Ilia State University is proud to announce that David Otiashvili, Associate Professor of Healthcare at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Medicine, has been awarded the Distinguished International Scientist Collaboration Award (DISCA) from the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). This prestigious award will sup
We are glad to announce that a call for applications has been launched under the Erasmus+ exchange program for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral students of Ilia State University. Successful applicants will undertake the fall semester of the 2026/27 academic year at partner universities in Europe. For deta
On January 15-16, Caucasus University hosted a two-day workshop within the framework of the European Commission–funded project - Responsible Conduct of Research – Research Integrity and Ethics in Georgian Universities (ETHICS). The meeting focused on the development of a science communication strategy
“For more than 20 years, the Georgian-German Science Bridge (GGSB) has served as a link between German research institutions and Georgian universities. During this period, we have built successful and sustainable partnerships, particularly with institutions in Tbilisi, fostering joint research projects, student a
"The University of Göttingen wholeheartedly supports the joint Statement of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland, the German Rectors' Conference, the Österreichische Fachhochschulkonferenz, Österreichische Universitätenkonferenz and the Slovak Rectors' Conference. The Statement, t
Project ELICIA Funded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) through EIT RawMaterials, the ELICIA Project aims to strengthen leadership and innovation capacity in the creative industries through AI-based entrepreneurship. The project aims to transform European Higher Education Institutions (
Project is a four-year (2024–2028) research and capacity-strengthening programme that supports Georgia’s national efforts to modernise its primary health care (PHC) system and address the growing burden of chronic diseases. Funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and the UK Depa
The revised edition of the reference work "Ethnobotany of the Caucasus" has been published by Springer under the editorship of Prof. Rainer W. Bussmann, Prof. Zaal Kikvidze, and Dr. Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana. This eight-volume publication, comprising approximately 6,400 pages, is the result of contributions from 44 au
The Collaborative Workshop on Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences was held at the Institute of Geography, University of Cologne, from 15–18 December 2025. The workshop served the main mission of the Cologne International Forum EnviroLink project—to support the development of an international master&rsq
Ilia State University administrative and academic staff participated in two international professional development activities organized within the EU co-founded PRODIGE project. From 1 to 3 December 2025, university representatives attended a three-day training seminar at Tbilisi State University focused on reinforcing
From November 4 to December 15, 2025, Ilia State University held a training course titled "Research Integrity and Ethics", aimed at providing researchers and PhD students with information on ethical research practices and deepening their understanding of the principles of integrity. The training was attended by 34 PhD
About the Presenter Mohammad Golshan is currently pursuing a joint double-program PhD in Iranian Studies at the University of Göttingen in Germany and in Terrains, textes, interdisciplinarité (2TI) at EHESS in France. His main focus is on the history of medical science in the early modern global histor