The economy of information society is based on the creation, dissemination and exploitation of data, information and knowledge. This will be one of the dominant features of this century, and will play a fundamental role in generating a recovery in growth and an increase in employment. The TEMPUS GE-UZ project is dealing with the development and implementation of a new university program in Geoinformatics. Geoinformation is used in almost every field where spatial information must be used, like civil engineering, construction of roads and railways, rural and urban planning, environmental monitoring, land management, mining, natural resource management and sustainable agricultural development. Geographical Information System is a very important tool in decision making for sustainable development, because it can provide decision makers with useful information by means of analysis and assessment of spatial data. The project was started in October 2012 and will last for 36 months. The paper aims to present a general overview regarding GE-UZ project. The authors will briefly introduce aims and objectives, activities and expected results.