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PERFORMANCE "THE IDEAL FAMILY"
2022-12-11 20:00 (Asia/Dubai)
Comedy in 1 Act
What happens when you start building your life according to other’s opinions?! When you try to present yourself through derogation of others and create an ideal family only for others to see… Are there any ideal families at all?! Or there still are Václav Havel’s play characters around us, who are constantly trying to underline inferiority of others and talk about their harmonious relationship.
Translator: Maya Nachkebia
Director: David Tchakhrakia
Set and Costume Design: Giorgi Ustiashvili
Technical Director: Natia Samadashvili
The Cast:

Vera – Ruska Makashvili (Actress of the Rustaveli National Theatre)
Mihal – Giorgi Goguadze
Bedržih – Paata Papuashvili

First Performance 30 March 2019
Performance was staged through financial assistance of Tbilisi Municipality
and support of “Sky Development”

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Time: December 11, 20:00
Duration: 80 minutes, without intermission
Location: Ilia State University Theatre, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2022

Mari Burduli Employment Forum of Iliauni at HR.HUB Career Festival
2022-12-12 14:00
HR.HUB, in cooperation with Ilia State University, held a large-scale career festival in the Garden Hall of the Rooms Hotel, within the framework of which the Mari Burduli Employment Forum of Iliauni was held on December 10.
Approximately 60 companies participated in the festival.
At the forum, students got to know the human resources management of different companies and applied for the vacancies presented by the companies.
Lecturers of the Faculty of Business, Technology and Education of Ilia State University and trainers of the Centre for Academic Writing held thematic workshops for job seekers.
2022

“The Demise of a Just City - The Urban Transformation of Amsterdam”
2022-12-14 19:00
Ceren Sezer will deliver a public lecture on “The Demise of a Just City? The Urban Transformation of Amsterdam”, as part of the project “Tbilisi as an urban intersection” funded by the Rustaveli National Science Foundation and the research seminar of the doctoral program in Anthropology, on December 14, at 19:00.
A brief overview of the topic
The city of Amsterdam has long been known as “the just city” and is characterized in academic circles as an egalitarian, diverse and tolerant city. However, over time, Amsterdam emerged as an international attraction – an economically unequal and politically tense space with gentrified regions.
Ceren Sezer will talk about the processes of urban transformation in Amsterdam and their impact on the cultural landscape of immigrant neighborhoods. Specifically examines how conditions of immigrants are changing with overall transformation by discussing/analyzing examples of shops, restaurants, and religious sites. The speaker argues that changes in the conditions of immigrants raise issues related to democratic public spaces and urban justice.
City government, professionals of urban design and urban planning should be informed and take these issues into account in city development policies and strategies.
About the speaker
Ceren Sezer is a Research Associate at RWTH Aachen University, Chair of Urban Design. She holds a PhD and an MSc in Urbanism from Delft University of Technology and a BArch in Architecture from Istanbul Technical University. Her research interest includes liveability and sustainability of public spaces, urban form and social life of the public realm, and spatial justice. She is the author of Visibility, democratic public space and socially inclusive cities (2020) and co-editor of several special issues and books including, Marketplaces as Urban Development Strategy, Public Space and Urban Justice, Spatial Justice in Urban Studies and Planning education (forthcoming), Marketplaces: movement, representation and practices and The Design of the Public Realm – Emerging Theories and Practices (forthcoming).
Before academia, Ceren practiced as an architect and urban designer in Turkey, Cyprus and the Netherlands. In 2010, she co-founded the working group Public Spaces and Urban Cultures under the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP). She coordinated the Group’s meetings and workshops in Helsinki, Vienna, Ankara, Bucharest, Istanbul, Utrecht, Glasgow, Ljubljana, Lisbon, Beirut, Nicosia and Amsterdam. Besides her academic work, Ceren worked as an expert and curator for the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI), International Rotterdam Biennale of Architecture and Public Space Biennale in Roma. She has been invited speaker to the National University of Singapore, ETH Future Cities Laboratory, Cardiff University, Luzern University Applied Science and Arts, and Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Working language: English
Time: December 14, 19:00
Format: remote, in Zoom format: https://bit.ly/3ULqtRp
Meeting ID: 833 262 9803
Attendance is free.
2022

