On March 4-5, 2021, within the framework of the EC funded project (RURD), Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania) conducted a training for partner universities. The training was attended by the project working group members from Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University. The content of the training programme was focused on the issues of Vytautas Magnus University plan of internationalization, goals and indicators. The training organizers shared their experience regarding cooperation with non-European countries, challenges revealed in this process and the best practices with the meeting participants. As it was mentioned, one of the strongest points  in the strategy of their internationalization is mobility, double academic degree and social responsibility of the university.

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.