In January 2025, Williams College students participating in an educational exchange program at the Rondeli Foundation had the opportunity to attend lectures delivered by the esteemed researchers and experts. Professor Beka Kobakhidze of Ilia University provided an insightful lecture on the “First Republic of Georgia.” GFSIS Senior Researcher Giorgi Badridze presented a comprehensive overview of “Georgian Socio-Political History,” and Senior Researcher Alexi Petriashvili discussed “Georgian Foreign Policy from 2003 to the Present.” Additionally, the lecture titled “Culture as the Way of Development” was delivered by Mikheil Tsereteli, an archaeologist, museologist, and cultural heritage specialist.
