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An Erasmus+ project led by Faculty of Management and Economics Gdańsk University of Technology seeks better integration of the topic of sustainability into higher education studies. Gdańsk University of Technology begins a 35-month European Union funded Erasmus+ project named TOO4TO (Tools for Tomorrow), which will be running until August 2023 in co-operation with three European strategic partner institutions.

On October 27, a capsule throw ceremony to celebrate laying the foundation of a new campus and a school of Caucasus University in Batumi was held. The event was attended by representatives of Ajara AR government and of Caucasus University as well as by other invited guests. The attending public was addressed by the head of Adjara AR government, Mr. Tornike Rijvadze, by President of Caucasus University and of the International Association of University Presidents Mr. Kakha Sengelia and other governmental representatives.

Caucasus University and the University of Central Florida signed an agreement on strategic partnership aiming at delivering a joint master’s degree Program in Hospitality and Tourism Management meeting modern international standards. The program will allow its students to acquire theoretical knowledge from the local and international specialists of the field and visit Rosen College of Hospitality Management for internships.

On September 17, Caucasus University was visited by the Executive Director of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, Mr. Zhu Shanzhong, who personally awarded the University with the TEDQUAL certificate obtained by CTS (Caucasus Tourism Sschool) Bachelor’s Program in Tourism.

We are carrying on with our CEEMAN Know-How Webinars series. In November, we are organizing couple of free webinars, tapping into knowledge of our guests who will be talking about relevant topics: the future trends for business education and data management. Join us!

Responding to the most pressing needs of our community, CEEMAN fully dedicated and successfully concluded this year's EdTech Seminar on improving online teaching. Bringing together 22 committed and enthusiastic individuals from seven countries (Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Poland, Russia, Slovenia and Sweden) in an online arena, the seminar aimed to set an example for engagement with a focus on interactivity and co-creation.

It will take courage, imagination and the will to do things differently in order to transform the way we work, live and do business in a way that enables a prosperous and flourishing live within our ecological and social boundaries.

On October 27, the Constitutional Meeting of the BA School of Business and Finance took place, at which Assoc. professors Dr.sc.administr. Līga Peiseniece was elected as rector. Since 2011, Līga Peiseniece has been the Vice-rector for Academic Affairs at the BA School of Business and Finance.

This year's traditional Annual International Presidents’ Forum of the IEDC-Bled School of Management, held on 9 October, was entitled “Global Crisis as Leadership Challenge and was delivered for the first time as a virtual event.

The Baltic Management Development Association (BMDA) awards a prize for innovation to the Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management of Riga Technical University (RTU), evaluating the implemented interdisciplinary approach in entrepreneurship education.