On May 22, a Conferment Ceremony of an Honorary Doctorate of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University to the President of Mongolia, His Excellency Mr. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, was held in Tokyo, Japan.
The President of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Korenaga Shun presented an Honorary Doctorate diploma to President of Mongolia and noted:
Mr. President,
Today it is my great honor and privilege to confer an Honorary Doctorate from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University / APU / on His Excellency, the President of Mongolia, Mr. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
Founded on a vision of “Freedom, Peace and Humanity”, APU was designed with a concept rare not only in Japan, but also in the rest of the world: a premise that half of its students would be recruited from all around the world. Fifteen years after opening our doors, of our approximately 5800 students some 2500 are presently international students, assembled from 80 different countries and regions. We deeply appreciate the students from Mongolia who have contributed to this diverse learning community.
APU has enrolled 250 students from Mongolia since our opening in 2000, and currently we have 25 Mongolian students studying on our campus. APU has concluded agreements with 3 Mongolian universities: Academy of Management, National University of Mongolia and the Mongolian University of Science and Technology, and with 4 high schools in Mongolia. We are extremely grateful for the support to the students from the Government of Mongolia.
APU aims to produce graduates able to compete on the international stage. Our students are “world citizens” who can accept each other’s differences, have respect for other people from the region around them. President Elbegdorj has certainly been a leader as a “world citizen”. He led the peaceful democratic revolution in 1990 that ended 70 years of communist rule in Mongolia. Since then, he has initiated and led the country’s major social and economic reforms. His priorities - promoting the rule of law, fostering social justice, fighting poverty, combating corruption and supporting participatory democracy in government and education - have won him widespread praise and acclaim around the world. Raised close to nature as a nomad, President Elbegdorj actively speaks out for environmental conservation and was recently presented a Champion of the Earth award from the United Nations Environment Program.
As the chair of the Community of Democracies, President Elbegdorj has launched a number of initiatives which are vital to both mature and emerging democracies around the world. These include Zero Tolerance for Corruption and Education for Democracy, which he declared during the 66th General Assembly of the United Nations. Presidents of countries throughout the world have voiced support for President Elbegdorj’s initiatives. As we can see, President Elbegdorj has prioritized education and democracy in Asia as core items on Mongolia’s agenda to promote global peace and prosperity.
Once again I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to President Elbegdorj and to say it is an honor to be able to present him with an Honorary Doctorate from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University.
On May 22, a Conferment Ceremony of an Honorary Doctorate of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University to the President of Mongolia, His Excellency Mr. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, was held in Tokyo, Japan.
The President of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Korenaga Shun presented an Honorary Doctorate diploma to President of Mongolia and noted:
Mr. President,
Today it is my great honor and privilege to confer an Honorary Doctorate from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University / APU / on His Excellency, the President of Mongolia, Mr. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
Founded on a vision of “Freedom, Peace and Humanity”, APU was designed with a concept rare not only in Japan, but also in the rest of the world: a premise that half of its students would be recruited from all around the world. Fifteen years after opening our doors, of our approximately 5800 students some 2500 are presently international students, assembled from 80 different countries and regions. We deeply appreciate the students from Mongolia who have contributed to this diverse learning community.
APU has enrolled 250 students from Mongolia since our opening in 2000, and currently we have 25 Mongolian students studying on our campus. APU has concluded agreements with 3 Mongolian universities: Academy of Management, National University of Mongolia and the Mongolian University of Science and Technology, and with 4 high schools in Mongolia. We are extremely grateful for the support to the students from the Government of Mongolia.
APU aims to produce graduates able to compete on the international stage. Our students are “world citizens” who can accept each other’s differences, have respect for other people from the region around them. President Elbegdorj has certainly been a leader as a “world citizen”. He led the peaceful democratic revolution in 1990 that ended 70 years of communist rule in Mongolia. Since then, he has initiated and led the country’s major social and economic reforms. His priorities - promoting the rule of law, fostering social justice, fighting poverty, combating corruption and supporting participatory democracy in government and education - have won him widespread praise and acclaim around the world. Raised close to nature as a nomad, President Elbegdorj actively speaks out for environmental conservation and was recently presented a Champion of the Earth award from the United Nations Environment Program.
As the chair of the Community of Democracies, President Elbegdorj has launched a number of initiatives which are vital to both mature and emerging democracies around the world. These include Zero Tolerance for Corruption and Education for Democracy, which he declared during the 66th General Assembly of the United Nations. Presidents of countries throughout the world have voiced support for President Elbegdorj’s initiatives. As we can see, President Elbegdorj has prioritized education and democracy in Asia as core items on Mongolia’s agenda to promote global peace and prosperity.
Once again I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to President Elbegdorj and to say it is an honor to be able to present him with an Honorary Doctorate from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University.