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SUMMARY:The Ecology of Everyday Life: Local Food Practices in the Face of Environmental Threats in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region
DESCRIPTION:On April 7 at 17:00\, the Anthropology Research Centre and the Doctoral Programme in Social and Cultural Anthropology invite you to an online seminar by Dr. Natallia Paulovich: “The Ecology of Everyday Life: Local Food Practices in the Face of Environmental Threats in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region.”\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract:  \nThis presentation outlines the conceptual foundations of the emerging research project “The ecology of everyday life: Local food practices in the face of environmental threats in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region”. The future study will investigate how communities living in an arsenic-affected area of northern Georgia navigate environmental uncertainty in their daily lives\, with particular attention to food sourcing\, preparation\, and consumption. Although geological\, environmental and medical researchers have extensively documented arsenic contamination stemming from abandoned processing facilities\, the social dimensions of this ecological crisis remain largely unexamined. Little is known about how residents understand contamination\, how risk knowledge circulates within households and communities\, or how longstanding culinary traditions are re-interpreted in light of perceived threats. Building on Mary Douglas’s insight that purity and pollution operate as both symbolic and social classifications\, the project approaches toxicity not only as a measurable chemical hazard but also as a lived condition embedded in everyday practices. The presentation maps the conceptual terrain that guides this ethnographic inquiry\, drawing on scholarship in environmental anthropology and studies of foodways under conditions of degradation\, and comparative research on community responses to industrial pollution. It introduces the proposed methodological framework—long-term participant observation\, semi-structured interviews\, household food mapping\, and interdisciplinary collaboration with environmental scientists—designed to trace the interplay between ecological risk and domestic life. By outlining the theoretical rationale and research design\, this presentation sets the stage for a broader investigation into how rural communities in Georgia interpret\, negotiate\, and accommodate environmental threats in their everyday ecologies. The goal is to articulate the analytical questions that will drive the fieldwork and to situate the project within ongoing environmental debates. \nBio  \nDr. Natallia Paulovich is an Assistant Professor at The Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw\, Poland\, specialising in gender studies\, food anthropology sociology\, and Eastern European studies. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the Polish Academy of Sciences in 2018\, and holds a master’s degree in History. Dr. Paulovich has conducted extensive fieldwork in Georgia and Belarus\, focusing on issues of gender\, social identity\, and post-Soviet transformations. Her work has been published in journals such as Slavic Review and Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia. Her first book called ‘The Taste of Agency: Cooking\, Gender\, and Social Change in Georgia’ appeared in 2025 in Palgrave MacMillan.
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/the-ecology-of-everyday-life-local-food-practices-in-the-face-of-environmental-threats-in-the-racha-lechkhumi-and-kvemo-svaneti-region/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of arts and sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260331T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260331T180000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190101
CREATED:20260326T144148Z
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SUMMARY:The Agency and Materiality of Sacred Texts in Armenian Christianity
DESCRIPTION:The Anthropology Research Center of Ilia State University\, together with the PhD Program in Social and Cultural Anthropology\, invites you to a seminar by Konrad Siekierski on March 31 at 17:00: “The Agency and Materiality of Sacred Texts in Armenian Christianity”. \nThe seminar will take place at Ilia State University\, Room A103 32 Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue. \nThis lecture will discuss the social lives of Armenian Christian books and scrolls\, which act as sacred thing-beings endowed with supernatural power and agency\, having life histories and personalities. Drawing on literature on material religion and ethnographic examples from my research\, I will ask what these texts are\, what they do\, and how they relate to people. To respond to these questions\, I will examine the phenomenon of ‘home saints’ venerated in unofficial shrines across several regions of Armenia and in Armenian-populated parts of Georgia\, where they afford the Armenian Christians the experience of a ‘radical presence or realness’ (Orsi 2008: 14) of the sacred. Then\, I will turn to the Matenadaran (the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts) in Yerevan. In this state repository\, research centre\, and museum\, Armenian religious texts have been protected\, renovated\, studied\, and displayed as precious pieces of tangible national heritage. However\, some of these manuscripts have resisted secularisation while preserving the traditional roles of powerful thing-beings which/who attract not only visitors but also pilgrims to the Matenadaran. \nKonrad Siekierski holds a PhD in social anthropology from the Department of Theology and Religious Studies\, King’s College London.  Konrad is a co-editor of Armenia: A Modern Culture from an Anthropological Perspective (2014)\, Armenians in Post-Socialist Europe (2016)\, and a special issue of the Entangled Religions journal on “Religion and Pandemic” (2022).
