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Creative Spark Big Idea Challenge
2019-05-17 10:00 (Asia/Dubai)
Creative Spark Big Idea Challenge
Video Pitch Competition
Ilia State University as the partner institution of the British Council’s Creative Spark Programme is pleased to announce the registration process to select ten teams for the Creative Spark Big Idea Challenge Video Pitch Competition.
An enterprise video pitch competition is part of the British Council’s Creative Spark Higher Education Enterprise Programme and aims to promote the development of students’, graduates’ and young entrepreneurs’ business ideas.
Applicants will be expected to provide a 60 second video pitch with their business idea, and demonstrate their commitment to the idea, its feasibility, impact and quality. A brief supporting written application will also be required.
There will be three competition categories: Digital Technology, Social Impact and Creative.
Each team should decide which category they would like to enter.
Only selected 10 teams will be able to apply through ISU!
Participant Eligibility

The Competition is open to residents of Georgia.

The participants must be at least 18 and no older than 35 years of age.

Participants should be Ilia State University beneficiaries- students’, graduates’ and/or young entrepreneurs’.

Participants can apply as individuals, however applications in teams with 2-3 members are strongly recommended.

A single applicant cannot be part of more than one team.

English of a standard suitable for participation in English medium education programmes and presentations is required from all members of teams entering the competition.

Prizes
Competition winners will be awarded with prizes.
In particular, participants can win a share of £25,000 in cash and other prizes!

How to apply
Please follow the link below and fill out the registration form:
https://forms.gle/nzB9GGUmGAki6nT5A
The registration is binding.

Registration Deadline: May 16, 2019
Working Language: English

For further information please, visit the Creative Spark Big Idea Challenge official web-site:
https://creativespark-bigidea.uk/

In Case of questions:
E-mail Address: zoomout@iliauni.edu.ge

PRESENTATION OF “THE PHILOSOPHICAL ARCHIVE” IN GEORGIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
2019-05-20 16:20
On May 15, Georgian National Academy of Sciences hosted a presentation of Savle Tsereteli Institute of Philosophy’s new publication: “The Philosophical Archive, Volume I: Tamaz Buachidze”. A material of Institute of Philosophy’s archive, which is included in the first volume of the new publication, is preserved in Georgian National Academy of Sciences. Editors of the publication, Prof. Dr. Tamar Tsopurashvili and Dr. Mery Tsutskiridze delivered the presentation. The pupils of Tamaz buachidze also took part in the discussion.

Hans Christian Andersen – fairytales and beyond
2019-05-23 19:00
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is one of the world’s most translated writers. Outside of Denmark, he is mostly famed for his fairytales, although he was also an important poet, novelist and writer of travel literature.
In this lecture, we will investigate the unique style and content of Andersen’s fairytales, and how they take the child’s point of view, but always with a deeper existential meaning or dilemma, appealing to a more mature audience. Thus, in a broader sense, we will see how the works of Andersen reflect the diverse thought, art and literature of the Romantic Period in the 19th century – and beyond.
It would be very usefull, if the audience would have read a fairytale beforehand. The guest lecturer recommends it being The Nightingale – for instance in this translation:
http://www.andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheNightingale_e.html
Dr. Kenneth Reinecke Hansen is associate professor at the Department of Teacher Education, University College Copenhagen, where he mainly teaches and does research in the area of Danish language, literature and media. He earned his PhD in Linguistics and Journalism, and his MA in Nordic Languages and Literature, and Philosophy. His current research interests include fake news, pupils’ news media literacy, and children’s moral (dis)engagement. He has published books and articles on, i.a., television news dramaturgy, clickbait headlines, future-oriented journalism, media didactics, media framing, and Danish orthography.
The Lecture will be held in English.
Attendence is free.

Not speak is to speak: PhotoVoice Exhibition 2019 and Panel Discussion
2019-05-27 18:00
On May 27, at 18:00, an exhibition and panel discussion regarding women issues in Georgia will be held at Ilia State University Bookstore “Ligamus”. The event is dedicated to the research project “Not to speak is to speak”, within which “Photovoice exhibition” was created. The project director, Misty Brodiaea Springer, is a Fulbright program researcher who has been studying the daily lives of women in Georgia from September 2018 through conversation, memory, culinary and photography.

Cultural Consequences of University Reform in Georgia. Building a Resilient Society
2019-06-03 11:00
This workshop at Ilia State University is organized with the support of University of Kent, UK. It will bring together scholars from the humanities and social sciences, from Georgian and European Universities: Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; University of Kent, UK; Ruhr University Bochum, Germany; Georgian University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
In May 2005, Georgia joined the European Higher Education Area and received the state support, as well as the support of European and American donor organizations for reforming its university system. In the wake of those quantifiable and documented reforms, as well as ongoing process of development, this workshop asks how we can evaluate their general societal and cultural effects in creating a resilient and progressive nation, committed to fairness and equality. These general effects go beyond the university structures and are harder to evaluate. This workshop will ask what work, in the disciplines of humanities and social sciences, could be undertaken to assess the nature and durability of the effects of the reforms in the general society, and also asks what the continuing and future role of higher education might be in further advancing Georgia as a progressive and resilient nation.
Although social research or policy analysis are widely used in the analysis of education worldwide, this project will take a different approach, documenting and analysing the direct and indirect effects of higher education in a social or socio-cultural perspective.
We will ask how far and in what ways the newly accessible and inclusive higher education system has and will contribute to the improvement of civil society more generally.
The workshop will contribute to the vision of the role of the higher education sector in developing the culture required to promote and sustain a resilient society based on fairness and equality. We will ask how far and in what ways the newly accessible and inclusive higher education system has and will contribute to the improvement of civil society more generally. The premise is that the value of economic and structural reforms, to be purposeful and sustainable, should take root in a resilient civil society, and we seek to establish what the role of cultural experts can be in analysing and contributing to social change.

