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On November 25th student debates were held in the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia in Tbilisi. 8 teams participated in the debates on following topics: risks related to decentralization in Georgia, human and financial resources available in regions and options for direct elections of city mayors. Team from Free University won the debates after a final match with the team from Ilia State University. Finalists were awarded with special prizes while all participants received diplomas.

In CIPDD resource centre you have an opportunity to find a new book:Communication Strategies .Communication strategies are common in the business world, where they are used as part of a business’ plan, detailing how to communicate with various groups of people. A single business may have multiple strategies for different categories of people, such as clients, investors, competitors, or employees.

In CIPDD resource centre you have an opportunity to find a November issue of the Magazine Foreign Policy. More than 700 books, magazines and articles can also be found in the resource centre on the issues related to decentralization, including: political and financial aspects of this process, public participation, examples of countries from Latin America, Asia and Africa.

On November 12, 2012, the workshop on student debates was held in Tbilisi. During the meeting the students of differnet Universities were introduced to the rules and topics of debates which will be held on November 25. The meeting was organized and hosted by Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development/CIPDD. The meeting was organized in the framework of the project: Civil Society for Development: Decentralization and Participation in Georgia, with the financial support of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On November 3, 2012, the workshop on student debates was held in Batumi. The meeting was attended by students of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. During the meeting the students were introduced to the rules and topics of debates to be held in late November. The meeting was organized by Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development and was hosted by Center for Civic Engagement. The meeting was organized in the framework of the project: Civil Society for Development: Decentralization and Participation in Georgia, with the financial support of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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