The University of Geneva has recently been confirmed in its role as the Leading House for 2017-2020. Countries covered, in addition to Russia, now include Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
Discussions are under way to launch calls for projects and other activities to promote collaboration between Swiss institutions of higher education and their counterparts in these countries.