უნივერსიტეტის ღონისძიებების პორტალი

PUBLIC LECTURE BY DOCTOR TENGIZ VERULAVA
2017-10-09 20:00 (Asia/Dubai)
On October 9, at 20:00, at Ilia State University (ISU), under the aegis of the Institute of Healthcare and Insurance, Doctor Tengiz Verulava will hold a public lecture on the topic “Medical Market: Information and Incentives”.
Health sector, as the branch of economy, is characterized by its specificity. This conditions special forms of economic relations. However, society thinks that the healthcare economy does not differ from ordinary market. The public lecture will be considered a difference between the medical market and the usual market and what is the reason of these difference.
As per prominent American economist William Hsiao, healthcare constitutes “abnormal pathological economics,” i.e., economics market force impact of which on the volume of service, its price and quality is significantly different from ordinary markets (Hsiao, 1995).
The public lecture will focus on the difference between medical and ordinary markets and the causes of the said difference.
Date and Time: October 9, 20:00
Venue: E 207 room (Cholokhashvili Ave., №3/5), Ilia State University
All are welcome to attend the event.

RESEARCH ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TO BE PRESENTED AT ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY
2017-10-06 15:00
On 6 October 2017, at 15:00, at Ilia State University (ISU) room A 101, ISU students will present to the audience the research conducted in 5 Georgian universities aiming to determine students’ knowledge on and attitudes to civic engagement (activism). The findings and recommendations of the research will be discussed at the meeting.
In Georgia, civic engagement is low among the youth and mainly involves political actions and participation in decision-making processes aiming to address issue of public concerns. Developed democratic countries are faced with significantly different situation in this regard.
The audience will have the possibility to pose questions, share their ideas on civic engagement and get envolved in the discussion.
In October 2016, implementation of three-year international project “Curriculum Reform for Promoting Democratic Principles and Civic Education in Israel and in Georgia”(CURE) was started. Georgian, Israeli, Austrian, Estonian, Swiss, British and Polish universities are engaged in the project.
Civic Development Institute cooperates with students at Georgian universities with regard to empowering practical aspects of civic education and developing civic activism.
The discussion of the research is conducted in cooperation with Ilia State University and Civic Development Institute.

PROF STANISLAV SHEKSHNIA DELIVERS PUBLIC LECTURE CALLED ATHLETIC CEO LEADERSHIP FOR TURBULENT TIMES
2017-09-29 18:30
On September 29, at 18:30, at Ilia State University room E207, Prof Stanislav Shekshnia will give a public lecture called ”Athletic CEO Leadership for Turbulent Times”.
Regarding the Speaker
Stanislav Shekshnia is Senior Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise at – INSTITUTE EUROPEEN D’ ADMINISTRATION DES AFFAIRS (INSEAD).
Stanislav Shekshnia directs the Leading from the Chair Programme.
His research concentrates on leadership, leadership development and effective governance at emerging markets and organizations.
Stanislav Shekshnia is a senior partner at Ward Howell talent equity advisory, which has offices in Moscow, Paris, St. Petersburg, Kiev, and Alma-Aty. Stanislav provides advice and personal coaching to business owners, senior executives and executive teams.
Dr. Shekshnia is the author, co-author, or editor of 7 books, including Coaching: How to
Manage Free People (2010, 2013, and 2015).
Language: English
Time: 29 September, 18:30
Venue: E207 room (Cholokashvili Ave. N3/5), Ilia State University
All are welcome to attend the event.

PROF ALIONA LEDENIOVA GIVES PUBLIC LECTURE CALLED UNIVERSE FROM BENEATH: MATERIALS FROM GLOBALINFORMALITY PROJECT
2017-09-28 18:30
On September 28, at 18:30, at Ilia State University Book House “Ligamus”, acclaimed researcher of the Soviet and Post-Soviet Russian politics and society, Prof. Alyona Ledeniova will deliver a public lecture on the topic the Universe from Beneath: Materials from Global Informality Project.
Regarding Speaker
Alyona Ledeniova serves as a professor at University College London and is considered world-level expert in informal governance in Russia. She is interested in corruption, economic crimes, Russia’s informal governance, and informal practice of corporate governance and patron-client relationships in Russia, as well as other countries of the world.
Language: English
Date and time: 28 September, 18:30
Venue: Ilia State University Book House “Ligamus” (Chavchavadze Ave. N32).
All are welcomed to attend the event.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OUR MYSTEROUS SUN: MAGNETIC COUPLING BETWEEN SOLAR INTERIOR AND ATMOSPHERE
2017-09-25 10:00
On September 25-29, 2017, The Astrophysical Observatory of Ilia State University organized an international conference on the topic “our mysterious Sun: magnetic coupling between solar interior and atmosphere” at Tiflis Palace Hotel, in Tbilisi. Financial support for the conference has been provided by Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation.
The conference aims to review the outcomes achieved in the last years, the existing issues and provide solutions to them; it also aims to promote further involvement of Georgian scientists into international research as well as contribute to the development of new connections with the world’s leading scientists and research institutions.
SOC

