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The Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) action from European Union is one of the means that support through international cooperation projects, the modernization and responsiveness of third countries’ Higher Education Institutes and third parties active in the field of Education, in recent trends and in various industrial sectors. The REILEAP project (Reinforcing Capacities in HEIs for Leather and Leather Products in Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan) is such an action focused on leather and leather products. Its main aim is to support the modernization of the leather and leather products industry in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, through the establishment of four Leather Products Centers (two in Uzbekistan and two in Kazakhstan) which will strengthen and enhance modernization, innovation and competitiveness of the Leather Sector in the two countries by offering quality testing, product certification, specialized training, fashion trends, modern design, production organization, and funding opportunities. The 4 centers will be created in the HEIs from the two countries participating in the project. Staff and students from these HEIs will be trained in the European HEIs participants. The project is in its second year and the paper reviews its progress in terms of market needs, macro and microstructure of the training activities, and the performed and planned promotion and sustainability activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]