The project is a further step in strengthening the institutional capacity and functioning of the beneficiary and is a continuation of the activities initiated in 2018 as part of the first phase, the non-competition project entitled “The project”. National Academic Exchange Agency. The Agency, as an umbrella institution in the area of increasing the internationalisation of Polish higher education and science, is indicated in the Detailed Description of the Priority Axis for the OP WER programme, as a beneficiary for non-competition projects in Action 3.3. and in the key indicators of OP WER, PI 10ii.The aim of the project is to professionalise and improve the institutional capacity and functioning of NAWA. The goal will be achieved by carrying out the following tasks:1. Improving the competences of the NAWA Team and bridging competence gaps through the selection and implementation of appropriate development forms. Improving the operation of NAWA processes (we. audit, data protection, defence, control of NAWA beneficiaries, implementation of tools supporting key processes in NAWA, improving the flow of information between NAWA and stakeholders).3. Improving the NAWA offer in terms of current needs and trends in the area of internationalisation of higher education (including the implementation of Polish language courses in the online form, support for the implementation of remote certification of the Polish language, launching functionalities supporting the process of recognition of education, implementation of research/analysis/expert consultations with academia).4. Implementation of plans for the development of cooperation and internationalisation of Polish higher education and science, profiled in terms of the use of alumns, Polonia, foreign institutions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and foreign institutions surrounding science and higher education. monitoring, control, material and financial reporting, financial services, conducting procedures for selecting contractors, informing about the project.