“Introduction to the Mongolian Legal System” Receives the Special Award for Educational Good Practice

On August 26, 2026, the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System held the award ceremony for its Third Educational Good Practice Awards. “Introduction to the Mongolian Legal System,” a special lecture course offered by the Graduate School of Law at Nagoya University, received the President’s Special Award for Educational Good Practice in the General Courses category.

“Introduction to the Mongolian Legal System” is an online special lecture course coordinated by Professor Masako Murakami of the Graduate School of Law at Nagoya University and Designated Assistant Professor Molom Sukhbaatar of Nagoya University’s Global Multi-Campus (GMC) Institute. Launched in the 2024 academic year, the course builds on longstanding academic collaboration between the Graduate School of Law and the Center for Asian Legal Exchange (CALE) at Nagoya University and the School of Law at the National University of Mongolia.

The course is delivered online from Mongolia by faculty members of the School of Law at the National University of Mongolia, including legal scholars and practitioners. Nagoya University students gather in a classroom in Japan to participate in the lectures in real time. Taught in both Japanese and English, the course provides systematic instruction in Mongolia’s legal system, including constitutional, civil, criminal, and administrative law. Mongolian students enrolled at Nagoya University also participate, offering additional explanations and insights into Mongolian society and its legal system.

One distinctive feature of the course is that many of the instructors from the School of Law at the National University of Mongolia are graduates of Nagoya University or its Research and Education Center for Japanese Law in Mongolia (CJLM). Having studied at Nagoya University, these alumni returned to Mongolia to pursue careers as university faculty members and legal practitioners. They now teach Mongolian law to Nagoya University students from their home country, creating a “cycle of education and knowledge” supported by inter-university collaboration and alumni networks.

At the award ceremony, Ichiro Terasaki, head of the university’s educational infrastructure division, introduced the award recipients and explained the reasons for the recognition. The course, a donation-funded program delivered online by faculty members of the National University of Mongolia’s School of Law, was highly commended as a model of international education that enables knowledge to circulate through teaching by Nagoya University alumni. Learning about Mongolia’s transition to democracy and its legal system directly from people familiar with that process broadens students’ perspectives. Japanese-language explanations provided with the support of Mongolian students, together with case discussions, further promote understanding and exchange. A new course, “Introduction to the Japanese Legal System,” is also planned and is expected to provide a foundation for comparative legal research and joint academic initiatives.

Dean B. Amarsanaa of the School of Law at the National University of Mongolia also shared the following comment on the award:

“I am delighted to hear that ‘Introduction to the Mongolian Legal System’ has received the Special Award for Educational Good Practice. I believe this course reflects the friendship and academic exchange our two universities have built over more than 20 years. I sincerely hope that we will continue to offer and further develop this course, while promoting two-way educational exchange through the planned launch of ‘Introduction to the Japanese Legal System,’ to be taught by Nagoya University faculty members. I also look forward to the further development of friendship and academic cooperation between our two universities.”

This award was made possible through the continued cooperation of many individuals and institutions, including Dean B. Amarsanaa of the School of Law at the National University of Mongolia; the many scholars and legal practitioners who delivered lectures online from Mongolia; the Graduate School of Law and the Center for Asian Legal Exchange (CALE) at Nagoya University; and the faculty, staff, and Mongolian students who supported the course. We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who has contributed to this initiative.

Further information about the Third Educational Good Practice Awards of the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System is available on Nagoya University’s official website: https://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/info/kikou/20260827_news.html

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