“International Science Summer School in Film Studies”
2019-06-04 13:55
“International Science Summer School in Film Studies” is a project co-funded by Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia and Ilia State University. The event will be held in Kazbegi, during 24-31 July 2019.
In Georgia, in its cultural and artistic community, it has been a debate decade now that the National Cinema is not in a state of affluence. In this case, generally, they mean the quality of films produced in Georgia and the main criticism comes for the filmmakers; but we think that we have to find problems in film criticism and theory too. The purpose of our project is to discuss the current problems of this case in a wider context and ask specific questions: what it is film theory? What level of teaching do we have in our academies? Moreover, what are the major challenges in this field nowadays?
The organizer of the seasonal school is Ilia State University. The school consists of as the academic personal of Ilia State University, also international researchers and film critics. The aim of the project is to involve students from different level, educational background and universities of Georgia.
We believe the project is unprecedented in Georgia – so many people with different ranks, experience and education, will have a common topic and focus of analysis – cinema and film studies. We hope the project will be beneficial as for young researchers interested in cinema, also for filmakers in Georgia too.
The members of the organizers are Nino Mkheidze, Alexander Gabelia and Giorgi Gabelia. The school has three Georgian (Marine Chitashvili, Teo Khatiashvili, Diana Maghlakelidze) and two foreign (Arman Fatic, Giovanni Vimercati) lecturers.

University Volleyball Championship
2019-06-05 18:34
On 23 June 2019, the ISU Department of Student Affairs organizes a university championship in volleyball (4vs4).
Only ISU students can participate.
Each team should include male as well as female players. The maximum number of players in a team is 6.
If interested, please fill in the online registration form at https://forms.gle/HbqGJ1hJTgLPEfaM7
Registration deadline: 21 June, 2019.

Contact information
Facebook page: iliaunistudentaffairs
Facebook group: iliauni.sport
Tel.: (+995 514) 778989; (032 2) 22 00 09 (270)
Email address:student.affairs@iliauni.edu.ge
Address: Room F105, 3/5 K. Cholokashvili ave.

ISU Bowling Championship 2019
2019-06-07 14:11
On 25 June 2019, the ISU Department of Student Affairs organizes a university championship in bowling (4vs4).
Only ISU students can participate. Each team shall consist of 4 members.
The championship will be held in Ballroom (Trade Centre Galleria Tbilisi)
If interested, please fill in the online registration form at https://forms.gle/ei6bQ5nNWbv9AoN69
Registration deadline: 23 June, 2019

Contact information
Facebook page: iliaunistudentaffairs
Facebook group: iliauni.sport
Tel.: (+995 514) 778989; (032 2) 22 00 09 (270)
Email address: student.affairs@iliauni.edu.ge
Address: Room F105, 3/5 K. Cholokashvili ave.

Public lecture: Research at DECivil-UA with BIM
2019-06-11 14:00
On 11th of June 2019, at 14:00, Fernanda Rodrigues, professor from the University of Aveiro will deliver a public lecture: Research at DECivil-UA with BIM at Ilia State University.
Fernanda Rodrigues, teaches and is responsible for the curricular units of management of the curricular plan of Civil Engineering, teaches and is qualified expert in the scope of thermal and energy efficiency of buildings and is certified designer of Passive House. She is currently involved in national research projects in the field of high performance energy efficiency. Furthermore, she is developing research in BIM, in building energy rehabilitation, Near Zero-Energy Buildings and Passive House. She has published a significant number of articles in international and national journals and congresses.
Language: English
Time: 11 June 2019, 14:00
Venue: Ilia State University (Cholokashvili Ave. 3/5)

An interdisciplinary approach to Doctoral Education. Building toxic Free Europe: Examining implications of Phthalates
2019-06-12 11:55
Ilia State University Business Research Center is pleased to invite interested partners to the EU Brokerage Event «An interdisciplinary approach to
Doctoral Education. Building toxic Free Europe: Examining implications of Phthalates»
The objective of the brokerage event is to present the latest research from various disciplines on Phthalates’ implications on human lives. The aim is
paving the way for future co-operations among European partners and establishing a consortium for MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE INNOVATIVE TRAINING
NETWORKS-H2020-MSCA-ITN-2020 within the framework of Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018-2020.
The workshop is open to interested participants from all over the World: Universities, research institutions, private and public sectors. Proceedings of the
event will be published on this website. Participants will have the possibility to share their opinion by written and/or oral form or take part in the round-
table discussions.
For more information please visit the website http://horizon2020.iliauni.edu.ge/
The brokerage event will be held on June 26-28, 2019 at Ilia State University, Cholokashvili Ave 3/5, E207, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia.
Participation is free of charge but registration is mandatory since the number of participants is limited.
registration deadline: 21 June, 18:00
This brokerage event (Project #H2020-II-18-093) has been supported by Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia (SRNSFG).
2019

