In accordance with the Erasmus Policy Statement (EPS), HOTEL SCHOOL focused on participating in the Erasmus+ programme and worked to achieve the objectives in the following types of activities - Key Action 1 "Learning Mobility", mobility of higher education students and staff and Key Action 2 "Cooperation between organisations and institutions", including partnership cooperation and exchange of practices, partnerships for innovation, partnerships for excellence, as well high-quality staff and student mobility in cooperation with higher education institutions and other strategic partners, such as businesses, regional authorities. HOTEL SCHOOL's participation in the "Erasmus+" ECHE Charter and project 2023-1-LV01-KA131-HED-000136703 is part of HOTEL SCHOOL's modernisation and internationalisation strategy, and the College continued to modernise its institution and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the European Education Area. The implementation of the project made it possible to achieve the goals of the period mentioned in the ‘’HOTEL SCHOOL’’ Hotel Management College Modernization and Internationalization Strategy 2021-2027: PROMOTION OF STUDENT INTEGRATION IN THE EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL LABOUR MARKETS - to motivate students to complete internships in high-level European and international hotels, thus promoting their inclusion in the European and international labour market; WIDER INVOLVEMENT OF ACADEMIC STAFF IN EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY ACTIVITIES - promote European and international mobility of academic staff for the development of competences, exchange of good practices, development of the College's modernization and innovation capacity, individual competitive performance; CREATION OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH CENTERS OF A SIMILAR PROFILE, EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYERS - to form strategic partnerships with European and internationally recognized universities and research centers of a similar profile, European and international employers for cooperation in solving common challenges in the tourism and hospitality industry, developing innovative, effective pedagogical concepts, methods, tools. In order to ensure the long-term operation and competitiveness of HOTEL SCHOOL, as well as to develop HOTEL SCHOOL's inclusion in the European higher education space, the HOTEL SCHOOL management has set 7 development goals, which are formulated in the Development Strategy for 2024-2029. some of which are: To develop academic staff, promoting the improvement of the competencies of existing teaching staff, as well as attracting new talented teachers. To increase the number of students and learners, paying special attention to attracting the most capable applicants. To promote the internationalization of the College, ensuring productive cooperation with universities and research centers of a similar profile recognized in Europe and the world, as well as with employers in the hospitality industry abroad. The implementation of this project helped the College to achieve these goals. In January 2025, the College extended the accreditation of its implemented study direction “Hotel and Restaurant Service, Tourism and Recreation Organization”, receiving a high assessment of the expert commission and a maximum term of 6 years, i.e. until January 30, 2031, including the short-cycle professional higher education study program “Hotel Operations Management”. By receiving the ECHE charter and promoting Erasmus+ HED 131 annual projects, implementing student and staff mobility activities, cooperation with other HEIs, developing internationalization and modernization, it fulfilled one of the recommendations of the accreditation commission from previous periods in 2020, which was reported accordingly in the self-evaluation report.