On June 24, 2013 Trade-Cooperative University of Moldova celebrated 20 years since its foundation. Over this period, the institution has registered progress in all dimensions: academic and research activity, international cooperation, partnership with businesses, become unrecognized nationally and internationally. UCCM has established itself as a cultural, academic and scientific institution, persevering on the modern university vector: education-research-innovation-development, which it follows faithfully, implementing consistently European principles and values in education and research, and continuously modernizing its internal activity policies and external collaboration. The paper reflects the institution’s progress over the set wode cades and its contribution to enhancing the human potential and the socio-economic development of the country.