Supported by Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ISET’s collaboration with the Norwegian School of Economics (Norges Handelshøyskole – NHH) started more than four years ago with regular faculty visits by some of the most senior NHH scholars, professors Einar Hope and Rognvaldur Hannesson. The main goal of the new 3-year phase, to be financed by the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (Senter for internasjonalisering av utdanning (SIU)), is to develop a dual degree program in energy and environmental economics.

მიუხედავად იმისა, რომ საქართველოს სასარგებლო წიაღისეულის სექტორის წილი ქვეყნის მშპ-ში მცირეა, საქართველოს მთლიანი ექსპორტის თითქმის ერთი მეოთხედი სწორედ სასარგებლო წიაღისეულის მოპოვებაზე მოდის. შედეგად, საქართველოს ბუნებრივი რესურსების მზარდ გამოყენებას აქვს პოტენციალი, სარგებელი მოუტანოს ქვეყნის ეკონომიკურ განვითარებას და წვლილი შეიტანოს საჯარო ფინანსებში.

The International School of Economics at TSU (ISET) invites applications for the 2015/16 program “Finance for Professionals”, aiming at executives, managers, and administrative personnel who want to upgrade their competency in finance. Managed by Paul Henri Forestier (former director for Caucasus, Moldova and Belarus, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)), the program will be delivered from November 2015 to June 2016.

As planned, on May 16, 2015, ISET held an Admissions exam in English language and Mathematics. Exams were carried out simultaneously in Baku, Tbilisi, and Yerevan. The Mathematics exam assessed basic mathematical knowledge, thinking, and problem-solving skills. It covered topics from basic algebra, basic mathematics of finance, and basic calculus. The English exam assessed reading comprehension.

On June 13, ISET hosted Dr. Dmitry Shapiro from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, who presented his paper “Microfinance and Dynamic Incentives”.