Activities

The major goals of CSS is to improve level of study and research in social sciences and support implementation of Western standards in higher education system of Georgia. In a long term perspective CSS will aid to reform higher education in Georgia and build the awareness and values of the open society and human rights in globalized world thus supporting development of civil society and democratization process in county.

Main project of CSS is funded by Higher Education Support Program of Open Society Institute (OSI HESP) and it aims at development of international Master and PhD programs in Social Sciences at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. Alongwith its main project CSS is also implementing number of research projects including ones in the sphere of Mass Media and Gender.

To support higher education reform in Georgia, CSS has implemented the nimber of operational activities including development of PhD Concept Paper for Georgian Universities, support of quality assurance unit creation at TSU, introduction of westend standards of study and research at the university through development and implementation of new, interdisciplinary model Master-level programs in social sciences. CSS also organized and implemented several international conferences on PhD programs development in Georgia in the context of Bologna.

Through its activities CSS provides development of human and educational resources in Social Sciences in Georgia. CSS publishes series of educational materials including supplementary textbooks for Master programs, extended syllabuses, academic translations, practical guides for students etc. CSS plans to introduce a system of certified trainings at the Center for graduate and post-graduate students and Facutly in Social sciences in various fields such as Academic Writing, Research Methods Module in Social Sciences, Gender Studies; Mass Media Research, research projects writing, management and administration.