Brain Drain or Brain Circulation? – A New Portrait of Intellectual Migration in the South Caucasus
In the South Caucasus – Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan – migration has long been a defining theme. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, thousands have left their homelands due
Batumi’s Seasonality Paradox: Platforms, Micro-Apartments, and Informal Employment
Batumi is the sharpest South Caucasus example of how a city economy can become almost entirely dependent on both seasonality and digital platforms. According to the Adjara Tourism Administration, the
Airbnb and Its Competitors in Georgia: Who Dominates the Short-Term Rental Market?
Over the past decade, Georgia has emerged as one of the South Caucasus’s prime tourist destinations, and platformized tourism has transformed how accommodation is supplied and consumed. In 2024 the
Tbilisi’s “Silent Hotels”: How Airbnb is Reshaping the Capital’s Housing Market
Tbilisi has become one of the most striking laboratories of platformized tourism in the South Caucasus. A decade ago, the city’s tourism infrastructure was still dominated by small family hotels
Flipped Classrooms Reimagined: AI as a Catalyst for Pedagogical Change
The flipped classroom has long been one of higher education’s most intriguing innovations, but generative AI has given it new life. The principle is simple: students receive the main lecture
AI Ethics in Education: Teaching Responsibility Through Practice
In the age of generative AI, ethics has become one of the central challenges for education. As AI turns into an everyday tool for students, universities bear the responsibility to