Roberto Bruno (INAF, Italy)
Mats Carlsson (University of Oslo, Norway)
Arnold Hanslmeier (University of Graz, Austria)
Laurent Gizon (MPI für Sonnensystemforschung, Germany)
Mihalis Mathioudakis (Queen’s University Belfast, UK)
Scott McIntosh (HAO, NCAR, USA)
Kris Murawski (UMCS, Poland)
Valery Nakariakov (University of Warwick, UK)
Leon Ofman (CUA and NASA GSFC, USA)
Ramón Oliver (University of Balearic Islands, Spain)
Stefaan Poedts (University of Leuven, Belgium)
Teimuraz Zaqarashvili (Ilia State University, Georgia, Chair)

World leading scientists will also attend the conference:
Holly Gilbert (Deputy director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), USA)
Sami Solanki (Director of Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany)

Bart De Pontieu (Head of Solar Satellite IRIS, USA)
Terry Kucera (Chief specialist at NASA, USA)
Manolo Collados (Science supervisor of future 4-meter telescope, Spain)
Mausumi Dikpati (Chief specialist at High-Altitude Observatory, USA)
Mark Miesch (Chief specialist at High-Altitude Observatory, USA)
Francesca Zuccarello (University of Catania, Italy)
Javier Trujillo Bueno (Chief specialist at Institute of Astrophysics of Canarias (IAC), Spain)

Speeches will be delivered by other specialists and young scientists from different countries around the world.
The sun is our most important celestial body on which life on the earth depends. The sun makes a tremendous impact on the earth and the interplanetary space. As a result of developments on the sun billions of tons of substances erupt which reach the earth and cause geomagnetic storms influencing cosmic satellites, telecommunication systems and human health. Accordingly, the modern civilized world is closely connected to the developments taking place on the sun, which is why the study of these developments and prediction of them is of utmost significance for scientific-technological progress of our civilization.
The sun has been under observation for decades at Abastumani astrophysical Observatory, and even today our scientists, together with leading researchers around the globe, have been studying our mysterious celestial body.
The detailed program of the conference is available at http://scientific-programme/
Date and time: 25-29 September
Venue: Tiflis Palace hotel (Gorgasali str. N3)
Language: English

PUBLIC LECTURE BY DR. GŰNTHER TEUBNER--CONSTITUTIONAL SOCIOLOGY PROJECT: CHALLENGE OF NATION STATE
2017-09-18 18:30
On September 18, at 18:30, at Ilia State University Book House “Ligamus”, Prof Günther Teubner will deliver a public lecture on the topic: Constitutional Sociology Project: Challenge of Nation State.
Prof Günther Teubner is a German legal scholar and sociologist, best known for his works within the field of Social Theory of Law. He was Professor of Private Law at the University of Bremen from 1977 to 1981. From 1982 to 1991 he was associated with the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. From 1993 to 1998 he was the Otto Kahn Freund Professor of Comparative Law and Legal Theory at the London School of Economics, and since 1998 he has been Professor of Private Law and Legal Sociology at the University of Frankfurt. Since 2007, Teubner has been Principal Investigator at the Frankfurt Excellence Cluster “The Formation of Normative Orders”. In 2007/2008 he was Fellow at Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin, in 2009/2010 at the universities of The Hague, and Maastricht. In 2011 he has taken up an “ad personam” Jean Monnet Chair at the International University College of Turin.
The professor will be awarded the courtesy title of honorouble doctor at Ilia State University.
Language: English
Date and time: 18 September, 18:30
Venue: Book House “Ligamus (Chavchavadze Ave. N32), Ilia State University.
All are welcome to attend the event.

PUBLIC LECTURE BY PROF MICHAEL QUANTE: BAUER, GRŰN, MARX: YOUNG HEGELIANS AND PHILOSOPHERS OF RELIGION
2017-09-18 14:00
On September 18, at 14:00, at Ilia State University room E207, Prof Michael Quante will give a public lecture on the topic Bauer, Grün, Marx: Young Hegelians and Philosophers of Religion”.
Michael Quante is one of the most influential modern German philosophers and professor at the University of Münster. He has held fundamental research on Hegel’s, Marx’s, human rights, social state and modern ethical issues.
Language: English
Date and time: 18 September, 14:00
Venue: E 207 room (Cholokashvili. N3/5), Ilia State University
All are welcome to attend the event.

GRADUATION CEREMONY OF 2017 TO BE HELD AT ILIAUNI
2017-07-22 20:00
GRADUATION CEREMONY OF 2017 TO BE HELD AT ILIAUNI
On July 22, at 20:00, we are inviting you to the graduation ceremony of Ilia State University graduates.
The event will be opened by Rector of Ilia State University Giga Zedania, who will congratulate the graduates on starting a new stage in their lives.
Traditionally, the contest was held this year as well; the winning graduates are expected to make speeches at the graduation ceremony.
The official part of the ceremony will be finished by the most memorable ritual involving throwing graduation caps in the air, after which a concert, at which together with other performers, Eko & Vinda Folio will also perform, will be conducted.
The ceremony will be finished with a firework display.
Time: 22 July, 20:00
Venue: Vake Park

