GFSIS Honours Rand Graduates

GFSIS honoured the graduates of the fifth year of the RAND Advanced Security Studies Programme. Twenty-two students, drawn from Georgian government service and civil society, completed a rigourous year-long programme in economics, policy analysis and security studies. The Ambassador of the United States to Georgia, Mr John Tefft, welcomed the graduates, and GFSIS President, Dr Alexander Rondeli, conferred their certificates of graduation.

NATO Parliamentary Assembly Members Visit GFSIS

On Saturday, April 21, 2007 Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies hosted a meeting of NATO Parliamentary Assembly members with representatives of Georgian NGOs and civil society. The event was part of 65th Rose-Roth Seminar titled "Georgia Towards Euro-Atlantic Integration", conducted by the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in cooperation with the Parliament of Georgia.

Georgian Journalists Receive Diplomas

The project, funded by the Democracy Commission Small Grants Programme, Public Affairs Section, of the US Embassy in Tbilisi, trained a selected group of 25 journalists from the print and electronic media in issues relating to international relations, transformation and globalisation, economic transition, state territorial arrangement, European integration, anti-terrorism, political-risk analysis, nationalism and ethnic conflicts and the principles of democracy, amongst others.

Jean Fournet, NATO Assistant Secretary General For Public Diplomacy Visits The GFSIS

The Foundation, in co-operation with the Georgian Council on Foreign Relations and the Atlantic Council of Georgia, was very pleased to welcome him and members of his delegation for an afternoon programme of events which included the official inauguration of the NATO Depository Library for Georgia and a public roundtable session.

GFSIS With the Support of the Finnish Government is Launching a New Program

Integration of Ethnic Minorities of Georgia (from Javakheti region) into Georgian State

Inauguration of the Georgian Council on Foreign Relations

Inauguration ceremony of the Georgian Council on Foreign Relations was held on December 13, 2006 at the GFSIS.

Program Announcement

Integration of the Greek Community Into the Georgian State. Deadline for proposal submission: January 15, 2007

National Integration of Ethnic Azeri and Armenian Community Within the Georgian State

The  GFSIS with support from the Government of Finland, has started implementation of a project toward National Integration of Ethnic Azeri and Armenian Minorities within the Georgian State

National Integration of Ethnic Azeri and Armenian Community Within the Georgian State

Implementation of a project toward National Integration of Ethnic Azeri and Armenian Minorities within the Georgian State has started.

The Outcome of U.S. Congressional Elections

Ambassador David Smith, the director of the Georgian Security Analysis Center; Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC.

Public Policy Knowledge Network Program 2005-2006 Fellows Graduation Ceremony

GFSIS Honors its Fellows

We're Number 1: World Banks Says Georgia Best Reformer This Year

By Christina Tashkevich

GFSIS With the Support of the Finnish Government is Launching a New Program

National Integration of Ethnic Azeri and Armenian Minorities within the Georgian State

New Book Review

Stephen Jones. "Papava, Vladimer. Necroeconomics: The Political Economy of Post-Communist Capitalism: Lessons from Georgia." Russian Review, Volume 65, Issue 3, 2006

Study Tour in Human Resource Management

The PPKN study tour to Canada, Ottawa for Georgian government officials, which demonstrated Canadian best practices in public sector human resource management took place from June 5 – 9, 2006. Fifteen head of personnel departments and senior officials participated in the study tour.

Professor Vladimer Papava is a member of The Transatlantic Steering Group for Project on Democratic Transitions

Shalva Matuashvili

By Kate Cortesi. Additional Reporting by Mariam Kobaladze. Georgia Today. 21-27 April 2006. #302.

Presentation of Ambassador Alexander Rondeli as the Honorary Consul of Finland to Georgia

Public Speech and Presentation of Ambassador Alexander Rondeli as the Honorary Consul of Finland to Georgia by HE Mr. Erkki Tuomioja, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland. April 18, 2006.

The EU and South Caucasus: learning lessons from Moldova and Ukraine

Mr. Nicu Popescu

EPFL Executive Master in e-Gov 2006/07

Availability of Scholarships and Stipends for Selected Outstanding Candidates