Project “Responsible Conduct of Research -Research Integrity and Ethics in Georgian Universities” (ETHICS)

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Project

“Responsible Conduct of Research -Research Integrity and
Ethics in Georgian Universities” (ETHICS)

The project was funded in 2022 within the framework of the
European Union’s Erasmus+ Institutional Development Grant Competition and
represents Georgia’s national structural reform initiative. Ilia State
University is the project coordinator, and the Tbilisi State Academy of Art is
participating as a partner higher education institution.

The project aims to systematically enhance the research culture
in Georgian higher education institutions and align it more closely with
Western standards. By integrating the best European scientific practices, the
project aims to strengthen research activities at universities and research
organizations, promote research ethics, and establish structures necessary for
conducting responsible research in a supportive environment.

The project implements and disseminates its aims and goals at
the Tbilisi State Academy of Art through its doctoral programs, research units,
and faculties.

Planned activities within the framework of the project include:

– Promoting responsible scientific communication

– Creating an environment conducive to a responsible research
process

– Developing services that support researchers and the research
environment

– Revising the accreditation standards for doctoral programs

– Creating a research integrity module (MOOC)

– Training researchers and research support staff

– Creating/updating the Research Integrity and Ethics Code and
other related documentation

– Establishing the Research Integrity and Ethics Council

Programm: ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHE-STRAND-3

Project Number: 101082546

Project Duration: 48 თვე
(01/02/2023 – 31/01/2027)

Project Coordinator:

Ilia State University 

Project EU Partners:

1. Free
   University Amsterdam/ STICHTING VU
2. Charles
   University Prague
3. Masaryk
   University
4. European Network for Academic Integrity

Project Georgian HEIs:

1. Apollon Kutateladze Tbilisi State Academy of Art 
2. Ivane
   Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University 
3. Caucasus
   University Ltd
4. David
   Tvildiani Medical University
5. Shota Rustaveli State University 
6. Akaki Tsereteli State University 
7. Samtskhe-Javakheti State University 
8. Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University 
9. Georgian
   Institute of Public Affairs

Project Non – University Partners:

1. Ministry of Education And Science of Georgia 
2. National
   Center For Educational Quality Enhancement
3. Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation 

Activities implemented by the Tbilisi State Academy of
Art within the framework of the EU-funded project ETHICS:

1. Training cycle on research ethics and
   integrity for students in the Academy’s doctoral program
2. Training cycle on research ethics and
   integrity for researchers and academic staff of the Academy of Art
3. Second international meeting of the
   EU-funded project “ETHICS” consortium
4. A roundtable discussion at the Academy
   of Art dedicated to the topic “Artificial Intelligence – Expansion in
   Culture.”
5. Training cycle for researchers and research
   support staff of the Academy of Art
6. First national meeting of the EU-funded
   project “ETHICS.”