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/the-agency-and-materiality-of-sacred-texts-in-armenian-christianity/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of arts and sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260324T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260324T180000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190101
CREATED:20260319T123131Z
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SUMMARY:Nana Iashvili's online lecture “Collateralized lives”: Home\, debt\, and financialization in the Republic of Georgia
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, 24 March at 17:00 PM Nana Iashvili will deliver an online lecture “Collateralized lives”: Home\, debt\, and financialization in the Republic of Georgia. \nIn this talk\, Nana will present framework and preliminary findings for her PhD project that investigates credit-debt arrangements in Georgia where individuals use their homes to borrow large sums of money. Examining the roles of creditors ranging from banks to informal moneylenders\, to ‘Giravnoba’\, her work delves into the transformation of housing into a financial asset\, subsequent displacements and dispossessions and how these processes affect households and people’s daily lives. \nNana holds an MA in Sociology and Social Anthropology from Central European University. Currently\, at the Social and Cultural Anthropology department at the University of Vienna\, Nana’s PhD research centers on housing-related debts in Georgia. Nana is a member of the Landscapes of Extraction: Capital\, Violence and City team and a fellow at the Challenge of the Urban Futures Platform. \nWorking language: English \nFormat: online — for details contact mariam.darchiashvili@iliauni.edu.ge \nTime: 24 March 2026\, 17:00 Tbilisi time \nFree to attend. \n 
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/nana-iashvili-s-online-lecture-collateralized-lives-home-debt-and-financialization-in-the-republic-of-georgia/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of arts and sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260319T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260319T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20260319T075432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T100512Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop - Academic Writing and Publishing in the Postplagiarism Era
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is part of the project “Addressing Academic Misconduct and Integrity in Georgia\,” funded with the support of the Center for Governance and Culture in Europe (GCE-HSG) at the University of St.Gallen\, Switzerland. \nThis workshop is designed for early-career researchers and doctoral students and focuses on academic integrity\, generative AI\, and scholarly writing and publishing in the digital age. It explores how AI tools are reshaping research practices\, authorship\, and scholarly responsibility\, with particular attention to ethical use\, transparency\, and integrity. Participants will engage in practical discussions on responsible AI-supported writing\, avoiding academic misconduct and navigating emerging institutional and journal policies. The workshop also provides guidance on developing a strong academic voice and maintaining rigor while working with digital tools. Through interactive sessions and real-world examples\, participants will gain concrete strategies for ethical\, confident\, and future-oriented academic practice\, including insights into publishing in leading international journals. \nThe workshop will be led by PD Dr. Elena Denisova-Schmidt\, Privatdozentin at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and Research Fellow at the Boston College Center for International Higher Education\, and Dr. Tatiana Sitchinava\, Assistant Researcher at the Institute of Demography and Sociology\, Ilia State University. \nThe workshop will be held on 25 May 2026 at 11:00\, at Ilia State University. \nThe working language of the workshop is English. \nFor submission\, please fill in the Google Form: Blank Quiz – Google Forms \nThe deadline for submission is 30 April  2026. \nSelected candidates will be contacted by email in early May.
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/workshop-academic-writing-and-publishing-in-the-postplagiarism-era/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of arts and sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260215T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260215T200000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20260218T132845Z
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SUMMARY:Iliauni Turns 20! Unite for Iliauni!
DESCRIPTION:Twenty years of learning loud. \nTwenty years of thinking free. \nTwenty years of research\, courage\, and building something together that matters. \nFor two decades\, we’ve been creating more than a university. \nWe’ve been creating an academic free space for questions\, for ideas\, for science that has power. \nBecause a university is not just walls and classrooms. \nIt is our responsibility. \nTo society. \nTo the country. \nTo the future. \nWe stand together to defend our university. \nTo defend education. \nTo defend the belief that a better future is built only on knowledge. \nWe stand together to face challenges head-on and say clearly: \nThis path is ours. And no one will rewrite it for us. \n“Only science can fight ignorance.” \n“Where there is no knowledge\, there is no person; where there is no person\, there is no society; and where there is no society\, there is no nation.” – Ilia Chavchavadze \nOn February 15\, at 6:00 PM\, students\, alumni\, professors – all of us – gather at Ilia State University’s A Building to stand for 20 years of continuous building\, growing\, and believing. \nSide by side. \nStronger together. \nThe journey continues. \nWith us: Lexo Ratiani & LOUDspeakers \nLigamus – Iliauni unites us \nTime: February 15\, 6:00 PM \nLocation: Ilia State University\, Building A Courtyard\, 32 Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/iliauni-turns-20-unite-for-iliauni/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260204T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260204T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20260130T084324Z
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SUMMARY:Studying and Living in Korea: International Student Experience
DESCRIPTION:Are you considering studying or living in South Korea? \nMany prospective students form their expectations of life in Korea through K-dramas and social media. This workshop offers a more realistic and informed perspective on what it truly means to study and live in South Korea. \nThe session will be led by Zarina Nurillaeva\, who has been studying in South Korea at the University of Inha for the past three years. Drawing on first-hand experience\, the workshop aims to present the realities of academic and everyday life beyond dramatized images. \nThe workshop will cover the following topics: \n\nThe reality of Korean university life\nAcademic culture\, examinations\, and student responsibilities\nHousing options\, living expenses\, and part-time employment\nCultural differences and adaptation challenges\nUseful information for students who want to study in Korea\, including scholarship opportunities\n\nAdditional highlight:\nThe session will include short quiz activities\, with small prizes for participants. \nJoin us to explore the real side of studying and living in Korea. \nWorking Language: English \nVenue: G 106 Hall\, G. Tsereteli 1 \nTime: 4 February 2026\, 16:00
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/30-01-2026-samkhreth-koreashi-studentebisthvis/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251225T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251225T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20251222T130240Z
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SUMMARY:Mohammad Golshan’s Lecture JUDEO-PERSIAN IN THE HISTORY OF IRAN AND AS A LANGUAGE OF RECOMPILING MEDICINE
DESCRIPTION:About the Presenter \nMohammad Golshan is currently pursuing a joint double-program PhD in Iranian Studies at the University of Göttingen in Germany and in Terrains\, textes\, interdisciplinarité (2TI) at EHESS in France. His main focus is on the history of medical science in the early modern global history. Currently\, He is working on the feminine body in Indo-Persian medical and occult texts of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Along with Judeo-Persian codicology\, he is also interested in Judeo-Persian medical writings\, folk medicine\, divination\, and magic in Iran and Central Asia\, specifically in texts from the 15th to the 19th century in Iran and Bukhara. \nAnnotation \nThe medical texts that were recompiled in Judeo-Persian are among the sources that have not received the attention they truly merit. A significant collection of Judeo-Persian medical manuscripts\, which are recompilations of medieval Persian medical texts\, is housed in the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. While there may be similarities in their codicological features\, it is essential to examine them as discrete cases. This lecture proposes a general examination of one of these sources in The Library of JTS\, Kifāyat-i Manṣūrī\, along with a practice of reading some excerpts of the text as an interactive learning endeavor. This lecture will encompass two primary components as well: an exposition of the sources stored in the Library of JTS and a historical background of writing in Judeo-Persian in Persianate world context. \nWorking language: English \nTime: December 25\, 16:00 \nLocation: Ilia State University\, 201/202 meeting hall of Building S\, Acad. G. Tsereteli Street N3 \nAttendance is free. \n 
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/22-10-2025-publiclecture/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of arts and sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251220T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251220T193000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20251212T080459Z
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SUMMARY:Conference "Dictionary Day"
DESCRIPTION:On December 20\, 2025\, the Centre for Lexicography and Language Technologies at Ilia State University will host Dictionary Day\, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Professor Tinatin Margalitadze’s birth. This year\, Dictionary Day will be held as a conference\, featuring contributions from Tinatin Margalitadze\, Giorgi Meladze\, and students of the Master’s and PhD programmes in Lexicography. \n Working language: Georgian \nTime: December 20\, 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM \nVenue: Ilia State University\, Hall G106\, G. Tsereteli Entrance N 1-3 \nConference program available at the link. \nAttendance is free.
