The EU has launched the European Excellence Initiative (EEI) under HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-01-ACCESS-01, aimed at strengthening research and innovation (R&I) excellence in higher-education institutions—especially in lower-performing “widening” regions. Budget: approx. €80 million Funding per pro
In September 2025, the international peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Political Science published Professor David Aprasidze’s article “Civil Society and Anti-Corruption Reform in Georgia: Revisiting the Rose Revolution.” The article was prepared and published within the framework of the Horizon Euro
We are pleased to inform you that the Laboratory for Architecture and Urban Studies at Ilia State University is currently implementing a project entitled “Urban Transformations of Saburtalo.” The project investigates, on the one hand, the processes of urban transformation in Sa
Selected players will train with the Iliauni teams and represent the university in various competitions. The Iliauni futsal team competes in the Georgian Futsal League 3 as well as in championships organized by the University Sports Federation. The men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams participa
Ilia State University will hold its Freshmen Welcome Ceremony on September 26, at 20:00, in the building E Courtyard. The ceremony will be opened by Nino Doborjginidze, Rector of Ilia State University, and Ketevan Darakhvelidze, Head of Administration, who will congratulate students on starting a new chapter of their l
On 17 September 2025, within the framework of the Horizon Europe project EMBRACE (Embracing Change: Overcoming Obstacles and Advancing Democracy in the European Neighbourhood), a public webinar was held on the topic “EU Democratization Policy in a Turbulent Period.” The aim of the event was to provide a com
On September 19 at 16:00, in Hall G106 of Ilia State University, Associate Professor Sudip Jana from the Harish-Chandra Research Institute will deliver a public lecture titled “Light from Neutrinos”. The speaker will discuss non-standard interactions of neutrinos. He will focus on their electromagnetic prop
In the autumn semester of the 2025-2026 academic year, Argus, the electronic system for managing the educational process at Ilia State University, will be set to course selection mode according to the following schedule: September 18, 12:00 – for 1st-year students (Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Fac
On September 3–4, 2025, within the framework of the EU-funded project “Research Integrity and Ethics in Georgian Universities”, the third international consortium management meeting was held, hosted by Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic). Tomáš Foltýnek (Masaryk University,
On July 30 of this year, the working group from Ilia State University, participating in the “Establishing and Operating an Innovative Marine Technology Transfer Network for Enhancing the Transition to a Sustainable Blue Economy in the Black Sea Basin (EfxINNOs)” project, conducted fieldwork at a buoy deploy
The Georgian Implementation Science Fogarty Training (GIFT) Program is a multi-year training and capacity-building initiative funded by the Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is implemented through a strong academic partnership between Ilia State University’s Faculty
Ilia State University will hold its official 2025 Graduation Ceremony on 26 July at 18:00, in the courtyard of Building E (3/5 Cholokashvili Avenue, opposite Vake Park). The ceremony will be formally opened by Rector Nino Doborjginidze, who will address the graduating cohort and offer her congratulations on the success