Mission Statement
The basic aim of the TALENT Erasmus+ project (December 2018 – November 2021) is to establish a two-year master programme in HRM in six universities in Central Asia.
Coached by EU universities in Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany and Greece, six universities in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan are developing an innovative academic environment to teach and study HRM insights and practices adapted to the needs and specificities of the socio-economic challenges the Central Asian region is confronted with. The first cohort of students is expected to start its education in September 2020.
Through its various objectives and activities, such as teacher trainings and seminars, the TALENT project intends to develop a network between universities and public and private actors allowing for a long-lasting exchange of expertise in HRM as well as to create the incentives for mobilities between the partner universities of students, teachers and researchers interested in HRM in Central Asia.

TO RETRAIN
teachers from 6 CA universities in 8 HRM related courses. The CA teachers will be made deeper acquainted with EU HRM research and practice. The CA teachers will be encouraged to develop comparative courses, and to question what HRM in the EU or western context takes for granted. Mainly, the teachers will develop syllabi and introductory texts to their courses. In the margin of the project, they will be stimulated to set up research in HRM.
TO ESTABLISH
6 accredited master programmes in “HRM and Talent Development” (TALENT). The details of the curriculum have been developed in Year 1 of the project. The programme is oriented towards giving students a background in HRM that enables them to scientifically analyse an organisation and to set up methods for improving both the situation of employees and the economic efficiency of the organisation.
TO MAKE
an informal network of EU and CA teachers. Within the project, CA teachers working on the same or similar courses are coming together in workgroups and HRM seminars with the EU teachers. Academic discussion and comparative HRM is being stimulated. In Year 3 of the project, the network will aim for the systematisation of CA HRM research.
PAST EVENT
1st PARTNERS MEETING
Brussels, Belgium
past event
2nd partners meeting
past event
3d partners meeting
Astana, Kazakhstan
UPCOMING EVENT
4th PARTNERS MEETING
Athens, Greece
Brussel, Belgium
Sofia, Bulgaria
Magdeburg, Germany

