On the 50th anniversary of the Kerulen International Geological Expedition

The purpose of the presented article is to summarize the results of the half-century work of the Kerulen International Geological Expedition engaged in industrial, educational and research activities in Russia, Mongolia and China. The Irkutsk Polytechnic Institute (currently Irkutsk National Research University) began to train Mongolian students in 1961. Due to the difficulties of training Mongolian students, a preparatory department was organized, where future students could master the Russian language. The author deals with the relevant issues of Russian-Mongolian cooperation in the fields of higher education and science at the Irkutsk Polytechnic Institute. On the basis of archival materials and published works, the training processes of academic, scientific and engineering staff for Mongolia have been analyzed. The article presents the results of a large-scale mapping on the territory of 2500 km² based of which the deposits of coal, fluorite, tungsten, tin and placer gold were discovered. The paper also gives a comprehensive assessment of the practical and research activities of the expedition presented in the materials of the 21 scientific conferences held every 2 years in Russia, Mongolia and China. 

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