GDCAU proposes a new partnership of 13 public and private universities from Germany, Slovakia, Austria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to make universities key drivers for technological, cultural, and societal transformations within the Green Deal framework. GDCAU contributes to All objectives of the call through 4 strategic objectives: • Strengthen capacity among participating universities to build and implement strategies reflecting GD agenda • Help to train specialists with good understanding and skills in the field of environmental sustainability • Strengthen cooperation between universities and business to support companies in implementation of GD agenda • Improve the cooperation between the universities and strengthen their social impact by creating inter-institutional Green Deal Centre for Evidence-based Education, Research, Innovation and Public Outreach (GDCentre) These objectives will be achieved through the following activities: knowledge accumulation and exchange; joint curriculum development; staff training; digital and physical mobility; consulting for companies; communication and events, strategic planning, enterprise-based training, joint review of programmes and strategies, skills testing Expected results: active role of Central Asia universities in promoting Green Deal agenda, improved and new educational programmes, updated strategies and managerial practices; platform for international knowledge accumulation and dissemination in area of Green Deal; growing partnerships between universities and companies. Type and number of persons benefiting: students of degree programmes - 10,000; students of continuing education programmes - 3000; faculty and staff members - 200; management of companies - 100; general public and members of civil society environmental organisations; participating in GDCentre activities - 50,000