Overall aim:Improve the governance and management of higher education institutions by ensuring a high level of qualified middle and top managers through the creation of an international institute for strategic management of universities.Specific objectives:- To map the university management competencies and needs in central asian universities.- To set up an institute for strategic management of universities (ISMU) at each partner country institution and a regional online platform.- To offer, from ISMU, a training for university top and middle managers on both blended and f2f approaches.- To create an regional observatory of best practices on central asian university management.OUTPUTS/OUTCOMES:1. A map the university management competencies and needs in central asian universities. 2. An Institute for Strategic Management of Universities at each partner university and a regional ISMU online representation.3. Training offer by ISMU 4. ISMU's observatory of best practices on central asian university management.