On March 18, the University of South Carolina’s Rule of Law Collaborative (ROLC) initiated a series of online workshops aimed at equipping law enforcement professors from the University of Internal Affairs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with the skills to incorporate practical simulation training into their classrooms. 

Led by ROLC Deputy Director Karen Hall, the training series covers a comprehensive range of topics, including adult learning principles, preparatory training, establishing learning outcomes, simulation structure models, story development, evidence creation, simulation facilitation, immersive setting design, evaluation, and iteration. Participating professors will have the opportunity to design their own simulations and receive feedback to refine their approach. 

The online training will continue throughout the spring and will culminate in an in-person simulation in Ulaanbaatar. This final exercise will provide hands-on experience for 60 law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges, focusing on financial crime investigations. 

This initiative builds on ROLC’s longstanding partnership with The Asia Foundation’s Mongolia office and follows two prior in-country simulations developed by ROLC for The Asia Foundation. The program is funded by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and is part of broader efforts to enhance Mongolia’s capacity to combat the illegal trafficking of minerals in the region.