BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//უნივერსიტეტის ღონისძიებების პორტალი - ECPv6.2.8.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:უნივერსიტეტის ღონისძიებების პორტალი X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/en/ X-WR-CALDESC:Events for უნივერსიტეტის ღონისძიებების პორტალი REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Dubai BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0400 TZOFFSETTO:+0400 TZNAME:+04 DTSTART:20140101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20140109T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20140109T000000 DTSTAMP:20260625T171427 CREATED:20140108T200000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T094718Z UID:10004990-1389225600-1389225600@events.iliauni.edu.ge SUMMARY:Public Lecture by Malkhaz Toria DESCRIPTION:Mr. Malkhaz Toria\, Assistant Professor at ISU School of Arts and Sciences\, will deliver a public lecture on “The Soviet Occupation in 1921 and the August War of 2008 – the Historical Analogy as a Memory Project”. \nThe public lecture will take place on January 16\, 18:00\, Room – A 101 (Venue: Chavchavadze Ave.32\, first floor). \nAttendance is free. \n\n \n \n \n \n\n[wpai_display_imported_files_here] URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/public-lecture-by-malkhaz-toria/ CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cover_default.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20140110T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20140110T000000 DTSTAMP:20260625T171427 CREATED:20140109T200000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T094818Z UID:10005010-1389312000-1389312000@events.iliauni.edu.ge SUMMARY:Press Conference by the Research Centre for Georgian Theatre DESCRIPTION:On January 13\, 13:00\, ISU Bookstore “Ligamus” will host a press conference of the Research Centre for Contemporary Georgian Theatre\, dedicated to the results of the Georgian theatre statistical research 2013. The study is based on the data derived from 37 working theatres (Tbilisi\, independent\, regional) in Georgia. \nThe press conference will reveal the successful theatres in the following categories: \n\nPremiere-distinguished Theatres;\nTheatres distinguished by International tours;\nTheatres distinguished by domestic tours;\nThe best host theatres;\nModern Georgian playwright whose plays are frequently staged;\nActive theatres;\nTheatres distinguished by audience turnout;\nThe most productive directors\, theater designers\, actors of 2013;\n\nThe research is prepared according to the quantitative indicators only and does not reflect the quality of the performances and roles performed by actors. \nThe press conference will be attended by Lasha Chkhartishvili\, Head of the Research Centre for Contemporary Georgian Theatre\, Nikoloz Tsulukidze\,  Head of the Georgian Theatre Critics Union\, Irina Gogoberidze\, Director of the Georgian Section of International Theatre Critics Association\, and Maka Vasadze\, President of the Union “Culture”. \nSee the research results and full data on the web portal – www.georgiantheatre.ge \nImportant Theatrical Events 2013 \nThe year 2013 was marked as significant\, successful\, and a year of great changes for the Georgian Theater. The theatres started the functioning in line with the new “Law on Professional Theatres”. In 2013\, new artistic directors were appointed in the fifty theatres. The Ministry of Culture started the working on the creation of the cultural policy conception. During 2013\, more than 200 new plays were performed in 48 state and private theatres\, which is 46% higher to the last year’s outcomes. \nAccording to the Research Centre for Contemporary Georgian Theatre\, the important theatrical events are the Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre\, re-establishment of Mikheil Tumanishvili International Art Festival “The Gift”\, the awarding ceremony of Drama Festival “Duruji”\, the opening of new theatrical spaces – “New Stage Theatre” and “Theatre Factory. \nThe Georgian theatre gained a great success on the international arena in 2013. More than 10 theatres have been on tour abroad and the most notable is the European tour of Marjanishvili Theatre\, with play “As You like It” by Levan Tsuladze. The performance was presented for the second time at the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre within the festival “World Globe”. \nThe important event was the international success of Tbilisi A. Griboedov Russian State Drama Theatre. The play “The Story of a Horse” by Avtandil Varsimashvili became the Grand Prix winner of International Slavic Culture “Golden Knight Art Festival”. Griboedov Theatre