Russia, the land of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov and the world-famous Bolshoi Ballet, is to help transform the Music and Dance College of Mongolia into a top-class university. According to J.Batsuuri, Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Sport, the upgrading will involve a teaching and administration team from the Russian Music University coming to Ulaanbaatar in February. The specialists will conduct a technical and management audit, evaluating what musical instruments and facilities are required for the transformation.

Mongolia and Russia have had a long and close history of cooperation going back several generations. This programme, however, in education, science, culture and sport was agreed during a visit by Minister, J.Batsuuri during a visit to Russia in November. In total, 433 Mongolian students will receive scholarships to study in the Russian Federation during the 2017-2018 academic year. More than 1500 Mongolians are currently studying in Russia.