More than 500 Mongolian High School Students Participated in the INRTU Subject Olympiads
As part of the Days of Russian-Mongolian Friendship and Cooperation, an INRTU delegation visited cities in Mongolia. This outreach trip has now become a welcome tradition, being held for the third time. The visit program included Olympiads for school students in physics, mathematics, and social studies, master classes for teachers of the Russian language, and performances by student ensembles.
Staff from the International Affairs Department, the Baikal School of BRICS, and the Center for Cultural and Educational Work visited the cities of Sukhbaatar, Darkhan, and Erdenet to provide Mongolian school students with an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and learn about INRTU.
The subject Olympiads, organized by the International Admission Office, drew interest from more than 500 high school students from three Mongolian cities. Participants were also informed about the opportunity to study at INRTU free of charge under a Russian government scholarship.
Zhargalma Maiurova, Associate Professor of the Department of Humanities at the Baikal School of BRICS, held master classes on modern methods of teaching the Russian language for 80 Russian language teachers from Mongolian schools.
The highlight of the visit in each city was a concert program. It included performances by the creative teams of the modern choreography school “Shagi” (Steps) and the folk club of the Russian song “Kalina” (Viburnum), a formal award ceremony for the Olympiad winners, and a presentation about opportunities for Mongolian students to study at INRTU.
According to Yulia Kuznechikhina, a teacher and art director at the “Shagi” school of modern choreography, all the performances were warmly welcomed by the Mongolian audience. In this way, the high school students learned how interesting and multifaceted student life can be if they choose to enroll at INRTU.
“We prepared an hour-long concert. Since the performances took place in three cities, we had to adapt the program for the technical capabilities of completely different venues. Because the students had rehearsed the material thoroughly at home, they were prepared for any situation and adapted quickly to the stage conditions.
The Mongolian audience welcomed us very well; they particularly liked the shaman dance performed to a popular Mongolian song. It's difficult to perform under the pressure of constant travel and tight rehearsal schedules, but I believe we succeeded. Our students have strong stage resilience, so no circumstances prevent them from delivering high-quality performances,” emphasized Yulia Kuznechikhina.
As noted by Anna Melenteva, Head of the International Affairs Department, such projects play a vital role in strengthening the image of Irkutsk National Research Technical University in Mongolia.
“A direct result of this systematic work is the growing enrollment numbers: in 2025, 64 students from Mongolia were admitted to our university, 29 into Bachelor's and Master's degree programs and 35 into the preparatory course. We see that interest in the university is steadily growing, also thanks to the active career guidance work during our annual visits to Mongolia”.
