The overall aim is to increase the capability and improve the quality of new graduate students in three universities in Mongolia in order to meet the accelerating problems with air pollution caused by burning coal. The focus is on developing knowledge in Energy Efficient Buildings and Renewable energy to meet the urgent demand to solve the environmental pollution and hazard to public health and well-being in Ulaanbaatar. This will also give impact on actions to reduce the climate changes.The specific objectives for the project are to:• develop and establish new and revise existing courses (Master and Bachelor) on Energy Efficient Building (EEB) and Renewable Energy in order too prepare the necessary human resources capacity that can develop a comprehensive solution integrating improved energy production and energy efficiency concepts to address the environmental pollution o create broader public awareness about the problem and solutions• develop of laboratory facilities to o promote students active training and facilitate active research in the field o enable sustainable development in Mongoliao create sustainable cooperation between scientists and researchers of Mongolian partners and Lund University and Tallinn University• support faculty development and establish faculty cooperationo enable the successful implementation of the programso train professionals who can mitigate the problems via research o establish sustainable network to share and exchange knowledge

The project subject is the implementation of pedagogical innovations in Mongolia (MNG) to improve the techno-economic skills of graduates and their employability in agrarian and agri-food sectors. The global objective is therefore to improve and modernize the capacities of MNG public universities and HE sector in these fields, so they can educate and train students that, once they graduate, will be able to lead and participate to the modernisation and development of MNG food production capacities, granting the country to gain more independence in this field, benefiting to its economy and society.Consortium:P1, Agrocampus Ouest (AO), Higher Institute for agricultural sciences, France P2, University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), SpainP3, Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (BUAS), RomaniaP4, National University of Mongolia (NUM)P5, Mongolian University of Life Sciences (MULS)P6, Mongolian University of Science and Technologt (MUST)P7, Group for the Environment, Renewable Energy and Solidarity (GERES), NGO, FranceSpecific objectives of the project:1. Experimentation and implementation of e-learning and blended learning, combining complementary face-to-face classes and online learning (illustration, storyboarding, exercises, auto-corrections and exams). Training teachers; creation of e-learning content for Bachelor and Master curriculum; broadcasting it to students, assessment of its quality, sustainability, and further extension.2. Acquisition of complementary technological skills by staff through courses and practical exercises dispensed by EU experts, followed by the creation of MNG appointed platforms (agri-food and quality analysis of meat products, bioclimate greenhouse and gardening; computerized management), partially funded by project grant. Applications: teachings, students practical courses, training of professionals, applied research by teachers and students.3. Development of university-business relationships. Structuration of companies’ network and university internship office (“career centre”) creation. Development of practical work and courses in companies; seminars and workshops. Expected results : improvement of graduates’ employability and quality, enhancing university-enterprise cooperation via spin-off companies best practices.4. Application by MNG staff who followed joint trainings (working groups) of these new knowledge, methods and facilities in their respective universities, while collaborating together during and after the project. Application following the quality plan included in the project proposal. 5. Diffusion of the results at several levels (local, national, international) allowing for analysis and exploitation for further developments, extension and spread, as planned by sustainability perspectives (especially for lifelong learning opportunities and dissemination to civil society). The project allowed to eliminate the existing difficulties and bottlenecks in cooperation with enterprises, clarify these relationships and gave new opportunities to both sides. It aimed to bring cooperation quality to an improved level through new communicative, scientific and business links established between the enterprises and HEIs.Among MNG partners, cooperation in the concerned areas has been improved between institutions and inside the following groups: students, teaching and administrative staff, but also with private companies. At the international level, thanks to the project achievements, what were only simple bilateral relations between partners have transformed into a group dynamic among staff from the different institutions. The first steps to build an operating network are considered as achieved by the different partners of the project.

The project intends to develop and modernize formal and informal education curriculum in professional development and training of teachers in Mongolia, Kazakhstan, and Russia with the aim of empowering target groups with the deficient competences in the field of leadership. The project’s outcomes include a multidisciplinary module program for 2nd cycle of formal education which combines pedagogical, sociological, psychological, law, economics and management elements and professional development program “Teachers as Leaders”. Both programs will make the process of training and professional development of teachers for leadership more effective, aimed at maximizing interaction of educators in a community, at making their behavior in a professional environment innovative. One more project outcome is Education Centre for Leadership serving as a platform for the design, development and promotion of socially significant ideas of the local community, a model for the interaction and e-networking of active representatives of the local community.

The project aiming at strengthening cooperation between Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia, addresses their shared problem: the need for modernization of HEIs in Agriculture and Forestry (A&F). In this way it will address the highest priority for the A&F sector in all three PCs –shortage of specialists, capable of bringing A&F to international standards. The project is also consolidated by the cross-cutting theme of internationalisation and environmental issues. The consortium includes 10 academic and 2 non-academic partners (an enterprise and a research institute). It integrates both experienced in EU projects and new partners.The wider objective is to contribute to empowering of HEIs in KZ, MN and RU by harmonising Master programs in A&F with the EU quality standards and internationalising them via English Medium Instruction (EMI).To achieve this goal, the following specific objectives are envisaged:To develop a model for modernising and internationalising Master programs in A&F via EMI and blended learning (BL);To enhance teaching capacities of the PC HEIs;To design a trans-institutional multidisciplinary e-learning platform for BL delivery of the new modules;To raise awareness of the A&F problems;To create potential for internationalization.As a result of the project the following outcomes/outputs will be achieved:- A model for modernising and internationalising Master programs in A&F via EMI and BL; - Teaching capacities of the PC HEIs enhanced: staff trained, the teaching environment at PC universities modernized;- The MA programmes for A&F developed/modernized, with harmonized, ECTS -tuned modules based on blended learning and EMI, supported by a digital library of course materials;- the e-learning platform designed and installed;- quality of teaching and management at PC institutions improved;- wide dissemination achieved, including agriculture and forestry problems awareness in the society at large.- efficient management of the project implement

The main output of the project will be two training and innovation centers which will be set up in four universities in Russia and Mongolia, which will provide training services for tanneries, support the design and the implementation of curricula for university studies, and also implement research on the use environmentally friendly technologies for tanning raw materials and recycling of collagen-containing waste. The centers will have the form of innovation hubs which will solve the problems that are acute for the leather industry community of the EU, Russia and Mongolia.The established centers will be equipped with modern analytical and testing equipment, professional literature, magazines, and regulatory documents in force in Russia, Mongolia and the EU. These centers will act also as technology brokers for local leather industry. The partners of the EU, as well as trade unions (the Russian Union of Leatherworkers and Shoemakers and the Mongolian Tanning Association) of the two countries will help in the establishment of the centers and the evaluation of their work. The specific aim of the project is to create the appropriate environment for the establishment of the universities as innovation hubs for Leather industry in Russia and Mongolia. Towards this aim the following activities will be implemented: • 4 training and innovation centers in leather sector (1 in each HEI in region 4 & 6)• online Platform for Transferring Research and Innovation through project based training and also for Supporting the Collaboration between industry and academia• re-engineering model for leather industry management systems for a better adaption to the new era• a bouquet of scouting and brokerage services will be offered along with networking and match-making activities that will directly link needs with the technology and business offering