Vilniaus kolegija/University of Applied Sciences (VIKO) is the largest accredited higher professional education institution in Lithuania, which was founded in 2000 merging 8 schools of higher education. VIKO has 460 qualified educators, 60 of whom are Doctors of Science (PhD) and around 6700 students on 45 study programmes in 7 faculties: Electronics and Informatics, Economics, Business Management, Health Care, Pedagogic, Arts and Creative Technologies and Agrotechnologies. Six study programmes are carried out in English. The duration of full-time studies are 3 - 3,5 years. The university is the only higher education institution in Lithuania, which has been awarded with the diploma of the Knowledge Economy Forum for innovations. Apart from basic studies short-time refresher courses are offered. Every year the study programmes are being revised to respond to current social and economic requirements of labor market, the society needs.

Transilvania University of Brasov (UNITBV) was founded in 1948 and is the largest comprehensive public university in the central region of Romania, with 20.255 students and 721 full-time teaching staff. While its history incorporated the scientific, industrial, and cultural traditions of the region, its focus is currently defined by its aspirations for innovation, creativity, and relevance for the contemporary society. The educational offer builds on interdisciplinarity and reflects the comprehensive structure of the university, aiming towards top performance in education, international mobility, and the richness of students' social and cultural experience.