REILEAP — a project to fill the gap in specialized services in the leather sector by establishing leather industry enterprises in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Project goal: The project is being implemented within the "Capacity Building in Higher Education" (CBHE) action of the Erasmus+ programme. The main goal of the REILEAP project is to strengthen the capacity of enterprises producing leather and leather goods by improving the qualifications and skills of leather industry specialists and students. Within this project, the institute cooperates with the following higher education institutions and organizations: Project partners: • Technical University of Crete – Greece • Politecnico Calzaturiero, Venice – Italy • Technical University of Iasi – Romania • Center for the Development of Creative Thinking – Greece • Ege University – Turkey • Guruservices.Biz IKE – Greece • Tashkent Institute of Textile and Light Industry – Uzbekistan • Jizzakh Polytechnic Institute – Uzbekistan • Center of Women Inventors of Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan • Taraz State University – Kazakhstan • South Kazakhstan State University – Kazakhstan Project budget: The total cost of the project is 914,603 euros.