HTWD and the German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology (GMIT) are expanding their collaboration. A new cooperation agreement lays the foundations for a binational degree programme in the Bachelor’s degree courses in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. In future, Mongolian students will be able to complete part of their studies at the HTWD and conclude their degree there with a work placement and a practice-oriented Bachelor’s thesis.

Joint degree programme in Mongolia and Dresden

The planned study programme combines training at both universities: students begin their studies at GMIT in Mongolia and transfer to HTWD for the later semesters. There, they deepen their knowledge of Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering and gain practical experience. The programme concludes with a work placement and an application-oriented Bachelor’s thesis.
“With these degree programmes, we are strengthening the collaboration between HTW Dresden and GMIT and setting new standards in cooperative engineering education,” says Rector Professor Gestring.

Part of a long-standing university partnership

The agreement was signed during a visit by the Head of the Saxon State Chancellery, Dr Andreas Handschuh. He was accompanied by a delegation from the worlds of politics and academia, which included not only the HTWD but also the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences (HSZG) and the TU Bergakademie Freiberg. 
Discussions with the Mongolian Ministry of Education and the GMIT focused, amongst other things, on the expansion of existing cooperation programmes and the Mongolian ‘1,000 Engineers’ programme. This programme enables Mongolian students to study at Saxon and German universities and is also intended to help attract qualified skilled workers.

The HTWD and the GMIT have been working together for several years. Since 2024, the Saxon Science Liaison Office in Ulaanbaatar has also been supporting academic exchange and the recruitment of prospective Mongolian students for Saxon universities.