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The Department of Public Administration, School of Political Science, International Relations and Public Administration (SPSIRPA), National University of Mongolia (NUM), successfully organized the 2026 Best Paper Awards, an academic initiative founded and sponsored by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. John Duffy, Professor at the School of Business and Public Policy, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), USA.

Since 2017, Prof. Duffy has served as a guest professor at the Department of Public Administration, contributing to academic and institutional collaboration between UAA and NUM. With over 30 years of experience in senior executive positions in Alaska's local government, he has played an important role in strengthening academic partnerships and supporting the development of public administration education and research at NUM.

The Best Paper Awards aim to strengthen students' academic writing and research skills, encourage independent inquiry, and promote research excellence among doctoral, master's, and bachelor's students in the Public Administration program at NUM.

This year's awards recognized outstanding research across three academic levels:

Doctoral Students

• First Place: Battuvshin Urtnasan, “Common Challenges in Human Resource Management in Mongolia's Civil Service: A Comparative Analysis of Human Resource Audit Findings”
• Second Place: Bumnaran Batkhuu, “From Oversight to Value: Human Resource Auditing in Public Organizations and Ways to Strengthen the Implementation of the Merit Principle”

Master's Students

• First Place: Emujin Iderbat, “Research Trends in Public Administration Science in Mongolia (1992–2026)”

Bachelor's Students

• First Place: Emuujin Enkhbaatar, 4th-year student, “The Influence of Students' Use of Artificial Intelligence on Their Learning Approaches: A Case Study of the National University of Mongolia”
• Second Place: Zaya Enkhjargal, 4th-year student, “The Current State of Policies Supporting NEET Youth Employment in Mongolia”
• Third Place: Gereltnomin Otgonbayar, 4th-year student, “An Analysis of the Relationship Between the Number of Registered Crimes and the Number of Unemployed Persons in Mongolia (1992–2024)”

Honorable Mentions

The following students were also recognized for their research contributions:

• Bayasgalan Bat-Ayush, 4th-year student, “Analyzing the Implementation of Mongolia's Education Policy Through PISA Assessment Results”
• Gunj-Erdene Oyunbold, 4th-year student, “The Need for and Feasibility of Introducing Solar Energy into the Infrastructure of the National University of Mongolia”
• Munkhgerel Munkhbat, 1st-year student, “Accessibility of Digital Public Services and Human-Centered Governance”

The Department of Public Administration extends its congratulations to all award recipients and recognition recipients for their research achievements.

The Best Paper Awards continue to be made possible through the generous personal sponsorship of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. John Duffy, whose continued support contributes to fostering academic research and developing the next generation of public administration scholars and professionals in Mongolia.

Department of Public Administration