**Abstract**

The development of education around the world is facilitated by the exchange of experience and interaction between education providers from different countries and regions. International programs and projects have become one of the drivers to improve the quality of education, the development of information and communication educational technologies, as well as the dissemination of innovative educational programs at Belarusian universities. Among them, there are the projects of the European Union ERASMUS+ CBHE program, as well as projects and exchange programs of the United States. In this publication, the authors share the experience of implementation of the best practices at universities in the European Education Area (Sweden, Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain, Latvia, Turkey) and the results of the United States experience application, which enabled the improvement of the educational process at the Sukhoi State Technical University of Gomel (Belarus). Also, it is shown how the implementation of the Detroit experience gained at the international internship contributed to the development of ties between Belarusian communities, including formation of inclusive business education and the development of skills for employment and social entrepreneurship of people in Belarus.

**Keywords:** international experience, lifelong learning, distance learning, e-learning resources, learning design, active learning, inclusive additional education, energy saving, successful employment, social business, network partnership