was awarded the prize “Theatrical Star” in the nomination “The Best Russian Theater Abroad”. \nThe following plays gained a particular approval in 2013: “The Trojan Women” (Royal District Theatre\, Director Data Tavadze)\, “The Gronholm Method” (Marjanishvili Theatre\, Director Temur Chkhaidze)\, “The Winter’s Tale” (Young Spectators’ State Theatre\, Director Data Tavadze)\, “Callas” (theatre “The Factory”\, Director Robert Sturua)\, “Tartuffe” (Marjanishvili Theatre\, Director Levan Tsuladze). \nDuring 2013\, the Young Spectators’ State Theatre\, the theatres of Poti\, Batumi\, and ISU Theatre were under the construction. Since the New Year\, the theatres have performed the premieres in the newly-reconstructed buildings. \nThe Georgian Theatre has suffered a significant loss in 2013. The Actors Otar Megvinetukhutsesi\, Guram Sagaradze\, Rezo Tavartkiladze\, Directors Giga Lortkipanidze and Levan Mirtskhulava\, Scenographer Temur Ninua and Theatre Scientist Natela Urushadze died. \nFor more information please contact: 577 904041 \n\n \n \n \n \n\n[wpai_display_imported_files_here] URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/press-conference-by-the-research-centre-for-georgian-theatre/ CATEGORIES:Ligamus Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cover_default.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20140113T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20140113T000000 DTSTAMP:20260625T171427 CREATED:20140112T200000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T094815Z UID:10005009-1389571200-1389571200@events.iliauni.edu.ge SUMMARY:Brief History of the Universe DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, January 13\, 15:00\, Ilia State University will host a colloquium in the field of Physics and Astronomy titled “Brief History of the Universe: From the Past to the Distant Future”. \nVenue: Ilia State University Hall G106 \nThe report will discuss the history of the world from the birth of the universe up to now and in the distant future. We will discuss the modern astronomical observations\, allowing us to reconstruct the image of the early universe and foresee the future of the world. The beginning of the world is one of the main indecipherable tasks of the modern cosmology and accordingly\, the different approaches directed to solve this problem will be discussed at the meeting. \nSpeaker: Tinatin Kakhniashvili \n\n \n \n \n \n\n[wpai_display_imported_files_here] URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/brief-history-of-the-universe/ CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cover_default.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20140114T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20140114T000000 DTSTAMP:20260625T171427 CREATED:20140113T200000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T094811Z UID:10005008-1389657600-1389657600@events.iliauni.edu.ge SUMMARY:Public Lecture - Nationalism and Contemporary Art DESCRIPTION:Ilia State University will host a public lecture by Sezgin Boynik and Minna Henriksson on the topic: “Nationalism and Contemporary Art”. \nWhat is the relationship between contemporary art and nationalism? How in general terms does an ideological state apparatus operate within the field of contemporary art? What possibilities can contemporary art offer on emancipation from nationalist ideologies? \nThe lecture will take place on January 23\, 16:00. Venue: Ilia State University\, room G 106.  \nThe biographies of speakers can be found here >> \nSezgin Boynik and Minna Henriksson are at the GeoAIR residency in Tbilisi \nThe lecture will be held in English language. \n\n \n \n \n \n\n[wpai_display_imported_files_here] URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/public-lecture-nationalism-and-contemporary-art/ CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cover_default.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20140114T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20140114T000000 DTSTAMP:20260625T171427 CREATED:20140113T200000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T094806Z UID:10005007-1389657600-1389657600@events.iliauni.edu.ge SUMMARY:Literary Hero in the Past and Today DESCRIPTION:On January 17\, 18:00\, ISU will host lectures by Jaba Zarkua and Ana Kordzaia-Samadashvili\, the prize-winners of ISU literary competition “The Best Georgian Novel 2012-2013”\, on the topics: “Hero” and “2084”. \nA hero\, who is not distinguished by his exceptional courage in struggle or work; he is not a key actor gifted with the virtue of the ancient epic poems and myths. He is simply a character of the work of art. \nWe should jointly discuss the face of a literary hero in the previous century and how he looks like nowadays.  