Mongólía

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Mongolia is a country of extraordinary natural beauty and a thousand-year history. Known as the homeland of Genghis Khan, it offers students from all over the world a unique and inspiring educational environment.

Experience life where the sky meets the steppe. The country offers a blend of ancient nomadic culture and breathtaking natural beauty, from the vast Gobi Desert to lush green valleys and rugged mountains. Exchange students can immerse themselves in a rich heritage of music, horsemanship and hospitality while exploring a modernising society that is both curious and warm.

Family

Host families with AFS are voluntarily hosting, come from all kinds of socio-economic backgrounds and can be very different from each other.

Family life in Ulaanbaatar is characterised by a warm, family-centred environment. Families often live in traditional „ger“ homes or modern apartments, blending Mongolian culture with contemporary influences.

Young Mongolians spend most of their time studying, as well as participating in sports, cultural, and artistic activities. Social life involves meeting friends in parks, shopping malls and other meeting places, and nightlife for young people is limited, offering cafés, cinemas and recreational centres.

Despite the growing influence of Western culture, many young Mongolians maintain strong cultural traditions, celebrating traditional festivals and taking part in cultural rituals.

School

At international schools such as ISU and Orchlon in Ulaanbaatar, AFS students will have access to advanced, globally recognised curricula, including AP (Advanced Placement), IB (International Baccalaureate) and Cambridge International Examinations.

These programmes allow students to customize their academic path by choosing subjects that interest them, including maths, science, languages, history, art and more.

Alongside their studies, students can participate in a variety of extracurricular activities, including sports, art, community service, museum visits, and excursions around Ulaanbaatar.

Wearing a uniform during classes is mandatory, and the cost of the uniform is not included in the participation fee.

Culture

The official and dominant language of Mongolia is Mongolian, spoken by the vast majority of the population. It belongs to the Mongolic language family and is written in the Cyrillic script, though there are efforts to revive the traditional Mongolian script. In the far west, the Kazakh minority speaks Kazakh, a Turkic language, and uses the Arabic script. Russian is still understood by some older generations due to Soviet influence, while English is increasingly taught and used among younger people. Overall, Mongolia is a linguistically homogeneous country, with Mongolian as the unifying language across regions and ethnic groups.

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