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Paata Turava: TU Munich no longer engaged at Kutaisi International University
According to Paata Turava, the Acting Vice Rector of Kutaisi State University, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is no longer part of Bidzina Ivanishvili's flagship project. Ivanishvili had committed to spend up to $1 billion on the start-up university, located in its own leafy campus just outside Georgia's second largest city. Paata Turava on the official KIU website. Turava has made these remarks to several friends and colleagues around Tbilisi State University, whe


Systemic Blindness Among Lawyers
In a country where the law is visibly bent and “legality” is all too often used as the opposite of justice, society’s attention naturally turns to those who are supposed to be responsible for protection: lawyers and jurists. By the very nature of the profession, a lawyer is not merely a service provider, but an institutional counterweight to state power—a mechanism that shields civil rights from abuse and makes it possible for “law” to be more than just paper. That is precise


The latest chronicle of constitutional violations
The mechanism of party banning On October 16, 2025, the Georgian Dream parliament, completely controlled by a single party, passed a package of laws in an expedited procedure. This package bans political parties and indefinitely revokes the political rights of individuals associated with them. The speed of its passage, the formulaic nature of the deliberations, and the obvious lack of substantive depth raise serious constitutional questions. The adopted amendments fundamental


International Scholars Warn: Georgia’s Higher Education Reform Threatens Academic Freedom
More than sixty internationally respected scholars from leading universities in Europe and North America have issued an unusually direct warning to the Georgian government. In an open letter addressed to Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, they sharply criticize the “National Reform Concept for Higher Education” announced on 16 October. What the government presents as a long-overdue modernization aimed at efficiency, quality, and equal access is described by the signatories as
Ilia Topuria
Dec 18, 2025


Kikilashvili and Professor Alexander Graser (Regensburg) – More about the DAAD scholarship
Meanwhile, more information about the latest DAAD scandal has emerged: Goga Kikilashvili is expected to complete his upcoming DAAD...
Ilia Topuria
Jun 26, 2025
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