第五届国际蒙古学家大会将于1987年9月14日至9月21日在蒙古人民共和国乌兰巴托召开,这是国际蒙古学界一件引人注目的大事。 1959年9月我国代表曾出席了第一届国际蒙古学家大会。由于众所周知的原因,我国没有派代表参加第二、三、四届大会。据悉,这次即将召开的大会已向我国发出正式邀请,我国有关机构已决定派遣学者参加会议。我国蒙古学界对于当前国际蒙古学研究的状况和未来发展前景以及这次大会的组织准备情况十分关心。为此,现将国际蒙古学家大会常设委员会秘书长C·鲁布桑旺丹的《蒙古学研究的现状及其前景》一文译载如下(根据寄至内蒙古社会科学院的英文稿译出),仅供参考。需要指出的是,文中对有些情况介绍不够全面,有的地方的评价也欠妥当。尽管如此,我们认为,本文对于我们了解国际蒙古学研究概况和动态,仍然有一定的参考价值。——编者 The 5th International Conference of Mongolians will be held in Ulan Bator, People’s Republic of China from September 14 to September 21, 1987. This is a notable event for the international academic community in Mongolia. September 1959 My delegation attended the first International Conference of Mongolians. For the best of known reasons, my country did not send a representative to the second, third and fourth general assemblies. It is reported that the forthcoming General Assembly has sent an official invitation to our country and the relevant agencies in our country have decided to send scholars to attend the meeting. The Mongolian academic circles in our country are very concerned about the current situation of international Mongolian studies as well as their prospects for future development and the preparations for the organization of the conference. To this end, the article entitled “Current Situation and Prospects of Mongolian Studies” by C. Lubusan-Sangamdan, Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the International Mongolian Magistracy, is reproduced below (translated into English according to the letter sent to the Inner Mongolia Academy of Social Sciences) for reference only. What needs to be pointed out is that some of the presentations are not comprehensive enough in the article and the evaluation in some places is inadequate. Nevertheless, we think this article still has certain reference value for us to understand the general situation and dynamics of international Mongolian studies. --editor