On March 25-30, 2021, within the framework of EC funded project (RURD), FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences (Austria) conducted a training for the project partner Georgian universities concerning strategy development for the internationalization of universities. The training covered the topics as follows: internationalization of universities, region strategy development from the perspective of regional universities, university strategy implementation process and university ecosystem.

In cooperation with the EC partners the RURD project aims to increase the role of Georgian regional HEIs in the development of regions, to modernize mission and strategic development plan of regional universities, strengthen cooperation between universities and local government authorities to increase their capacity and enhance specification of each region.