We must think what kind of hero a modern Georgian reader is waiting for. \nVenue: Conference Hall G106 (Cholokashvili Ave.3/5). \nFor Attendence\, please register to the following mail:pr@iliauni.edu.ge (name\,surname\,title and contact info). \n\n \n \n \n \n\n[wpai_display_imported_files_here] URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/literary-hero-in-the-past-and-today/ CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cover_default.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20140115T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20140115T000000 DTSTAMP:20260625T171427 CREATED:20140114T200000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T094758Z UID:10005005-1389744000-1389744000@events.iliauni.edu.ge SUMMARY:January 24 Unikino Presents: - Airplane DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, January 24\, 18:00\, David Zucker’s film “Airplane” (1980) will be screened at ISU hall A 101. \nStarring: Leslie Nielsen\, Robert Hays\, Julie Hagerty\, Lloyd Bridges\, Peter Graves\, Robert Stack. \nThe film translation is provided by Giorgi Chikvaidze. \n\n \n \n \n \n\n[wpai_display_imported_files_here] URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/january-24-unikino-presents-airplane/ CATEGORIES:Unikino Shows ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cover_default.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20140115T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20140115T000000 DTSTAMP:20260625T171427 CREATED:20140114T200000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T094802Z UID:10005006-1389744000-1389744000@events.iliauni.edu.ge SUMMARY:Information Meeting - Erasmus Mundus DESCRIPTION:We would like to inform you that on January 17\, 16:00\, Ilia State University will host an information meeting about the Erasmus Mundus Action 2 projects ALRAKIS II\, EUROEAST\, ELECTRA\, HUMERIA. \nVenue: ISU Hall A 101 (Chavchavadze Ave. 32)The program implies the mobility of BA\, MA\, PhD\, Post-Doctorate candidates and academic/administrative staff in the European higher education institutions. Within the framework of the program\, winners will be provided with a monthly allowance.  In addition\, the program fully covers travel expenses\, insurance costs and tuition fee.Applications can be submitted electronically:ALRAKIS II – http://www.alrakis2.eu/index.asp?p=1763&a=1744 \nEUROEAST – https://emecw.gis.lu.se/apply/?lot=EUROEAST\nELECTRA – https://emecw.gis.lu.se/apply/?lot=ELECTRA\nHUMERIA – http://www.humeria-application.eu/ \nThe participants will be selected on basis of the submitted documents.Deadlines for application submission are:ALRAKIS II – January 31\, 2014; \nEUROEAST – February 3\, 2014;\nELECTRA – January 31\, 2014;\nHUMERIA – February 24\, 2014; \nFor detailed information about the programs\, please visit the following links: \nALRAKIS II – http://www.alrakis2.eu/index.asp?p=1733&a=1733\nEUROEAST – http://www.euroeast.polito.it/\nELECTRA – http://www.electra-project.eu/\nHUMERIA – http://humeria.eu/ \nFor additional questions\, contact ISU Office of Development and Foreign Relations: \nVenue: Cholokashvili Ave. 3/5\, room E105\nPhone: 2 14 13 88 \nE-mails: \nALRAKIS II – alrakis@iliauni.edu.ge\nEUROEAST – euroeast@iliauni.edu.ge\nELECTRA – electra@iliauni.edu.ge\nHUMERIA – humeria@iliauni.edu.ge \n\n \n \n \n \n\n[wpai_display_imported_files_here] URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/information-meeting-erasmus-mundus-4/ CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cover_default.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20140129T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20140129T000000 DTSTAMP:20260625T171427 CREATED:20140128T200000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T094755Z UID:10005004-1390953600-1390953600@events.iliauni.edu.ge SUMMARY:Musical Evening in Ligamus DESCRIPTION:On January 29\, 18:00\, ISU bookstore “Ligamus” will host a musical evening of Georgian origin Swedish singer and composer Olga Vamlingi – Tchanturia (stage name – Sabina Tchanturia). \nHer repertoire includes a smooth acoustic Pop music. In addition to her lyrical songs and ballads\, with her creative work\, she expresses her civil position concerning freedom and the unity of Georgia. \n  \nVenue: ISU Bookstore “Ligamus”\, I.Chavchavadze Ave.32 \n\n \n \n \n \n\n[wpai_display_imported_files_here] URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/musical-evening-in-ligamus/ CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cover_default.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR