24-25 October, 2019 Jolanta Valiaugienė, the Head of International Relations Services of Kaunas University of Applied Sciences, participates in Erasmus+ contact seminar with HEIs from Western Balkan countries organized in Tirana (Albania) by the European Commission . The seminar aims to promote Erasmus+ cooperation between the HEIs from the Programme countries (EU + Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Serbia, Turkey, Northern Macedonia) and the Western Balkans countries, not belonging to the Programme (Albania, Bosnia Hercogovina, Kosovo, Montenegro).
Lithuania is also represented by representatives of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences and the Education Exchange Support Foundation. The European Commission pays particular attention to the development of the Western Balkans region, including higher education by providing additional funding and supporting various initiatives, e.g. such as the Western Balkans Erasmus + Alumni Association, etc.
Therefore, the purpose of the Kaunas University of Applied Sciences representation in the contact seminar is to expand contacts with higher education institutions in the Western Balkans opening new possibilities for Erasmus+ exchanges and participation in the projects.