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/12-12-2025-conference/
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251218T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251218T180000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20251217T121025Z
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SUMMARY:Public lecture by Dr. Alberto Roper Pol Primordial Magnetic Fields and Gravitational Waves An Overview of Research
DESCRIPTION:On December 18 at 5:00 PM\, a seminar of Space Research Center will be held at Ilia State University S507. Dr. Alberto Roper Pol will give a presentation on the multi-messenger studies of primordial magnetic fields and gravitational wave backgrounds. \nDr. Alberto Roper Pol is the leader of the Cosmology and Astroparticles Group at the University of Geneva. \nDr. Roper Pol collaborates with Ilia State University professors and researchers on issues related to cosmological gravitational waves\, and they have jointly published articles in leading scientific journals. \n 
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/17-12-2025-publiclecture/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of natural sciences and medicine
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251205T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251205T200000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20251128T142500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251128T142624Z
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture: Urban transformation and the importance of sustainable and social public spaces
DESCRIPTION:On December 3 at 7:00 PM\, the Architecture Program at Ilia State University will host a public lecture by Swiss landscape architect Ludger Krabbe. The lecture\, “Urban Transformation and the Importance of Sustainable and Social Public Spaces\,” will showcase projects by BRYUM\, a Basel-based studio. Mr. Krabbe will highlight approaches to open-space urban design that improve residents’ daily lives and benefit the environment. \nAbout the Speaker \nLudger Krabbe is a landscape architect. Since 2015\, he has been a member of BRYUM’s executive management. He has 25 years of experience working in both the public and private sectors in Germany and Switzerland. He is also a guest lecturer at the FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland. His teaching focuses on climate-responsive and cooling-oriented urban spaces. \nThe lecture is part of the public program of the student architectural workshop “Sustainable Design for Green Spaces\,” which will take place at Ilia State University from December 3–7. The workshop aims to deepen knowledge about sustainable solutions and participatory practices in the development of urban green spaces. \nThe Heinrich Böll Foundation Tbilisi Office supports the event. \nWorking language: English \nTime: 3 December\, 7:00 PM \nAddress: Qaqutsa Cholokashvili Avenue 3/5\, Building H\, Room 105 \nAttendance is free.
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/28-11-2025-lecture-2/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of business, technology and education
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251205T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251205T200000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20251128T141031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T075411Z
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SUMMARY:Public Discussion: Sustainable Design in the Era of Climate Crisis – The Georgian Experience
DESCRIPTION:On 5th December at 7:00 pm\, a public discussion organised by the Architecture Programme at Ilia University will be held on the topic: Sustainable Design in the Era of Climate Crisis – Georgia’s Experience. \nClimate change remains a key global challenge today. As Earth’s temperatures continue to rise quickly\, the frequency and severity of natural disasters such as floods\, droughts\, and wildfires are also expected to increase. These events threaten human life\, health\, and essential resources and lead to substantial infrastructural damage. Countries and cities are working on developing approaches and strategies to reduce climate change impacts\, respond effectively\, and support adaptation. Urban planning and architecture can significantly contribute to these efforts. \nDuring the public discussion\, we will address the current situation in Georgia related to this topic and examine the experience gained in urban planning and architecture. \nSpeakers:  \nKakha Bakhtadze – Environmental Protection Specialist \nSalome Dvali – Environmental Protection Specialist \nEnergy Efficiency Center representative \nThe discussion is part of the public program of the student architectural workshop “Sustainable Design for Green Spaces\,” which will take place at Ilia State University from December 3–7. The workshop aims to deepen knowledge about sustainable solutions and participatory practices in the development of urban green spaces. \nThe Heinrich Böll Foundation Tbilisi Office supports the event. \nWorking language: Georgian \nTime: 5 December\, 7:00 PM \nAddress: Qaqutsa Cholokashvili Avenue 3/5\, Building H\, Room 105 \nAttendance is free.
