ABOUT THE UNICAC PROJECT

Funded by the European Commission through the KA2 – Capacity Building for Higher Education action of the Erasmus+ programme, UNICAC will have a duration of 3,5 years and be implemented between 15th January 2019 and 14th July 2022.

The project aims to increase the potentials for international and cross-regional cooperation of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China through a set of capacity building activities for International Relations Offices (IROs), thus contributing to better international networking, enhancement and cooperation potentials in Teaching, Learning and Research (T/L/R).

OBJECTIVES

Benchmarking, identification of potentials, and development of national recommendations for international cooperation in T/L/R in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China
Enhancement of strategic, infrastructural and human capacities in 7 non-European universities as a model for the modernisation and development of institutional management of International Relations in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China
Development of a cross-regional network for a structured dialogue on internationalisation, transfer and promotion of HEIs in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China

Project objectives will be attained through carefully planned actions at institutional, national and international level.

TARGET GROUPS

EXPECTED RESULTS

Implementation of strategic and managerial training and updating of International Relations Offices’ infrastructures within the institutions involved
Development of comparative analysis, as well as National and Cross-Regional Recommendations
Creation of 1 Best Practices book and 1 Toolkit Manual seeking the enhancement of international cooperation policies and management in HEIs
Development of the UNICAC network for international cooperation
Design of Strategic Plans for International Cooperation in the participating universities of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China
Development of the UNICAC Cooperation Framework for international mobility and cooperation
Implementation of mobility actions targeting students and professors in order to test the results (pilot test)