ISET congratulates its Associate Professor Norberto Pignatti for his recent election to the position of Secretary of the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies. As Secretary, he joins the EACES’ Executive Board, and will be responsible for facilitating the interactions among the Association’s members and between the Executive Board and the members. The European Association for Comparative Economic Studies was founded in 1990, with the purpose to initiate and coordinate international collaboration designed to assist the advancement of theoretical and applied knowledge in the field of comparative economic studies in Europe and elsewhere. Over the years, the association has seen…

For the third consecutive year ISET BA Program in Economics ranks as #1 among all business, economics and finance programs in Georgia based on the NAEC scores. This means that students enrolled in ISET have the highest results of performance at National Entrance Exams. Furthermore, over 97% of freshmen have a state grant. A total of 149 new students out of 150 have won government grants. ISET is proud that top-scoring students choose our Bachelor’s program in Economics.

On 12 September, ISET hosted Mr. Albert Park, Chief Economist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In his address, he spoke to the ISET community of students and researchers about “Technology, Globalization, and the Changing Nature of work in Emerging Markets”. Within the talk, he reviewed quite how globalization and technological progress affect skills and employment in emerging markets, as well as Georgia’s position on the global map. It is particularly noteworthy that this was Mr. Park’s first visit to Georgia in the capacity of an ADB economic spokesperson. Beyond this role, he also leads the Economic Research and Regional…

On 29-30 August 2022, these meetings were held to discuss various significant ISET affairs. Members of the Board, from leading universities and international institutes, arrived in Tbilisi to participate in these crucial sessions. The meetings included presentations, assessments of progress, reviews of academic programs, among other notable details. Academic Board members also held informal side meetings with the faculty and ISET's lead economists. The annual Board meetings successfully concluded with a reception at the director's residence, held for the members of Governing and Academic Board, friends of ISET and the ISET community.