Within the framework of the ERASMUS+ Institutional Development Project SQUARE (Strengthening the Quality and Relevance of the Third Mission in Georgian Universities), Tbilisi State Medical University was visited by Professor of Paris National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts, Karim Medjad. Professor Khatuna Todadze, TSMU Vice-Rector, Assoc. Prof. Giorgi Tchitchinadze, Head of the TSMU Public Relations Department, Dr. Nino Kandelaki, ERASMUS+ Institutional Coordinator and Assoc. Prof. Lasha Mskhiladze, Acting Director of the I. Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry met the guest. Within the framework of the meeting, participants discussed progress of implemented activities and agreed on future plans.

Eight Georgian HEIs, three European universities, the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement and Ministryof Education and Science of Georgia participate in the project. The goal of the project is to improve the quality and relevance of the third mission activities at Georgian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), also develop methodologies and guidelines for planning, implementing, and evaluating the third mission strategies. The project also aims to create a document defining the third mission strategy as the mandatory component of the institutional accreditation-authorization.