"Resistomes of probiotic and starter cultures as potential risk factors for the spread of antibiotic resistance" - Public Lecture by Bojana Bogovič Matijašić
2022-12-15 16:00
Bojana Bogovič Matijašić, Senior Research Fellow at the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana, Head of the Institute of Dairy and Probiotics, and and Leader of the research program Nutrition and Microbial Ecology of the Gastrointestinal Tract, will give a public talk on the topic “Resistomes of probiotic and starter cultures as potential risk factors for the spread of antibiotic resistance” in the G106 Auditorium of Ilia State University on December 15, at 16:00.
About the Lecture
The professor will present the results of the newly completed project “Resistomes of probiotic and starter cultures as potential risk factors for the spread of antibiotic resistance”.
The intensive use of antimicrobials in human and veterinary medicine over the past 50 years has led to the problem of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic microorganisms and reduced the effectiveness of treatment of infections, which the World Health Organisation has declared one of the greatest threats to health. Probiotic bacteria, starter cultures intentionally introduced into the food chain, and naturally fermented foods have also been identified as reservoirs of resistance. But the actual risk of these products in terms of resistance has not yet been properly evaluated.
In the present study, an approach combining conventional analyses with genomic and metagenomic analyses was used to assess the burden of starter and probiotic cultures with antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and the risk of transmission of ARGs found.
In addition, in collaboration with the George Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages, Microbiology and Virology (Prof. Nina Chanishvili, Head of R&D Department), previously characterised isolates from artisanal Matsoni products collected in Georgia were examined by comparative genomic analyses and evaluated from a safety perspective.
About the Speaker
Bojana Bogovič Matijašić is a Senior Research Fellow at the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana, Head of the Institute of Dairy and Probiotics, and leader of the research program Nutrition and Microbial Ecology of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Her main interests are characterization of lactic acid bacteria and their metabolites, studies of functionality of probiotics and their
metabolites, studies of gut microbiota/microbiome and resistomes. She supervised 6 young researchers, 5 doctoral dissertations and several master’s or bachelor’s theses. She delivers lectures to master’s students in Biotechnology, Food Science and Nutrition courses, and to doctoral students in Biosciences.
Working language: English
Time: December 15, 16:00
Location: Ilia State University, G106 Auditorium, G. Tsereteli St. N1
Attendance is free.
2022

Year-End Event of UniLab
2022-12-15 18:30
The year-end event of the cyber laboratory “UniLab” of Iliauni will be held in the T406 auditorium of Ilia State University on December 15, at 18:30.
At the event, representatives of UniLab and Ilia State University will talk about the following projects and programs implemented this year:

Web publishing of Sandro’s books
OnlineIliauni
Restoration of the old website of the documentary “To the West with the whole soul”
Math Resource
“Try, learn, share”
Corpus of the Georgian language
Women in Science
Glossary
Competition of lexicographers
Website of the Architects
Addiction website
National Conference on Visual Programming
Qart NLP
Hydrangea
Interactive book library

The audience will have the opportunity to learn more about the activities, training courses and acceleration program of UniLab.
About UniLab
UniLab, a cyber laboratory of Ilia State University, aims to promote STEAM professions. UniLab combines opportunities for theoretical learning and practical experience in the following fields:

Front-End development;
Back-End development;
Digital communications
Graphic and interface design;
Management of ICT projects;
Narrative design.

It also creates various digital products and platforms.
For more information

infounilab@iliauni.edu.ge
https://www.facebook.com/UniLabEdu
https://unilab.iliauni.edu.ge

Working language: Georgian
Time: December 15, 18:30
Location: T406 auditorium of Ilia State University, K. Cholokashvili Ave. 3/5
Attendance is free.
2022

PERFORMANCE "The Doctor in spite of Himself"
2022-12-17 20:00
Comedy in 1 Act
The comedy is centered around the drunkard good-for-nothing Sganarelle who the entire world mistakenly believes to be a miraculous doctor able to treat any disease. “The patients” propose him vast sums of money in exchange for a phenomenal medicine, which, of course, does not exist. Sganarelle quickly grows very rich and yet remembers to do a kind deed and cure the most important of all illnesses – love.

Translation: Kethy Kvantaliani
Director: Koko Roinishvili
Set and Costume Design: Barbara Aslamazi
Music: Zurab Gagloshvili
Choreography: Tinatin tsuladze
Technical Director: Tamuna Kamladze

The Cast:

Sganarelle – Irakli Chkhikvadze
Martine – Annie Imnadze
Lucas – Nodar Dzotsenidze
Geronte – Andrea Vachridze
Jacqueline –Aniko Shurgaia
Lucinde – Anka Vasadze
Léandre – Giorgi Kiknadze

Music used in the performance:
Raphael – Balada De La Trompeta
Raphael Beau – Ca Deroule
Roque Banos – Circus Freaks, Love at Park, Hidding In The Forest, Titles
ll piccolo circo
Stephen Trask – The Show
Cirque Du Soleil – Wedding
A. Zanzotto & Nin0 Rotta – Canto della Buranella
First Performance – 3 November 2022
Performance was staged through financial support of Tbilisi Municipality.

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Time: December 2, 10, 17, 20:00
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes without intermission
Location: Ilia State University Theater, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2022

Scientific-Research Work Report 2022
2022-12-20 18:00
Ilia State University will present a report on current scientific-research work to the interested public on December 20-21.
The series of presentations of scientific and research projects will be opened in the G 106 auditorium of Ilia State University (Tsereteli St. N1) on December 20, at 18:00, and will last for 2 days.