Drones Technology
2017-07-11 10:00
The workshop on Drone technologies will be hold at Ilia State University, within the framework of the ERASMUS+ Project – “Educational for Drone” (eDrone 574090-EPP-1-2016-1-IT-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP).
Meeting topics:

Various ways of using Drones (Presentations – Partner universities of the project);
New Regulation of Drones (Georgian Civil Aviation Agency);
Use of drones in Commercial, Construction and Rescue Operations (Teona Chachua – Copter Representative);
The Greeting of Ambassadors of Italy and Poland;

About the eDrone project:

The main goal of the project is to establish an Office of Educational Drones (OEDs) in the higher education institutions of the partner countries, which enables the sharing of professional knowledge on drones technologies and the creation of a Vacation and Training Course (VET).
The result of the project is to develop specific skills and components in the partner countries in relation to drones, which on the one hand creates new job market opportunities and on the other hand provides professionals with drone management and training activities.
Project Coordinator: Italy
Partners: France, Poland, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia, Belarus, Romania
Time: 11 July, 10:00 – 17:00
Location: Room E207, Ilia State University (3/5 Cholokashvili Ave.)
http://www.edroneproject.org/

PUBLIC LECTURE BY DOCTOR HANS GUTBROD
2017-06-27 17:00
On June 27, at 17:00, at Ilia State University (ISU) Book House Ligamus, Doctor Hans Gutbrod will give a public lecture on the topic Why Research is Only of Academic Nature: Possibilities in Research in Politics”.
Regarding Speaker
Doctor Hans Gutbrod is a coordinator of Transparify, which is a political financing transparency initiative. He has worked with research organizations in North America, Latin America, Africa, Europe and Asia, has analyzed think tank finance, and consults on policy research, currently out of Tbilisi, Georgia. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the London School of Economics.
Working Language: English
Venue: Book House Ligamus (Ilia Chavchavadze Ave., №32), ISU
Date and Time: June 27, 17:00

PRESENTATION OF THE SOUTHERN ELEPHANT BY ARCHIL KIKODZE
2017-06-19 19:00
On June 19, at Ilia State University (ISU) Book House “Ligamus”, a presentation of “the Southern Elephant,” the best Georgian novel by laureate Archil Kikodze named by Iliauni literary contest called the Best Georgian Novel will be conducted. “The Southern Elephant” is the first novel by the writer. At the event, he will talk regarding how he came up with the idea to create the novel and how he worked on it.
Archil Kikodze is the author of a number of collected works in prose out of which two received literary awards “Gala” (2009) and Saba (2014). “The Southern Elephant” also proves to be a winner of literary contest LITERA.
At the meeting, the author will answer questions from the audience.
Date and time: 19 June, 19:00
Venue: ISU Book House (Chavchavadze Ave. N32)
All are welcome to attend the event.

"Explaining the climatic range limits of plant species”
2017-06-12 17:00
Speaker Prof. Christian Körner
Professor Christian Körner is one of the most luminous representatives of the famous School of Alpine Ecology of Innsbruck. He was born in 1949 in the city of Salzburg, Austria. He defended his doctoral thesis on the issues of alpine plant ecology under the supervision of famous Physiological Plant Ecologist Walter Larcher. Before 1989, he worked at the Institute of Botany of Innsbruck. In 1989, he was granted the title of the professor of Botany and took up the post of the director at the Institute of Botany, University of Basel. Since 2015, he has been the professor emeritus. He is the author of more than 400 science articles and several books. Prof. Körner also was the member of editorial board of Science Journal. At present, he is the editor of journals Oekologia and Alpine Botany and member of science academies at a number of countries. He has been involved in active cooperation with his colleague scientists at Ilia State University and the Institute of Botany for 40 years. His book Alpine Plant Life: Functional plant ecology was published in Georgian by ISU. In 2015, Christian Körner became an honorary doctor of ISU.
Topic: Explaining the climatic range limits of plant species
Brief description: the speech is about one of the most topical issues of our contemporary society _ ecological prospects of global climate change, in particular its influence on spatial distribution of species.
Language: English
Time: 12 June, 17:00
Venue: room G106
All are welcome to attend the event.

ILIAUNI BIRTHDAY PARTY – JUNE 10, LISI LAKE
2017-06-10 17:00
Iliauni is celebrating its 11th anniversary at Lisi Lake.
We invite you to attend Iliauni birthday party with its interesting intellectual and entertainment programme, versatile shows and musical performances, sports competitions and contests.
On June 10, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the cloudless sky, transparent lake and the idyllic atmosphere to spend a pleasant time with your friends and family at Lisi Lake.
The entire territory of Lisi Lake will be divided into different areas:

