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Vice President for Academic Affairs, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences Visits Kanazawa University

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On January 18, Prof. Batbaatar Gunchin, Vice president for Academic Affairs / former president, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences (MNUMS), paid a courtesy visit to President Yamazaki Koetsu. Through his connection with Assoc. Prof. Dashtsoodol Nyambayar, who is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences at KU, Prof. Batbaatar had been admitted to our University Hospital for a surgery since last year. After recovering and being discharged, he paid an official visit to KU before returning home. During the discussion, Prof. Batbaatar expressed his deep gratitude, and that he was impressed by our University Hospital’s high level of quality, especially its hospital management and organization, as well as clinical skills, and he expressed his strong desire to pursue the collaboration with KU as soon as he returns to Mongolia. MNUMS is the only national medical university in Mongolia, and they opened the first university hospital “MNUMS Mongolia-Japan Hospital” in Mongolia in 2019 with the support of JICA. KU concluded a University-Level Agreement for Cooperation and Exchange with MNUMS in October 2015, and international joint research is being promoted on an ongoing basis. Further expansion and development of the exchange are expected in the future.