December 20, 18:00-19:00
18:00-18:30 – Opening and Conclusive Report, Professor Nino Doborjginidze, Rector of Ilia State University

Scientific-Research Work Report 2022
Presentation of the scientific journal Ethnobotany Research and Application with the highest impact (CiteScore) from Georgia, published on behalf of Ilia State University, in Scopus, Elsevier’s international scientific database
The ceremony of presenting the Scientific Award of Iliauni (established in 2022 by the decision of the Academic Council) to Emeritus Professor Giorgi Nakhutsrishvili for his special contribution to science. Professor Nino Doborjginidze, Rector of Ilia State University

18:30-19:00 – The report of the Computing Center of Iliauni, Professor Erekle Maghradze, Ilia State University

Presentation of projects implemented together with scientific institutes
The project of digitalization and database creation of the National Scientific Herbarium implemented together with the Institute of Botany
The action plan of 2023 of the Computing Center
The concept of digital transformation of Iliauni

19:00-19:30 – Reception

December 21, 11:00-17:00
11:00-11:15 TBC
11:15-11:30 TBC
11:30-11:45 TBC
11:45-12:00 TBC
12:00-12:15 Institute of Chemical Biology
12:15-12:30 Large Mammal Ecology and Conservation Programn Istitute of Ecology
12:30-12:45 Highland Ecosystems Research Program Institute of Ecology
12:45-13:00 Tengiz Oniani Laboratory of Sleep-Wakefulness Cycle Study
13:00-13:15 Institute of Theoretical Physics
13:15-13:30 Institute of Chemical Biology
13:30-14:00 Break – Buffet
14:00-14:15 Institute of Linguistic Studies
14:15-14:30 Institute of Political Science
14:30-14:45 Institute of Botany
14:45-15:15 Institute of Earth Sciences and National Seismic Monitoring Center
15:15-15:30 Savle Tsereteli Institute of Philosophy
15:30-15:45 Dimitri Uznadze Institute of Psychology
15:45-16:00 Institute of Social and Cultural Studies
16:00-16:15 Institute of Demography and Sociology
16:15-16:30 Quantitative Ecology Program Institute of Ecology
16:30-16:45 Institute of Zoology
16:45-17:00 Institute of Biophysics

Time:

December 20, 18:00-19:00
December 21, 11:00-17:00

Working language: Georgian
Location: G106 Auditorium (Tsereteli St. 1), Ilia State University
Attendance is free
2022

International Scientific Conference “The Middle East and Caucasus. Culture, History, Politics”
2022-12-21 10:30
The international scientific conference “The Middle East and Caucasus: Culture, History, Politics” will be opened at the Giorgi Tsereteli Institute of Oriental Studies of Ilia State University on December 21, at 10:30.
The conference will last two days, and a round table will be organized on the results of the first year of work on the project “Ethno-Religious Mosaic of Tbilisi (1801-1921)” financed by the Rustaveli National Science Foundation on December 23. Project participants will present the results of scientific work.
There will be a presentation of publications published by the Institute of Oriental Studies in recent years at the end of the conference.
The conference will conclude the scientific work of the Institute of Oriental Studies in 2022 and will present reports on various aspects of the historical and cultural relations of the Caucasus and the Middle (as well as the Far) East, Eastern languages and literature, current processes in the Middle East.
Representatives of different universities of Georgia and foreign researchers (from the USA, France, Iran, Malaysia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan) will participate in the conference together with the employees of the Institute of Oriental Studies.
See the conference program in detail at the link: https://bit.ly/3YzmhXV
The conference will be held in hybrid mode.

December 21, Session II (13:00-15:00)
Meeting link https://bit.ly/3Ywh6bf
Meeting III – Session III (15:30-17:30)
Meeting link https://bit.ly/3G2DBgC
December 22 – Meeting IV (10:30-12:30)
Meeting link https://bit.ly/3V86X1A

Working languages: Georgian and English
Time: December 21, 10:30
Location: Giorgi Tsereteli Institute of Oriental Studies, room S 201-202 of Ilia State University, G. Tsereteli Street N3
Attendance is free.
2022

Workshop “Good Supervision of Doctoral Students”
2022-12-21 14:00
A workshop, organized by the International Doctoral School of Ilia State University, will be held for the supervisors of doctoral students on the topic: “Good Supervision of Doctoral Students” on December 21-22.
The purpose of the workshop is to support the supervisors of doctoral student in ensuring that doctoral students effectively achieve the learning outcomes provided for in the doctoral program.
At the meeting, the participants will have the opportunity to analyze the process of supervision and the role of the supervisor in the preparation of a perfect doctoral thesis by a student with the help of discussion, experience sharing and specific tools.
The following issues will be discussed at the meeting:

The role of the supervisor in the process of work on the doctoral topic by the doctoral student;
The participation of a supervisor in the student’s effective achievement of the objective and learning outcomes of the doctoral program;
Student motivation and supervisor’s self-motivation;
Effective ways for the supervisor to establish feedback with students;
Involvement of interested persons participating in the doctoral program in order to increase the effectiveness of the program.

Full duration of the program: 4 hours
Moderator
Tamar Maghalashvili, Associate Professor of the Faculty of Business, Technology and Education of Ilia State University. She received a master’s degree in business administration from the Caucasus University, and in 2017 – a doctorate in business administration.
Her experience in higher education institutions began in 20027 as a lecturer. Since 2016, she has been leading lecture courses at the bachelor’s and master’s levels at Ilia State University. Since 2017, she has been leading marketing subjects at the Business School. She is a member of the Dissertation Committee and is actively involved in the scientific supervision of Georgian and dual master’s theses.
Schedule
I session – December 21, 14:00-16:00
II session – December 23, 14:00-16:00
Registration link: https://bit.ly/3VVGiWQ
Registration deadline: December 18, 18:00
Information about the place and time of the meeting will be provided later.
2022