The picnic area will be provided with colourful tents, hummocks, sways, cozy blankets and pillows;
In the sports competition area, visitors will be able to enjoy volleyball, hula hoop, table tennis, giant draughts, X&0, badminton and other sports activities;
Board game lovers will be hosted at Tsibakha Game Club;
The scouts area will grant you the chance of playing treasure seekers and win interesting prizes;
In the astronomic area, the visitors will enjoy photographer Davit Dvali’s photo exhibition and observe celestial bodies through telescopes for both daytime and night-time viewing;
The innovations area will present GameLab Iliauni, VRLab Iliauni and FabLab Iliauni; different high-quality items will also be exhibited and sold here, together with young inventors’ exhibition being held;
In the Ligamus area, the visitors will enjoy interesting speeches on art, culture and artificial intellect by Sandro Asatiani, Levan Berdzenishvili, Levan Gigineishvili, Keti Devdariani, Nino Doborjginidze, Giga Zedania, Nino Pirtskalava and Zurab Jishkariani
In the children’s area, children will be entertained by professional animators, whereas in the funny science area, they will get involved in different experiments and funny archeological activities; they will also attend extremely popular azote show and soap bubble show being presented by Experimentorium.
At the main birthday stage, Tbilisi Newcomers 2017 finale concert will be conducted, after which Eko & Vinda Folio Greenbeam will be presented;
Finally, visitors will enjoy birthday party cake and grandiose fireworks.

Spend the whole day with us!
Programme
17:00 – 17:30 — Rati Amaglobeli’s workshop and project “Poetry and Recitation”

Presentation of Iliauni Hymn (text author – Rati Amaglobeli; music composer – Gogi Dzodzuashvili)
Synthesis of Composer Gogi Dzodzuashvili’s music and Poet Rati Amaglobeli’s poetry;

17:30 – 19:00 – Panel Discussion Series

17:30 – 18:00 – topic: Art and Artificial Intellect
Presenters: Ilia State University Professor Nino Doborjginidze, Project Online Iliauni Manager and Geolab Rector Sandro Asatiani, Project Online Iliauni Manager Zura Jishkariani.
Presentation of Iliauni Chatbot “Una”
18:00 – 19:00 – Art against Culture
Iliauni professors: Giga Zedania, Levan Berdzenishvili, Levan Gigineishvili, Nino Pirtskalava and script writer Ketevan Devdariani.

20:00 – 22:00 Tbilisi Newcomers 2017 – Finale Concert #MoosicBreaksFree
22:00 – 23:00 Eko & Vinda Folio
23:00 – 01:00 Greenbeam
Everyone Invited!

Presentation CAUCASUS at a CROSSROADS, Ilia State University
2017-06-01 16:00
The “Caucasus Initiative” is a new independent and unaligned European Policy Center committed to
dialogue and discovery. The mission of our research team is to analyze contemporary issues related to de facto states and the Black Sea area, enriching perceptions of the region and furthering international
understanding.
The Center is not taking any institutional policy positions. Our research team is publishing a range of
views from our members and external contributors, free to express their own view on the issues related to the Caucasus.
The Policy Center is conduction research on the following topics:

The conflict between Armenia, and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh
The conflict between Georgia and Abkhazia
The conflict between Georgia and South-Ossetia
International Law in Caucasus
Security and Defence in Caucasus
Migration and refugee crisis in Caucasus
Environmental issues in Caucasus
Challenges in the EU’s and EEU’s neighbourhoods

The Policy Center brings together key actors from the broad policy community in Europe and Russia –
politicians, officials, media, academia, diplomats, business, unions, NGOs – during events and
conferences.
PRESENTERS
Dr. Michael Eric LAMBERT
Michael owns a Ph.D. in History of Europe & International Relations at Sorbonne University (France)
with a focus on the EU-Russia in post-Soviet space. Following publications for the French Ministry of
Armed Forces, he worked at the University of Ottawa (Canada) as a Visiting Researcher. He joined the
Caucasus Initiative in April 2016.
He will present the project in general and his main conclusions regarding the increasing
influence of the Eurasian Economic Union in Caucasus.
Sophie CLAMADIEU
Following her dual Master / LLM at the University of Aix Marseille (France) and the University of
Ottawa (Canada), Sophie did an internship at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and the International
Criminal Tribunal for the Former-Yugoslavia in the Hague. She joined Caucasus Initiative in April 2016.
She will present her main conclusions regarding the partial recognition of Abkhazia by the
International Community.
Mihail PRESLE
Mihail is currently enrolled in IESEG’s M.Sc. in Management and Finance (France) with a focus on
International economics and trade in the post-Soviet space. He joined the Caucasus Initiative in Mai 2017.
He will present his opinion regarding the DCFTA agreement between the European Union and
Georgia.

MEETING WITH LITHUANINA POET TOMAS VENCLOVA
2017-05-29 19:30
On May 29, at 19:30, at Ilia State University Book House “Ligamus,” readers will meet with Tomas Venclova. At the meeting, Mr. Venclova will answer questions from readers, with the meeting being moderated by the Rector of the University, Prof. Giga Zedania. After the meeting, Thomas Ventslova will be awarded the honorary title “The Honorable Doctor of Ilia State University.
Regarding Tomas Venclova
Thomas Ventslova is Lithuanian poet, writer, scientist, philologist and translator. He participated in the dissident movements of Lithuania and the Soviet Union. He was one of the members of five founders of Helsinki. In 1977, he was forced to emigrate. In 1980, Mr. Ventslova taught Russian and Polish literature at Yale University. At present, he is a professor emeritus at the same university. He also translated the works by Baudelaire, Eliot, Mandelstam and others into the Lithuanian language.
Thomas Ventslova has received a number of international awards, including Lithuanian National Award, Petrarca-Preis, and Vilenica International Literary Prize. He is an author of about 60 books translated in different languages.
Thomas Ventslova’s full biography is available here.
Language: English/Georgian, with synchronic interpretation being provided.
Date and time: 29 May, 19:30
Venue: ISU Book House “Ligamus” (Ilia Chavchavadze Ave., #32),
All are welcome to attend the event.

