Erasmus+
Project: ERASMUS—EDU-2022-CBHE —STRAND-2
Key Action: (CBHE) Cooperation in the Field of Higher Education
Type of action: ERASMUS-LS (ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants)
Project number: 101177914-2024
Project acronym: ESGCA
Project name: BRIDGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, SOCIETAL NEEDS, AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN CENTRAL ASIAN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
Project implementation period: 01.12.2024-30.11.2027
Consortium Agreement: Yes
The objective of the project is to develop and strengthen educational programs at higher education institutions across Central Asia in order to prepare specialists capable of addressing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges in the region.
Tasks:
- To develop Master’s programs grounded in ESG principles, including:
- E (Environment) – promoting environmental responsibility;
- S (Social) – fostering social responsibility;
- G (Governance) – ensuring effective and accountable management.
- To align modernized curricula with the evolving needs of the labor market.
- To strengthen collaboration among Central Asian universities in the field of ESG education and research.
- To enhance academic content related to environmental issues within university programs.
- To establish research and innovation centers focused on ESG-related challenges.
- To organize internship and employment initiatives for students and graduates.
- To raise public awareness and promote support for ESG principles across the region.
Consortium
Partner universities:
- UniGe – University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- CAPACITY BUILDING CONSULTING GROUP (CBC GROUP), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- ULBS – Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania
- STUBA – Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- European Documentation Centre Public Foundation (PF EDC), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- Issykkul State University named after K.Tynystanov, Karakol, Kyrgyzstan.
- Академия государственного управления при Президенте Республики Казахстан, Астана, Казахстан.
- Кокшетауский университет имени Ш. Уалиханова, Кокшетау, Казахстан.
- Академия государственного управления при Президенте Республики Узбекистан, Ташкент, Узбекистан.
- Бухарский государственный университет, Бухара, Узбекистан.
- Таджикский национальный университет, Душанбе, Таджикистан.
- Таджикский аграрный университет имени Шириншо Шотемура, Душанбе, Таджикистан.
- Государственный энергетический институт Туркменистана
- Международный университет нефти и газа имени Ягшыгелди Какаева, Ашхабад, Туркменистан.