ISU Judo Championship
2019-06-13 15:19
On 27 June 2019, the ISU Department of Student Affairs organizes a university championship in judo. Weight classes – 60, 66, 73, 81, 90, 100, +100 kg in compliance with international judo rules, without repechage. Weight allowance – 3 kg.
Only ISU students can participate.
The winning students will be awarded with respective medals and certificates.
If interested, please fill in the online registration form at https://forms.gle/ncNQZvDf2HGw7Y487
Registration deadline: 25 June, 2019.

Contact information
Tel.: 514778989; 032 2 220009 (270)
Address: Room F105, 3/5 K. Cholokashvili ave.
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/iliaunistudentaffairs/
Email address: student.affairs@iliauni.edu.ge

Endogenous stem cells and Induced pluripotent stem cells in research and therapy : Current challenges and future prospects
2019-06-13 18:00
Endogenous stem cells and Induced pluripotent stem cells in research and therapy : Current challenges and future prospects
Shibashish Giri
Applied Stem Cell Biology and Cell Technology, Biomedical and Biotechnological Center, University of Leipzig. Germany.
Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Abstract :
Activation of endogenous stem cells is more powerful and superior than allogenic/ autologous stem cell translation in term for organ regeneration. Naturally, local endogenous stem cellactively contributes the regeneration of damaged cells/tissues/organs that represents a promising and successful platform in regenerative medicine. In principle, our local endogenous stem cells know much better how to regenerate the organ. Every organ has their own local endogenous stem cells, generally silent mode but active upon demand for organ regeneration. Identification and characterization of local endogenous stem cells and their activation for organ regeneration is a big challenge in stem cell research and therapy. Identification endogenous stem cells in various human organs such as skin, heart, brain, liver and kidney and characterized their regeneration potential in in vitro models, in vivo non-human model as well as human clinical setting is the main theme of our research and therapy. Like our immune system, endogenous stem cell system has also significant role for organ regeneration. Current modern life style hampers rapidly the regenerative potential of our endogenous stem cells system. Various cases studies have been conducted for organ regeneration by changing healthy daily life styles. Taken all together, important role of endogenous stem cell is the central focus here. It is necessary to take good care of endogens stem cells system of our body and keep healthy daily life style to prevent from organ degeneration diseases as well as not to welcome the diseases.

Thinking like an Entrepreneur
2019-06-19 17:13
Thinking like an Entrepreneur
Outline:
The programme will focus on developing students’ enterprise skills and supporting them to create their own ventures in the creative industries. The programme will be delivered as an intensive ‘business bootcamp’ at Ilia State University. The programme will guide students through the business start-up journey and equip them with skills in business planning, ideation and pitching.
Date and Time:
09:30 to 20:00 on July 16th
Audience:
University students with an idea for a business or an interest in pursuing an entrepreneurial career path within the creative industries.
Objectives:
Developing students’ knowledge of business start-up in a creative industry context;
Providing students with the skills to launch a business in the creative industries;
Raising awareness of Creative Spark and of the value of enterprising skills more broadly.
Bootcamp will be delivered by Professor Gurpreet Jagpal, Aldridge Institute for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, UWE Bristol
In order to attend the Bootcamp, please register beforehand (follow the link – https://forms.gle/Rct82rkJaWi2dKfE6 )
Deadline: July 14th, 23:59

Facilitator Profile
Professor Gurpreet Jagpal
Professor and Director of the Aldridge Institute for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
DBA: Higher Education Management, MBA: Master of Business Administration, MSc: Real Estate Management, BA (Hons), MBTI Certified Practitioner, ILM Certificate
Gurpreet is the Professor and Director of the Aldridge Institute for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, which is a pioneer in enterprise education, established to transform the futures of young people and support the next generation of entrepreneurs thereby creating a more successful economy.
Prior to this, Gups was Director of Research, Enterprise and Innovation at London South Bank University (LSBU, and CEO of South Bank University Enterprises Ltd (SBUEL) where his main responsibilities include the strategic and day-to-day operations for London South Bank University’s (LSBU) research and enterprise activities.
An inspirational, transformational and visionary Director, with over a decade of experience, spanning a number of higher education institutions, Gurpreet has successfully established, executed and fostered the growth of a number of enterprise and business outreach centers strengthening their links with local industry.
His expertise span the areas of: research support; knowledge transfer; enterprise skills; entrepreneurship; innovation; life coaching; management consulting; mentoring; project management; commercial property and business development. Gurpreet also runs his own residential property business specializing in buy-to-lets and project-managing renovations.

