• To enhance Regional cooperation in higher education issues and address questions concerning coherent convergence of the Region towards EHEA, (to be largely achieved in the first two Project years).
• To strengthen capacity for change in public administration of Partner Country’s higher education institutions, on the issues related to the EU modernisation agenda (to be largely achieved in the second and third Project year).
• To develop joint regional roadmap for structural reform and benchmark it with the best European practice (to be developed gradually throughout the Project life).