On November 21, Dr. Kahka Shengelia, the president of Caucasus University, and representatives of Foreign Relations Department, welcomed a professor of University of Northampton, Gill Gourlay and the director of Almaty University of Management, Gulmira Khurganbaeva.

During the meeting, the sides discussed the possibility of partnership, agreed upon student exchange programs and signing a bilateral partnership agreement. For the future they planned to partner up in the programs of institutional development. The guests expressed interest in the membership of the International Association of University Presidents of which Dr. Shengelia is the President.