Doctoral Short Course “Statistics and Data Analysis”, July 9 and 10, ISU, H104
2019-06-20 11:37
Doctoral Short Course “Statistics and Data Analysis”, July 9 and 10, ISU, H104
Description:
The course intends to give an introduction to several aspects of Data Science, starting from data visualization, continuing with established statistical methods (univariate analysis, multivariable methods), and ending up with machine learning and data mining. For each subject we will introduce the main concepts, we will show how to perform some example analyses using different tools, and we will provide links to additional study material.
The course consists of four theme-specific individual sessions that are independent of each other. It is therefore possible to register for and attend only selected session(s).
At the end of the short course the students should (a) know the very basics of these subjects, (b) be able to perform simple analyses on their own, and (c) be able to deepen their knowledge using the additional material if they so desire.
Contents:
1) Data Visualization → July 9, 10:00 – 13:00, H104 A Presentation of the course and its objectives (15 minutes) B Working with tabular data: Excel and Comma Separate Values (CSV) files (15 minutes) C First example: scatter plots (1 hour 30 minutes) – Introduction to the problem: differential expression in genes (biology) – From tabular data to graphs: how to arrange multiple information in the same plot – Building the scatterplot D Second example: line plots (30 minutes) – Introduction to the problem: Apples sales over the years (retail) – Building the line plot E Software tools, additional material, questions (30 minutes)
2) Univariate Analysis → July 9, 14:00 – 17:00, H104 A Statistical significance (30 minutes) B T-test: assumptions and meaning (30 minutes) C Example: single t-test (30 minutes) D Multiple t-test and p-value correction (1 hour) – Extending the previous example to multiple tests – The problem with multiple testing: false positive results – The Bonferroni correction – False Discovery Rate E Software tools, additional material, questions (30 minutes)
3) Multivariate Analysis
→ July 10, 10:00 – 13:00, H104 A Linear regression, univariate (30 minutes) B Linear regression, multivariate (30 minutes) C Example analysis (30 minutes) D Extension: generalized linear models (1 hour) – Logistic regression E Software tools, additional material, questions (30 minutes)
4) Machine Learning and Data Mining → July 10, 14:00 – 17:00, H104 A Introduction: from statistics to machine learning and AI (30 minutes) B First example of machine learning method: decision trees (45 minutes) C Second example of machine learning method: neural networks (45 minutes) D Hands on: the Iris and Digit datasets E Software tools, additional material, questions (30 minutes)
Instructors: Prof. Vincenzo Lagani (Bioinformatics, School of Natural Sciences and Medicine), Prof. Erekle Magradze (Computer Engineering, School of Business, Technology and Education)
Language of Instruction: English
Dates and Times: Session 1: July 9, 10:00-13:00 Session 2: July 9, 14:00-17:00 Session 3: July 10, 10:00-13:00 Session 4: July 10, 14:00-17:00
Venue: Ilia State University, H-Building, Room H104
Registration: The maximum number of attendees per session is 18. Therefore, prior registration is required and the principle of priority applies. The registration deadline is July 5, 2019, 18:00. For registration please use the registration online form: https://forms.gle/ucbovssJHprCznKp6

Public Lecture Mediating the Past: Historical Dialogue, Justice, and Reconciliation by Prof. Alexander Karn, Colgate University, United States
2019-06-20 18:30
In cooperation with the Ilia State University, the University of Bern is organizing a public lecture “Mediating the Past: Historical Dialogue, Justice, and Reconciliation” in the framework of the project “Remembering the Past in the Conflicts of the Present: Civil Society and Contested Histories in the Post-Soviet Space (1991 – 2017)” funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Alexander Karn is an associate professor of history at Colgate University, USA. He is the author of Amending the Past: Europe’s Holocaust Commissions and the Right to History (University of Wisconsin Press, 2009) and co-editor (with Elazar Barkan) of Taking Wrongs Seriously: Apologies and Reconciliation (Stanford University Press, 2006). His doctoral dissertation examined property restitution and national identity in post-communist Eastern Europe. His research interests include politics of history, historical commissions, and historical reconciliation.
The event is moderated by Prof. Carmen Scheide, University of Bern, Switzerland.
The discussion will be held in English.
The event will be followed by a reception. Attendance is free.

Date: Thursday, 20 June 2019
Time: 18:30-20:00
Venue: Room G106, (G. Tsereteli str. N1) Ilia State University.

Panel Discussion Memory, Peace and Conflict in the Post-Soviet Space
2019-06-21 18:30
In cooperation with the Ilia State University, the University of Bern is organizing a public panel discussion “Memory, Peace and Conflict in the Post-Soviet Space” in the framework of the project “Remembering the Past in the Conflicts of the Present: Civil Society and Contested Histories in the Post-Soviet Space (1991 – 2017)” funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Panel speakers
Carmen Scheide, the University of Bern, Switzerland
Uilleam Blacker, University College, United Kingdom
Natalia Mirimanova, Independent Researcher, Belgium

The discussion is moderated by Prof. Oliver Reisner, Ilia State University, Georgia.

The discussion will be held in English.
The event will be followed by a reception. Attendance is free.

