Get to know Namuundari Dashdorj (Class of 2009, at Hobby: 1999-2002), the Art Director at VMLY&R Mongolia LLC. Learn how she is forming brand identities and addressing social issues through her creativity.
Bilingual in Mongolian and English, she studied Business Management with Marketing pathway in Brunel University London.
Read MoreGet to know Oyumaa de Jong who is part of the sustainability team within Debt Capital Markets at Rabobank in the Netherlands, which structures and delivers US$25 billions worth of sustainable finance products.
Based in Amsterdam, Oyumaa has a B.Sc. in Liberal Arts & Sciences (majors: Mathematics & Environmental Science, minors: Philosophy & Political Science) from University College Utrecht; and an M.Sc. in Global Business & Sustainability from Rotterdam School of Management. She is trilingual in Mongolian, English and Dutch.
Read MoreGet to know Temulun Buuveibaatar (aka Tee Buuvei), Co-founder of Bharmoney events & VIM Acid Bar. Fluent in English and Mongolian, Tee studied Psychology at Stansfield College in Singapore; Drama at CSVPA, UK; and Drama at Rose Bruford College, UK. A proud college dropout, Tee plays piano professionally and she found her passion for the art of mixology by living and working in Singapore, London, NY and DC. Tee is an up and coming mixologist aiming to change the drinking culture in Mongolia.
Read MoreGet to know Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar, a contemporary artist who represented Mongolia at Venice Biennale in 2019, the Olympic games for artists around the world. Born to an artistic family, Jantsankhorol (son of Erdenebayar Monkhor and Munkhtsetseg Javkhaajav) is currently teaching at the Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture - School of Fine Arts and Design in Ulaanbaatar.
Trilingual in Mongolian, English and Russian, Jantsankhorol has a B.A. in Contemporary Sculptures from Hunter College, New York, USA and MFA in Contemporary Sculptures from UCLA, USA.
Read MoreGet to know Onon Evans (#HobbyAlumni2009), the Procurement Manager at Naran Mandal underground gold mining company. Onon is explaining how responsible gold mines can create positive impact and social value. Naran Mandal is the biggest employeer and tax payer in Bayankhongor province in Mongolia. Previously, Onon worked at Churchill’s Co. Ltd. and she is also the co-founder of Hobby School Alumni Association NGO. Fluent in English and Mongolian, Onon has a bachelor’s degree in Economics & Management from Aston University, the United Kingdom.
Read MoreCurrent Mongolian students in the US are finding themselves caught between a rock and a hard place. We decided to interview three 2018 alums - Tsenguun Chinzorig, Khuslen Tulga and Ariunzaya Oktyabri - and get their perspectives on studying in the US, living through the pandemic away from home, and their hopes and fears as they enter new stages of reopening in a country that hasn't flattened its curve yet.
Read MoreGet to know Oyungerel Munkhbat (Hobby: 2012-2013), the Project and Partnership Manager at Mongolian Sustainable Finance Association (Тогтвортой Санхүүгийн Холбоо - ToC) and co-Founder of Hobby School Alumni Association. Read about how she is financing energy-efficient projects in order to battle air pollution in UB and why sustainable finance is the future for all business.
Read MoreGet to know DULGUUN Amgalan (#HobbyAlumni 2005), Ph.D. at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and read about her past research work at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and The University of Tokyo / UTokyo in Japan, regarding the differences between heart attacks and heart failures, her new endeavor in genetics at Harvard, MIT, and Stanford, her interest in both listening to and making podcasts, and her love for ramen!
Read MoreGet to know Khulan Davaadorj (Hobby: 1996-1997), the Founder & CEO of Lhamour organic skincare company in Mongolia. Previously, Khulan worked at NewCom, the Government’s Coal-To-Liquid project, World Bank Mongolia, and the United Nations in New York, USA. Fluent in German, English and Mongolian, Khulan has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from SRH Hochschule; and a dual master’s degree from Columbia University, USA and Hertie School of Governance, Germany. She got a full scholarship from Columbia. Khulan also founded the Mongolia Blossom NGO, which empowers women in Mongolia.
Read MoreGet to know Enkhgerel Ariunbold (Hobby: 1998-2005) who became one of the Forbes Mongolia’s Top 50 Businesswomen of 2019! Enkhgerel is the CEO of Mongol Basalt JSC, the only basalt rock wool insulation company in Mongolia, which just got publicly listed on MSE in 2018; and she is also the Co-founder of Unimat Education, which provides STEM education in Mongolia. Previously, she worked at Millenium Challenge Account (MCA) Mongolia, Crown Agents; and Luxottica Group, UK. Quadrilingual in Mongolian, English, Russian and Chinese, Enkhgerel has a Bachelor’s in Finance Management from UFE, Mongolia; and Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Operation Management from the London Metropolitan University, UK.
Read MoreGet to know KHALIUNGOO Ganbat (Hobby: 2000-2006), the Urban Governance Project Manager at The Asia Foundation in Mongolia, the first Mongolian Fulbright Scholar at Vanderbilt, and a Board Member at Mongolian Association of State Alumni (MASA) & Mongolian Young Leaders Network (MYLN). Previously, she worked at Oyu Tolgoi LLC and Centerra Gold Mongolia LLC. Fluent in Mongolian and English, Khaliungoo has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from KDU College, Malaysia, and a Master’s degree in Economic Development from Vanderbilt University, USA, with a Fulbright scholarship.
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