The delegation of the Georgian Technical University within the framework of the European Union program ”Erasmus+“ project – „Learn – Innovate - Sell – Succeed“ (LISS24, Learn - Innovate - Sell - Succeed), was on a working visit to Finland, at Turkus and Haaga-Helia Universities of Applied Sciences.

LISS24 is a grant institutional development project of the KA2 activity of the Erasmus+ program, the goal of which is to increase innovative competence in engineering education.

As a member of the GTU delegation, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Transport Systems and Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor Boris Githolandia notes, that university representatives participated in LISS24 consortium meetings and training-practical events organized by the Turku University of Applied Sciences to share international best practices.

According to him, within the framework of the visit, the GTU delegation, together with the delegations of 26 universities from 10 European countries, as an assessor, participated in the „European Sails Competition“ held at the University of The Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, which is a unique experience for the effective implementation of events planned in the future, under the auspices of the project, at the Georgian Technical University. 

"LISS24 envisages strengthening B2B sales competence for the students of Engineering and other programs and implementing a culture of teaching „sales“ of products. The experience gained at Finnish universities will considerably help us in the effective implementation of the planned activities within the framework of the projects at the Georgian Technical University. It implies the retraining of academic staff using various training and teaching methods; The development of services and processes; The implementation of training courses, and the launching of an education-oriented sales laboratory. The project also envisages the involvement of factual, direct, and online sales experiences based on digital technologies in the learning process. The initial piloting of the results of LISS24 and the implementation of the main events planned under the auspices of the project will take place at the Faculty of Transport Systems and Mechanical Engineering, which will provide our students with new opportunities for professional growth and career development. In addition, under the auspices of LISS24, for the first time in Georgia, the „Student Sailing Competition“ will be held, which will be hosted by the Georgian Technical University. It should be noted that the rector, academician David Gurgenidze has been invited to the LISS24 project consortium as an expert of the highest level of education, which considerably increases the possibilities of institutionalization of project results and sustainable development at the Georgian Technical University“ – noted Boris Githolendia.

The project – „Learn – Innovate - Sell - Succeed" (LISS24), which will be completed in 2026, is financed within the framework of activity KA 102 of the Erasmus+ program of the European Union. The members of the project consortium are universities, as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations, including from Georgia, Finland, Austria, Spain, Sweden, and Armenia. The national coordinator of LISS24 in Georgia is the Georgian Technical University, and the project partner is the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia. The Institutional coordination of LISS24 at the Georgian Technical University is carried out by the Office of Technology and Grant Projects.