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School of Journalism In September 2004 the Press Institute established the Journalism School, which consists of a four year BA program with the goal of setting new standards in journalism education in Mongolia. The curriculum was developed with assistance from the Danish School of Journalism and the Open Society Institute. It differs from other local schools in that it emphasizes a Western-style approach that tackles some of the challenges in the transition from a Soviet-style state controlled media system to a democratic one. The four- year degree favors a practical approach and lays emphasis on critical thinking and strengthening multi-disciplinary discourse appropriate for an emerging democracy. The efficiency of the education is supported by modern training facilities meeting the technical standards and the needs of the profession. Students are educated in computer and internet literacy, broadcast, radio and documentary production. There are currently five specialist journalism teachers at the School of Journalism with interests in media development, gender representation in media, radio and broadcast training and linguistics. Teachers Director, School of Journalism – Oyuntsetseg Oyuntsetseg has worked in the journalism industry for 13 years in broadcast media. She worked at Mongolian National Radio. Oyuntsetseg has been teaching journalism since 1997, and has been director of the SOJ for 2 years, since 2007. Oyuntsetseg is an accredited Deutsche Welle broadcast and print trainer. Oyuntsetseg has been awarded for her work as a leading Mongolian journalist; in 1996 she was awarded the Scroll of Honor of International Organisation of Journalists. In 1999 she was given the Best Journalist award of the Mongolian National Radio and TV. Lecturer in Journalism/Second Course – Darimaa Darimaa has over 30 years experience in journalism. Darimaa has written several books on traditional Mongolian culture and in 2008 was awarded the Mongolian State medal for her dedication to journalism. Darimaa is a lecturer in Mongolian and international journalism, also history. Prior to teaching, Darimaa had a lot of experience working in the print media. She is currently working on a manual for students in print media. Darimaa is an accredited Deutsche Welle broadcast and print trainer. Lecturer in Journalism/Third Course – Munkhtsetseg Munkhtsetseg has been working at the School of Journalism for 2 years. Prior to this she graduated from Kyonbuk University in Korea with an MA in Journalism Studies. She speaks fluent Korean. Munkhtsetseg’s interests are in literature and media and enjoys teaching her students about the role of the editor in media. Munkhtsetseg is an accredited Deutsche Welle broadcast and print trainer. Lecturer in Broadcast Journalism – EnkhSaikhan Prior to the SOJ, EnkhSaikhan was working as a local news producer at Eagle TV for 4 years. Saikhna graduated from the Mongolian Educational University with a BA and MA in Journalism. EnkhSaikhan is currently the head of the SOJ Broadcast department and trains students in practical and theoretical components of news production. EnkhSaikhan enjoys traveling and learning about different media cultures. Lecturer in Philosophy/ Fourth Course– Unurjargal Unurjargal has been working at the School of Journalism for 2 years, and currently lectures part time at Mongolian National University in philosophy and logic. Unurjargal’s academic interest is in political and feminist philosophy and gender studies. Unurjargal is learning English. She collaborated with Mongolian National University philosophy professors in a logic and philosophy manual that were published in 2007. Unuruu is an accredited Deutsche Welle broadcast and print trainer. Lecturer in Russian Language/ First Course – Enkhtagtaa Enkhtagtaa has been teaching the Russian language for over 30 years. She graduated from the Mongolian Educational University in Educational studies. Enkhtagtaa has been at the SOJ for almost 5 years and enjoys working with the students and teaching them linguistics and the history of the Russian language. Enkhtagtaa also teaches Ecology and is interested in environmental journalism. Enkhtagtaa is an accredited Deutsche Welle broadcast and print trainer. Lecturer in Computer Science – Odnyam Odnyam is an expert in Computer Science and has recently graduated from Ulaanbaatar University. Lecturer in English Language – Ariunzaya (part time) Ariunzaya graduated from the Mongolian National University with a Bachelor of Bio-technology. She is working part-time at the Press Institute teaching English with first and second grade students. She also studied in India for 3 years. She is back in Ulaanbaatar studying for a Master of Science.

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