TEMPUS Project

On 21 August, 2015 within the framework of the project “Network of Competence Centres for Development of Cruise Tourism”, Vjatscheslav Nikitin (University of Paderborn), a project coordinator and Roman Mamuladze, Professor of Batumi State Maritime Academy (project coordinator from Georgia) paid a visit to Caucasus International University. During the visit, the guests met CIU Rector, project group members and the representatives of administration. Both sides discussed future plans, the results of the research conducted within the frame of tourism market project and organizing issues of summer school planned for 5-13 September in Kherson, Ukraine. CIU representatives familiarized the guests with the work of Regional Centre for Tourism Development and mentioned trainings conducted within its framework and a planned roundtable. Vjatscheslav Nikitin evaluated positively the work of CIU team and discussed its significance in tourism development as well as a launch of a new Master’s program within the framework of the project. Towards the end of the meeting the guests visited CIU infrastructure and Georgian Marani. Besides Caucasus International University three other higher education institutions are engaged in TEMPUS project from Georgia and fifteen universities from Europe.