2,000 students in mining field

The mining sector employs 31,900 people in Mongolia and some 2,000 students are enrolled in mining-related courses at institutes and universities. The University of Mining under the Mongolian University of Science and Technology, the Mongolian National University, the Trade and Production Institute and the Ulaanbaatar Institute have mining faculties. These offer courses not only in mining, but also in hydro metallurgy, geo technology, mining ecology and land management.