Activities & Programs

Academic  Publication Assistance Group (APAG)

Introduction

The Academic Publication Assistance Group (APAG) aims at supporting graduate students, lecturers and professors in studying and publishing academic papers on the development issues in Mongolia. To facilitate this aim, the APAG has developed a range of resources and support services. These include access to academic databases, guidance on selecting research topics and designs, and assistance with the submission and review process. The APAG also offers workshops and seminars on data analytics, academic writing, and publishing, providing students with the skills and knowledge they need to study and produce high-quality research papers that meet the standards of

Who runs the APAG 

Dr. Young-Rae Kim (in Economy Geography), a professor and director of Center for Korea and Mongolia Development, is in charge of the program in cooperation with following committee (but not limited to)

Dr. Chansoo Park (in International Business), an associate professor at the Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. 

Dr. Jungwook Kim (in Finance), a professor at Mongolian International University

Dr. Chang Huh (in Tourism and Hospitality) is a professor in the College of Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Mange at Niagara University, U.S.A.

How to Apply for the Program 

The mandatory documents are:  

  1. An updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) with no page limit.
  2. A statement that is no less than one page in length and encompasses three elements: a) purpose and justification of your research with potential research topics, b) nature of data and source of data, 3) expected contribution.
  3. The one-page statement must adhere to the following criteria: it should be typed in either English or Korean, have a 12-point font size, utilize the Time New Roman font, and have one-inch margins on all sides.

For more questions, contact by the email to young-rae.k@ufe.edu.mn

_____________________________________________

Selected Proposal

  • In 2025, G.Dagvasuren, Economic Clues to Crime: Evidence from Mongolia 
  • In 2024, Impact of Climate Shocks on Urban Migration in Mongolia, Business Lecturer, University of Finance Economics ( Principal Advisor: Young-Rae Kim, Professor, University of Finance Economics, Mongolia) 
  • In 2023, Jargalsaikhan, Erdenechuluun. Revising Market Efficieny: A Case Study of the Mongolian Stocks Market –
    Top Listed 20 Companies Stocks (Principal Advisor; Jungwook Kim, Professor, Mongolian International University)
  • In 2023, E, Tamir, Money Laundaring Risk in Mongolia’ Banking Sector (Principal Advisor, Young-Rae Kim, Professor, UFE)

Published Paper

  • E, Tami, Kim, Young-Rae & Jargalsaikhan Erdenechuluun (2024). The Effects of Preventive Measures On Money-Laundering Risk in Mongolia’s Banking Sector, Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, 22(2):19078-19089
  • Erdenechuluun Jargalsaikhan, Dagvasuren Ganbold, Chansoo Park , Young-Rae Kim, Junguk Kim (2024). EMERGING INSIGHTS: UNVEILING MARKET EFFICIENCY IN MONGOLIA’S TRANSFORMING ECONOMY, Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research, the November-December Issue. 

Monthly Seminar

“International Funding for Projects in Mongolia: Asian Development Bank (ADB) Experience”

  • presenter: Erdenechuluun Jargalsaikhan, UFE Lecturer in Finance / MPA in KDI School
  • Date: 2025.01.02 (Trusday)
  • Time: PM 7:00 (Mongolia) / 8:00 (Korea)
  • Place: Google Meet 

“몽골 사막화 위기와 기회: 녹색 비즈니스 (The Crisis and Opportunity of Dessertification in Mongolia: Green Business”

  • Date: 2024. 10.08 (화) / Time: PM 7시 (몽골) / 8시 (한국) / Place: Google Meet
  • 발표: 이성길 단장, 한-몽 그린벨트 사업단 
  • 토론:  김용율 박사, KOICA 자문관 / 신기호 지부장, 푸른아시아 몽골 지부

“징기스칸과 손자: 두 병법 이야기”

  • Date: 2024. 05.08 (수) / Time: PM 7시 (몽골) / 8시 (한국) / Place: Google Meet
  • 발표: 박원규 박사 (전쟁사) / 몽골 국방대학원 박사 및 교수 (전), 한국 국방대학원 석사 및 육군대학 교수 (전)

“One Health in Mongolia”

  • Date: 2024. 04.03 (수) / Time: PM 7시 (몽골) / 8시 (한국) / Place: Google Meet
  • 발표: 정성수 부원장, 미시간주립대 글로벌 보건 연구원 (Institute for Global Health)
  • 토론:  임다혜 박사 (도시보건) 연구교수, 서울대 건설환경종합연구소 / 현수돈 소장, Well International 몽골 사무소

“몽골 울란바타르 게르지구의 형성과 현재적 상태: 변용과 차별의 공간 (The Formation and Current Status of Ger District in Mongolia: Transformation and Differential Space)”

  • Date: 2024. 03.05 (화) / Time: PM 7시 (몽골) / 8시 (한국) / Place: Google Meet
  • Presenter: 김영래 교수 및 소장 / 몽골 재정경제대학교 한몽개발연구소
  • Discussants:  임태수 변호사 (몽골) / 몽골 토지사유화법 영향 관련 / 장경석 박사 국회입법조사처 입법조사관 / 한국 판자촌 정비 경험 관련

