Kazimieras Simonavičius University together with 14 international partners successfully implemented the project “Investing in Entrepreneurial Universities in Caucasus and Central Asia” which was financed under Erasmus+ Programme (Key Action 2 – Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education).

The main goal of the project was to enhance entrepreneurial culture and creativity within higher education in Georgia and Kyrgyz Republic and to strengthen the role of higher education institutions as an active stakeholder that contributes to the socio-economic development of society by fostering cooperation enterprise-university at both academic and industry level as well as between EU and beneficiary countries. The project achieved this goal by developing a creative and supportive environment at institutional level through the establishment of CreaLABs and a network of them in Georgia and Kyrgyz Republic. These networks are serving as platforms to encourage and foster students’ entrepreneurial ideas and at the same time support the bridge that links enterprises and universities for the benefit of innovation and socio-economic development in beneficiary countries.

Project partners:

• Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany (the leading partner)
• Masaryk University, Czech Republic
• Vrije University Brussel, Belgium
• Kazimieras Simonavičius University, Lithuania
• University of Minho, Portugal
• Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
• Ilia State University, Georgia
• Caucasus University, Georgia
• Bank of Georgia University, Georgia
• Kutaisi University, Georgia
• Kyrgyz Economic University, Kyrgyz Republic
• International Ataturk Alatoo University, Kyrgyz Republic
• Issyk-Kul State University, Kyrgyz Republic
• University of Economy and Enterprises, Kyrgyz Republic
• Association of Educational Establishments “Education Network”, Kyrgyz Republic