BACE's overall objective is to enable three EECA countries – Georgia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine – to build capacity of their higher education systems in order to integrate GH into their academic programmes. This will be achieved through: the development of technical knowledge among partner HEIs in priority GH topics and GH research methods, capacity building of academic staff in pedagogical and methodological approaches for designing and delivering new curricula, jointly developing new GH courses, and the forging and reinforcement of collaborative links between HEIs and non-academic organisations in Partner Countries and Programme Countries.

There are 3 specific objectives:

1. Develop curricula and deliver new courses on priority GH topics: Six new training courses on major GH topics, prioritized by Partner HEIs and national PH agencies of Georgia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine, will be developed collaboratively by thematic groups comprising representatives from each of the Partner HEIs and mentors from Heidelberg University Institute of Global Health (HIGH). These 6 courses will be integrated into all 7 Partner HEIs' academic programmes.

2. Develop curricula and deliver accredited new courses on GH research methods at the seven Partner HEIs: Three new courses on GH reseaerch methods, prioritized by the partner HEIs and national PH agencies of Georgia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine, will be developed collaboratively by a cross-institutional working group comprising representatives from each of the Partner HEIs and mentors from the University of Tromsø (UiT). The courses will then be delivered to students enrolled in Partner HEIs' PH master and doctoral programmes.

3. Establish the Eastern Europe/Central Asia (EECA) Regional Alliance for Global Health: This alliance will serve as an institutional mechanism for regional collaboration, knowledge exchange, training and research on priority GH issues; its formation and operation will be supported by University of Bergen (UiB) and Tbilisi Institute of Global Health (TIOGH).