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About the Center for Social Sciences
 
The Center for Social Sciences (CSS) was founded in November 2003 as a spin-off of Social Sciences Support Program (SSSP, 2000-2003) at Open Society Georgia Foundation (OSGF).
 
The CSS is a network institution of Higher Education Support Program of Open Society Institute in South Caucasus. Mission of the center is to prepare a highly qualified next generation of social science scholars and practitioners, and thus aid forming civil society in the conditions of internationalization of Georgia.
 
The CSS approaches are to
 
• improve the level of research and teaching in social sciences,
• reform in higher education, and
• build the awareness and values of the open society and human rights in globalized world.
 
Founders of the CSS are:
 
• Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University represented by Professor Zurab Davitashvili
• Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies represented by Mr. Temur Iakobashvili
• International Institute for Education Policy, Planning and Management represented initially by George Sharvashidze, at present by George Machabeli
• Marine Chitashvili, Professor of TSU, Director of CSS
• George Khelashvili, TSU, Academic Director of CSS in 2003-2006
 
The CSS donors and partner organizations are:
  
• Higher Education Suppor Program, Open Society Foundations
 
 
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