Date: Friday, 21 June 2019
Time: 18:30-20:00
Venue: Book house “Ligamus”, Ilia State University, Ilia Chavchavadze ave. 32, building A, Tbilisi

PEACE & SECURITY IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS
2019-06-24 11:29
PEACE & SECURITY IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS
Ilia State University and American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
SUMMER 2019
The Summer School comprises two courses:
GEOPOLITICS, CONFLICT AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS
Classroom Location: Ilia State University, Building A, Room 203 (32, Ilia Chavchavadze Ave)
50 academic hours
Course Description
The Caucasus have taken on unprecedented strategic and political importance for major actors such as the European Union, NATO, Russia and the U.S. in recent years. While rich in natural resources, scenic beauty, and vibrant cultures, the region continues to be hampered by endemic conflicts and political instability. The Geopolitics, Conflict, and Development in the South Caucasus course will offer closer investigation into the myriad factors that gave rise and, at times, help to preserve such issues. In addition, this course will explore diplomatic and economic strategies as they are negotiated in contemporary global frameworks and within the Post-Soviet context.
Course Objectives

To explore the history of Russian imperialism and Soviet influence in the Caucasus in order to discern legacy and legitimacy in the present.

To understand the complex dynamics surrounding border regions and autonomies as they pertain to ethnic, religious, and national securities.

To investigate democratization processes in the South Caucasus, their effect on EU and NATO membership, and the ongoing struggles of political corruption.

To examine the critical role of energy in geopolitics, regional policy, and economic development in the South Caucasus.

Faculty: Prof. Timothy Blauvelt, Prof. Ghia Nodia, Prof. David Darchiashvili, Prof. Dimitri Japaridze.

Educate the Educators Training Programme Reflections on Enterprise Education
2019-07-08 09:30
Outline:
This programme aims to support, inform and enable academic staff from a wide range of disciplines to develop the knowledge and skills to embed enterprise into the curriculum.
Learners for this specific module will present to their peers on how they have applied the principles of enterprise education into their teaching, discussing any successes and challenges that they have experienced in embedding enterprise into their curriculum area. The learners will receive feedback and suggestions from their peers and the tutor to help develop their practice further.
This specific module will support staff to develop and design enterprising and innovative curricular by introducing them to pedagogies and educational tools that have been implemented in UK universities and across the globe and drawing on best practice guidelines such as the QAA 2018 Guidance on Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and the 2016 European Commission EntreComp Framework.
The training will include classroom-based workshops and activities. Activities will be interactive in nature, with an emphasis on learning by doing and giving delegates the opportunity to develop their own practice.
The Training will be delivered by Mhairi Threlfall- Senior Enterprise Consultant, Aldridge Institute for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, UWE Bristol.
Date and Time:
09:30-17:00 on July 8th
Audience:
University teaching staff from a wide range of disciplines that are looking to embed enterprise into the curriculum.
Objectives:
1.To enable learners to explore the concepts of enterprise, the entrepreneurial mindset and innovation.
2.To encourage staff to increase their awareness of innovation and to broaden their international outlook.
3.To provide an opportunity for staff to experiment with new tools and approaches to entrepreneurial learning and consider how best to deliver these to have greatest impact.
4.To support staff in embedding and assessing enterprise and entrepreneurship in the curriculum.
In order to attend the training, please register beforehand (follow the link – https://forms.gle/sT7KKQT4KqDpyjj69 )
Deadline: July 4th, 17:00

The Importance of Public Relations for Young Scientists: Training Course for Doctoral Students by Thomas Richter
2019-07-22 11:30
Doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers are offered to attend training sessions on The Importance of Public Relations for Young Researchers to be conducted by Thomas Richter, Head of the Public Relations Department of the University of Göttingen.
Within the frames of the course:

The trainer will address major aspects of media relations and science communication;
Participants will be asked to do practical assignments.

Who can participate?
The participants must be ISU doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers. Those interested to apply shall register in advance by visiting the following link: https://forms.gle/LdypnLnG3hWwcGYN6

Registration deadline is 19 July 2019, 18:00
Schedule of training sessions:
22 July 2019, 11:30-17:30
24 July 2019, 09:30-16:00
Venue: Room E207, Ilia State University (3/5 Kakutsa Cholokashvili Ave)

International Doctoral School Opening in ISU
2019-07-23 18:00
On 23 July, at 18:00, an opening ceremony of the International Doctoral School (IDS) established within the framework of cooperation between Ilia State University (ISU) and Georg-August University Göttingen (UGOE) will be held at Ligamus Book House.
The event will include a panel discussion Doctoral Education in Georgia: Current State and Future Prospects with ISU professors Nino Doborjginidze, Ghia Nodia, Zaal Andronikashvili, Davit Tarkhnishvili, Dimitri Japaridze, Giorgi Gvalia and PhD student Ana Lolua.
The event will be opened by Prof. Giga Zedania, Rector of ISU.The event will be opened by Prof. Giga Zedania, Rector of ISU, followed by notes from Prof. Zviad Gabisonia, General Director of Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, and Dr. Esther von Richthofen, Representative of the Georg-August-University of Göttingen.
Additional information:
International Doctoral School (IDS) was established in the framework of the joint project of ISU and UGOE Structured Education – Quality Assurance – Freedom to Think. The project is financially supported by Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia and the Volkswagen Foundation.
Currently, IDS is running two international doctoral programmes in cooperation with Georg-August University Göttingen and Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
Time: 23 July 2019, 18:00
Venue: Ligamus Book House, Ilia State University
Language: English
Attendance is free.
2019

