The Erasmus+ co-funded BEST Project (Boosting Excellence in Second-Tier HEIs)

• 2024-12-10
• Angkor University
• Education

The Erasmus+ co-funded BEST Project (Boosting Excellence in Second-Tier HEIs) officially launched with a successful Kick-off Meeting held on December 9-10, 2024, at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. The project, part of the Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) initiative, aims to strengthen second-tier Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Cambodia and Vietnam by enhancing internationalisation, governance and institutional capacity.
Running from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2027, the BEST Project brings together 8 partners from 5 EU and non-EU countries:
• University of Rome Tor Vergata (UNITOV), Italy
• University of Piraeus (UNIPI), Greece
• Institut de Haute Formation aux Politiques Communautaires (IHF), Belgium
• Ho Chi Minh City University of Banking (HUB), Vietnam
• University of Finance and Business Administration (UFBA), Vietnam
• Cambodia-Asia Polytechnic Institute (CAPI), Cambodia
• Angkor University (AU), Cambodia
Empowering Institutions for a Global Future – The BEST Project focuses on equipping HEIs with the tools needed to thrive in global academic networks. Key areas of action include:
✅ Building global partnerships
✅ Improving institutional governance
✅ Enhancing curriculum and research internationalisation
✅ Developing mobility strategies
✅ Upgrading technology in International Relations Offices (IROs)

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