eng For the first time, ATU has become the coordinator of an international project under the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) programme.

For the first time, ATU became the coordinator and grantholder of the international project of the ERASMUS+ program in the area of Capacity Building in Higher Education (Increasing the potential of higher education).

The GreenTex project - Green Innovation Network for Academic Excellence in the Sustainable and Digital Transformation of Textile Education in Central Asia - No. 101323740, is designed for 36 months. The project starts in January 2027.

For the first time in the GreenTex project, the university will lead an international consortium and will be responsible for the overall coordination of the project, interaction with the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture — EACEA, the implementation of work packages and consolidated reporting of partners. Previously, ATU participated in international Erasmus+ projects as a partner and performer of individual tasks.

GreenTex is aimed at modernizing textile education, introducing the principles of circular economy and developing green and digital transformation of the textile industry in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

The consortium includes universities of Central Asia and the European Union (Sweden - University of Borås, Lithuania - Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Finland - Kajaani University of Applied Sciences).

 The project application was prepared by the team of the Department of International Cooperation of ATU together with the Faculty of Design, Textile and Clothing Technologies (FDTT).

Obtaining the ATU coordinator status has become a significant achievement of the university and a confirmation of its growing role in the implementation of major international educational initiatives and international recognition.

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