School Competition of Robots
2022-12-26 12:00
The Technological Entrepreneurship and Innovation Development Center of Ilia State University will hold a school competition of robots for students of grades IX-XII of public and private schools in Georgia in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy and EPAM Georgia on December 26.
The competition will be held in the new Sports Palace and teams of high school students from public and private schools in Tbilisi and the region will compete in it.
Conditions for participating in the school competition of robots:
Any public and private school in Georgia that wants to participate and has the appropriate equipment can participate in the competition.
The competition will be held in three directions in two different robot categories – mBot and 4WD Smart Robot Car.
It should be noted that all tasks must be performed by the robot independently, using software code. It is not allowed for the participant to remotely control the robot during the competition.
A school must have at least one of the two types of robot to be able to participate in the appropriate category of the competition.
Information about robot types:

mBot robot: https://bit.ly/3iZIM7W
4WD Smart Robot Car: https://bit.ly/3FMlzPW

The school must present a team composed of students, in which the minimum number of students will be 2, and the maximum – 4.
The school team should be composed of students of grades IX-XII.
A school can register several teams for the competition.
Conditions of participation
Participation in the project is free for schools, although the project does not cover the costs of transportation of participants to and from the event location.
Categories of school competition of robots:
For detailed information, see the descriptions at the links.
Category I: Moving in a straight line – https://bit.ly/3Pjjiyx
Category II: Zigzag movement – https://bit.ly/3hns81F
Category III: Walking in the Labyrinth – https://bit.ly/3iRmFke
It is mandatory for one robot to participate in all categories.
How can the school become a project participant?
Must complete the electronic application form no later than December 23, 2022.
Application form: https://bit.ly/3WrjSws
After the registration is completed, we will contact the schools and provide detailed information related to participation no later than December 25, 2022.
The indicated program is funded within the framework of the Democracy Commission Small Grants Program 2021 of the U.S. Embassy in Georgia.
The project is supported by EPAM Georgia.
Location of the event: New Sports Palace, Tbilisi
Time: December 26, 12:00
For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/FabLabIliauni/
fablabtraining@iliauni.edu.ge
558147202
2022

Iliauni hosted an awarding ceremony for the winners of the Kings Olympiads
2023-01-10 12:08
Ilia State University and Kings Education Organization have a ten-year history of cooperation. Dozens of successful educational projects have been implemented within their cooperation, including the annual project “The Choice is Yours” in the field of professional orientation of students and others.
Ilia State University hosted an award ceremony for the winners of the Kings Subject Olympiads on January 10.
3 students from each age category were awarded in each subject (Georgian language, English, Mathematics, Olympiad of Intelligence) throughout Georgia: 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners.
Professor Giorgi Gvalia, the Deputy Rector of Ilia State University, took part in the awarding ceremony.
About Kings Education Organization
Kings has been operating in the field of education since 2012. The mission of the organization is to raise the level of general education by increasing the motivation to study and introducing constantly updated educational technologies.
One of the main activities of Kings is the organization of educational subject Olympiads for grades II-XII in the following subjects: Georgian, mathematics, English and intelligence.
In addition to subject Olympiads, the organization has been actively implementing various educational projects throughout Georgia since 2018.
2023

The Year-End Event in the New Year Town of Iliauni
2023-01-13 19:00
Dear students, we are looking forward to seeing you at the year-end event in the New Year Town of Ilia State University on Friday, January 13, at 19:00.
Schedule
19:00 – 20:00 – Opening
20:00 – 22:00 – New Year’s Concert
Parallel to the event, a Unimarket supporting Ukrainians living in Georgia will be held, and we will have the opportunity to help those who need it the most.
Happy New Year and we look forward to seeing you in New Year Town at the year-end event.
Time: January 13, 19:00 – 22:00
Location: The courtyard of Building E of Ilia State University.
2022

UNIMARKET: STAND WITH UKRAINE
2023-01-13 19:00
The Unimarket #STANDWITHUKRAINE in support of Ukraine will be held as part of the year-end event organized by Ilia State University on January 13, Friday, from 19:00 to 22:00.
At the Unimarket, anyone will have the opportunity to:

drop a donation of any amount into the charity box;
buy interesting items, publications, which our students and lecturers will sell as a sign of solidarity with the Ukrainian people;
register as a Unimarket participant, request inventory support from us and sell items, and place the proceeds in the donation box.

The administration of Ilia State University will purchase necessary medicine, medical equipment to help Ukrainians with the collected funds and provide their transportation.
If you want to put things for sale on Unimarket and support Ukraine in this way, fill out the application and we will prepare a space, which will be arranged according to your needs.
The application is available at the link: https://bit.ly/3GsV2WG
Location: Courtyard of Building E of Iliauni, Kakutsa Cholokashvili Ave. N3/5
For additional questions
577 75 59 86
pr@iliauni.edu.ge
2023

The Year-End Event in the New Year Town of Iliauni
2023-01-17 14:20
On January 13, the New Year Town of Ilia State University hosted the year-end event of the students’ year.
The Rector of Ilia State University, Professor Nino Doborjginidze and Head of Administration Ketevan Lakirbaia, opened the event and congratulated the students on the past holidays.
Parallel to the event, in which the performers LUA and NOA took part, a Unimarket supporting Ukrainians living in Georgia was held.
2023

