The main project objective has been defined as the significant improvement in the overall scientific and innovation capacity of the NVRI. Three main areas of interest including animal health, zoonoses and food and feed safety remain key priorities in future research plans of VET-TWIN Partners. “Joint Strategy of Cooperation and Development” has been created to ensure durability of the effects of collaboration initiated during the project implementation, as well as increasing its scale by systematizing activities and setting clear objectives until 2030. It has been also analyzed in the context of being in line with EU, national and regional policies as well as EU cohesion policy instruments. The most important part of the project, the trainings, were organized in partner institutions. New diagnostic and research techniques were introduced in the Institute. We have already observed the positive impact of the introduction of these new methods in the Institute on publication record. This is clearly seen especially when good scientific journals are considered. This fact is well documented by the number of publications in journals from Journal Citation Report list (JCR is a fundamental and comprehensive tool for assessing the substantive value of journals) with Impact Factor equal or above 1. This value has increased from 62 publications in 2015 to 103 in 2018. Due to the delayed purchase from outside sources of dedicated equipment for techniques introduced in this project and delayed trainings, the publications, being the result of this project, would be ready by the end of this year and also in the years to follow. This project promoted also the mobility of researchers as well as the exchange of their knowledge and experiences within European Research Area. Two ‘Open Days’ raised the visibility of the Institute at regional level and presented the possibilities for possible future scientific careers of young students.
