The aim of the project is to reduce fragmentation of the study programmes of the University of Latvia by closing a number of existing programmes and developing new study programmes in the languages of the European Union, as well as strengthening the sharing of resources by establishing higher education institutions of Latvia and the European Union in order to ensure strategically specialised, economic development, labour market needs and student needs. The main results of the project are the development of new study programmes, including the official languages of the European Union, their licensing, approbation and accreditation. The main activities of the project:–development and licensing of new programmes;–probation of new study programmes, including organisation of experience exchange events;–accreditation of study directions at EQAR Agency;–provision of international publicity of the developed new study programmes;–provision of project management and project implementation;–information and publicity activities on project implementation.In order to ensure quality and competitiveness of higher education it is necessary to evaluate the offer of existing study programmes and to prevent fragmentation and duplication of study programmes. It is necessary to concentrate resources on the creation of a smaller number of quality study programmes, the content of which is interdisciplinary and takes account of the development needs of the scientific sectors. The project will eliminate fragmentation of study programmes, overlaps of content, as well as insufficient competitiveness. The planned implementation period of the project is 57 months (March 2019 – November 2023). During this period it is planned to develop the best experience in developing the content of new study programmes, cooperate with other universities (Daugavpils University, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga Technical University, Art Academy of Latvia, University of Tartu) joint doctoral programmes by developing 14 new study programmes and 3 doctoral programmes in the languages of the European Union, license new study programmes, applaud them and accredit them in the European Higher Education Quality Assurance Register (hereinafter – EQAR), implement new study programme marketing activities. As a result of the project, export capacity of the University of Latvia, quality and competitiveness of study programmes will be improved by consolidating and developing study programmes implemented by the University of Latvia and developing joint doctoral study programmes, thus facilitating cooperation between the universities involved in the project. The total cost of the project is EUR 1700000,00. The estimated ESF co-financing is EUR 1445000,00 and the state budget grant – EUR 255000.00.