Scholarship Programme
Scholarship Programme
To promote young social scientists in the fields of contemporary history, sociology and sustainable urban development
Since 2003, the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation (HBS) has run a yearly “on site” scholarship programme for 25 up-and-coming academics in the social sciences from all South Caucasian nations. The researchers (maximum age: 35) work at their home places on individual interdisciplinary projects in the fields of contemporary history, critical sociology and sustainable urban development. more
Events
Bazaleti Summer School 2010: State, Society and Conflict in the Transcaucasus

On 18-24 July 2010, the Heinrich Boell Foundation (HBS), in partnership with the Georg-Eckert Institut and with a financial support from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) organized a summer school: State, Society and Conflict in the Transcaucasus in Bazaleti, Georgia.

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SUMMER SCHOOL
„Conflict and Transformation in the South Caucasus“ – Organised by the South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Institute for Development and Peace (INEF) of the University of Duisburg-Essen. Bakuriani, Georgia, 6-10 October 2009

The one-week summer school brought together twenty young researchers and NGO staffers from the South Caucasus and ten experts in the field of post-communist transformation, national identity, conflict management, state building and Europeanization. The organisers were Iris Kempe and Nino Lejava on behalf of Heinrich Böll Foundation and Tobias Debiel and Corinne Heaven on behalf of the Institute for Development and Peace.

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Competition announcement
Scholarship programme for social scientists 2010 – September 24, 2009 - South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation is happy to announce a competition for its regional scholarship programme for social scientists for the period of 01 January 2010 – 31 December 2010.

Applicants born on 1975-1987, who hold diploma of higher education and who permanently reside in the South Caucasus, can apply. Good knowledge of English and Russian is a must. Methodologically innovative works that comprise oral history, sociological research methods and comparative studies will be given particular priority.

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Summer School
South Caucasus: Seeking for New Identity – On 25-31 of July 2009, in village Bakuriani a regular 6th Summer School was held under the framework of the South Caucasus Regional Scholarship Program of the Heinrich Böll Foundation. Current year scholarship holders and alumni of the Foundation, as well as fellows from Germany participated in the Summer School. N. Lejava more»
Scholarship Holders
Scholarship Holders
This year's scholarship-holders research in the fields of homosexuality in Tbilisi, children with special education needs or the Yerevan flee-market. See the whole scope of their topics more»
Alumni Network
Network
From the year 2004 on far more than 80 youg scientists took part in our scholarship program. Coming from various disciplines the researchers worked in the fields of contemporary history, critical sociology and sustainable development. more»
News
Public debates
On Wednesday, 30 June 2010 at 18:00
South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation conducts public debates on
“Challenges of Georgian Economy”.
Speakers:
• Lali Ghoghoberidze – Head of the Department for the Economic Analyses and Policy at the Ministry for the Economic Development of Georgia;
• David Narmania – Expert, former Chairman of the Young Economists’ Association of Georgia;
• Revaz Sakevarishvili – Expert, Director at the Econometer Analytical Center
Green links
Ani Dialogue EU flag Film festival "Nationality: human"