უნივერსიტეტის ღონისძიებების პორტალი

The Year-End Event in the New Year Town of Iliauni
2023-01-13 19:00 (Asia/Dubai)
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

Photo Gallery

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

MEETING OF THE AMBASSADOR OF ISRAEL TO GEORGIA HADAS MEITZAD WITH ILIAUNI STUDENTS
2023-03-23 11:30
On March 23, at 11:30, Hadas Meitzad, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel to Georgia, will hold a meeting with students of Ilia State University.
The topic of the meeting is a thirty-year diplomatic and bilateral relations between Israel and Georgia.
Meeting Agenda:
The Ambassador will talk about the history of the friendship between the countries as well as areas of their cooperation, such as security, energy and innovations; she will discuss the current situation in Israel and answer students’ questions.
For the full biography of the Ambassador, follow the link: https://bit.ly/40iZ7Fd
Working Language: English
Time: March 23, 11:30 a.m.
Location: Book House Ligamus, 32 I. Chavchavadze Ave.
NOTE: Attendees are required to bring their ID cards. Those who wish to attend must undergo security screening.
2023

Georgian-American Startup Ecosystems from the 90s to Today
2023-04-03 19:00
On April 3, at 19:00, in connection with the opening of the Startup Grind University Chapter at Ilia State University, the first meeting will be held on the topic: Georgian-American Startup Ecosystems from the 90s to Today
The 1990s marked the beginning of many giant technology companies and modern economic principles. These companies were able to use new technologies and innovative business models to compete with traditional industries and create new markets.
During the event, we will review what processes have been taking place in the ecosystem from the 1990s to the present, using the example of the Georgian and American environment. Speakers at the meeting will talk about the challenges of the startup environment in 1990-2022 and share their experience.
David Chechelashvili – Strategy-oriented Tech Entrepreneur who operates at the intersection of technology and entertainment from 2004. Together with his business partners, he has founded 5 global startups, mainly in the fields of immersive visualization and artificial intelligence. One of the startups is a well-known brand in the film industry and was at the forefront of the last wave of 3D technology (2005). In 2015, David returned to Georgia and participates in the development of the startup ecosystem. He teaches innovative entrepreneurship at Ilia State University.He is also the coordinator of the 500 Georgia Acceleration Program.
Ana Robakidze – Founder, CEO @ Theneo. Previously: Head of Engineering at Clientela, worked on hundreds of different APIs and in 2022 won a Web Summit Pitch competition.Theneo (YC W22) specializes in AI platform development focused on API documentation. The company develops, controls and maintains API documentation through artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Startup Grind is a global organization that unites up to 3 million entrepreneurs around the world. The main goal of the organization is to discover and facilitate the development of startups, knowledge sharing and the creation of entrepreneurial communities in an informal environment.
The goal of Startup Grind’s university chapter is to create a community that will promote the presentation of Georgia’s entrepreneurial potential in the international arena.
Working language:Georgian
Time: 3 April, 19:00 PM
Place: Ilia State University, Building B, room B201. Ilia Chavchavadze Ave. 32
Any interested person can attend the event based on registration form.
Please register by March 30. Places are limited, the first 40 registered people will be able to attend the event.
Registration form:https://forms.gle/FTsahNvXJyhXx2Nc8
For additional Information please contact: tiko.m@startupgrind.com
2023

PERFORMANCE "THE IDEAL FAMILY"
2023-04-09 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: April 9, 20:00
Duration: 80 minutes, without intermission
Location: Ilia State University Theatre, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

PERFORMANCE "The Misfortune of Darispan"
2023-04-12 20:00
In 1 Act
Presenting a century-old story of how a Georgian gentry Darispan wanders with one of his four unmarried daughters Karozhna from doorstep to doorstep, from friends to relatives, from acquaintances to neighbours to somehow secure a decent husband for her to ensure that her future is taken care of.
This story, tragic and comic at the same time, is saturated with enormous love towards the country which “was always shot at but has never died”. This story is a spitten image of the fate of our country which, like Darispan, seeks a way out elswhere: in the help of others, in “marrying off to a worthy candidate”, in the illusion of a happy life, which bounces back and causes even deeper despair.
What is more inportant – freedom or untroubled life?
The actors and the director together with the audience shall attempt to find a way to help Darispan’s family and therefore, the country as well.

Director: Saba Aslamazishvili
Set Design: Mariam Kalatozishvili
Costume Design: Sandro Margvelashvili
Musical Arrangement: Nino Sikharulidze
Choreographer: Dea Abakelia
Musical Consultant: Ivane Khachidze
Technical Director: Tamuna Kamladze

The CAST:

Darispan – Slava Natenadze
Martha – Lili Khuriti
Pelagia – Maia Khornauli
Natalia – Nina Kipshidze
Karozhna – Mashiko Tvalabeishvili
Osiko – Tornike Kakulia

The Performance was staged through financial assistance of the Tbilisi Municipality
Duration of the Performance – 70 minutes withough intermission
Time: April 12,13, 21, 20:00
Location: Ilia State University Theater, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

