The aim of the paper is to present results of needs assessment analysis that is carried out as the first outcome of Innovative Strategic Partnership for European Higher Education (ISPEHE) project. ISPEHE is a project funded by the European Commission under the Programme Erasmus+ Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation and exchange of good practices. It aims at providing a foundation for spurring innovative and sustainable learning practices at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and long-term collaboration between HEI’s and enterprises. The one of the innovative components of ISPEHE project is Strategic Integration of Learning Models (SILM). The main purpose of the SILM, as first innovative project component, is to establish joint contemporary educational practices and produce a long-term strategic learning model based on the existing curricula adopted and successfully implemented in each partnering institution.