The "Institute of Georgian, German and International Criminal Law" at the University of Georgia (Tbilisi), under the direction of Prof. Dr. Bachana Jishkariani, once again invited Prof. Dr. Konstantina Papathanasiou to conduct a seminar in German on the topic of “Cybercrimes” as part of an Erasmus+ Mobility Agreement.

From 21 to 25 October 2024, Prof. Papathanasiou, Chair of Economic Criminal Law, Compliance and Digitalization, had the opportunity to visit Georgia once again. The seminar attracted great interest: over 40 motivated students learned about cybercrime and the challenges in the field of cryptocurrencies. In particular, specific cybercrime offenses from the Liechtenstein Criminal Code (StGB) were presented, such as unlawful access to computer systems (§ 118a StGB), unlawful interception of data (§ 119a StGB), data damage (§ 126a StGB), data theft (§ 131a StGB), and fraudulent misuse of data processing (§ 148a StGB). The event was simultaneously translated into Georgian by the seminar’s co-leader, Prof. Jishkariani.

As in the previous year, participants were selected through a competitive application process. Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD students from law faculties of all accredited universities in Georgia were eligible to apply. Upon completion of the seminar, all participants received a certificate of attendance. The successful cooperation between the University of Liechtenstein and the University of Georgia will continue.