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Mongolia, Ancient Empire, Modern Mystery - Hosted by the AIIA Queensland
Join us either in-person or online as former Captain in the US Marine Corps and American Director of Friends of Mongolia, Nicholas Millward, and PhD candidate at QUT, Usukhbold Chimedregzen, participate in a discussion on Mongolia's place within a region of rising powers and growing tension and Australia's own relationship with the Northeast Asian country.
If you are attending in-person, please arrive at Holding Redlich at 5.30pm for registration and drinks. This event will be available online. After registering, on April 27 you will receive a follow-up confirmation email containing further details on how to join the webinar which will commence at 6pm AEST. The event is free for AIIA Queensland members and AIIA members from all states. Non-members pay $10 and student non-members $5.
If you arrive after 6pm, the lifts may not be accessible. Ring 0403 777 541 for assistance.
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Many know Mongolia as the place from which Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan conquered China and much of Southeast Asia and had influence and reach as far as Europe and Africa. A Marxist satellite state of the Soviet Empire and suffering itself from Stalinist purges, Mongolia emerged as a democracy in 1990. Mongolia is a vast land-locked country of 3.5 million people and is growing quickly. Known traditionally for its nomadic tribes, horsemanship and the hardiness of its people under extreme climatic conditions, it is undergoing a significant economic transformation based on growth in mining and trade.
Highly dependent on Russia for energy and China for trade, what is Mongolia's relationships with those countries and also with the Koreas, Japan and Taiwan?
On this, Nicholas Millward and Usukhbold Chimedregzen will answer these questions, as well as discussing the areas of opportunity to deepen ties between Mongolia and Australia.
Agenda
- An Open Discussion Chaired by The Honourable Paul Lucas MPIA, FAICD
Nicholas Millward•Usukhbold Chimedregzen
Nicholas Millward
American Director of Friends of MongoliaNicholas Millward served as a Captain in the US Marine Corps. He was the Executive Officer for Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Pacific and a Company Commander for the 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. Upon leaving the military he started a Master of Arts in Central Asian Studies at the American University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan. Pausing that program, he is now a Rotary Peace Fellow at UQ, earning a Masters of Peace and Conflict Studies. Nick serves as the American Director of Friends of Mongolia, YCAP’s Director of Mongolia Connect, and an AIIA Next Gen Leader.
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Usukhbold Chimedregzen
Former Country Director of Blue-Sky Education ProjectsUsukhbold Chimedregzen worked as a Manager at the International Laboratory School of the Ministry of Education and Cambridge International Examinations in Mongolia. He also served as a Country Director for the Blue-Sky Education Projects, a USA-based educational NGO that supports disadvantaged children in rural Mongolia. He has a BA in Political Science from the National University of Mongolia (NUM) and a Master of Educational Studies from the UQ. He is currently working on his ARC funded PhD project at the Queensland University of Technology. His research interests lie in the area of education policy, the sociology of education and the socio-economic conditions of teaching.
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- Online and In-person Questions from the Audience
Nicholas Millward•Usukhbold ChimedregzenNicholas Millward
American Director of Friends of MongoliaNicholas Millward served as a Captain in the US Marine Corps. He was the Executive Officer for Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Pacific and a Company Commander for the 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. Upon leaving the military he started a Master of Arts in Central Asian Studies at the American University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan. Pausing that program, he is now a Rotary Peace Fellow at UQ, earning a Masters of Peace and Conflict Studies. Nick serves as the American Director of Friends of Mongolia, YCAP’s Director of Mongolia Connect, and an AIIA Next Gen Leader.
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Former Country Director of Blue-Sky Education ProjectsUsukhbold Chimedregzen worked as a Manager at the International Laboratory School of the Ministry of Education and Cambridge International Examinations in Mongolia. He also served as a Country Director for the Blue-Sky Education Projects, a USA-based educational NGO that supports disadvantaged children in rural Mongolia. He has a BA in Political Science from the National University of Mongolia (NUM) and a Master of Educational Studies from the UQ. He is currently working on his ARC funded PhD project at the Queensland University of Technology. His research interests lie in the area of education policy, the sociology of education and the socio-economic conditions of teaching.
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