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/28-11-2025-publicdiscussion/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of business, technology and education
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251202T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251202T190000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20251125T075435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T075607Z
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SUMMARY:My Socialist Home” – Film screening and discussion
DESCRIPTION:My Socialist Home (Iulia Statica and Adrian Catu\, 2021) is a documentary that captures the lived experiences and memories of five women who lived in Bucharest’s socialist housing blocks during the communist era in Romania\, and who continue to live in these apartments today. The film examines the historical significance and contemporary relevance of two major reforms initiated under Nicolae Ceaușescu’s regime (1965-1989): one aimed at demographic growth through the control of reproduction\, the other focused on unprecedented mass housing construction involving extensive demolitions. Although set in the contemporary postsocialist context\, the film reflects on these historical reforms by presenting the everyday lives and stories of its subjects. In doing this\, it reveals the contradictions\, subtleties\, and the gendered nature of life under communism\, foregrounding the prismatic role of architecture in the constitution and afterlife of socialism. \nIulia Statica is a Mellon Fellow in Democracy and Landscape at Harvard University’s Dumbarton Oaks Institute in Washington\, DC and a Lecturer at the School of Architecture and Landscape at the University of Sheffield\, UK. She previously held postdoctoral positions at The Bartlett School of Architecture\, UCL\, and Cornell University. Her research focuses on the legacies of socialist-built environments in Eastern Europe\, particularly mass housing\, and the gendered experiences of these spaces. She investigates experiences of domesticity\, infrastructure\, and feminized migration in the wider context of Cold War and imperial histories\, and their influence on contemporary postsocialist practices. She is the author of Urban Phantasmagorias: Domesticity\, Production\, and the Politics of Modernity in Communist Bucharest. \nTime: 2 December\, 18:00 \nFormat: Online \nJoin Zoom Meeting https://iliauni-edu-ge.zoom.us/j/81858419018?pwd=5cb94xRfq6CON5tmnlUovzX6MXa2v8.1
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/25-11-2025-movie/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251128T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251128T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20251104T082406Z
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SUMMARY:International Workshop Jewishness in Georgian and European Literatures
DESCRIPTION:Ilia State University\, Institute of Comparative Literature \nVrije Universiteit Brussel\nInternational Workshop \nJewishness in Georgian and European Literatures \nFriday\, 28 November 2025 \nBook Store Ligamus\nIlia State University \nIlia Chavcahvadze av. 32\, Tbilisi\, Georgia \nThe objective of the workshop is to examine the literary representations of Jewishness in Georgian and European literatures from 1850 until the present. Drawing upon a transnational and intermedial perspective\, the aim is to explore artistic\, literary\, musical and cinematographic examples in the context of the politico-racial anti-Semitism that emerged during the 19th century: the Dreyfus Affair and its resonance in Western\, Central and Eastern Europe\, followed by the rise of fascisms\, Nazism and the rupture introduced by the Shoah\, as well as the state anti-Semitism of the Soviet Stalinist regime. \nThe fundamental question that this workshop seeks to address pertains to the manner in which literature\, in its broadest sense\, encompassing its manifold forms of representation\, portrays Jewishness within diverse social and national contexts. This raises the question of the response or capability of writing to respond to the rise of anti-Semitism through diverse historical circumstances\, including our contemporary world. The objective of this workshop is to (re)examine questions on a vast subject that is still very under-explored in certain areas and from particular perspectives\, such as minor literature and forgotten writers. \nThe primary research topics encompass\, but are not limited to\, the following: \n\nJewishness in literary history: an examination of both national and transnational contexts;\nThe body in the marginalised space;\nSpaces of exclusion;\nRepresentation of Jewishness in an intermedial perspective;\n(Co)inhabiting common spaces;\nExamination of alternative forms of exclusion and marginalisation (for example\, racial\, social and gender-based) and their literary and artistic manifestations.\n\nTo participate in the workshop \nYou are invited to submit your proposal by October 20\, 2025. The proposal should include: Title\, Abstract of the paper (250 words) and short biography (250 words). \nThe proposal should be sent: tina_mamatsashvili@iliauni.edu.ge\,bela_tsipuria@iliauni.edu.ge \nWorking Languages: Georgian\, English\, French \nFormat: Hybrid \nOrganising committee \n\nIlia State University: Atinati Mamatsashvili\, Bela Tsipuria\nVrije Universiteit Brussel: Arvi Sepp\n\nScientific committee \n\nMzaro Dokhtourishvili (Ilia State University)\nAtinati Mamatsashvili (Ilia State University)\nArvi Sepp (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)\nNino Pirtskhalava (Ilia State University)\nBela Tsipuria (Ilia State University)\n\n2025
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/international-workshop-jewishness-in-georgian-and-european-literatures/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of arts and sciences
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SUMMARY:The Blood Donation Day
DESCRIPTION:The Blood Donation Day will be held in the buildings A and T of Iliauni on November 25\, it will be organized by the Department of Student Affairs of Ilia State University. \nAs part of the campaign\, the mobile teams of the “Natalia Kvantaliani Central Blood Bank” and “Sicockhle” organizations\, staffed by professional\, experienced doctors\, will offer those who wish to selflessly donate blood and thus show their support for people who need help. \nAny person between the ages of 18 and 65 can become a blood donor if: \n\nyour weight is 50 kg or more;\nyou have not been infected with viral hepatitis B and C;\nsyphilis\, tuberculosis;\nyou are not infected with HIV;\nyou do not have blood or oncological diseases;\nyou are not a drug user;\nyou have not undergone a surgical operation\, you have not been vaccinated against tetanus and rabies in the last 1 year;\nyou have not gotten a tattoo in the last 6 months;\nyou have not had contact with other people’s blood;\nyou have not been pregnant in the last 6 months;\nthe donor must be practically healthy on the day of donation – must not have a fever\, runny nose\, catarrh\, or other flu-like symptoms.\n\nThose who participate in the charity event will receive the following research results free of charge: \n\nGroup\, rhesus\, phenotype\nHepatitis B and C\, syphilis\, cytomegalovirus and AIDS virus\n\nA person who is going to donate should know the following: \n\nBlood donation is an easy\, safe and painless process;\nWhen donating blood\, only disposable material is used and the donor is protected from infection;\nDonating blood is absolutely safe for health;\nBlood donation is recommended in the first half of the day;\nIt is better to eat lightly and drink sweet tea in the morning on the day of blood donation. You should refrain from taking tobacco and analgesics;\nBlood can be donated again after 2 months;\n\nBring a proof of identity card with you. \nTime: 11:00-16:00 \nLocation: \n\nNatalia Kvantaliani Central Blood Bank – Building A of Iliauni. Student space\, I. Chavchavadze Ave. N32\n“Sicockhle” blood bank – Building T of Iliauni\, student space\, Cholokashvili Ave. N3/5
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/21-11-2025-blood/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251125T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251125T120000
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SUMMARY:Title of the Conference: “Georgia’s Economic Potential and Korea–Georgia Economic Cooperation”
