Within the framework of the "Science is Captain" project, a training session titled "Preparation of Scientific Communication Activities" was conducted

Under the auspices of European Researchers' Night and the project "Science Capitania", and within the framework of the Twinning project "Support for Intersectoral Collaboration Opportunities between Research and Industry", a training session in science communication was held remotely. The training was organized by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia and the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation.

The online meeting was attended by Jaba Samushia, General Director of the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, international experts Dr. Gilbert Ahamer (Austria) and Muza Kiriusina (Latvia), as well as scientists funded under the joint DAAD and Rustaveli Foundation competition and the Young Scientists Grant Competition.

The science communication training covered the following topics: communication strategy for the target audience, communication messages, communication medium, language, design and structure, preparation of a presentation, presentation of a scientific project, etc.

This year, Georgia is joining the European Researchers' Night for the first time with the project "Science Capitania". It involves 30 European Union and Horizon 2020 associated countries. On November 27-28, 2020, the main events of the project "Science Capitania" – large-scale, multidisciplinary, educational, entertaining, and cultural – will be held remotely in Tbilisi, Telavi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Akhaltsikhe, and Zugdidi. "Science Capitania" aims to showcase science as a part of everyday life for all layers of society and to promote it among the general public in Georgia.