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Promotional Event „Georgia and European Union: Together for Peace“

On October 21, 2024, within the framework of the project (Jean Monnet Module) "Georgian Peace Paradigm and EU Peacebuilding " supported by the EU ERASMUS+ program, a promotional event "Georgia and European Union: Together for Peace" was held at Sokhumi State University (SSU).The meeting was attended by students and academic staff of SSU, as well as by the representatives of the other High Education, and various public institutions. Prof. Zurab Khonelidze, the Rector of SSU, the President of the Academy of Educational Sciences, Academic Leader of the project welcomed the participants of the meeting and then presented the report “Georgian Peace Paradigm and European Perspective of Georgia". In his report, the Rector spoke to the participants of the meeting about Peace, Peacebuilding, the importance of the Jean Monnet Module in developing students and young researchers into highly qualified specialists and emphasized the need to identify the potential opportunities that are due to the integration with the European Union and noted that one of the tools for achieving this goal is the Jean Monnet Module. Archil Karaulashvili, Director General for European Integration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and Mariam Sulashvili, Director of the National ERASMUS+ Office in Georgia congratulated Sokhumi State University on obtaining the Jean Monnet Module, wished its successful implementation, and spoke about the importance of the mentioned project. Levan Getadze, Director of Peace Education Center, spoke in detail about the activities of the Center in recent years and the planned scientific research activities.

Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Module, Professor Larisa Takalandze introduced to the students, academic staff and invited guests the purpose of the three-year project, its target groups, tasks, main activities and expected outcomes, as well as the theme of the summer school and the professors and experts participating in it. The audience had the opportunity to get comprehensive answers to important and interesting questions in the event's final segment. At the end of the promotional event, the project Manager, Professor Larisa Takalandze gave a closing speech.

The promotional event was attended by the Local Expert of Regional Office to the EUSR for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, Giorgi Sepashvili. 

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