Biological invasion in aquatic environment
2017-05-25 15:00
Description of the topic
Globalization of the world brings many benefits, but it is also a source of many problems. The transport of plants and animals, whether intended or unintended, involves the risk of biological invasions. Non-native species in places of their introduction may cause threat to biodiversity, but also may have negative impact on agriculture as well as on aquaculture. Professor Kalous speech will focused on the risk of biological invasion in the aquatic environment with presentations of examples from Czechia.
Description of the presenter
Lukáš Kalous is an Associate Professor at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague and the member of the board of European Ichthyological Society. He teaches subjects like Aquaculture, Fish systematics or Fisheries. His specialization are the risks associated with non-native species in the aquatic environment, especially fish. He tries to examine research issues broadly including disciplines such as genetics, ecology or socio-economics. For a long time he is involved in the study of successful invader, fishes of the genus Carassius.

PUBLIC LECTURE BY NONA MAMULASHVILI AT ILIAUNI FORBES CLUB
2017-05-19 19:00
On May 19, at 19:00, at Ilia State University room E405 (Forbes), a meeting will be held at Iliauni Forbes Club.
A public lecture will be delivered by Nona Mamulashvili, head of the corporation division of Philip Morris Company.
Lecture topic: Career at Global Corporations
Date and time: 19 May, 19:00
Venue: E 405 (Forbes) room (Kakutsa Cholokashvili Ave. #3/5), Ilia State University
All are welcome to attend the event.

Another Architecture - Exhibition and Symposium
2017-05-02 17:26
Exploring Tbilisi’s urban condition through the architectural project – three days of events, discussions and an exhibition.
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, in collaboration with Ilia State University, invite you to ‘Another Architecture’ – an exhibition of explorative and evolving architectural propositions for Tbilisi, Georgia.
The selected projects present a broad range of typologies from housing to market places, civic buildings to infrastructure, but all through an emphasis on the political and social potential of architecture.
The projects engage with Tbilisi’s complex urban condition through a research focused, iterative design methodology. With this in mind, the work does not aim to present finalised architectural propositions, but rather invite critique, alteration and discussion.
EXHIBITION OPEN 10:00 – 21:00
Wednesday 3rd May – Friday 5th May
Events at ArtaArea Gallery, open to all:
Wednesday 3rd, 18:00 – 20:00 – ‘Designing Values for Urban Development’
A workshop with Axis Developers on designing values within the real estate market of Tbilisi and on the art of negotiation within Georgian politics. Following a presentation by Axis on their approach to development in Georgia, we will have a Q&A follows by several exhibition project presentations.
Thursday 4th, 19:30 – ‘Date night with your career’
How do women gain presence, independence and power in the work world?
Talk hosted by Kendra Reid, please find more information and guests speakers in the following facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/361253877602038/?notif_t=plan_user_joined&notif_id=1493285468335388
Thursday 4th, 19:30 – ‘Pickling in Samgori’
What is the future of informal markets in the face of development?
Workshop on the possibility to (in)tegrate formal and informal economies through the act of making pickles.
Workshop hosted by Xander Roden, guest speakers will include experts in urban design, law and economics.
Friday 5th, 18:00 – ‘Architectural Agency’
Panel discussion exploring the conditions for a civic architecture, questioning the transience of the architectural project and challenging the agency of the architect.
The symposium seeks to provoke a critical discussion around various thematics introduced in the exhibition, with an emphasis on architecture’s potential in enriching Tbilisi’s urban, political and social contexts. The discussion will explore three thematics:
1. Civic architecture
Considering the particular context of Tbilisi, the aim is to examine the forces involved in shaping civic architecture, explore how these can be negotiated with external pressures, and investigate ways in which citizens can become more active in realising civic architecture.
2. Transient architecture
With Tbilisi’s transient architecture as a point of departure, the objective is to question the relationship between formality and informality in the city, consider the mediation of the conflicting aspirations of the market, state and citizens, and explore the convergence of heritage and development.
3. The agency of the architect
The intent is to consider the role and agency of the architect in Tbilisi, explore how this role could be expanded and challenge the strategies put forward in the exhibition.
We are pleased to introduce a multidisciplinary group of speakers for a panel discussion on Friday evening:

Levan Asabashvili – Urban Reactor
Levan Kalandarishvili – Tbilisi Forum for Architecture / Institute of Georgian Architects
Giorgi Gabunia – Advisor for Sustainable Development, Tbilisi City Hall
Davit Asanidze – Land Use Master Planning, Tbilisi City Hall
Anna Gulisashvili – Urban Management and Development, Tbilisi City Hall / Architectural Forum
Natalia Nebieridze – CAMPUS studio / Real Laboratory for Future Urban Planners / Material Hunters
Professors from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and Ilia State University.

