A strategic plan for the informatics, electrical energy and telecommunication sectors of Georgia. This plan will involve higher education and applied research in the economic development of these three industrial areas, patterned after the model of Georgia Tech Lorraine, the European platform of the Georgia Institute of Technology of Atlanta. By the Georgia Institute of Technology of Atlanta, and Georgian Technical University of Tbilisi. $500,000

Expansion of current infrastructure for distance learning at the National Information Learning Centre, with establishment of new facilities at the Caucasus School of Business and a military site, such as the Military Medical School division of Tbilisi State Medical University. In the second phase, sites will be developed at the Military Hospital, Tbilisi State University, Georgian Technical University and sites in Georgia outside of Tbilisi. By the National Information Learning Center of Tbilisi. $1,731,000

A comprehensive program to educate the teachers of kindergarten through
high school students. The focus will be upon developing teachers who can guide their students as the country makes the transition from the Soviet system to democracy and a free market economy. The goal is to produce teachers knowledgeable about democracy and free markets, who are committed to the values that underlie these forms of social organization, and who will turn out graduates who are accountable, engaged and knowledgeable citizens in a fledgling democracy. Emory University, collaborating with the University of Michigan and Washington University of St. Louis. $3,570,000

Projects anchored to the very successful Caucasus School of Business established by Georgia State University and three Georgian partners, and funded by USIA.: there will be an expansion of the current MBA and BBA programs; Georgian faculty will receive MBAs from GSU; a Master of Science in Health Administration program will be established; a Transcaucasus Business Research Center will be set up, to provide a rational basis for analyzing and forecasting in the Caucasus; a marketing training program will be established for Georgian and US business people; and a leadership training program for Georgian businesswomen. $2,350,000

This group of professionals--e.g., social workers--is currently unknown in the former Soviet Union. There is a critical need for them. Georgia State University and Tbilisi State University.$575,000

The cornerstone of the proposal is the development of the Georgia Institute of Public Health (GIPH). The GIPH would be a free standing organization, linked administratively to the Ministry of Health, but autonomous in function, so that linkages can be made easily with all players in the health and social sectors who comprise the public health community in Georgia.

Applying CAD CAM technology to the production of leg prostheses needed for 10,000 Georgian amputees, many of them victims of land mines. Georgia Institute of Technology and the Ministry of Health and Social Care of Georgia. $705,000

Continuing education for primary care and specialty physicians both in Tbilisi and other areas, relying upon modern information technology. Provide information about health to the public. National Information Learning Center and the United Methodist Committee on Relief of Tbilisi.$993,500

The school would be modeled after the Caucasus School of Business. It would be a postgraduate school, accepting individuals who have graduated from the law faculties of schools such as Tbilisi State University and business schools. A Masters of Law would be given after one to three years of study. Areas would include international law and business law. $2,000,000

The curricula of the principal medical schools in Tbilisi were established in the 1930's. The content has changed with respect to basic science and clinical studies to some extent, in order to keep up with change. However, a vast array of changes to the curricula made by medical schools in the West in the last twenty-five years has not reached Georgia or other parts of the former Soviet Union.

Some examples: problem based learning; simulated patients;
interview techniques; ethics; clinical responsibility during
clerkships; and others. The purpose of this proposal is to enable
academicians from Tbilisi to work with US medical educators in
order to revise their curricula. $1,000,000

Centralized administration for these projects, with an office in Atlanta and one in Tbilisi, with the following responsibilities:

a. Provide centralized administration and facilitation for the projects.
b. Establish times lines for each project and monitor adherence and quality.
c. Auditing functions.
d. Perform ongoing outcome analyses of the projects, measuring success indicators.
e. Produce a brief summary report each quarter and a complete report at the end of each
year, with the focus being upon producing a template that can be replicated in other countries.
f. Assist the partners planning new initiatives and improvement of ongoing activities
g. Provide information to the partners on potential sources of support.$1,500,000