Crisis Response Simulation Exercise is an event organized by the School of Social Sciences of the University of Georgia (UG) and supported by the Georgian Strategic Analysis Center (GSAC). The Exercise, a multiday table-top simulation game, is based on a pre-developed crisis scenario and aims at testing the quality of national preparedness and resilience, as well as the effectiveness of normative and procedural (policy) mechanisms, given the existing threats and challenges and the capabilities owned by organizations and agencies (state internal and international ones) relevant to the crisis scenario.
The project is designed for advanced-level BA and MA students in the fields of IR and political science (incl. PR, PP, and mass communication), as well as professionals from relevant state organizations and municipalities (20 in each group, 40 in total). Along with the objective to analyze the degree of state resilience on national and local levels in a specific scenario-based context, the exercise offers its participants intensive thematic teaching modules within the first four weeks after the project launch (40 hours in total). Participants will have an excellent opportunity to deepen their knowledge and expand their competence on a broad variety of topics pertinent to crisis response and management.
The final phase of the exercise entails two days of table-top gaming (crisis scenario-based role playing), and the third day is dedicated to the reflection and thorough analysis of exercise results and the review of all steps and decisions made during the exercise, as well as the identification of deficiencies and problem areas.
Project participants will be judged and evaluated in accordance with the defined criteria to select the best performing ones that will be awarded special prices, including the one-week-long trip to Brussels to familiarize themselves with the EU and NATO institutions.