“2024년 미국 FRB 금리와  몽골 경제 전망 (2024 U.S. FRB Interest Rates and Mongolia’s Economic Outlook)”

  • When: 2024.01.30 (Tus.) / Time: PM 7 (Mongolian Time) / PM 8 (Korean Time) Where: Google Meet
  • Presenter:  박성훈 부장, 한국산업은행 리스크관리 전문위원
  • Discussants:  한기봉 대표, 몽골 가우리투자증권사

“Sustainable Development in the Mining Sector: A Case of Korean-Mongolian Economic Revitalization in Abandoned Mining Areas
(광업분야 지속가능한 개발 : 한-몽 폐광지역 경제활성화 사례 중심)”

  • When: 2023.11.28 (Tus.) / Time: PM 7 (Mongolian Time) / PM 8 (Korean Time) Where: Google Meet
  • Presenter:  정선우 소장, 한국광해광업공단 몽골사무소 
  • Discussants: 김흥식 박사, KDI 정책자문관 (전 경기연구원  문화관광센터 센터장 및 선임연구위원)

“Local Distinction Crisis and Response: Implication for the Nomadic Local Development in Mongolia (한국의 지역소멸 위기와 계획적 대응: 몽골 유목지역 개발에 대한 시사점)”

  • Date: 2023.10.31 (화) / Time: PM 8시(Korean Time) / Place: Google Meet 
  • Presenter:  안상욱 박사, 전 수원도시재단 이사장
  • Discussants:  B.Ariunjargalan, 몽골과기대 강사 (서울시립대 도시계획 박사) / D.Otgonbold, 재정경제대학교 강사 (강원대 공공정책 박사) 

“Middle-Income Trap and Institutional Quallity in Mongolia (몽골의 중간소득국가 함정과 제도의 질)”

  • Date: Sept. 25, 2023 / Time: PM 7 (Mongolian Time) / PM 8 (Korean Time) /Place: Google Hangout
  • Presenter: 김영래 교수 및 소장 / 몽골 재정경제대학교 한몽개발연구소

“몽골 경제의 이해: Understanding of Mongolia’s Economy”

  • Date: June 10 (Sat.), 2023 / Time: AM 11 / Place: Meal Cafe Soho
  • Presenter: Yoon, SeokHyun (윤석현 소장), IMF Office in Mongolia (IMF 몽골 사무소 소장)

 “몽골 게르지역의 형성, 확산 그리고 대응 (Монголын гэр хорооллын Үүсэх, тархах, хариу үйлдэл)”

  • Date: June 2, 2023 / Time: 14:00 – 16:00 / Place: UFE C-1008
  • Presenters:  G.Narangerel, 선임 연구위원, 울란바타르시 도시계획연구소 / Z.Tuya, 대표 및 도시계획가, New Urbanism LLC

Conference

“Status of Korea-Mongolia Safety Culture and Cooperation Measures (한-몽 안전문화 현황과 협력방안)”  (in 2024)

  • Date: June 21, 2024 / Time: 10:00 AM –  14:30 PM /
  • Place:  Mongolian State Conservatory, Ulaabaatar
  • Host: Korea Satefy Culture Society
  • Sponor: UFE Center for Korea and Mongolia Development / EM Solutions / Naosworld 

“Climate Change Response and Humanistic Globalization (기후변화와 인간적 세계화)”  (in 2023)

  •  Date: June 28, 2023

  • Time: 09:30 AM – 11:30 PM

  • Place: GER Conference Room at the 9th, B-Building

  • Co-Organiers: UFE 한몽개발연구소, 평택대학교, 평택로커푸드재단, 시민사회재단 

Focus Study Group (심층 주제 연구 모임)

Research Project & Survey

1.Research Project:

  • The Ecomic Impact  & Feasibility  Analysis of UB Metro Development Project, PMC & UB City, 2025.01 – 2025.02
  • 글로벌 이슈에 대응하는 지역단위 개발협력 네트워크 구상: 몽골 사막화 방지 및 기후변화 대응을 위한 글로컬 대학의 역할을 중심으로, (재) 미래인력연구원, 2024.06-2024.11
  • 유목민을 위한 도시의 계획과 관리: 몽골 사막화 방지 및 지속가능한 삶의 터전에 관한 모형개발, 그리고 실천 과제, 서울대 아시아 연구소 (Seoul National University ASIA CENTER, Lim, Gill-Chin Global Fellowship), 2023.05-2024.04

2. Development Cooperation.

  • 안전 증강 스쿨버스 개도국 기술이전, 경기대 산학협력단(국토부), 2024.09-204.12 (안전증강 스쿨버스 4대 몽골 도입을 위한 기초 조사 및 협력 체계 구축 지원)