The first meeting under the project “Role of Universities in the Regional Development”, funded by the European Commission, was held at Akaki Tsereteli Kutaisi State University on December 9-10, 2019.

The meeting was attended by Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University Rector Irma Shioshvili and Head of International Relations Office Tamar Aslanishvili. During the meeting, the Agreement of Cooperation was signed between the universities.  

In cooperation with the EC partners, the project aims to increase the role of Georgian regional higher educational institutions in the development of regions, modernize their mission and strategic development plan, as well as, enhance cooperation between universities and local authority bodies providing the specificity of each region.  

Four regional universities of Georgia and European partners from Spain, Austria, the Czech Republic and Lithuania are involved in the project. The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia and National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement are also among the project participants.