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Jean Monnet Conference 2026

Sokhumi State University welcomes you to the International Scientific Conference «Peace and Conflict Resolution: European Union Challenges and their Impact on Georgia» which will be held in Tbilisi (Georgia) on  October 7, 2026 in the framework of the Jean Monnet Mo­dule «Georgian Peace Paradigm and EU Peacebuilding» (N101175481 ERASMUS-JMO-2024-MODULE-EUPEACEfunded by the European Commission (Erasmus+ Program). 

The International Scientific Conference comprises academic staff, postgraduate/doctoral students, and researchers from SSU and other HEIs interested in Peacebuilding and European integration issues, in general. The Conference is dedicated to the pressing issue of peacebuilding, understood as a comprehensive process encompassing all the political, social, economic, cultural and relational dimensions involved in the construction of sustainable Peace and Conflict Resolution. The Conference is facilitate the exchange of experience among the researchers in this field, initiate new research and implement them; The Conference is open to the academic experts, policy advisers representing a broad range of stakeholders, civil society. Abstracts from conference papers will be published after International scientific conference. The topics of discussion include the following: 

-         The Role of Higher Education in Peacebuilding; Higher Education and SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions;

-        The EU as a Peace Actor;  

-        Conflicts and Peace Processes in Georgia (Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region);

-        The Conflict in Georgia and the European Union; EU Conflict Management and Mediation in Georgia;

-         European integration as a Peacebuilding project. EU – Georgia Relations: Challenges and Opportunities in a new Global context: Integration of Georgia with the EU: Expected Outcomes, EU/Georgia Association Agreement, EU for Georgia and etc..

Abstracts from conference papers will be published in electronic form after the Conference and will be placed on the website of Sokhumi State University.   

            The working languages of the Conference are Georgian and English and will be organized in a hybrid way.

Participation in the International Scientific Conference «Peace and Conflict Resolution: European Union Challenges and their Impact on Georgia» is free of charge. Conference participants will be sent an electronic certificate via e-mail.

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

·Deadline for submission of abstracts (by email: jeanmonnet@sou.edu.ge): 20th of June 2026

·Deadline for notification of the abstract acceptance: 29th of June 2026 

· Deadline for Paper Submission (optional): 31st of June, 2026

· International Scientific Conference «Georgian Peace Paradigm and EU  Peacebuilding» October 7, 2026

 

GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACTS:

Title: [Bold, Times New Roman, 12]; Name of authors, Affiliation, E-mail: [Times New Roman, 11]; Abstract [Bold, Times New Roman, 12, left]The length of the abstract should be between 300 and 350 words [Times New Roman, 12] Keywords [Times New Roman, 11 pts., bold]:  At least 3 keywords, maximum 5 keywords.


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