(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHONGQING-BRI-SCITECH EXCHANGE-CONFERENCE (CN)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHONGQING-BRI-SCITECH EXCHANGE-CONFERENCE (CN)

(231107) -- CHONGQING, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Luvsantseren Enkh-Amgalan, minister of education and science of Mongolia, gives a speech during a meeting of the Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Nov. 6, 2023. The first Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange opened here on Monday. Themed "Together for Innovation, Development for All," the conference is co-hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, China Association for Science and Technology, Chongqing Municipal People's Government, and Sichuan Provincial People's Government. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

New academic year begins across Mongolia

STORY: New academic year begins across Mongolia DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of educational institutions in Mongolia STORYLINE: The new 2023-2024 academic year of all types of educational institutions such as kindergartens, general educational schools and universities across Mongolia started on Friday. "In the new academic year, we all will pay special attention to evaluate and reward every achievement of teachers' professional development and student learning progress. Equal opportunities for learning will be opened to everyone regardless of time and space," Luvsantseren Enkh-Amgalan, minister of education and science, said in a statement. A total of 781,178 children are studying in 866 general educational schools across the country, and 75,100 of the pupils are first-graders, according to the ministry. In addition, there are over 147,000 students in 65 universities while 40,856 students are studying in 78 vocational education an