From January 31 to February 5, 2022, the University of Santiago de Compostela hosted partner meetings for the project “Development Of A Master Programme In The Management Of Industrial Entrepreneurship For Transition Countries” (MIETC).

The event was attended by representatives of the University of Santiago de Compostela, Research Center “AYeconomics” (Spain), Technological University of Tajikistan, D.Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University (Kazakhstan), Karaganda University of Kazpotrebsoyuz (Kazakhstan), and the Training Center of Business Profession (Kazakhstan, Karaganda University of Kazpotrebsoyuz and Business Training Center (Republic of Kazakhstan).

The University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Tajik State University of Commerce, and Technopark Fanovar (Tajikistan) participated online, University of Naples Federico II (Italy), Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, Technology Center of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management, Turkmen State Financial Institute.

The following issues were discussed during this meeting: content development, training in core subjects, accreditation process, English language program, establishment of entrepreneurial centers, sustainability strategy, project dissemination, and short-term work plan.

European partners conducted trainings on the methodology of teaching the basic courses of the developed master's program “Technological Entrepreneurship” for teachers. Also at the meeting of project coordinators, the partners reported on the progress of the project and discussed further actions to develop the partnership. Zhadyra Konurbaeva, as coordinator from EKTU, spoke on the accreditation of the educational program in Kazakhstan. Madina Yusubalieva, as a senior researcher from EKTU, presented the results of English-language training for teaching staff in Central Asian partner countries.

In addition, it is worth mentioning the scale of the coordinating university of the project. This university has a history since 1495, the campus occupies almost half of the city and actively participates in the development of urban infrastructure and the socio-economic space of the region. There are about 100,000 people living in the city, including 40,000 students.  Interesting for us was the experience of creating and organizing a spin-off company at the university, the activities of a business incubator and laboratories working with local and global companies in medicine, cosmetology, agriculture, construction, etc.

The University of Santiago de Compostela organized a tour of its laboratories, business incubators, and library.