1. Effective research training and coursework The case of National university of Mongolia Otgontenger university, Mongolia
AMARZAYA. A (NUM)
AMARTAIVAN. TS (NUM)
BUYANJARGAL. A (OTU)

2. Outline Credit hours for research activities Supporting activities
Problems
Suggestions for improvements

3. Credit hours of doctoral student
NUM
OTU
Courses
24 CH 30
Research work
12 CH 6
Thesis 24
Total 60
1 credit hour (CH) is equivalent to 2 ECTS credit hours
Courses include subject specific courses and courses of research methodology

4. Main policy behind research work CH
To train doctoral students to become effective researcher through various research activities conducted by a student
To level up the scientific quality of the thesis (international level)
Successful completion of Research credit hours assumed as precondition to finish the thesis on time with high quality
Adult training
Dropout and extention rate is high, average year is 6

5. Ways to gather Research CH
Talks
Papers
Other activities

6. Talks NUM Talk at the conference at the University level, 1 CH
Talk at the conference at the National level, 1.5 CH
Presentation at the conference at the International level, 2 CH
OTU
Full attendance at the “research seminar”, 0.1 CH
Presentation of research results at the “research seminar”, 0.2 CH
Talk at national level conference, 0.5 CH
Talk at international conference, 1.0 CH

7. Papers: NUM
Papers published in the peer reviewed domestic journals, 3 CH
Papers published in the Journals published in foreign language with international editorial committee, 4 CH
Monographs in Foreign (English or Russian) language, 10 CH
Monographs in Mongolian language, 8 CH
Peer reviewed journals with no Tomson Reuters indices, 8 CH
Journals with Tomson Reuters indices, 10 CH
Papers that are not yet published but accepted for publication are eligible, but need acceptance letter as a proof

8. Papers: OTU
Paper published in National level research journals, 1.0 CH
Paper published in International journals, 2.0 CH

9. Other: NUM Work as research assistant, 2 CH/semester
Supervisors responsible to provide the financing from his/her scientific project
One way to support direct contact hours with student and supervisor

10. Quality of journals NUM
Faculty’s academic counsel approves list of journals that acceptable for research credit hours
It is strictly prohibited to include journals that are in Beall’s list of Predatory journals
OTU
University academic counsel approves the list of journals that acceptable for research credit hours

11. Process
Doctoral student/supervisor requests for acceptance of research credit hours
The Head of Faculty appoints steering committee in order to recognize research credit hours
The committee decides whether the papers or talks made by PhD student are acceptable for research credit hours and decides the corresponding credit hours
Head of Registrar assigns the credit hours to student in the Student management system

12. Supporting activities
Supervisors who provided funding for PhD students will get career promotion
Number of defended PhD students also influence for career promotion
Free access to journals of Scopus and WoSci
New grant programs: “Research Grants”, “Student researcher”

13. Weaker/less collaboration between supervisor and student
Problems
Weaker/less collaboration between supervisor and student
Most students spend more years on collecting research work CH
Students need support from supervisors
Usually not based on semesters

14. Weaker/less collaboration between supervisor and student
Less contact hours between supervisor and student (common case)
Lower research results
Prolongation of study
Drop out

15. Reasons Students usually work while doing doctoral research
Supervisors are less experienced on supervising

16. Suggestions for Improvements
Organize capacity trainings for supervisors/French and other country’s case, Universities
Introduce effective monitoring and guidance system for PhD students /French, Spain and Poland case, Universities
Scholarship and financing for more doctoral students, Ministry
Most scholarships cover only tuition fees, increase scholarships for living expenses
Scholarship/grant which supports student mobility
Lessons learnt for C3QA

17. Thank you very much
Rahmet