DESCRIPTION:This international academic forum aims to explore Georgia’s economic potential and identify promising areas for industrial cooperation between Korea and Georgia. \nIt will bring together scholars\, students\, and business representatives to exchange insights on bilateral economic relations\, development strategies\, and future collaboration opportunities. \nPlease find the draft program below for your reference. \nInternational Academic Forum: “Georgia’s Economic Potential and Korea–Georgia Economic Cooperation” \nDate: Tuesday\, November 25\, 2025 \nTime: 10:30–12:00 (followed by light reception) \nVenue: Auditorium G106\, Ilia State University (1 Giorgi Tsereteli Exit\, Tbilisi)
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/14-11-2025-conference/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251121T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251122T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
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SUMMARY:International Conference The Black Sea as a Literary and Cultural Space (3): Ruins (Ancient and Modern) and Mobilities
DESCRIPTION:On November 20-21\, 2025\, the international research conference Black Sea as a Literary and Cultural Space (3): Ruins (Ancient and Modern) and Mobilities will be held at the Ovidius University of Constanța\, Romania. \nThe conference is the next gathering of the network of researchers studying the literature and culture of the Black Sea countries. Research Cooperation was launched in 2018\, with the first international conference\, The Black Sea as a Literary and Cultural Space\, held in November 2018 at Ilia State University\, organized by the Research Center Intercompréhension romane. Dialogue intertextuel  and the Institute of Comparative Literature. \nThe following professors and teachers of Literature\, Romance Studies\, and Ethnology of Ilia State University will present their papers at the conference: Mzago Dokhturishili (member of the conference scientific committee)\, Tsira Kilanava\, Salome Lapachishvili\, Nino Abakelia\, and Bela Tsipuria (member of the scientific committee). Their papers will address Georgian literary experience in the research context of the Black Sea’s literary and cultural space. The Constanța conference is co-organized by the Institute of Comparative Literature of Ilia State University. \nSee Programme
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/21-11-2025-internationalconference/
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251002T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251002T170000
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SUMMARY:Harutyun Khudanyan’s lecture “The Origin and the Process of Formation of the Armenian People in the Light of Recent Studies”
DESCRIPTION:Harutyun Khudanyan\, a researcher at the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia\, will deliver a lecture  “The Origin and the Process of Formation of the Armenian People in the Light of Recent Studies” within the permanent seminar of the Institute in the 201/202 meeting hall of Building S of Ilia State University on October 2. \nLecture annotation \nThe speaker presents views on the origins of the Armenian people\, taking into account the latest genetic research. Modern Armenians represent a distinct\, enduring lineage shaped in antiquity and preserved through history. \nAbout the speaker \nHarutyun Khudanyan is a researcher at the Department of Ancient History of the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia. His academic interests focus on Oriental and ancient sources\, Armenian-Georgian relations\, the ancient history of the Armenian people and the region\, particularly the history and culture of Urartu. Among his publications\, it is worth citing: “New Unpublished Materials from the Personal Funds of Georgian Prominent Urartologist Giorgi Melikishvili: G. Melikishvili and Armenology.” Scientia (Tbilisi)\, No. 2 (2021)\, “From the History of Armenian-Georgian Academic Relations: A Newly Discovered Letter by A. Kalantari from the Personal Fonds of L. Mushkelishvili.” Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography\, 2022)\, “The Urartian Collection of the Georgian National Museum.” In: Museum and Globalization\, Materials from the International Conference (2021). \nWorking language: English \nTime: October 2\, 16:00 \nLocation: Ilia State University\, 201/202 meeting hall of Building S\, G. Tsereteli Street N3 \nAttendance is free. \n2025
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/harutyun-khudanyan-s-lecture-the-origin-and-the-process-of-formation-of-the-armenian-people-in-the-light-of-recent-studies/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of arts and sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250930T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250930T200000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20250923T120311Z
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SUMMARY:Public Online Lecture by Professor Andreas Lechner “Typologies of Transformation“
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to inform you that the Laboratory for Architecture and Urban Studies at Ilia State University is currently implementing a project entitled “Urban Transformations of Saburtalo.” The project investigates\, on the one hand\, the processes of urban transformation in Saburtalo from the late nineteenth century through the 1990s\, and\, on the other hand\, the architectural characteristics and particularities of housing construction. \nA key focus of the research team is the examination of how residential building types have evolved in parallel with the spatial transformation of the neighborhood\, how different typologies have been established\, and how these have undergone change over time. \nWithin the framework of the project\, four international seminars are planned\, bringing together scholars engaged with this field of research. The first seminar will take place on 30 October of this year and will be led by Professor Andreas Lechner of the Faculty of Architecture at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz). The theme of the seminar will be Typologies of Transformation. \nIn contemporary architectural discourse\, the imperative to Reduce\, Reuse\, and Recycle—encompassing adaptive reuse\, continual transformation\, and building upon the built—fundamentally challenges inherited notions of architectural production and authorial invention. In this lecture\, Andreas Lechner examines the evolving relationship between architectural type\, typology\, and strategies of transformation\, drawing on his recent publication Architectural Affordances – Typologies of Umbau (2025). Here\, the concept of Umbau (German for “transformation”) reframes architectural reasoning and practice—extending beyond maintenance\, technical renovation\, or adaptive reuse. It proposes a more nuanced dialogue with typology\, historical continuity\, and material articulation\, that started with his 2021 „Thinking Design – Blueprint for an Architecture of Typology“ (Park Books: Zurich 2021). \nStructured around theoretical inquiry\, typological analysis\, and drawing-based research\, the talk invites to discern the latent spatial potentials—architectural affordances—embedded in existing structures.These affordances\, understood as both ecological and cultural prompts\, offer new ways of engaging with the resilience\, adaptability\, and social intelligence of the built environment\, ultimately repositioning „Umbau” not as a niche activity but as architecture’s disciplinary core—at once critical praxis and artistic endeavour. \nAndreas Lechner is an architect\, educator\, and writer whose practice is rooted in contextually sensitive\, research-driven design. He holds a PhD and a Master of Architecture from TU Graz\, where he currently serves as Associate Professor at the Faculty of Architecture. Before founding Studio Andreas Lechner\, he studied and worked with Pritzker Architecture Prize–winning architects\, drawing on formative experiences in Los Angeles\, Berlin\, Vienna\, and Tokyo. He is the author of the award-winning\, based on his habilitation\, and has held postdoctoral research positions at Università Iuav di Venezia and Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen. Lechner lectures and teaches internationally\, serves as a visiting professor at Politecnico di Milano\, and leads the research group “Counterintuitive Typologies” supported by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency. He is also co-editor of GAM – Graz Architecture Magazine and of a forthcoming special issue of The Journal of Architecture.
