DAAD project "Germany, the EU, and the South Caucasus – an economic perspective"
From November 3 to 7, 2025, a delegation from Leipzig University of Applied Sciences visited the Caucasus University (CU) in Tbilisi and the Armenian State University (ASUE) in Yerevan. Xu Xiao (Department of Student Affairs), Daniela Pausch, and Bodo Sturm (Faculty of Business Administration and Industrial Engineering) participated in the visit.
On November 4, we met with Elene Jgarkava (Head of the Business School), Ketevan Karbaia (Director of the International Relations Department), and Ani Tavartkiladze (Deputy Director of the International Relations Department) at CU. Our hosts organized a campus tour, during which we met CU students participating in the summer school in September 2025. The meeting focused on discussing future cooperation between the two universities within EU and DAAD projects.
That same day, we met with the DAAD office in Tbilisi. With Nino Antadze (Deputy Head of the Regional DAAD Office), we discussed the current political situation in Georgia and options for DAAD support for future projects.
On November 6, we met with colleagues at ASUE in Yerevan. During a meeting with Lusine Danielyan (Head of Internationalization), Ani Petrosyan (Acting Head of the International Relations Division), and Tatev Vardanyan (Head of the Career Center), we discussed ways to continue cooperating with ASUE within EU and DAAD projects. We also visited the ASUE campus, located in the city center of Yerevan, and met with some of the summer school participants from September. It was interesting to hear their personal impressions of the school.
Overall, the trip was very interesting and productive. We plan to apply for a new DAAD project in the "Eastern Partnerships" call, in which all three universities will continue their collaboration.
Further information about this event (program, lecturers, etc.) can be found on the summer school's webpage.
