Workshop in Research Development Program
On October 22-23, 2010 the Development and Foreign Relations Office of the Ilia State University organized a workshop/training concerning the Seventh Framework Program of research and technology, which was initiated by the European Commission. The workshop took place at the Stephantsminda Institute of Alpine Ecology. During a two-day session professors and scholars from the Ilia State University learned about the structure of the Seventh Framework Program, terms of participation in grant programs and edited drafts of scientific research projects.
The Seventh Framework Program of 
research and technology development, which is administered by the European Commission, is the biggest program of research development in the world with a total budget of 50 billion Euros. Part of the money will be spent on research grants throughout Europe and beyond its borders and provide co-financing for research, technological development and demonstration projects. The program is scheduled to take place over seven years (2007–2013).