Please join us for some wine after the panel discussion.

AMBASSADOR OF GREAT BRITAIN TO GEORGIA VISITS ILIAUNI
2017-04-21 14:00
On 21 April, at 14:00, at ISU room E207, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Great Britain to Georgia Justin McKenzie Smith will deliver a public lecture on the topic: UK-Georgia – 25 Years of Diplomatic Relations.
Regarding the Speaker
Justin McKenzie Smith has served as an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Great Britain to Georgia since August 2016. Previous to this, Justin was Deputy Head of Mission and Director for Trade and Investment at the British Embassy in Mexico City from 2011-2015. Justin was Deputy Director responsible for the UK’s relations with Russia, the South Caucasus and Central Asia in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2008-2011. From 2004-2008, Justin was the Spokesperson for the UK Mission to the United Nations in New York and a member of the UK’s Security Council team. Mr. Smith started to work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1994. He also served in the British Embassy in Moscow in the second half of the 1990s.
Lecture language: English
Date and time: 21 April, 14:00
Venue: E207 room (Cholokashvili ave. #3/5), ISU
All are welcome to attend the event.

"Threatened wildlife of Arabia: challenges and efforts for long-term conservation
2017-04-18 18:00
The topic of the lecture: “Threatened wildlife of Arabia: challenges and efforts for long-term conservation”
Speaker: M. Zafar-ul Islam
Brief details on Zafar
Zafar is working with the National Wildlife Research Center in Saudi Arabia as Field Research Director who is managing Re-introduction programs of threatened species including Arabian Oryx, Mountain and Sand gazelles, Arabian Ostrich, Houbara, Hares and Arabian Leopard. He is registered with Ilia State University since last year for his research on Arabian Leopard.
The wildlife of Saudi Arabia is substantial and varied. It has several geographic regions, each with a diversity of plants and animals adapted to their own particular habitats. As well as high mountains and deserts, there is a coastal plain and long coastline on the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea to the west and a rather shorter coastline on the Arabian Gulf to the east.Around 90 species of mammals have been recorded including Arabian Oryx, two species of gazelles (Sand and Mountain) and some of the larger mammals found here include the Arabian wolf, the Arabian red fox, the caracal, the striped hyena, the sand cat, the Rock hyrax, Cape hare and Honey Badger.
Among threatened species Arabian Leopard, Arabian Oryx, two species of gazelles are important.A total of 501 species of birds have been recorded and 52 of them are globally as well as regionally threatened and those include MacQueen’s bustard, Arabian bustard, Lappet-faced, Egyptian vultures and many eagles.
To restore threatened species from extinction Saudi Wildlife Authority started captive-breeding and re-introduction of these species.
Studies related to ecology and biology of species, movement and migration are also being studied.
Language: English
Date and Time: 18 April, 18:00
Venue: ISU, room E 207 (Cholokashvili Ave., 3/5),
All are welcome to attend the event.

CYCLE OF PUBLIC LECTURES BY PROF TITSIANA SUAREZ-NANI
2017-04-10 16:00
On April 10-13, at the invitation of Ilia State University Savle Tsereteli Institute, Professor at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) and head of the Department of Medieval Philosophy and Ontology, Titsiana Suarez-Nani, will deliveres lectures at Iliauni.
Programme:
Date and Time: 10 April, 16:00
Venue: A101 room (Chavchavadze Ave. #32)

Topic: “Time in Medieval Philosophy” (Augustine, Thomas Aquinas , Dietrich Freiberg, William Ockham)

Date and Time: 11 April, 14:00
Venue: C414 room (Chavchavadze Ave. #32)

Topic: “What is Metaphysics in Medieval and Modern Reasoning? (Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scott, Meister Eckhart and Dekart)

Date and Time: 12 April, 15:00
Venue: A101 room (Chavchavadze Ave. #32)

Topic: Space Physics and Metaphysics in Medieval Reasoning

Date and Time: 13 April, 16:00
Venue: A101 room (Chavchavadze Ave. #32)

Topic: Space Physics and Metaphysics in Medieval Reasoning II

Lecture language: French (consecutive interpreting will be provided in Georgian).
Regarding Speaker
Prof Titsiana Suarez-Nani, the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) has been the head of Medieval Philosophy and Ontology since 2002. His main research areas are Metaphysics, Epistemology and Natural philosophy. In 1993-2002, he served as a president of Fribourg Philosophical Society. At present, he is working on edition of Franciscus de Marchia “Quaestiones in II Sententiarium: edizione criticae analisi dottrinale”.
The professor is an author of eight monographs and a great number of science articles out of which particularly notable are the articles as follows:

Conception of Separate Substances and Language of Thomas Aquinas and Gilles de Rome, Paris 2003 [Connaissance et langage des substances séparées selon Thomas d’Aquin et Gilles de Rome, (Études de philosophie médiévale, Vrin), Paris, 2003.]
Matter and Soul. Research on François de la Marche [La matière et l’esprit. Études sur François de la Marche, collection « Vestigia » n. 41, Academic Press – Éditions du Cerf, Fribourg-Paris 2015.]

