Ilia State University has become one of the beneficiaries of the Volkswagen foundation within the frames of the project EU Democracy Promotion in the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia. The aim of the project is to guide the beneficiaries towards a better understanding of the decision-making processes of EU democracy promotion, as well as a better understanding of the EU’s contribution to democratic development in the countries of the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia and the appropriateness of the instruments used.