Tbilisi, Georgia

Black Sea and Caucasus: Diversity, Conflicts, and Networks

ILIAUNI International Summer School in BLACK SEA AND CAUCASUS: DIVERSITY, CONFLICTS, AND NETWORKS is designed to gather students from around the world for a fantastic international seasonal experience centered in Tbilisi, the main campus of Ilia State University, along with trips to regions of Georgia.

The program and seminars are delivered in English by bilingual and multilingual faculty, and students will be surrounded and supported by proficient English language users.

The summer school includes two Bachelor level academic courses: Black Sea and Caucasus: Diversity, Conflicts and Networks and a language course of student’s choice. The program offers an opportunity to choose to follow the language course in Georgian, Ukrainian, or Russian language with intensive practice and interaction with instructors and the local community.

The classes will take place from Monday through Thursday, while the cultural and study trips will be organized on weekends.

Course leader

Prof. Giga Zedania

Course aim

The aim of the summer school is to examine the Black Sea and the Caucasus region in its cultural, political, and economic dimensions. Centered on Georgia, where both the maritime and mountainous landscapes and cultures meet, but treating other countries of the region from a comparative viewpoint, the school will give a broad outline of the topic but offer in-depth studies on focal issues which throw light on recent conflicts and time-old cooperative patterns, intersections between culture and political processes, security environment and economic development.

To achieve this, the course on Black Sea and Caucasus: Diversity, Conflicts and Networks covers four distinctive but interrelated themes:

THEME 1: NATURE AND CULTURE
THEME 2: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND THE SECURITY DYNAMICS IN THE CAUCASUS AND THE BLACK SEA REGIO
THEME 3: STATE, POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN BLACK SEA AND CAUCASUS REGION
THEME 4: ECONOMY OF BLACK AND CASPIAN SEA COUNTRIES

The summer school provides opportunity to select from 3 regional languages - Georgian, Ukrainian, or Russian. Each language training offers courses of two levels, beginners (A1) and more advanced (A2/B1). Students with prior knowledge will be placed to relevant level.

The program offers academic experiences and opportunities focused on learning a foreign (regional) language through an intensive language learning environment and cross-cultural component during location-specific trips to iconic historical and cultural sites in Tbilisi and throughout Georgia while attending the study program.

Fee info

USD 3600: Program cost includes:
Tuition fee & study materials, accommodation for 4 weeks, pre-departure advising, insurance, airport transfer, welcome package, cultural activities, and field trips, welcome and farewell reception, breakfast and lunch during the trips, access to libraries and other facilities, official certificates.

PROGRAM COSTS / PACKAGE PRICE
- $3600 - $4000 based on your preference to live in a single occupancy versus double occupancy residence
- Early bird registration discount: 5% by April 1, 2024
USD 4000: Program cost includes:
Tuition fee & study materials, accommodation for 4 weeks, pre-departure advising, insurance, airport transfer, welcome package, cultural activities, and field trips, welcome and farewell reception, breakfast and lunch during the trips, access to libraries and other facilities, official certificates.

PROGRAM COSTS / PACKAGE PRICE
- $3600 - $4000 based on your preference to live in a single occupancy versus double occupancy residence
- Early bird registration discount: 5% by April 1, 2024

Scholarships

N/A