International Conference "Center and Peripheries: Political, Economic, Cultural and Linguistic Space Adaptation in Contemporary Era"
2023-04-19 10:00
On April 19, Ilia State University will be hosting the second day of a three-day multidisciplinary international conference entitled “Center and Periphery: Adaptation of Political, Economic, Cultural, and Linguistic Space in Modernity”. The first and third days of the conference will be held on April 18th and 20th, respectively, at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and Caucasus University.
The conference brings together Georgian and foreign researchers from various fields to analyze political, economic, cultural, linguistic, and literary processes from the perspective of the relationship between the center and the periphery.
The conference was prepared by the initiative of Lille University and Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. In addition to the University of Ilia and the University of the Caucasus, the following French institutions were also involved in its organization: French-Georgian University (Université franco-géorgienne), Catholic Institute of Vendée (ICES – Institut Catholique de Vendée), Exis Center for Romane Studies – University of Aix-Marseille (CAER – Aix-Marseille University).
The working languages for the conference are French and English.
Time: April 19, 10:00
Location: T102, Ilia State University, 3/5 Cholokashvili Ave.
The full program of all three days of the conference can be found at the following link https://bit.ly/3zRrvTP
2023

15TH EUROPEAN DIGESTIVE SURGERY CONFERENCE
2023-04-20 10:00
The 15th European Digestive Surgery International Conference (European Digestive Surgery 2023), organized by Ilia State University (ISU), will be held on April 20-22.
The conference program includes traditional challenges and modern achievements in digestive medicine, which will be presented by more than 30 high-profile speakers from Europe and other parts of the world.
Prominent representatives of the Georgian medical community, including ISU professors, will be among the speakers.
To offer delegates an extensive interdisciplinary program, the conference also covers the fields related to digestive medicine, such as oncology, gastroenterology, radiology, transplantology, etc. The world-class medical experts will deliver lectures in a special honorary session.
The scientific and social program of the conference was developed by the ISU School of Medicine, the leading research and educational institution in Georgia.
Working language: English
For further information and registration, please refer to the conference website at: eds2023.org
EDS Tbilisi 2023 organizing team:

Ivane Abiatari, President of EDS 2023
Thierry Berney, Chairman Scientific Programme Committee
Koba Shanava, Chairman Organizing Committee

Academic partners of the conference:

“Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy”;
Georgian American University (GAU);
BAU International University, Batumi.

The conference has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) with up to 13 European CME credits.
2023

PERFORMANCE "The Human Rites"
2023-04-22 20:00
Drama in 2 Acts
When it is winter and war is raging, human beings look for warmth and food for survival. Yet what will happen when everything around has already been burnt and only books remain? What is more important – books or survival?!
Translator: Tamar Khosruashvili
Director: Luka Intskirveli
Designer: Teo Kukhianidze
Music: Erecle Getsadze
Technical Director: Natia Samadashvili
The Cast
Professor – Giorgi Jikia
Marina – Aniko Surgaia
Daniel – Giorgi Tabidze
Duration of the performance 100 minutes with 1 intermission
First performance: 24 march 2023
Time: April 22, 20:00
Location: Ilia State University Theater, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

PERFORMANCE "SPINELESS"
2023-04-23 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: April 23, 20:00
Duration: 90 minutes
Location: Ilia State University Theater, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

PERFORMANCE "God of Carnage"
2023-04-25 20:00
Black Comedy in 1 Act
What can happen when parents of two teenage boys meet to discuss the misbehavior of their children? Nothing special, you would say, they will meet, take coffee, or tea, or alcohol and have a civilized, soothing conversation about how new generation develops, about how times change and about how they were different from their children, right? Right, this is how Yasmina Reza’s play “God of Carnage” starts off, however… Well, honestly, boys will be boys always and everywhere, leaving it practically impossible to predict the whole spectrum of their parents’ demeanor.

Translation: Kethy Kvantaliani
Director: David Chabashvili
Designer: Gocha Agashenashvili
Technical Director: Maka Metreveli

The cast:

Giorgi Bakhutashvili
Nata Berezhiani
Gaga Shishinashvili
Maya Khornauli

First Performance – 7 February 2014
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The performance was staged with the financial assistance of Tbilisi Centre of Cultural Events

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Time: April 25,26,30, 20:00
Location: Ilia State University Theater, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

PERFORMANCE "THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF"
2023-04-28 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: April 28, 20:00
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes without intermission
Location: Ilia State University Theater, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

PERFORMANCE "Charley’s Aunt"
2023-04-29 20:00
Comedy in 1 Act
Comedy full of absurdity and intricate storyline, where young men knit a web of thousand lies for their loved ones, where a young man can suddenly turn into Donna Rosa, where the young man dressed as Donna Rosa can charm a colonel, who, in turn, can receive a visit from his first love, Donna Rosa, who is an aunt to the friend of the Colonel’s son, the aunt, whose dress is on the friend of his son who, in turn, is helping his friends to reunite with their loved ones

Director: Kakha Gogidze
Director of the Renewal: Andrea Vachridze
Set Design: Anuka Murvanidze
Costumes Design: Tsitsi Tsitskhvaia
Musical Arrangement: Arsen Migriauli
Choreographer: Sophie Gvritishvili
Technical Director: Natia Samadashvili

The cast:

Colonel Francis Chesney – Zuka Gabunia, Luka Akhaladze
Jackie Chesney, his son – George Shavgulidze
Charley Wykehem – David Davituliani
Babbs Babberley – Andrea Vachridze
Criggs, Judge – David Velijanashvili
Annie, his niece – Natia Kvashali, Mariam Nadiradze, Nuka Kevkhishvili
Betty, his ward – Marita Janashia
Donna Rosa d’Alvadorez, Charley’s Aunt – Maka Shalikashvili
Ela Delahey, her ward – Annie Talakvadze, Mariam Khukhunashvili
Brassett, valet – Nikusha Gogidze, Gaga Arabuli

Performance was staged through financial support of Tbilisi Centre of Cultural Events
Duration: 90 minutes without intermission
First Performance: 27 May 2016

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