AKIPRESS.COM - The St. John’s University professor, who lives in Flushing (New York City borough of Queens) and has taught management at the college’s Peter J. Tobin Business School since 1993, was recently awarded the Fulbright Senior Specialist Scholarship to Mongolia from the J. William Foreign Scholarship Board & Council for International Exchange of Scholars. Nathan was previously awarded a Fulbright scholarship to Mongolia in 2008, says Queens Chronicle's Etta Badoe.

The scholarship provides academics and professionals with an opportunity to exchange ideas on entrepreneurship, economic development and business culture by sending faculty members and professionals abroad to serve as expert consultants on curriculum and faculty development for periods of between two to six weeks.

As a result of this award, Nathan spent 15 days at the National University of Mongolia and the National Statistical Office of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar, where he gave lectures and led discussions on strategic management and business culture and management. He also provided analysis on available regional statistics and even compiled data for a book project: “Mongolian Economy and Business”.

During his stay in Mongolia, Nathan was introduced to active members of the Mongolian Association of State Alumni, a body of current and past Mongolian participants of U.S. Government-funded exchange programs, and held meetings with the dean of business and the president of the University of Mongolia. He was able to learn a great deal about the history and democracy of the country.

Nathan hopes to return to Mongolia at some point if his full-time teaching duties at St. John’s allow. But for now he plans to continue his research from his base in New York.