Workshop for Postdocs and Professors by Thomas Richter: Science Communication and Self-marketing
2019-07-25 13:00
On 25 July, at 13:00, Thomas Richter, Head of the Public Relations Department of the University of Göttingen, will hold a workshop at ISU for postdoctoral fellows, researchers and professors. The theme of the workshop will be Science Communication and Self-marketing.
The University of Göttingen has recently undertook the expansion of its media network and development of international communication strategies. The training session will focus on the use of social media and events. It will share expertise on the promotion of research, opportunities of collaboration and attracting the interest of external audiences in research projects.
Registration: Prior registration is required. For registration please use the registration online form: https://forms.gle/JNQmQa4d3pXffAPd8 The registration deadline is July 24, 2019, 18:00.
Time: Thursday, 25 July 2019, 13:00-16:00
Venue: Room , E-207 Ilia State University (3/5 Kakutsa Cholokashvili Ave.)

Black Sea as literary and cultural space
2019-07-29 17:03
Black Sea as literary and cultural space
Peoples and communities
International conference
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia
30 March – 1 April 2020
Organising institutions:
Institute for Literature at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Sofia); Chair of Romance Studies of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” (Sofia); Ilia State University (Tbilisi); Aix-Marseille University (Aix-en-Provence, Marseille) ; INaLCO (Paris).
Deadline for sending paper proposals: 31 October 2019
Outline
It took a long run before comparative literature realised its vocation: emancipation from the national divides. At an early stage, it performed comparisons respecting the constellations constituted by the national literary traditions and kept apart by languages. At a later stage it freed itself from these constraints in order to get interested, rather, in circulation and transfer of forms and ideas across the national and linguistic borders. It is a transnational perspective which can progress by adopting a post-transnational intention supported by a new methodology.
The concept of ‘literary space’, inspired by the deleuzian idea of deterritorialisation and other works in literary theory, stands out among the conceptual instruments of this renewal. A literary space, mapped at the intersection of geography and history, hosts a plethora of literatures and languages, definable on both regional and national level, and inviting approaches designed to indicate sharing of themes, discourses and forms. The examples of this are given by the Carribean, the Mediterranean and the Balkans, the first two of which have already benefitted from relevant research.
The Black Sea, and its six littoral states (Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia), its important port cities, its littoral settlements, its multicultural richness and its history going back to Antiquity, offer in an exemplary way the possibility to be studied in this perspective.
The Black Sea as literary and cultural space supposes an inductive-deductive research: an object is set within a frame(work) in order to be observed during a process which comes to modify the frame(work). The object ‘Black Sea’ is constructed as a literary and cultural space and in turn helps to define the concept. This concept, actually, can be approached from three
perspectives. The first one considers the concept as a milieu hosting in coexistence different literatures as well as different cultures; the second treats the concept as an interactive space entangling literatures in a way similar to the approaches of Pascale Casanova or Emily Apter; the last accepts the concept as matrix of the imaginary, relying on the géocritique of Bertrand Westphal and the literary geography of Sheila Hones. Combining the perspectives could support the hypothesis of Black Sea as civilisation, not in the classical sense of collective system of values interrelated hierarchically but in the sense of world-system (Wallerstein) held within the frame of the global world-system; and could offer the possibility of tracing manifestations of such civilisation in literary works. A literary and cultural space implies fluctuation between materiality and ideality, history and myth, – which is sustained by the adopted interdisciplinary methodological prism.
This conference presents itself a second stage of a collective research aimed at studying the Black Sea as literary and cultural space. It is a continuation of the first conference “Black Sea as Literary and Cultural Space” (see the call at : https://codfreurcor.iliauni.edu.ge/wp- content/uploads/2018/04/Appel-communications-in-EN.pdf), held in Tbilisi on 25-27 October 2018, organised by Ilia State University upon the initiative of Mr. Alexis Nuselovici, Professor at Aix-Marseille University.
The focus chosen for this second conference is “Peoples and Communities” and we hope that the paper proposals will address the following subjects:
I. The image of Black Sea in the cultural and literary construction of national identities
– Questions of identity
– Use of heritage, memory, beliefs and religions
– Phenomena of interculturality
– Linguistic contacts, circulation of languages, translation
– Folklore
II. The emergence of literatures
– Transmission of the legendary and of Greco-Roman mythology
– Literary culture from Antiquity till today
– The first national literatures
– Postcolonial approaches
III. The spatialities
– Black Sea, Europe, Asia
– Rural and urban society
– Intermedial approaches to the representation of space
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IV. Cultural semantics of Black Sea
– Imperial heritage and the renewal of symbolic and affective significations of Black Sea
– Postcolonial approaches
As a supplement to the text of the paper proposal, the applicants are expected to indicate which one(s) of these subjects is (are) addressed by his or her proposal.
Working languages shall be French, English and (under conditions specified below) Bulgarian.
Each speaker will have 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion.
All papers presented at the conference shall be eligible for publication depending on peer review.
Conditions for participation and important dates
Paper proposals not shorter than 200 and not longer than 300 words, supplemented by title, 3- 5 keywords, reference list of 3-10 titles [publications by the author of the paper proposal should be avoided], and short bio-bibliographical sketch (50 to 100 words, to include position and affiliation/indication of non-affiliation), have to be sent, in attached files in Word format, till 31 October to the following email: BlackseaEsplitSofia2020@gmail.com.
Each proposal will be submitted to two double-blind reviews. Decision for (non)acceptance will be taken by the scholarly committee.
Authors will be notified about (non)acceptance by 30 November 2019.
Accepted authors willing to speak in Bulgarian will be expected to send extended summaries of their papers (not shorter than 1000 words) in French or English by 31 January 2020.
Accepted authors willing to speak in French will be expected to send non-abridged English versions of their paper proposals (abstracts) by 31 January.
Accepted authors willing to speak in English will be expected to send non-abridged French versions of their paper proposals (abstracts) by 31 January.
Tentative programme of the conference will be published online by 20 February 2020.
The amount of participation fee (in case it is decided to require such) will be determined subsequently (not later than on 1 January 2020).
Scholarly directors
Alexis Nuselovici, Aix-Marseille University; Mzago Dokhturishvili, Ilia State University; Marie Vrinat-Nikolov, INaLCO; Yordan Lyutskanov, Institute for literature, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Zaal Andronikashvili, Ilia State University and Leibniz Centre for Literary and Cultural Studies (Berlin)
Organisation committee
Mzagho Dokhturishvili, Ilia State University; Yordan Lyutskanov, Institute for Literature at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Alexis Nuselovici, Aix-Marseille University; Malinka Velinova, Chair of Romance Studies, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”; Marie Vrinat- Nikolov, INaLCO
Scholarly committee
Nino Abakelia, ethnology, Ilia State University; Zaal Andronikashvili, cultural studies, Ilia State University and Leibniz Centre for Literary and Cultural Studies (Berlin); Khatuna Beridze, translation studies, Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi; Mzago Dokhturishvili, Romance philology, Ilia State University; Inga Ghutidze, linguistics, Ilia State University and State University of Samtskhe-Javakheti, Akhaltsikhe; Adeline Grand-Clément, Greek history, University Toulouse 2 – Jean Jaurès (to be confirmed); Vesela Guenova, French literature and translation studies, Sofia University “Saint Kliment Ohridski”; Gelina Harlaftis, history, Ionian University, Corfu; Marina Kavtaradze, musicology, V. Sarajishvili State Conservatory of Tbilisi ; Amelia Licheva, literary theory, Sofia University “Saint Kliment Ohridski”; Yordan Lyutskanov, comparative literature, Institute for Literature at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Atinati Mamatsashvili, comparative literature, Ilia State University; Alexis Nuselovici, comparative literature, Aix-Marseille University ; Avtandil Okrostsvaridze, geology, Ilia State University; Yaşar Eyüp Özveren, economic history, Professor Emeritus, Middle Eastern Technical University, Ankara; Cleo Protokhristova, comparative literature, Plovdiv University; Bela Tsipuria, comparative literature, Ilia State University; Marie Vrinat-Nikolov, Bulgarian language and literature, literary translation, National Institut for Oriental Languages and Civilisations
Website of the conference: https://sites.google.com/view/blackseaesplit2sofia/home

