Visionest Institute
Flagship projects

Development programmes and projects driving education innovation in the region

Inspiration in the centre of action.

From export academies in Ukraine to regional women's programmes in Estonia and SME acceleration in Armenia and Georgia — our active portfolio.

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Active now (6)

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Ministry of Social Affairs
Estonia · Social impact · 2026–2028

Perspektiiv — Regional support programme for women

A labour-market inclusion programme bringing 40–64-year-old non-Estonian-speaking women in Ida-Virumaa step-by-step back into employment.

€799,365
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Ida-Viru ECMinistry of Regional Affairs
Estonia · Innovation · 2026–2027

Tourism Incubator — Ida-Virumaa

An adult tourism-entrepreneurship training programme for Ida-Virumaa, helping locals launch sustainable tourism services with mentors who built their own businesses from scratch.

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ESTDEVEU4UkraineETF
Multi-country · Reconstruction · 2025–2026

Export Consultants Mastery

An internationally recognised certification programme for export consultants — taught in English by trainers from the UK, Estonia, Germany and Finland.

€640,000
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ESTDEV
Ukraine · Reconstruction · 2024–

Est–Ukr Digital Business Forum

Recurring forum convening 400+ Estonian and Ukrainian leaders, investors and reconstruction partners per edition.

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GIZESTDEVEU4Business
Armenia · Export · 2023–2026

Export Accelerator Programme — Armenia

40 Armenian companies build a complete, implementation-ready export plan with international trainers — 100% of 2025 graduates launched at least one concrete export action before graduation.

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Ida-Viru EC
Estonia · Innovation · 2023–

Ideepäev — Ida-Virumaa innovation day

Annual innovation day in Narva and Narva-Jõesuu bringing 200+ entrepreneurs, investors and mentors together.

Completed (4)

Completed
Ministry of Regional Affairs
Estonia · Export · 2021–2023

Knowledge transfer for agri & food export — Estonia

Sector curriculum delivered to 380+ Estonian agri & food producers entering international markets.

€500,000
Completed
ESTDEVUSAIDEU4Ukraine
Ukraine · Reconstruction · 2021–2024

Export Academy in Ukraine

Academy curriculum delivered to 240 Ukrainian SMEs and 60 trade officials across 6 oblasts.

€350,000
Completed
EAS
Estonia · Export · 2020–2022

Systematic Export to EU for Estonian SMEs

50+ SMEs built repeatable EU export pipelines; 70% retained recurring buyers after programme exit.

€397,000
Completed
EASKredEx
Estonia · Export · 2018–2019

Mission Germany for Estonian SMEs

41 Estonian SMEs placed into the German market with structured mentoring and B2B brokerage.

€534,000

Donors & institutional partners