"Education and the Holocaust" - International Holocaust Remembrance Day
2023-01-27 15:00
The Public Defender of Georgia and the Tolerance Center operating under it, in cooperation with Ilia State University, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and the National Council of Jewish Women will hold an event for students in dedication to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the G 106 auditorium of Ilia State University on January 27, at 15:00.
The theme of the 2023 International Day is “Education and the Holocaust”.
The meeting will be opened with greetings from the Rector of Ilia State University, the representative of the Public Defender’s Office, the head of the Tolerance Center, the Ambassador of Israel to Georgia, the representative of the USAID Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Office and the head of the National Council of Jewish Women.
At the meeting, psychologist Natia Panjikidze will review Viktor Frankl’s book “Yes to Life”.
The event will be held by the Tolerance Center operating under the Public Defender of Georgia with the support of the USAID program “Unity Through Diversity”, which is implemented by the United Nations Association of Georgia.
See the schedule of the event as an attached file.
Time: January 27, 15:00
Location: G 106 Auditorium (G. Tsereteli St.1), Ilia State University
2023

PERFORMANCE "THE IDEAL FAMILY"
2023-01-27 20:00
Comedy in 1 Act
What happens when you start building your life according to other’s opinions?! When you try to present yourself through derogation of others and create an ideal family only for others to see… Are there any ideal families at all?! Or there still are Václav Havel’s play characters around us, who are constantly trying to underline inferiority of others and talk about their harmonious relationship.
Translator: Maya Nachkebia
Director: David Tchakhrakia
Set and Costume Design: Giorgi Ustiashvili
Technical Director: Natia Samadashvili
The Cast:
Vera – Ruska Makashvili (Actress of the Rustaveli National Theatre)
Mihal – Giorgi Goguadze
Bedržih – Paata Papuashvili
First Performance 30 March 2019
Duration: 80 minutes, without intermission
Performance was staged through financial assistance of Tbilisi Municipality
and support of “Sky Development”

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Time: January 27, 20:00
Duration: 80 minutes, without intermission
Location: Ilia State University Theatre, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

PERFORMANCE "Spineless"
2023-01-28 20:00
Drama in 1 Act
What does it feel like to live in Georgia, when you are different? How can you oppose to the idifference of friends, family, society and country? How can you survive and does the survival matter at all, when no one needs you, no one understands you? One tragic story, that Alex Chighvinadze wrote is based on true events, unites the problems of the entire society and invites us to think about how to change the country in which parents are forced to bury their transgender child quietly hiding from neighbors, village, country.

Director – Gela Guliashvili (Senior work)

Set and Costume Designer – Teo Kukhianidze
Technical Assistant – Maka Metreveli
Supervisor – Vano Khutsishvili, Associate Professor, Ilia State Unievrsity
The Cast:

Martha – Maia Khornauli
Mamia – Giorgi Tsertsvadze
Nino – Aniko Shurgaia
Daniel – Giorgi Makadze

Duration of the Performance – 90 minutes
First Performance – 2 July 2022

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Time: January 28, 20:00
Duration: 80 minutes, without intermission
Location: Ilia State University Theatre, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

PERFORMANCE "THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF"
2023-01-29 20:00
Comedy in 1 Act
The comedy is centered around the drunkard good-for-nothing Sganarelle who the entire world mistakenly believes to be a miraculous doctor able to treat any disease. “The patients” propose him vast sums of money in exchange for a phenomenal medicine, which, of course, does not exist. Sganarelle quickly grows very rich and yet remembers to do a kind deed and cure the most important of all illnesses – love.
Translation: Kethy Kvantaliani
Director: Koko Roinishvili
Set and Costume Design: Barbara Aslamazi
Music: Zurab Gagloshvili
Choreography: Tinatin tsuladze
Technical Director: Tamuna Kamladze
The Cast:
Sganarelle – Irakli Chkhikvadze
Martine – Annie Imnadze
Lucas – Nodar Dzotsenidze
Geronte – Andrea Vachridze
Jacqueline –Aniko Shurgaia
Lucinde – Anka Vasadze
Léandre – Giorgi Kiknadze
Music used in the performance:
Raphael – Balada De La Trompeta
Raphael Beau – Ca Deroule
Roque Banos – Circus Freaks, Love at Park, Hidding In The Forest, Titles
ll piccolo circo
Stephen Trask – The Show
Cirque Du Soleil – Wedding
A. Zanzotto & Nin0 Rotta – Canto della Buranella
First Performance – 3 November 2022
Duration of the Performance: 1 hour and 30 minutes without intermission
Performance was staged through financial support of Tbilisi Municipality.

