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On June 25, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between Caucasus University and the USAID Economic Security Program at the campus of Caucasus University. The memorandum was signed by Caucasus University President Dr. Kakha Shengelia and the head of the USAID Economic Security Program, Mark McCord.

Within the framework of Shota Rustaveli Georgian National Science Foundation's 2019 Applied Research (CARYS) grant program competition, the project of Maxim Iavich, Professor of Caucasus School of Technology - "Cyber Incident Response Platform for 5G Cellular Networks" was funded. The project will last for two years and its budget is 204 330 GEL.

On June 23, at the General Assembly of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), Dr. Kakha Shengelia's IAUP presidency was extended by one year. The session was held online for the first time and was attended by Dr. Kakha Shengelia, President of Caucasus University and the International Association of University Presidents. Importantly, this is the first time the IAUP president has been elected for the 4th year.

In mid-June 2020, President of Almaty University Management (AlmaU) Dr. Assylbek Kozhakhmetov was elected into the UN PRME Board aimed at the development of the UN Global Compact on the Principles of Responsible Management Education.

Less than a year after its creation, the Alliance of Management Development Associations in Rising Economies held its first Think Tank meeting on Tuesday, 30 June. This historic meeting aimed to formally introduce each partner association, foster stronger bonds and commitment, and cement the structure of the Alliance by building on its key objectives. The outcome was a true reflection of the future impact of the new dialogue and partnerships between business schools around the world through the Alliance.

CEEMAN Case Writing Competition, organized for the 26th consecutive time in partnership with Emerald Publishing, has closed for submissions. We are delighted to announce that the competition has proven yet again an interesting outlet for authors focusing on developing and emerging markets.

On Tuesday, June 30 2020, the Electoral College, representing the community of UE Katowice, in an electronic vote, elected a Rector for the term 2020-2024. Prof. Celina M. Olszak, PhD, will take over the office of the Rector on September 1st this year. CEEMAN is extending sincere congratulations to Prof. Olszak and to the University and wishing best of luck and success in all their future endeavours!

Center for Social & Health Innovation (CSHI) at MCI conducts research in the field of public health | current study deals with fake news and media credibility

You are kindly invited to read the notes on the BMDA Pre-Conference e-hosted by MIM-Kyiv.

New normality with COVID-19 | CSHI (Center for Social & Health Innovation) at MCI works together with public health expert Martin Sprenger on risk management system | Risk dialogue, traffic light system and regional pandemic commissions as a basis