Mongolian higher education in transition. Planning and responding under conditions of rapid change

Abstract

This article provides an overview on higher education reform in Mongolia since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Drawing upon the main elements of the most recent World Bank higher education policy statement the authors present their analysis along the four dimensions of institutional and financial diversification, the redefinition of the role of government and the intended improvement of quality, access and equity. By contrasting the World Bank\u27s policy recommendations with reform initiative and results of the Mongolian govemment the article identifies the Mongolian experience as a successful case of adapting and modifying donor orientations according to the recipients\u27 particular circumstances. (DIPF/Orig.