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Time: January 29, 20:00
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes without intermission
Location: Ilia State University Theater, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

Public Lecture by Prof. Gary Hammer "Leadership in Medicine and Science"
2023-02-02 17:00
On February 2, at 17:00, Professor Gary Hammer, Director of the Endocrine Oncology Program at the University of Michigan, and former President of the Endocrine Society (Detroit, USA), will hold a public lecture on “Leadership in Medicine and Science” in Hall G 106.
About Lecture
A motivational and inspiring lecture based on the personal experience and career path of Professor Gary Hammer himself in science and medicine. It will be about how awareness of one’s own vulnerability can be a source of inspiration to change the world for the better. How one can understand the concept of being here and now. Living in presence, using time and space to develop oneself, inspire others and change the environment and the world around us for a better place. The conversation will also touch the subject of the relationship between the doctor and the patient, those connections, trust, and mutual understanding that are necessary for the formation and development of an ideal doctor-patient relationship in the long term.
About the Speaker
Prof. Gary D. Hammer, M.D., Ph.D. is a Professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine (MEND), Cell & Developmental Biology, and Molecular & Integrative Physiology at the University of Michigan. He currently serves as Director of the Endocrine Oncology Program at Rogel Cancer Center, where he holds the Millie Schembechler Professorship in Adrenal Cancer.
Prof. Gary D. Hammer obtained his M.D. and PhD in Neuroscience from Tufts University and completed his residency in Internal Medicine, followed by a clinical fellowship in Endocrinology and a post-doctoral fellowship with Holly Ingraham at the University of California (San Francisco).
He has brokered the recent renaissance of the current Michigan team of adrenal scientists that includes a who’s who in the study of adrenal disease. He received the UofM Jerome Conn Award for Outstanding Research in Internal Medicine, the Endocrine Society Edwin B. Astwood Award for Outstanding Research and is a member of ASCI and AAP.
An extensive biography is available at the following link: https://bit.ly/3Xwa58U
Working language: English
Time: February 2, 5:00 p.m
Location: G106 Hall, G. Tsereteli Ave. N1
Attendance is free.
2023

PERFORMANCE "SPINELESS"
2023-02-05 20:00
Drama in 1 Act
What does it feel like to live in Georgia, when you are different? How can you oppose to the idifference of friends, family, society and country? How can you survive and does the survival matter at all, when no one needs you, no one understands you? One tragic story, that Alex Chighvinadze wrote is based on true events, unites the problems of the entire society and invites us to think about how to change the country in which parents are forced to bury their transgender child quietly hiding from neighbors, village, country.

Director – Gela Guliashvili (Senior work)

Set and Costume Designer – Teo Kukhianidze
Technical Assistant – Maka Metreveli
Supervisor – Vano Khutsishvili, Associate Professor, Ilia State Unievrsity
The Cast:

Martha – Maia Khornauli
Mamia – Giorgi Tsertsvadze
Nino – Aniko Shurgaia
Daniel – Giorgi Makadze

Duration of the Performance – 90 minutes
First Performance – 2 July 2022

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Time: February 5,18 , 20:00
Duration: 80 minutes, without intermission
Location: Ilia State University Theatre, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

ALUMNI TALKS: A Meeting with Nino Makhashvili
2023-02-06 17:00
The series of meetings “Alumni Talks” continues under the organization of the International Doctoral School.
Nino Makhashvili, associate professor of Ilia State University, will be a guest of the “Alumni Talks” at the book house “Ligamus” on February 6, at 17:00.
The speaker will share with us the experience of studying for the doctoral degree, will talk about the ways and challenges of success of doctoral students during many years of research.
The meeting will be held mainly in a question-and-answer format, and the listeners will have the opportunity to get answers to the issues of interest to them.
Professor Nino Makhashvili heads the Mental Health Resource Center of Ilia State University. She is one of the founders and lecturers of the master’s program in Mental Health of the same university; In 2017, she joined the doctoral program of the School of Business with the course “Community-based Participatory Research”.
See detailed information about Nino Makhashvili: https://faculty.iliauni.edu.ge/business/nino-makhashvili/
Please register through the following link: https://bit.ly/3wFleJt
Time: February 6, 17:00
Location: Book house “Ligamus”, I. Chavchavadze Ave. N32
2023

Defense of the Dissertation by the Doctoral Student Svetlana Berikashvili
2023-02-07 14:00
The defense of the dissertation “Differential Subject Marking in Georgian” of Svetlana Berikashvili, the doctoral student of the Carl Friedrich Lehmann-Haupt International Doctoral Program of the joint transdisciplinary international doctoral program of Ilia State University and the Georg-August University of Göttingen (Germany) will be held in the G106 auditorium of Ilia State University on February 7, at 14:00.
The program gives the doctoral student the opportunity to defend the dissertation through the model based on the Cotutelle principle and to receive a double doctoral degree and a diploma from both universities.
The doctoral student studies the Differential Subject Marking (DSM) in the Georgian language within the framework of the theory of generative syntax and concludes that the differentiation of subject cases is not only the result of the operations that occur after the syntactic representation in the morphological structure (MS) at the phonetic form (PF) level, on the contrary, both assignment of case and agreement based on the assigned case (dependent, unmarked, etc.) are part of the syntax. The dissertation explains the assignment of the so called “non-canonically labeled” ergative and dative cases of a subject through a pure DC algorithm and concludes that DC Theory is sufficient to analyze the assignment of structural cases.
Scientific supervisors from the Georg-August University of Göttingen: Professor, Dr. Hedde Zeijlstra (UGOE), Professor, Dr. Anke Holler (UGOE)
Scientific supervisors from Ilia State University:
Professor, Dr. Nino Doborjginidze (ISU), Professor, Dr. Irina Lobzhanidze (ISU)
Working language: English
Time: February 7, 14:00
Location: G106 auditorium of Ilia State University
2023

