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Director of UNESCO cluster office in Jakarta attends Mongolian Innovation week www.en.montsame.mn
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Dr. Shahbaz Khan, Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Jakarta and Regional Bureau for Science in Asia and the Pacific, attended the Mongolian Innovation Week - 2017 events during his visit to Mongolia between May 9 and 12.
Within the framework of the annual Mongolian Innovation Week - 2017 organized by the Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST), the National Innovation Forum was held on May 10 and Dr. Shahbaz Khan gave a keynote speech on “Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable development”. Also, he delivered a presentation on “Role of Science, Technology and Innovation to deliver UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” at an International conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development on May 11.
During his visit, Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Sports J.Batsuuri, Secretary-General of Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO S.Uyanga, Rector of the MUST B.Ochirbat and officials from Mongolian Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Environment and Tourism received Mr. Shahbaz Khan on May 10.
The sides exchanged views on further cooperation opportunities in science, technology and innovation sectors and talked about future cooperation. On behalf of UNESCO, Dr. Khan expressed UNESCO’s intention to provide policy support in creating a knowledge-based economy in Mongolia.
Prof. Khan was the Chief of Section on Sustainable Water Resources Development and Management at UNESCO, Paris from 2008 to 2012 and the Deputy Director and Senior Program Specialist at the UNESCO Office in Jakarta from 2012 to 2015. Since 2015, he was appointed as the Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Jakarta and Regional Bureau for Science in Asia and the Pacific.
Previously, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports in collaboration with the UNESCO Cluster Office in Beijing and Jakarta, and the Science and Technology Policy Asian Network developed the Science and Technology Master Plan of Mongolia for 2007-2020. In the framework of implementation of the Master plan, UNESCO organized several trainings and events in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports of Mongolia.
Published Date:2017-05-17
