Founded in 1961, The Mongolia Society is a private, non-profit, non-political organization that promotes the study of Mongolia, its history, language, and culture. Its aims are exclusively scholarly, educational, and charitable.
Centered in Ulaanbaatar and also consisting of a research library, this non-profit educational organization that supports the development of Mongolian Studies and academic exchanges with Inner Asia. The center offers offers a variety of fellowships and programs for emerging scholars including a Field Research Fellowship, a Library Fellowship, and Intensive Summer Mongolian Language Program Fellowship.
The Mongolia Initiative at the Institute of East Asian Studies was formally established in 2014 following a generous gift from the government of Mongolia to the university. This gift has supported new programs, including support for language instruction, visiting scholars, library acquisitions, and events and conferences.
The society produces the website MongolianCulture.com, which features a wealth of information and links to additional resources including the Mongolian History Blog.
An active social sciences and humanities research center in Ulaanbaatar. The center issues regular periodical and monograph publications, hosts frequent speaker events, and even sponsors research scholarships.
SASS is a student organization working to provide a close-knit community, fun events, and access to resources on campus for students interested in pursuing a major/minor in Asian Languages & Cultures or Asian Studies at the University of Michigan. Everyone is welcome! The page above contains links to the group's Maize, Instagram, and Facebook pages too!
Supported by a two-year Humanities Collaboratory grant, this research group brings together anthropologists, historians, and linguists. By weaving together the different approaches of each discipline, the diverse body of scholars aims produce a more comprehensive outcome. The project focuses on uncovering the people, practices, and places that existed along the margins of the Northern Realms of the Mongol Empire.
Professor Sangseraima Ujeed (Department of Asian Languages and Cultures) began teaching an Intro to Mongolian Culture & Language course (ASIAN 338) in fall 2022. The text-focused course teaches Classical Mongolian (as opposed to Cyrillic Mongolian), and introduces learners to important literary and religious works.