The CIF1 Funded Project “Computer Social Sciences for Development” Presented its Current Results

The representatives of the Competitive Innovation Fund (CIF) administrative unit of the I2Q project (WB) conducts an intermediate monitoring of the progress of the winning projects in the CIF first grant competition.

A meeting was held on July 23, 2024, at the LEPL Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University as part of the monitoring. The representatives of CIF and the World Bank were briefed on the current results of the “Computer Social Sciences for Development” project, which is a joint effort of consortium members – TSU, IBSU, ISU, and LiU.

The main objective of the project is to develop and implement the joint master’s program “Computer Social Sciences for Development” (CSS4D) in the interdisciplinary program of Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences and the International Black Sea University (IBSU) School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences.

This innovative program has not been implemented in any higher educational institution in Georgia. The Master’s program will offer a combination of theoretical and practical learning modules tailored to the labor market and students’ needs.

The project involves the participation of the Akaki Tsereteli State University, and the University of Linköping is the main partner in the development of the master’s program. The University of Linköping has published an article highlighting the success of this project in the first CIF scientific competition.