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NCKU - ODONCHIMEG

Odonchimeg Mayagmarsuren
Odonchimeg Mayagmarsuren

Taiwan is a good environment for international students.

Odonchimeg Mayagmarsuren was an undergraduate student in Mongolia just a 3 short years ago. Today, she is beginning her Ph.D. in Taiwan, after having finished an MBA. She describes her experiences and future plans.

In outlining the reasons she chose to study in Taiwan Odonchimeg mentioned three motivations. The 1st – a desire to “go overseas”. The 2nd motivator was a special alumnus of NCKU: Odonchimeg’s own uncle! Tsogtbayar Tamjid, a 2006 graduate of NCKU’s IMBA program. While Tsogtbayar was studying he would return to Mongolia on vacations and describe the quality of the program. After graduation Tsogtbayar moved from a government position to become the director of an investment firm in Mongolia.

The final factor was the generous scholarship programs offered. International students are offered a package of funding for the IMBA that offsets ALL fees. Under this trio of influences – her desire to study overseas, her uncle’s success at NCKU and the school’s generous scholarships, Odonchimeg enrolled and was accepted into the program.

Odonchimeg’s parents are both engineers who studied in Russia. Her parents always encouraged her to study to the furthest extent of her ability. Odonchimeg’s grandfather is also highly educated, and he, too exhorted her to pursue her studies to the Ph.D. level. Today, she is at that level in NCKU, Tainan, Taiwan.

Odonchimeg Mayagmarsuren
Odonchimeg Mayagmarsuren

The staff – they are really willing to help us.

 

HER UNCLE, HERSELF & SOON…HER SISTER!

When asked if she would encourage other students from Mongolia to attend NCKU, Odonchimeg replied with a resounding “Yes!” and then noted that her younger sister, just 16!, is planning to enroll in Chinese classes at NCKU and hopes to enroll as an undergraduate student.

When asked what reasons she would give other students from around Mongolia Odonchimeg mentioned 3 specific things – 1st, that she felt Taiwan was a very safe place to live; 2nd that the studying environment was very nice and 3rd that – as the hub of the Greater China region – Taiwan is full of opportunity.

 

Odonchimeg Mayagmarsuren
Odonchimeg Mayagmarsuren

I think the IMBA is my home, my family….

PLANS

Specifically outlining her plans, after completing her Ph.D. Odonchimeg hopes to be able to introduce the people of Taiwan to Mongolia. Both Odonchimeg’s undergraduate and Master’s degrees focused on tourism. She wants to apply that study to bringing the people of Taiwan to Mongolia.

 

WHY TAIWAN?

One point Odonchimeg made at the conclusion of the interview was resonant: “Taiwan is a good environment for international students.” Specifically, Odonchimeg mentioned the way in which the people in Taiwan respect other cultures.

 

WHY NCKU?

She mentioned the terrific support she receives from NCKU. Noting that “the staff – they are really willing to help us.” About the IMBA program in particular, she noted the quality of the instructors – all of her professors were graduates of elite western universities. And then – “I think the IMBA is my home, my family….” No stronger endorsement could hardly be possible.