Enkhtsetseg Ganbold, Executive Director at American University of Mongolia

1. American University of Mongolia
School of Engineering
Rajive Ganguli, Ph.D, PE
Director, Mineral Industry Research Laboratory
University of Alaska Fairbanks
November 2014

2. •American system, English
medium education
•Engineering programs to
be ABET accredited
•Center of Excellence for
Cold Climate Mining
Vision

3. Background
• In 2012, University of Alaska Fairbanks
contracted to design the school of
engineering
– Curriculum
– Space
– Staff needs
– Policies

4. AUM Engineering:
Features
• Cold climate specialty
– 63% of Mongolia underlain by permafrost
– North to the Future
• Major mineral exploration in the north
• Engineering school located in
Dalanzadgad, South Gobi
– First two years in Ulaanbaatar

5. AUM Engineering:
Design Methodology
• Review of Programs
– 49 engineering programs reviewed
worldwide
• US, Canada, Australia, Germany
– Best ideas adopted
• Employer Interviews
– Private Sector, Public Sector
– Mongolia relevant curriculum

6. AUM Engineering:
Employers Interviewed
• Anglo American
• Blue Sky Minerals
• Business Council of Mongolia
• General Electric
• MAK Corp
• Ministry of Mining
• Ministry of Education, Policy and Planning Strategy
• Ministry of Roads and Transportation
• Ministry of Energy
• Ministry of Construction and Urban Development
• Mongolian Mining Corp
• Oyu Tolgoi LLC
• Trafigura

7. AUM Engineering:
Features
• Employer Focus
– Emphasize communication (oral / written)
– Industrial Advisory Board
– Paid internships
• Programs recommended
– Mining, civil, mechanical, electrical, geological
and petroleum
• Employer feedback obtained

8. Recent Developments
• Oyu Tolgoi LLC to kick off DZ campus development
– OT will build the first building
• Size limited: only two programs possible
• Mining, civil to be launched first
– Third and Fourth year only
– UAF and OT collaborated on design
• Master plan for DZ campus being updated

9. 72m x 23m

10. Stage I:
Elements of DZ
• Students: 25 /yr/major 100
• Faculty ~ 10
• Staff ~ 10
• Classrooms
• Offices
• Study Area
• Student Activity Room
• Lounge

11. Laboratories
• Mining
– Rock Mechanics
– Ventilation
– Systems
– Mineral Processing
– Wet Chemistry
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– Steel
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– Fluids
– Surveying
– Computer

12. Stage I:
AUM Broad Financials*
2015 2016 2018 2020
Startup Costs(’000) 2 500 - - -
Capital Costs(’000) 140 50 90 70
Operating Costs(’000) 650 1 250 2 300 2 650
Program Revenue (’000) 400 600 1 400 2 000
Required Other Revenue
(’000)
•Donations
•Other Income
2 890 700 990 720
* Source: AUM Business Plan

13. Elements of DZ:
Industrial Testing
• Testing services currently unavailable in
South Gobi
• AUM Engineering capable of serving mining,
roads and building construction
– Mineral Processing, Geotechnical, Asphalt, Beam,
Concrete
– Revenue generating potential
• Natural seed for research

14. Elements of DZ:
Donations etc
• Employers
• Supply Chain
– Mining has a huge supply chain
– Roads and civil construction industries also
significant supply chain
• Local education tax credits

15. School of Engineering:
Summary
• Designed for ABET accreditation
• Designed to meet employer needs
• Success depends on employer support
– Financial
– Advisory
• Strategic Location: Huge potential

16. Elements of DZ:
Stage II
• Three buildings, 4000 m2 each
• Academic Building I
– Remaining Engineering Programs
• Academic Building II
– First two years, Administration
• Research Building