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/23-09-2025-publiclecture/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250919T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250919T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
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SUMMARY:“Light from Neutrinos“ – Public Lecture by Professor Sudip Jana
DESCRIPTION:On September 19 at 16:00\, in Hall G106 of Ilia State University\, Associate Professor Sudip Jana from the Harish-Chandra Research Institute will deliver a public lecture titled “Light from Neutrinos”. \nThe speaker will discuss non-standard interactions of neutrinos. He will focus on their electromagnetic properties and the connection between the magnetic moment and the mechanism of neutrino mass generation. He will also address models that allow for a large neutrino magnetic moment while preserving their small masses\, and which predict the anomalous magnetic moment of charged leptons. \nThe speaker will explore the prospects for studying non-standard neutrino interactions and electromagnetic properties in future experiments\, both in laboratory settings and astrophysical observations. \nThe presentation is based on published results from the works: hep-ph/2303.13572\, 2203.01950\, 2104.03291\, 2407.06251\, and 2007.04291. \nSudip Jana holds a PhD in Physics from Oklahoma State University\, USA. From 2019 to 2024\, he worked as a researcher at the Max Planck Institute in Heidelberg\, Germany. Since 2024\, he has been serving as an Associate Professor at the Harish-Chandra Research Institute\, India. \nLanguage: English \nDate and Time: September 19\, 16:00 \nLocation: Ilia State University\, Hall G106\, #1 G. Tsereteli Street \nAttendance is free.
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/17-09-2025-publiclecture/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of natural sciences and medicine
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250623T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250623T190000
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CREATED:20250528T074757Z
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture by Professor Sergey Sharov: “Inclusive Voices: Artificial Intelligence for Deliberative Democracy”
DESCRIPTION:On June 23rd at 18:00\, in Room S507 at Ilia State University\, Professor Sergey Sharov from the School of Languages\, Cultures\, and Societies at the University of Leeds will give a lecture titled “Inclusive Voices: Artificial Intelligence for Deliberative Democracy.” \nProfessor Sharov will discuss the approaches and outcomes of the iDem project\, funded through the EU Horizon program. The project aims to support the participation of marginalised groups—including the elderly\, migrants\, and individuals with mental health conditions—in democratic processes by addressing linguistic barriers. \nThe speaker will explore how Artificial Intelligence can enhance the participation of marginalized groups in inclusive democratic processes by overcoming linguistic barriers. While deliberative democracy emphasizes mutual understanding among diverse stakeholders\, complex institutional language often excludes the elderly\, migrants\, and individuals with mental health conditions from meaningful engagement in civic platforms and online spaces. For this reason\, the project\, developed in collaboration with the City Council of Barcelona\, Cibervoluntarios\, PIM\, and ANFFAS\, focuses on three case studies involving these communities and aims to identify and address complex linguistic phenomena in Catalan\, Italian\, and Spanish to make deliberative processes more accessible. Drawing on Systemic-Functional Linguistics\, the speaker will discuss how differences between language users (e.g.\, socio-demographic factors) and language use (e.g.\, communicative functions) influence participation in AI-mediated deliberation. \nAt the end of the lecture\, Professor Sharov will reflect on two risks: on the one hand\, overclaiming – creating overly optimistic expectations\, and on the other hand\, underclaiming – the risk of overlooking the potential of Artificial Intelligence to foster inclusive dialogue. \nWorking language: English \nDate & Time: June 23\, 18:00 \nLocation: Room S507\, Ilia State University\, 3 G. Tsereteli Street \nEveryone interested is welcome to attend.
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/28-05-2025-publicreport/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of arts and sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250613T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250613T190000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20250610T075955Z
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SUMMARY:Tergdaleulebi and the Revival of Georgian National Identity
DESCRIPTION:On June 13\, at Ligamus Book House\, join us for a thought-provoking discussion on: Tergdaleulebi and the Revival of Georgian National Identity \nEvent Overview \nThis event will examine the mission\, work\, and legacy of the Tergdaleulebi—a generation of 19th-century Georgian intellectuals and public figures like Ilia Chavchavadze who were determined to spark a national revival and civic consciousness in the country. The discussion will explore the principles that guided them\, how they understood Georgian national identity\, and what steps and strategy they believed were needed to renew and protect it\, both from external threats and internal weaknesses of Georgian society. The conversation will also address internal tensions within the movement\, its eventual decline\, and what we can learn from the movement to better understand the challenges of Georgia today. \nPanellists: Dr. Ghia Nodia and Dr. Bela Tsipuria\, Professors of Ilia State University \nModerator: Valerian Sikhuashvili\, Lecturer of Ilia State University \nDate and; Time: Friday\, June 13\, at 6:00 pm \nVenue: Ligamus Book House\, 32 Chavchavadze Ave.