Presentation of the book by Taras Kuzio
2019-09-09 18:00
On the 9th of September Ilia State University will host Professor of Political Science, National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Dr Taras Kuzio. Dr. Kuzio will present his last work „Putin’s War against Ukraine: Revolution, Nationalism and Crime”.
About the book:
In Spring 2014, Putin’s annexation of the Crimea and launch of military aggression against Ukraine led to Europe’s one of the biggest crisis; interference in Western democracies and other forms of hybrid warfare, Russia and the West have entered a new Cold War. The book reviews the consequences of ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war and its influence on consolidation of Ukrainian identity and pro-Russian soft power.
Taras Kuzio, author of the book will discuss why newly elected President Zelenskyy will not bring peace and the war will continue indefinitely as long as Russia to view Ukraine and Ukrainians as fake news and Putin is Russian president for life.
About the Author:
Taras Kuzio is a Professor in the Department of Political Science, National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy and a Non-Resident Fellow in the Foreign Policy Institute, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC. His previous positions were at the University of Alberta, George Washington University, University of Toronto, and Chief of Mission to the NATO Information and Documentation Office in Ukraine. Taras Kuzio is the author and editor of seventeen books, including (with Paul D’Anieri) The Sources of Russia’s Great Power Politics: Ukraine and the Challenge to the European Order (2018), Putin’s War Against Ukraine. Revolution, Nationalism, and Crime (2017, 2019), Ukraine. Democratization, Corruption and the New Russian Imperialism (2015), The Crimea: Europe’s Next Flashpoint? (2010), From Kuchmagate to Orange Revolution (2009), and Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives on Nationalism (2007).
Working Language: English
Venue: Ilia State University, Room A305 (address: 32 Chavchavadze ave)
Time: 18:00 (6 PM)
Attendance is free.

