Recalling Avant-garde Moments, Reconnecting Avant-garde Scenes International Conference Dedicated to the Centenary of the H2SO4

9-11 October 2024, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia Historical avant-garde contains forgotten moments and scenes that still need to be rediscovered or reconnected with other, central or peripheral scenes of the European avant-garde. Avant-garde moments would not occur in different national cultures without the strong desire to connected with the wider web of aesthetic searches and experimentation, happening in […]

“Unity in Diversity: The Malay World, Its History and Culture” – Lecture by Professor Tatyana A. Denisov

On October 15, at 16:00, in the S201/202 auditorium of Ilia State University, at the permanent seminar of the Giorgi Tsereteli Institute of Oriental Studies, Visiting Scholar Professor Tatyana A. Denisova from the Center for Advanced Studies on Islam, Science, and Civilization (CASIS), University Technology Malaysia, will deliver a lecture on "Unity in Diversity: The […]

The management of Byzantine monuments in modern Greece (19th-20th centuries)

October 15, We are pleased to announce a lecture of Dionysis Mourelatos (Athens, Greece) to be presented at the Seminar of the Center for Medieval Studies “The management of Byzantine monuments in modern Greece (19th-20th centuries)” Greece has been grappling with the issue of "national continuity" since gaining its independence, addressing it in various ways. […]

Presentation of the book “Parakletike”

On October 16, at 18:00, a presentation of the prepared book 'Parakletike' will be held by Prof. Irina Lobzhanidze in the G 106 Auditorium of Ilia State University (see http://manuscript.iliauni.edu.ge/). Irina Lobzhanidze will present to the academic community the results of a joint research program between the University of Oxford and the Shota Rustaveli National Science […]

Workshop and Concert “On the Trail of Polish Sonorism”

On November 10, Ilia State University will host a workshop and concert in Auditorium B201, organized by the Music Centre at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. At 11:00, Polish performers Ewa Liebchen and Emilia Karolina Sitarz will hold a workshop introducing the audience to the extended, sonoristic possibilities of the flute and piano. At 18:00, the concert “On […]

International Conference “The Middle East and the Caucasus: Culture, History, Politics”

On December 19, at 10:00 a.m., the International Conference “The Middle East and the Caucasus: Culture, History, Politics,” organized by the Giorgi Tsereteli Institute of Oriental Studies, will open in Auditorium T102 at Ilia State University. The event is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the birth of Academician Giorgi Tsereteli and the 95th anniversary […]

A Public Lecture by Professor Paul Salkovskis

Professor Paul Salkovskis, a renowned Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy expert, will deliver a public lecture on current issues in modern Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy at Ilia State University, Hall G106, on March 28th at 17:00. Professor Paul Salkovskis, Director of the Oxford Centre for Psychological Health, also leads the Clinical Psychology Course and serves as the Editor of the […]

“Feminist Democracy: Reconstruction of Autonomy, Identity and Citizenship” – PhD Dissertation Defense by Aia Beraia

Public defense of the doctoral dissertation “Feminist Democracy: Reconstruction of Autonomy, Identity and Citizenship” by the doctoral student of the doctoral programme Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Ilia State University, Aia Beraia, will be held on April 29, at 10:00, under the Cotutelle Agreement between University of Münster (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster) and Ilia State […]

Public Lectures by Researcher Ravza Altuntaş-Çakır at Ilia State University

On May 6 and 7, Ravza Altuntaş-Çakır will deliver a series of public lectures. She is both a visiting researcher at the ongoing seminar of the G. Tsereteli Institute of Oriental Studies at Ilia State University and an assistant professor at Marmara University. These lectures are intended for students, researchers, and anyone interested in gaining […]