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/10-06-2025-paneldiscussion/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of arts and sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250612T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250612T150000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20250604T070438Z
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture by Polish Professors "Blood and the Relationship between Blood Types and Nutrition"
DESCRIPTION:On June 12 at 14:00\, in Room S103 of Ilia State University\, Polish colleagues  from the Faculty of Medical Sciences\, University of Social and Medical Sciences in Lublin – Associate Professor Leszek Zakrzewski and Associate Professor Agnieszka Michalska will give a lecture on the blood\, blood-grouping and the importance of blood types and their relationship to nutrition. \nLanguage of the lecture: English \nDate and Time: June 12\, 14:00 \nLocation: Room S103\, Ilia State University\, G.Tsereteli Street N3 \nTarget Audience: \nThe lecture is intended for students in the fields of natural sciences\, medical and health sciences\, biology\, nutritional science\, applied biochemistry\, and biotechnology. \n2025 \n 
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/06-04-2025-publiclecture/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of natural sciences and medicine
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250605T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250605T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20250520T123330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T123520Z
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SUMMARY:A public lectures of Polish Professors from Warsava University of Life Sciences
DESCRIPTION:On June 5\, 2024\, at 16:00\, Polish colleagues from Warsava University of Life Sciences – Professor Robert Popek and Professor Arkadiusz Przybysz will give public lectures: \nRobert Popek – “Urban Vegetation as a Natural Filter: Assessing the Role of Green Infrastructure in Capturing Airborne Particulate Matter » \nA public lecture will explore how urban greenery helps combat air pollution in rapidly developing cities. The talk will highlight recent research on the effectiveness of different plant types—such as parks\, meadows\, and green barriers—in capturing harmful airborne particles like particulate matter\, trace elements\, and microplastics. This lecture will discuss how vegetation not only improves air quality but also serves as an indicator of environmental health. \nArkadiusz Przybysz  – „Phytoremediation: the sustainable strategy for improving urban air quality” \nUrban air is increasingly polluted by particulate matter\, microplastics\, and trace elements—posing serious health risks. This lecture will highlight how different types of urban greenery\, especially often-overlooked informal green spaces and urban meadows\, function as natural air filters. We will examine how plant structure\, biodiversity\, location\, and environmental conditions influence their effectiveness in improving air quality and delivering broader ecosystem services. \nLocation: G106\, G.Tsereteli st 1\, G building (near Vake Park) \nWorking language: English
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/20-05-2025-publiclectures/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of natural sciences and medicine
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250605T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250605T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20250516T100804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T100935Z
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SUMMARY:A seminar dedicated to the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby's publication
DESCRIPTION:On June 5\, 2025\, at 16:00\, the Ligamus Book House at Ilia State University will host a seminar dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. \nThe seminar will explore the novel’s historical and literary significance\, as well as its influence on American culture and contemporary thought. \nModerator: Prof. Paata Chkheidze \nSpeakers: \n\nProf. Rezo Marsagishvili\, “Speech Strategies of The Great Gatsby’s Characters”;\nAssoc. Prof. Nino Guliashvili: “Constructing Meaning in The Great Gatsby: A Comparative Linguistic Analysis Through Pragmatic\, Psycholinguistic\, and Cognitive Lenses”;\nNona Maziashvili; “Fitzgerald and Conrad”;\nKetevan Gakhokia: “The Great Gatsby ─ A Modernist Novel”;\nIa Jejelava: “The Great Gatsby and the River”;\nDavit Tsarielashvili: “The Great Gatsby ─ An Epic Hero”.\n\nAdmission is free
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/16-05-2025-publication/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250603T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250603T180000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20250516T115515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T115738Z
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SUMMARY:A public lecture by Paolo Bernardi
DESCRIPTION:On June 3\, 2024\, at 17:00\, Paolo Bernardi\, MD Emeritus Professor\, University of Padova (Italy) and Adjunct Professor\, New York University (New York) will give a public lecture “Mitochondria: How ancient bacteria allowed our evolution”. \nCyanobacteria\, the first organisms able to carry out photosynthesis\, about 3\,500 million years ago initiated the formation of free molecular oxygen on earth. Due to its lethal effects\, oxygen caused the mass extinction of primitive anaerobic forms of life. Surviving organisms managed to exploit oxygen for their vital functions following integration within the cell of ancient bacteria\, the progenitors of our mitochondria. This unique event allowed evolution of multicellular organisms and provides us with the vital energy of life. \nLocation: G106\, G.Tsereteli st 1\, G building (near Vake Park) \nWorking language: English
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/16-05-2025-publiclecture/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T140000
DTSTAMP:20260417T190102
CREATED:20250520T103558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T103737Z
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SUMMARY:Presentation of the First Georgian Edition of the Book “Politics in Europe” and the Student Conference and Poster Competition at Ilia State University
DESCRIPTION:On May 29 Ilia State University will host the presentation of the first Georgian edition of the book “Politics in Europe”\, along with a student academic conference and a poster competition. \n Presentation of the Georgian Edition of “Politics in Europe” \nThe first part of the event will feature the presentation of the Georgian translation of the book “Politics in Europe.” The book provides an in-depth discussion of the institutional structures\, political systems\, decision-making mechanisms\, as well as the historical and current political\, socio-economic\, foreign policy\, and security challenges of seven countries: the United Kingdom\, France\, Germany\, Italy\, Sweden\, Russia\, and Poland. It also covers the institutional framework of the European Union. \nThis comprehensive approach allows readers to both deeply understand each individual political system and conduct comparative analysis\, making the book a valuable resource for both teaching and research purposes. \nThe academic editors of the first Georgian edition of “Politics in Europe” are Professor Giorgi Gvalia\, Professor of International Relations at Ilia State University\, and Giorgi Odoshashvili\, PhD candidate in political science and lecturer. \nThe book was published by Ilia State University with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s Representation in Georgia. \n\nStudent Academic Conference and Poster Competition \nThe book presentation will be followed by a student academic conference and a poster competition on the topic:\n“The European Union and a Changing World: At the Crossroads of Geopolitical Shifts\, Strategic Autonomy\, and Global Responsibilities.” \nParticipating students will present academic papers and visual posters on pressing issues in contemporary European politics — including the EU’s global role in a changing international system. \nThe event is organized by the EU-funded project “Jean Monnet Chair at IliaUni” in cooperation with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. \nDate: May 29\, 2025 \nTime: 11:00 AM \nLocation: Ilia State University\, G106 Conference Hall