In addition, the professor is an author of critical editions as follows:

NICOLAS DE STRASBOURG, De tempore (Summa, L. II, tr. VIII-XIV), (Corpus Philosophorum Teutonicorum Medii Aevi, vol. V, 2 (3)), Hamburg (Meiner Verlag), 1990. 2
FRANÇOIS DE LA MARCHE (= FRANCISCUS DE MARCHIA SEU DE ESCULO) Quaestiones in II Sententiarum, en collaboration avec W. Duba, E. Babey, G. Etzkorn : o Vol. I : Questions 1-12, Ancient and Mediaeval Philosophy, Series 3 (Francisci de Marchia Opera omnia), Leuven University Press, 2009. o Vol. II : Questions 13-27, ibid., Leuven, 2010. o Vol. III : Questions 28-49, ibid., Leuven, 2012.

WORLD AUTISM AWARNESS DAY –THREE LITTLE PIGS PUPPET SHOW STAGED BY CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
2017-04-02 12:00
April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day. Ilia State University (ISU) is taking part in the events related to this day and is inviting you to attend the joint event by Archangel Michael Treatment Pedagogical School and Iliauni Child Development Institute Autism Center, which will be arranged at Iliauni theatre stage on April 2, at 12:00.
Within the programme the following events are presented:
1. Children’s orchestra concert;
2. “Three little pigs” Puppet Show.
Duration: 30 minutes
In the aforementioned event, children with special needs as well as children and teenagers with autism spectrum disorder are involved.
Organizers: Tinatin Koshkadze, Iliauni Child Develoment Institute Autism Centre;
Musical supervisor: Tako Goguadze, Archangel Michael Treatment Pedagogical School.
Children and adolescents involved in the performance will be assisted by: Giorgi Kekelia, Mariam Gorgoshidze, Eko Khutsishvili, Sopio Zazarashvili, Ani Shakulashvili, and Mariam Gochahvili.
Date and time: 2 April, 12.00
Venue: Iliauni Theatre (Chavchavadze Ave. #32), ISU
All are welcome to attend the event.

LECTURE CYCLE BY HANS ULRICH GUMBRECHT
2017-03-29 18:30
On March 29-30, at 18:30, in Book House Ligamus of Ilia State University (ISU), Professor at Stanford University and ISU Honorable Doctor Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht will deliver a cycle of public lectures called Karl Marx and Marxism in today’s perspective.
Lecture 1 on the topic Karl Marx and the XIX century is planned to be held on March 29, at 18:30
Lecture 2 on the topic Marxism in the XIX-XXI centuries will be held on March 30, at 18:30.
Regarding Speaker
At present, Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht is one of the prominent and influential literature specialists and cultural theorists. He is the author of different books such as “the Power of Philology,” “Production of Presence,” ‘In praise of Athletic Beauty,” “Life and Death of Great Novelists, “etc.
See more detailed information regarding professor Gumbrecht at https://goo.gl/1G2nqH.
Language: English
Time: March 29-30, 18:30
Venue: Book House Ligamus, ISU, Chavchavadze Av., N32
All are welcome to attend the event.

PUBLIC LECTURE BY AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR TO GEORGIA
2017-03-23 15:00
On March 23, at 15:00, Ilia State University (ISU) will host Australian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Georgia Arad Benkö, who will give a public lecture on the topic European Union: Crisis or Chance? Challenges and Future Scenarios.
Regarding Speaker
Arad Benkö got education at King’s College of London (1991-1992), College of Europe (1996-1997), and in 1999, he graduated from the University of Austria (Vienna) with a Ph.D. His diplomatic career begins in 1998. In 1999 he served as attaché at the Embassy of Austria (Germany), as a political counselor of the United Nations Special Representative in Kosovo in 2000-2001 and as a Deputy Ambassador of Austria to Romania in 2002-2005. In 2015, he was Ambassador of Austria to Latvia, while since 2016, he has been the first Australian Ambassador to Georgia.
Lecture language: English
Date and Time: March 23, 15:00
Venue: ISU, room E 207 (Cholokashvili Ave., 3/5),
All are welcome to attend the event.