ISU Table Tennis Championship
2019-09-26 17:36
The ISU Department of Student Affairs organizes a university championship in table tennis for both male and female students on 25 October 2019.
Only ISU students can participate.
The qualification draw will take place half an hour before the competition.
The winning students will be awarded with respective trophies, medals and certificates.
If interested, please fill in the online registration form at https://forms.gle/wgayUiVWfNyQ2fL96
Registration deadline: 23 October, 2019

Contact information
Tel.: 514778989; 032 2 220009 (270)
Address.: Room F105, 3/5 Kakutsa Cholokashvili ave.
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/iliaunistudentaffairs/
Email address: student.affairs@iliauni.edu.ge

ISU Futsal Tournament
2019-10-07 16:05
From October 22 November 29 2019, The ISU Department of Student Affairs organizes a university futsal tournament for male teams. The matches will be held on ISU E premises. Only ISU student teams can participate. Playing for more than one team is not allowed. Each team shall consist from 6 to 8 students.
The matches will have two 12-minute halves with a halftime break of 5 minutes.
The winning team will be awareded ISU Perpetual Cup Trophy. Teams winning the first, second and third places will be presented with respective medals and certificates.
For more details, see Futsal Cup Regulations.
Those interested should fill in the following application at https://forms.gle/M2wfMTjDZcJCg7RJ6
Registration deadline: 21 October, 2019.

ESTSS workshop “Addressing Consequences of Political Violence”
2019-10-13 10:00
On 13th-14th October 2019, the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) will hold a workshop at Ilia State University on “Addressing Consequences of Political Violence”.
The event is dedicated to the 10-year anniversary of the European Journal of Psychotraumatology (EJPT).
The workshop will be hosted by Ilia State University (ISU) in collaboration with the Georgian Society of Psychotrauma (GSP) and the Foundation Global Initiative on Psychiatry-Tbilisi and Open Society Georgia Foundation.
Registration:
ESTSS members from high-income countries: EUR 30;
Non-members from high-income countries: EUR 50
ESTSS members from Low and Middle Income Countries: EUR 15;
Non-members from LMICs: EUR 20
GSP members: free of charge

Registration is mandatory for all participants.
For registration, please contact us at: estss-workshop@iliauni.edu.ge
Registration deadline: 1 October 2019.

Working language: English (simultaneous translation will be provided)
Time: 13 October 2019, 10:00 AM
Venue: Book house “Ligamus”, Ilia State University, Ilia Chavchavadze ave. 32, building A, Tbilisi

Time: 14 October 2019, 10:00 AM
Venue: Book house “Ligamus”, Ilia State University, Ilia Chavchavadze ave. 32, building A, Tbilisi
Book House Ligamus (32 I. Chavchavadze ave.)

ISU Volleyball Championship
2019-10-15 12:26
On 10 November 2019, the ISU Department of Student Affairs organizes a university championship in volleyball (4vs4).
Only ISU students can participate.
Each team should include male as well as female players. The maximum number of players in a team is 6.
If interested, please fill in the online registration form at https://forms.gle/sujD434MY9c3ToqFA
Registration deadline: 8 November 2019.

Contact information
Facebook page: iliaunistudentaffairs
Facebook group: iliauni.sport
Tel.: (+995 514) 778989; (032 2) 22 00 09 (270)
Email address: student.affairs@iliauni.edu.ge
Address: Room F105, 3/5 K. Cholokashvili ave.

ISU Basketball Championship (3x3) - 2019
2019-10-15 15:22
The ISU Department of Student Affairs organizes a university championship in basketball on 3 November 2019. Only ISU student teams can participate. Playing for more than one team is not allowed. Team applications must include four players: 3 main players and 1 standby.
“FIBA 3×3” offical rules will apply: http://www.fiba.basketball/3×3/rules
The winning team will be awarded with the ISU basketball trophy. The first, second and third place winners will receive respective medals and certificates.
If interested, please fill in the registration form at https://forms.gle/rpBX3mKc9tihUvcP8
Registration deadline: 1 November, 2019

The South Caucasus Regional Conference on Memory Politics
2019-10-16 12:53
The Heinrich Boell Foundation Tbilisi Office – South Caucasus region, together with Ilia State University and Soviet Past Research Laboratory (SOVLAB) organizes the South Caucasus Regional Conference on Memory Politics. The main aim of the conference is to discuss memory politics and rethink the current approach on rethinking the Soviet Past and memory studies in three countries of the region.
The South Caucasus Regional Conference on Memory politics will give opportunity to researchers, academics and students to share with each other knowledge and experience on working on different topics of memory politics. At the same time, during public discussions, speakers will discuss some of the important challenges that are connected to historical research and memory studies such as the openness/accessibility of archives, lack of funding for research institutes, etc.

Date: 21-22 October, 2019
Location: Ilia State University, Auditorium B201
Language: Georgian, English and Russian (simultaneous translation will be provided)

Third International School in Formal Linguistics
2019-10-21 17:00
Third International School in Formal Linguistics
October 21-24, 2019
Ilia University
Following the success of the 2017 and 2018 Summer Schools in Formal Linguistics, Ilia University will be hosting the Third International School in Formal Linguistics, with the following courses:
Language acquisition Professor Rosemarie Tracy, University of Mannheim, Germany
Formal syntax Professor Lea Nash, University Paris 8, France
Experimental approaches Professor Maria Polinsky, University of Maryland, USA
to the study of language
Sign languagesProfessor Carlo Cecchetto, CNRS, Paris, France
The courses will meet daily, during the week of October 21-24, 2019. The attendance is free.
To apply, contact to Eka Nanitashvili ekaterinenan@yahoo.com.
