On September 12-16, within the framework of the EC-funded project “Development of Veterinary Faculties at Georgian HEIs to Create a New Pool of Young Veterinary Professionals in Georgia” (VETPRO), the representatives of the Georgian partner HEIs paid a working visit to the Estonian University of Life Sciences (Tartu, Estonia).

The academic and visiting personnel of the integrated master programme in veterinary medicine of European University, Samtskhe-Javakheti State University, and Shota Meskhia Zugdidi State Teaching University got acquainted with the structure of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the host university, the peculiarities of admission to programmes, the procedures for issuing qualifications, the description of the integrated bachelor-master programme, preclinical, clinical training courses and practice/internship placements, issues related to the final theses, the existing mechanisms for promoting students’ engagement in teaching/learning process, etc.

It is noteworthy that participants were also given an opportunity to get acquainted with the material and technical base of the Estonian University of Life Sciences and visit the anatomy museum, vet-clinics, and clinical skills laboratories.