DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION
Who we are
In accordance with international public health trends and the policies and programs of the Mongolian government, the Department of Nutrition was established in 2019. Our faculty members are highly qualified in the areas of food hygiene, food technology, child and adolescent hygiene, and nutrition science. The mission of the Department of Nutrition is to improve human health by:
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Contributing to the fundamental knowledge of how nutrients and food components function and impact human health and disease,
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Delivering research-based interventions and service programs which alter eating habits and food choices with the goal of improving the health of individuals, families, and communities,
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Contributing to the knowledge-base of undergraduate students in the nutrition program through teaching, training, and research mentorship,
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Addressing risk factors to prevent children and adolescent health and hygiene
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Developing nutrition interventions and education programs in accordance with international standards and the characteristics of our country.
Meet our faculty
The Department of Nutrition at the School of Public Health was established in 2019 with 6 faculty members, including 1 Professor, 1 doctor, 1 lecturer, and 3 trainee lecturers. In addition, faculty members are also responsible for the Nutrition and Culinary Laboratory.
The nutrition curriculum, accredited by the National Council for Educational accreditation, was developed in cooperation with Seoul National University in Korea.
Undergraduate
Dietitian – Four year program, Index: D091504
Individuals who have completed high school are eligible to attend the program.
Postgraduate
The postgraduate training program is aimed at training medical professionals with the ability to provide quality medical and health care services to the community and to continuously develop their profession.
Postgraduate training programs
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Food Hygiene
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Child and Adolescents Hygiene
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Clinical Nutrition
Laboratory
The Nutrition and Culinary Laboratory, as well as the Laboratory of Food Hygiene, provide undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate training in food assessment. These facilities also offer counseling and advice on nutrition research and experimentation, and engage in professional and public outreach activities.
Selected Projects
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2018-2019 School of Public Health, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, WHO. Nutritional Status of Adolescents
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2018-2020 chool of Public Health, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Public Health Institute. Preventing adolescent health-risk factors
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2019-2021 School of Public Health, Mongolian university of Medical Sciences, Seoul National University in Korea. Development of Nutrition Curriculum, laboratory
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2019-2024 School of Public Health, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Max Planck Institute for the Evolutionary Anthropology. Dairy cultures.
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2019-2021 Microbial-assisted bioremediation of lead polluted soil.
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2022 Ministry of Health, School of Public Health, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences. A comprehensive study on promoting and protecting the health of general education school students
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School of Public Health, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, APU Dairy LLC. Dairy intake and Lactose digestion.
International collaboration
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Seoul National University of Korea
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Max Planck Institute, Germany
FACULTY MEMBERS
