On September 9, 2025, the IMPACT UTA Gagauzia program was launched in Comrat, implemented by the Estonian International Development Center (ESTDEV) in cooperation with Civitta and the Government of the Republic of Moldova. The initiative aims to provide authorities, businesses, civil society and educational institutions of Gagauzia with knowledge and tools for preparing and implementing projects according to European Union standards.
The first step was the IDEATHON held on September 9, where representatives of the authorities, businesses, universities and civil society together identified the key needs of the region and proposed ideas for future projects.
Professor Alla Levitskaia was involved as a moderator of the process of generating ideas, identifying the needs of the region, including drawing attention to the prospects for the development of the tourism sector and the introduction of modern forms and methods of interaction between the university and employers.
Dr. Ludmila Fedotova, coordinator from Comrat State University of the project "ENRICHER hubs" Designing Green Tourism Concepts Through Learning (Development of concepts of green tourism through learning) ENRICHER HUBS - PROJECT ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHE-STRAND-2, presented the concept of the Ecotourism Hub. The opening of the Hub is planned for November this year, as one of the events within the framework of the project. The ecotourism hub at Comrat State University will become an educational and practice-oriented platform for students, entrepreneurs and local communities. Its activities will be aimed at developing sustainable tourism, preserving natural heritage and promoting green initiatives in the region. It is planned to conduct trainings, research projects and partnership events in order to form a modern tourism ecosystem, disseminate information and generate ideas for the development of tourism in Gagauzia.
The project "Development of green tourism concepts through training" (ENRICHER hubs - project) ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHE-STRAND-2, started on January 1, 2024; the grandholder of the project is the Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (Finland), the international coordinator of the project is Nora Lappalainen, the project implementation period is 3 years. The project partners are the International Management Center from Innsbruck (Austria) (MCI Management Center Innsbruck Internationale Hochschule), Universita Degli Studi di Genova, Italy, Caucasus University, A. Tsereteli State University, State University named after. Iakob Gogebashvili, Telavi (Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University), Georgia, universities of the Republic of Moldova – University of European Political and Economic Studies Constantin Stere, Moldova State University.
The Erasmus+ ENRICHER hubs project – “Designing Green Tourism Concept through Learning” (Project number: 101082919) is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them. Project is implemented by the consortium members: project grant coordinator - Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (Finland); MCI The Entrepreneurial school® (Austria); University of Genoa (Italy); Caucasus University (Georgia), Akaki Tsereteli State University (Georgia), Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University (Georgia); University of European Political and Economic Studies Constantin Stere (Moldova), Moldova State University (Moldova), Comrat State University (Moldova).
