Mongolia Day at York
Seven-hundred and seventy-nine years after the death of founder of modern Mongolia Chinggis Khan, York is holding Mongolia Day – a chance to celebrate and reflect on the influence of the great Khan, as well as on sustainability in contemporary Mongolia, and York’s connections to the National University of Mongolia (NUM). All members of the York community are invited to attend the two sessions on Friday, November 10, 2006.
Special guests Dugerjav Gotov, Ambassador of Mongolia to Canada, and Tserensodnom Gantsog, President National University of Mongolia will speak at the opening session at 10:30 am in room 280 York Lanes, after introductions by Sheila Embleton, Vice-President Academic, and Adrian Shubert, Associate Vice-President International.
A collaborative agreement was signed between York University and the National University of Mongolia in October 2005 and the two institutions have taken part in a number of activities already. NUM and other Mongolian institutions have sent thirty professors in English to participate in courses at the York University English Language Institute (YUELI). Also, a staff exchange between the international offices of the two institutions has taken place, and plans are underway for future proposals in education and public policy.
Another result of York’s collaborations with NUM will be featured in the remainder of the 10:30 am session of Mongolia Day. Dawn Bazely, Director, Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability, and Gail Fraser, Faculty of Environmental Studies, will present on their participation in the CIDA/AUCC Students for Development University Team Project (previously known as the Canada Corps University Partnership Program). Their project, Sustaining Water in Mongolia: A Human Security Approach for Good Governance (SWiM) brought York students and faculty together with students from the National University of Mongolia (NUM) for fieldwork in Mongolia, as well as bringing NUM faculty to York to learn about the complexities of water governance in Canada.
In the afternoon, a second session will take place at 2:30 pm in room 106 Accolade West featuring a lecture by Edward J. Vajda, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Western Washington University (WWU). WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington State. Vajda teaches Russian, Eurasian and East Asian Studies, and Linguistics and speaks nearly 20 languages. He will present a lecture called Chinggis Khan and World History.
Both sessions are free and open to all, and will provide a great opportunity to learn more about Mongolia and Central Asian history, as well as York’s connections in Mongolia.
The afternoon lecture by Vajda is sponsored by the Department of History, Faculty of Arts.
Mongolia Day Itinerary
Friday, November 10, 2006
Session 110:30 a.m. Opening Remarks:
Dr. Sheila Embleton, Vice-President Academic
Prof. Adrian Shubert, Associate Vice-President International
Dr. Dugerjav Gotov, Ambassador of Mongolia to Canada
Dr. Ts. Gantsog, President of the National University of Mongolia
280 York Lanes
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Water in Mongolia: A Human Security Approach for Good Governance
Presentation on CIDA/AUCC Students for Development University Team Project
Prof. Dawn Bazely, Director, Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability
Prof. Gail Fraser, Faculty of Environmental StudiesSession 2
2:30 p.m. Refreshments
3:00 p.m. Chinggis Khan and World History
Prof. Edward J. Vajda, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Western Washington University, U.S.A.
106 Accolade Building West
For further information contact:
Jean Levy ext.
66967
Sharon Sammy ext. 44093
ALL WELCOME
