The aim of the International Relations Department is to internationalize the CTCR, implementing the external relations strategy of the organization. Functioning as the middle point between the different departments and the potential partners, cooperative affiliations and collaborators, the department’s goal is to widen the international reach of the center and achieve a higher exchange on an international level. The CTCR, through the International Relations Department, seeks to foster collaborations on an international scale through the conclusion and implementation of cooperation agreements.
Besides that task, the department offers companies of the sector support in gaining competitiveness in a globalized world and in adapting to the constant changes.
The department has expertise in external business environment analysis and the development of internationalization strategies. The footwear and related industries have hereby the opportunity to be assisted by this department in order to consolidate new trade relations on an international level and to increase exports.