National Defense University (Mongolia)

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Damdin Sükhbaatar National Defense University
Дамдин Сүхбаатарын Батлан хамгаалахын их сургууль
National Defense University Cadet.jpg
A cadet of the NDU
Other name
MNDU (abbreviation)
Former name
Defense University of Mongolia
Type military academy
Established1921 (1921)
Founder Government of Mongolia
Affiliation Armed Forces of Mongolia
Director of the NDUBrigadier General Purevsuren Jargalan [1]
Address
16th Street
,
Bayanzurkh District, Ulaanbaatar [2] [3]
Language Mongolian (the English and Russian language are also used as inter-ethnic languages.)
Colors   Grey
Website "Official Website" (in Mongolian).

The National Defense University (MNDU) is an accredited Mongolian military university located in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. [4] Founded in 1921, it is the country's premier and oldest military educational institution. [5] The NDU prepares officers and NCOs alike to have grounded leadership skills, physical and moral strength and a high military and civilian education. [5]

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History

It was established initially as the Commanders School of the Mongolian People's Army in September 1921 at the initiative of Damdin Sükhbaatar, who was a founding member of the Mongolian People's Party (MPP). The first leaders of the school was Soviet expert P. Mhalpinein and director L. Dzuzav, the Mongolian director. [6] The NDU has since operated under the follow names: [7]

In 1994, the MNDU maintained a border protection faculty, which would later be expanded to establish the Border Troops Institute and what would later become the Law Enforcement University of Mongolia. [8] Since 1998, the MNDU's international relations have been intensified, with some cadets at the university studying and/or training at military educational institutions such as the Military University of the Russian Defense Ministry, the United States Army War College, and the Turkish Military Academy. [5] [9]

Structure

The NDU is composed of the following education institutions: [5]

There are also 16 academic/military branch departments managed by the NDU around the country.

Affiliated military lyceum

The "Temujin Urlug" Secondary School (Tajik : Тэмүжин Өрлөг бүрэн дунд сургууль) is a military lyceum of the armed forces. The school was established in 2010 and is the successor to the Sukhbaatar Officer's School, established on 1 October 1943. [12] It currently has 25 teachers and 202 students, and prepares future personnel for the Armed Forces. The school works with the Suvorov Military School in Yekaterinburg and Omsk in Russia, and the Military High School of Bulgaria. [13]

At the invitation of the Mayor of Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast, students of the school marched in a Victory Day military ceremony in the city. [14]

Honors

The following is a list of material honors the NDU has:

Other than the material honors it has been given, it also has many other honors that are bestowed upon it. Every July, the NDU provides the armed forces standard color guard and the corps of drums in the Mongolian State Flag Day military parade on Sükhbaatar Square. In September 2015, cadets of the NDU took part in the China Victory Day Parade on Beijing's Chang'an Avenue. [16] The NDU holds its graduation ceremony in the presence of the President of Mongolia. [17]

Alumni

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