This project, which was completed in 1996, involved the investigation of models for international college and university collaboration. ACS representatives visited universities in the Carpathian region of Europe in October 1996. Representatives from these European universities visited 9 ACS institutions as well as several Georgia public universities in the spring of 1996.

The ACS scheduled campus visits for 15 representatives from Carpathian universities to visit nine ACS institutions. The representatives from five East Central European countries made campus visits between April 28 - May 2, 1996.

The "Building Bridges" program is a low-cost model for international college and university collaboration. Through the program, universities in the Carpathian region will have the opportunity to learn about the public service function of institutions in the United States.

Representatives from the United States went to visit universities in the Carpathian region in October 1996. For more information, contact the ACS office and read Robert Thomas' First Phase Report on the Building Bridges Project.

More information about Building Bridges Project can be found at the ACRU Home Page.