STEAM Competition of Innovative Teachers
2023-02-18 18:00
We invite you to the final event of the STEAM Competition of Innovative Teachers on February 18.
The finalists will present their material products in the exhibition space and talk about the implemented projects.
At the end of the competition, 3 winners will be announced.
At the event, which will open at 18:00, guests will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the presented projects and attend the award ceremony.
Time: 18:00
Place: Kakutsa Cholokashvili Avenue N⅗, T102 of Iliauni
2023

PERFORMANCE "THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF"
2023-02-19 20:00
Comedy in 1 Act
The comedy is centered around the drunkard good-for-nothing Sganarelle who the entire world mistakenly believes to be a miraculous doctor able to treat any disease. “The patients” propose him vast sums of money in exchange for a phenomenal medicine, which, of course, does not exist. Sganarelle quickly grows very rich and yet remembers to do a kind deed and cure the most important of all illnesses – love.
Translation: Kethy Kvantaliani
Director: Koko Roinishvili
Set and Costume Design: Barbara Aslamazi
Music: Zurab Gagloshvili
Choreography: Tinatin tsuladze
Technical Director: Tamuna Kamladze
The Cast:
Sganarelle – Irakli Chkhikvadze
Martine – Annie Imnadze
Lucas – Nodar Dzotsenidze
Geronte – Andrea Vachridze
Jacqueline –Aniko Shurgaia
Lucinde – Anka Vasadze
Léandre – Giorgi Kiknadze
Music used in the performance:
Raphael – Balada De La Trompeta
Raphael Beau – Ca Deroule
Roque Banos – Circus Freaks, Love at Park, Hidding In The Forest, Titles
ll piccolo circo
Stephen Trask – The Show
Cirque Du Soleil – Wedding
A. Zanzotto & Nin0 Rotta – Canto della Buranella
First Performance – 3 November 2022
Duration of the Performance: 1 hour and 30 minutes without intermission
Performance was staged through financial support of Tbilisi Municipality.

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Time: February 19, 20:00
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes without intermission
Location: Ilia State University Theater, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

“Everything about Sugar” - Popular Science Lecture with Experiments for Students
2023-02-24 16:00
Professor Ketevan Kupatadze of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Medicine of Ilia State University will hold a popular science lecture “Everything about Sugar” with experiments on February 24, at 16:00.
At the lecture, students will have the opportunity to learn about sugar, its characteristics, as well as engage in interesting laboratory experiments using sugar.
The speaker will talk about the following topics:

What did Avicenna think about sugar?
When did European kings eat sugar?
How did sugar spread?
Who were the sugar zombies?
What is sugar from a chemical point of view, what are its characteristics? What happens to it in our bodies?
How to recognize hidden sugar in product labels?
What do sugar and honey have in common and how are they different?
What are the safest sweets?
What does sugar have to do in common with salt, and what does the “taste of salt” mean?

Who is the lecture intended for?
For students interested in the topic.
How do I participate?
Pre-registration is required to participate in the workshop. Both individual and group registration is possible.
For registration: https://bit.ly/3HdJGGu
Registration deadline: February 17, 23:59
Time: February 24, 16:00
Working language: Georgian
Location: Hall B 201, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32
2023

Public lecture by Professor Kurt Scharr at the Center of Austrian Culture
2023-02-24 16:00
Historian Kurt Scharr, professor of the University of Innsbruck, will deliver a public lecture “Schaufeln-Schubkarren-Stacheldraht. Peter Demant – Erinnerungen eines Österreichers an Zwangsarbeitslager und Verbannung in der Sowjetunion”, organized by the Embassy of Austria in Georgia and the Center of Austrian Culture, in the S507 seminar hall of Ilia State University on February 24, at 16:00.
The event will be attended by the Ambassador of Austria to Georgia, Thomas Mühlmann.
Professor Kurt Scharr will also hold a short presentation about a school project, which is planned to be implemented in cooperation with Georgian schools.
Working language: German
Time: February 24, 16:00
Location: Ilia State University, S507 Seminar Hall (Austrian Library), G. Tsereteli St. N3
Attendance is free.
2023

"Georgian Poem. Structure and Semantics" - The Presentation of Tamar Lomidze's Monograph
2023-03-10 18:00
The book house “Ligamus” will host the presentation of the monograph “Georgian Poem. Structure and Semantics” (Tbilisi: TSU Publishing House, 2021) by Tamar Lomidze, visiting professor of Ilia State University, on March 10, at 18:00.
About the monograph
The monograph consists of three chapters:

For the first time, the influence of Neoplatonic philosophy on Chakhrukhadze’s laudatory poem “Tamariani”, the monument of Georgian literature of the 12th century, has been studied;
The interrelationship of metric and natural accentuation in Shota Rustaveli’s “The Knight in the Panther’s Skin” is discussed. It is concluded that the metric accentuation of “The Knight in the Panther’s Skin” was formed on the basis of the archaic linguistic accentuation, which determined its function within the framework of syllabic-tonal composition;
The formal-semantic features of the genre of Georgian poem versifying alphabet of the XVII-XVIII centuries are investigated and it is substantiated that they correspond to the main characteristics of the so-called “The Classical Episteme” (M. Foucault).

