Participation in EU projects is one of the priorities of CIU. From this standpoint our achievement in 2013TEMPUS grant projects was worth mentioning. In particular, the university participated in two grant projects which place emphasis on the facilitation of higher education reforms and development of collaboration. CIU, as a partner university was engaged in 2 projects.
On the one hand, these projects aim at institutional development of University Life-Long Learning and, on the other hand, introducing educational programs and trainings which will facilitate the development of tourism network in Black Sea region. Such activities support the introduction of European standards in CIU and therefore highlight high standards of our university.
1. Strengthening the Specific Role of Universities as LLL Institutions (110 544251-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-GE-TEMPUS-JPHES Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University)
STRENGTHENING THE SPECIFIC ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES AS LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTIONS (SSRULLI)
Project Title: Strengthening the Specific Role of Universities as LLL Institutions
Agreement number: 2013 – 4567
Project number: 544251-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-GE-TEMPUS-JPHES
Applicant:TSU
2. Network of competence centres for the development of cruise tourism in the Black Sea Region (543681-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-DE-TEMPUS-JPHES Universität Paderborn)
“Creating Network of Competence Centres for the Development of Cruise Tourism in the Black Sea Region“
Applicant: Paderborn University (Germany)
Partner #15 – Caucasus International University
Project Number: 543681-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-DE-TEMPUS-JPHES – CruiseT
(Network of competence centres for the development of cruise tourism in the Black Sea region (Georgia and Ukraine)“)
The aim of the project is to facilitate the integration of Black Sea region, in particular Georgia in tourism market by means of the so called Triangle of Knowledge – education, research, innovation. It also strives to create network of competence centres which will provide regional researches of cruise tourism, consultations, qualification and trainings of economic units participating in cruise tourism. Besides Caucasus International University fifteen higher educational institutions from Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine as well as 3 ones from Georgia (Guram Tavartkiladze Teaching University, Batumi State Maritime Academy, Kutaisi University) participate in the project. In addition, the following institutions are also involved in the project:
