from the students involved and will be used to Read More …

The European consortium teamleaders discussed the project progress online, outlined the tasks to be completed by the teams and provided guidelines for the Mongolian colleagues, and assigned members who will on behalf of the MELINC project give a presentation at Read More …

Dornod University, as the teacher training center for the eastern region of Mongolia, started the organisation of the conference on inclusive education issues and solutions in the eastern region of Mongolia this year and discussed with the other partners the Read More …

Khovd University, as the teacher training center for the western region of Mongolia, started the organisation of the conference on inclusive education issues and solutions in the western region of Mongolia this year and discussed with the other partners the Read More …

In October 2021, students at MSUE were taught some modules on inclusive education during workshops. They were introduced to the relevant international convention CRPD, the status of inclusive education in Mongolia, and the Mongolian legal framework regulating inclusive education.

MELINC was presented at the VUB new academic year opening by the vice rectorate internationalisation, putting the VUB partnerships and projects worldwide in the spotlight during the event. The short MELINC presentation was shown on the screens during the VUB Read More …

During this ceremonies, the Erasmus+ grantholder, Gracienne Lauwers, talks in the MELINC visibility video about the Mongolian inclusive education law project for teachers and teacher training institutions, the project aimed at training teachers for inclusion in Mongolia through the development Read More …

The MELINC consortium partners held on 17 June 2021 the consortium meeting on the MELINC project progress. The 17 June 2021 agenda included (1) progress on the equipment purchases, (2) the tendering procedure, (3) transfer of the staff grant in Read More …

On June 10, 2021, the MELINC consortium partners held their first public (virtual) event on ‘The conceptual and legal framework for an inclusive school environment that meets the needs of all students’. The (virtual) event was hosted by the Mongolian Read More …

On 6 May 2021, the MELINC MNG consortium held its meeting presided by the VUB grantholder to discuss the status of the equipment selection for the SEN centres including the technical tendering rules applicable for the establishment of the SEN Read More …

Dr. Dandiin Odgerel, Associate Professor, Director of the Child Development Support Center and Mongolian MELINC coordinator, discusses the need to introduce the social model of disability approach in Mongolia. She discusses the reseach and development of the Tanaka-Binet test to Read More …

The MELINC consortium partners held from 29 March till 2 April 2021 a series of bilateral and consortium online kickoff meetings on the MELINC project. On Wednesday March 31, the kick-off with the European consortium partners and the external quality Read More …

The MELINC consortium partners held from 29 March till 2 April 2021 a series of bilateral and consortium online kickoff meetings on the MELINC project. On Tuesday March 30, the kick-off with the Mongolian partners took place. Concerning the technical/ Read More …