Working language: Georgian
Time: March 10, 18:00
Location: Book House “Ligamus”, I. Chavchavadze Ave. N32
Attendance is free.
2023

PERFORMANCE "MARAT/SADE"
2023-03-18 20:00
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
In 1 Act
Is it possible to get an all-embracing equality through revolution? Is revolution a path which brings liberty and fraternity and makes our wishes come true? These are the matters that the main character of the play, the Marquis de Sade is eager to resolve when staging an experimental performance with the patients of Charenton Mental Asylum. The result he gets is quite unexpected.
Young director Saba Aslamazishvili also took a path of an experiment for his debut performance and staged in not in a traditional setting but in the theatre foyer. For two hours Iliauni Theatre will don the garments of Charenton Asylum and the actors through reviving the adventures of the French Revolution together with the audience will try to find answers to the questions still so vital today.
Nominated for the 2018 Tsinandali Award.

Directed by: Saba Aslamazishvili
Costume and Set Design by: Teo Kukhianidze
Music for the performance created by: Constantine Ejibashvili
Technical Director: Tamuna Kamladze

The cast:

Jean-Paul Marat – Bacho Chachibaia
Marquis de Sade – Amiran Kachibaia
Charlotte Corday – Annie Imnadze
Simonne Evrard – Aniko Shurghaia
Coulmier – Giviko Baratashvili
Duperret – Vladimer Vashakidze
Jacques Roux – Constantine Ejibashvili
Herald – Andrea Vachridze
Nurse – Liko Zarnadze,
Nursing Aid – Luka Akhaladze
Inmates – Tornike Kakulia, Gaga Arabuli, Paata Babluani, George Makadze, Mariam Balakhadze, Elene Dabrundashvili

First Performance 10 May 2018
Duration: 110 minutes, without intermission
Performance was staged through financial support of Tbilisi Municipality.

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Time: March 3, 18, 20:00
Duration: 110 minutes, without intermission
Location: Ilia State University Theater, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

The National Teacher Prize 2023 Opening Ceremony was Held
2023-03-20 12:14
the nomination and application period for the National Teacher Prize 2023 began with the opening ceremony held at the Ilia Chavchavadze Literary-Memorial Museum.
This contest, initiated and organized by the Education Coalition, is held for the seventh time this year and aims to identify successful teachers, introduce them to the general public and thus enhance the prestige of the teaching profession.
The event organizers spoke about the terms and conditions of the contest, campaign phases, the jury, supporters and the final event. A Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between the Education Coalition and Alte University was signed at the meeting. According to the MoC, Alte University becomes a partner of the National Teacher Prize and will award the winner at the 2023 final ceremony. Moreover, Alte University will be an exclusive partner of the National Teacher Prize Top Ten club.
“We launch the National Teacher Prize campaign for the seventh time this year and we are delighted that today it is the most well-known, prestigious and recognized professional contest in Georgia. One of the key factors is the successful cooperation between the public and private sectors. The jury composed of publicly recognized individuals in the education field is another factor. This year the jury has been increased by two members: Lika Ghlonti (head of the EU4Dialogue Project) and Davit Gorgiladze (author); Alte University has also joined the list of supporters. There is no change in any of the qualitative aspects, technically and procedurally. Therefore, everything remains the same for teachers and we expect their active involvement” – said Irina Khantadze, the Education Coalition Board Chairperson.
„Since 2019 Iliauni has been cooperating with the Education Coalition as part of the National Teacher Prize campaign. Such projects aim to promote the teaching profession and school education development in general. One of the important tasks for Iliauni is to provide a scientific response to the challenges facing society. In this regard, the University plays an important role in the sustainable development of both the country and society. We believe that the future long-term development of Georgian society today depends on education. School education itself plays a unique role in the education system. Therefore, as part of this prize, as well as other scientific and academic projects, Iliauni fully supports any project or initiative which ultimately results in better schools, promoting the teaching profession and contributing to the future development of this essential part of the education system” – said Professor Giorgi Gvalia, Vice Rector of Ilia State University.
The nomination of teachers and submission of applications will be possible from March 17 to April 30 at the National Teacher Prize website: www.tprize.ge
Individuals, organizations and public groups are eligible to nominate teachers.
2023

Meeting with Eric Lee Ilia State University Doctor Honoris Causa
2023-03-21 18:00
On March 21, at 18:00, a meeting with an author Eric Lee, Ilia State University Doctor Honoris Causa, will be held in the Book House Ligamus.
At the meeting, he will talk about his forthcoming book with the working title The Uprising 1924: Georgia and the Birth of Democratic Socialism in Europe.
The book tells us about the preparation process and preconditions for the uprising of 1924, its brutal suppression and the response that followed from European governments and left-wingers. The author suggests that the reaction to the uprising of 1924 laid the foundation for the birth of democratic socialism as a counterbalance to Bolshevism.
The book is planned to be published in English and Georgian in the fall of 2024.
Georgian readers are familiar with Eric Lee’s books such as The Experiment: Georgia’s Forgotten Revolution (2018) and Night of the Bayonets: The Texel Uprising and Hitler’s revenge (2020) (Both books were translated by Keti Kantaria and published by the publishing house Ziari Press).
Working language: English
Time: March 21, 18:00
Venue: Book House Ligamus, N32, I. Chavchavadze Ave.
Attendance is free.
2023