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/20-05-2025-conference/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of arts and sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250527T110000
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SUMMARY:The Blood Donation Day
DESCRIPTION:The Blood Donation Day will be held in the buildings A and T of Iliauni on May 27\, it will be organized by the Department of Student Affairs of Ilia State University. \nAs part of the campaign\, the mobile teams of the “Natalia Kvantaliani Central Blood Bank” and “Sicockhle” organizations\, staffed by professional\, experienced doctors\, will offer those who wish to selflessly donate blood and thus show their support for people who need help. \nAny person between the ages of 18 and 65 can become a blood donor if: \n\nyour weight is 50 kg or more;\nyou have not been infected with viral hepatitis B and C;\nsyphilis\, tuberculosis;\nyou are not infected with HIV;\nyou do not have blood or oncological diseases;\nyou are not a drug user;\nyou have not undergone a surgical operation\, you have not been vaccinated against tetanus and rabies in the last 1 year;\nyou have not gotten a tattoo in the last 6 months;\nyou have not had contact with other people’s blood;\nyou have not been pregnant in the last 6 months;\nthe donor must be practically healthy on the day of donation – must not have a fever\, runny nose\, catarrh\, or other flu-like symptoms.\n\nThose who participate in the charity event will receive the following research results free of charge: \n\nGroup\, rhesus\, phenotype\nHepatitis B and C\, syphilis\, cytomegalovirus and AIDS virus\n\nA person who is going to donate should know the following: \n\nBlood donation is an easy\, safe and painless process;\nWhen donating blood\, only disposable material is used and the donor is protected from infection;\nDonating blood is absolutely safe for health;\nBlood donation is recommended in the first half of the day;\nIt is better to eat lightly and drink sweet tea in the morning on the day of blood donation. You should refrain from taking tobacco and analgesics;\nBlood can be donated again after 2 months;\n\nBring a proof of identity card with you. \nTime: 11:00-16:00 \nLocation: \nNatalia Kvantaliani Central Blood Bank – Building A of Iliauni. Student space\, I. Chavchavadze Ave. N32 \n“Sicockhle” blood bank – Building T of Iliauni\, student space\, Cholokashvili Ave. N3/5
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/20-05-2025-blooddonation/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250521T180000
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SUMMARY:A Public Lecture by Professor Morgane Bomsel: “Long COVID Pathogenic Mechanisms”
DESCRIPTION:On May 21 at 18:00\, at Ilia State University\, Auditorium G106\, Professor Morgane Bomsel\, Head of the Laboratory of Mucosal Entry of HIV and Mucosal Immunity at Institut Cochin (Paris\, France)\, will deliver a public lecture titled “Long COVID Pathogenic Mechanisms.” \nThe lecture will address one of the most pressing challenges in post-pandemic medicine — the phenomenon of Long COVID. Although the pandemic has officially ended\, the spread of SARS-CoV-2 continues\, and new variants of the virus are still emerging. As a result\, long-term symptoms affecting a portion of those infected have become increasingly evident\, often appearing months after the initial infection. \nProfessor Bomsel will present the latest scientific findings on the primary mechanisms underlying this condition. She will discuss key symptoms\, including chronic tiredness (asthenia/fatigue)\, cognitive dysfunction\, and cardiovascular disorders\, and introduce the audience to recent scientific advances in understanding these processes. \nProfessor Morgane Bomsel\, PhD in Biological Sciences\, is a CNRS Research Director and a leading expert in mucosal immunity and viral pathogenesis. Her research focuses on the mechanisms of HIV and Long COVID\, immune responses\, and the development of antiviral therapies. She has worked at leading institutions throughout Europe and the United States and collaborates with international research teams. \nWorking Language: English \nDate and Time: May 21\, 18:00 \nLocation: Ilia State University\, Auditorium G106\, 1 G. Tsereteli Street \nEveryone interested is welcome to attend. \n 
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/05-05-2025-publiclecture/
CATEGORIES:Events,School of natural sciences and medicine
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250508T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250508T200000
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SUMMARY:Documentary Film Days at Iliauni - Screening of the film "Blueberry Dreams"
DESCRIPTION:Ilia State University Alumni Network of Religious Studies and the Documentary Film Association (DOCA) present: The project “Documentary Film Days at Iliauni” offers a unique opportunity for viewers not only to discover contemporary Georgian documentary cinema\, but also to engage in discussions with the filmmakers themselves about the themes explored in the films. \nModern documentary cinema doesn’t aim to explain everything – it teaches us how to observe what’s happening around us. Watching a documentary is not merely a visual experience; it’s an ethical encounter with people\, events\, and stories. \nDocumentary films create a space where the audience doesn’t just observe – they connect. And often\, that connection begins with quiet observation and leads to deeper questions. \nDocumentary film is increasingly seen as one of the key tools in shaping a society’s collective memory. \nFilm: Blueberry (2023\, 75 min) \nInvited guest: Director Elene Mikaberidze \nModerator: Sopo Zviadadze\, Associate Professor in the field of Culture and Religious Studies. \nDate: May 8 | Time:19:00 PM \nAbout the Film: \nAmidst Abkhazia’s border tensions\, a Georgian family pins hopes on blueberry farming. But two sons\, Giorgi and Lazare dream beyond land’s uncertainty. \nFilm Language: Georgian \nSubtitles: English \nLocation: Ilia State University\, Auditorium G106\, 1 G. Tsereteli St. \nAdmission: Free
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/07-05-2025-documentaryfilm/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250506T170000
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SUMMARY:“Strengthening Korea-Georgia Relations toward Future Partnership” – Public Lecture by Ambassador Hyon Du Kim
DESCRIPTION:On May 6\, at 17:00\, at Ilia State University Hall G106\, Hyon Du Kim\, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Georgia will deliver a public lecture\, titled “Strengthening Korea-Georgia Relations toward Future Partnership.” \nThe speaker will cover the current state of bilateral relations and future cooperation between Korea and Georgia in a broad way. He will also describe the past development and current situation of Korea. \nAmbassador Kim began his career in public service in 1998 as a mid-ranking official in the Ministry of Unification of the Korean government. At the ministry\, he worked on promoting exchanges and cooperation between North and South Korea as well as improving the human rights of North Korea. In 2008 he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and began working as a diplomat. His previous postings abroad include countries like the US\, UK\, Hungary\, Philippines\, Ethiopia\, and Guatemala. \nHe earned his B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy (1993) from New York University (NYU) and M.A. in International Relations (1997) from the Graduate School of International Studies\, Yonsei University in Korea. \nWorking Language: English \nDate/Time: May 6\, 17:00 \nLocation: Ilia State University\, G106 Hall\, 1 G. Tsereteli St. \nEveryone is welcome to attend.
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/15-04-2025-hyondukim/
CATEGORIES:Events
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