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An extraordinarily tragic flood occurred in the Vere River valley in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, on the night of 13-14 June, 2015. It resulted in at least 19 people losing their lives and severely damaged the Tbilisi Zoo, leaving half of its animal population either dead or on the loose.

We want to help the people who have suffered through this ordeal by helping to fund the establishment of small camps of inflatable tents, where volunteers will be based in order to help those in need.

Read more: CERGE-EI Community for Georgia

In the 2015/16 academic year CERGE-EI will be awarding merit-based scholarships to the highest performing students. Scholarships will be based on students’ GPA results from the Fall semester 2015 and awarded in December 2015. The top 10% of students, with a GPA of 3.80 or higher, will study in the spring and summer semester for free. The next 10% of students, with a GPA of 3.50 or higher, will study the summer semester for free.

Read more: New Merit-Based Scholarships for the MA in Applied Economics Program

CERGE-EI is seeking to appoint a post-doc or research associate (3 year extendable) and a junior researcher (1 year extendable) in the economics of innovation.

Read more: Call for Research Positions in the Economics of Innovation

Earlier this week, flooding in Tbilisi, Georgia claimed the lives of two ISET students, Mariam Kutelia and Ivlita Jibuti. 

Read more: CERGE-EI Mourns Two ISET Students Lost in Tbilisi Flooding

The winner for this year is Cristiano Mantovani from Bocconi University in Italy. Second place and also a special prize for the best bachelor paper in the competition goes to Nodira Khaydarova from Westminster International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Third is José Javier Domínguez Ramírez from the University of Granada in Spain.  

Read more: Winners of the New Economic Talent 2015 Student Competition Announced