A delegation of Irkutsk schoolchildren, winners of olympiads, contests, and scientific practical conferences, arrived in Ulaanbaatar on a friendly visit. A rich program has been prepared for them, meetings, tours of landmark places and museums in Mongolia,s capital, and an introduction to the country,s culture and history. Such exchanges between Irkutsk and Ulaanbaatar help students broaden their horizons and strengthen sister city ties.

On the evening of July 16, a delegation of Irkutsk schoolchildren arrived in Ulaanbaatar on a friendly visit. It includes 6 students from grades 7, 8, 9, and 10 of educational institutions in Irkutsk. All the children are winners of various competitions, olympiads, and scientific-practical conferences. The children are accompanied by the computer science teacher from School No. 12, prizewinner of the city competition “Teacher of the Year-2012,” laureate of the regional competition “Teacher of the Year-2012” Olga Belova, and the chief specialist of the department for education, supplementary education, and protection of minors’ rights of the Department of Education of the Irkutsk city administration Anatoly Ivanov.
A busy program has been prepared for the Irkutsk residents. Today, a meeting took place with the head of the Department of International Relations of the Ulaanbaatar city administration, Mr. Amarsanaa. Then the delegation visited Zaisan Hill, the museum of the last emperor of Mongolia, Bogd Khan, and the national costume show “TORGO-show.” The schoolchildren will also visit the Museum of the Erudites, the Gandantegchinlen Buddhist Monastery, the Chinggis Khan Museum Complex “Tsonjin Boldog,” the G.K. Zhukov Museum, the Russian Center of Science and Culture, etc. On July 23, the Irkutsk residents will return home.
Let us recall that at the beginning of July, Mongolian schoolchildren visited Irkutsk. Throughout the entire period of sister-city cooperation between Irkutsk and Ulaanbaatar, special attention is paid to the exchange of school delegations. Such visits make it possible to broaden children’s horizons and see new goals aimed at cooperation in the future.
Based on materials from the press service of the Irkutsk city administration