PUBLIC FILM SHOWING AND DISCUSSION: “9 March: Bloody Tbilisi”
2017-03-09 17:00
In early March 1956 thousands of people in Georgia took to the streets to protest Khrushchev’s “Secret Speech” and the beginning of “de-Stalinization”.
These were the first large-scale public protests in the USSR in nearly 30 years. On the night of March 9 the Soviet Army opened fire.
The March 1956 events in Georgia present a paradox: in a republic that suffered heavily under Stalin’s rule, citizens protested in support of Stalin. The events presaged the later uprisings in Hungary in October 1956, and became a watershed event in Georgian and Soviet history.
A discussion of the March 1956 events will take place following a viewing of the short film “9 March: Bloody Tbilisi” (20 min) produced by the Archives Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.
Moderator: Timothy Blauvelt, Ilia State University Associate Professor
Participants:

Lasha Bakradze, Director of the State Museumof Georgian Literature and Ilia State University Professor
Oliver Reisner, Ilia State University Professor
Dr. Vladimer Luarsabishvili, Archives Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia

Language: English
March 9, 2017
17:00 at Ilia State University, Room A101

WORDPRESS MEETUP AT ILIAUNI
2017-03-04 12:00
On 4 March, 2017, at 12:00, at room 207 of Ilia State University (ISU), a local, informal event WordPress Meetup will be held, which comprises all issues related to THE WordPress platform. Within the framework of the event, a number of presentations will be conducted on the topic of WordPress. Each presentation is to last for 10-15 minutes according to the established regulations. After each presentation, the audience will be granted the opportunity of asking questions and getting exhaustive answers.
Date and time: March 4, 12:00
Venue: E207 room (Cholokashvili Ave. #3/5), ISU
All are welcome to attend the event.

Public lecture by John Makinson and David Kramer
2017-03-02 17:00
On March 2, at 17:00, at Ilia State University Book House “Ligamus,” former director of the Publishing House Penguin Random House, John Makinson, as well as Director of The McCain Institute in democracy and human rights and former president of The Freedom House, David Kramer will deliver a public lecture.
The topic of the lecture: Clash of Values: Democracy vs. Autocracy
The lecture will be held within the programme of Leadership Academy for Development (LAD). The programme was founded by Stanford Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) and The Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC). The supporter of the programme in Georgia is Ilia State University (ISU).
Date and Time: March 2, 17:00
Venue: ISU Book House “Ligamus,”(Chavchavadze Ave., #32).
Language:English
All are welcome to attende the event.

MEETING WITH ADAM DINGLE AT ILIAUNI THEATRE
2017-02-16 19:00
On February 16, at 19:00, on the initiative of Startup Grind Tbilisi, a meeting will be conducted with senior software engineer of Google and the graduate of the universities of Princeton and Berkeley, Adam Dingle.
At the meeting, the speaker will answer the questions from the audience instead of delivering a lecture and by doing so will make the event more prolific. The audience will be enabled to get to know Mr. Dingle in an unofficial atmosphere and ask different questions to him.
In order to attend the lecture, please register beforehand (follow the link: www.startupgrind.com/tbilisi.)
Regarding Adam Dingle
Adam Dingle is a software engineer with a vast experience in this field. In 1994-1996, he taught computer sciences at Charles University, Prague. In 2002-2006, he served as a senior software engineer in Google, which, when he was there, considerably expanded and became an employer of 550-9000 people. Mr. Dingle contributed to the development of the products such as Desktop, Firefox, Chrome, and Google Toolbar.
Later Adam Dinge embarked on his own Startup by founding Parking Hero and Yorba Foundation and Roundtown afterwards. He assisted Yorba Foundation in developing products such as Shotwell, photo manager and the integration system for Ubuntu, as well as e-mail service for Geary and Linux. He also contributed to laying the foundation for student project NetBeans, which he led at Charles University. NetBeans is Java IDE, which in 1999 was purchased by SUN.
Regarding Startup Grind
The Google project Startup Grind was founded in Silicon Valley and is the largest independent startup community, actively educating, inspiring, and connecting 1,000,000 entrepreneurs in over 200 cities. Startup nurtures startup ecosystems in 98 countries through events, media, and partnerships with organizations like Google for Entrepreneurs. The cornerstone of the global community are monthly events featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Startup Grind has now hosted 5,000 fireside chats since its founding in 2010. To date, Startup Grind has helped millions of entrepreneurs find mentorship, connect to partners and hires, pursue funding, and reach new users. Startup Grind is held in more than 80 countries, including Georgia.
Date and Time: February 16, 19:00
Venue: Iliauni theatre (Chavchavadze Ave., #32)
The link to follow to undergo registration: www.startupgrind.com/tbilisi
Participation in the event is free.

ILIAUNI INFORMATION MEETINGS IN REGIONS
2017-02-14 16:56
Ilia State University (ISU) starts information meeting tour in the regions of Georgia. The representatives of Iliauni in the regions of Zugdidi, Kutaisi, Batumi and other large cities of Georgia will provide high school seniors with precise and exhaustive information on the educational directions of the university, the possibilities of getting scholarships, as well as other important issues related to admission to the university.
After completion of the information meeting, the highly qualified trainer of Iliani Training Center will conduct a training session in the technique of National Examinations, with the training session lasting for 3 hours.
High school seniors will be able to attend the information meetings and trainings throughout Georgia with the meetings and trainings been free.
Information Meeting Programme
✔ Iliauni in Zugdidi – 22 February
For detailed information, follow the link: https://goo.gl/GS2FFx
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✔ Iliauni in Kutaisi – 23 February
For detailed information, follow the link: https://goo.gl/qb2jXf
Event on Facebook – Join us.
✔ Iliauni in Batumi – 28 February
For detailed information, follow the link: https://goo.gl/CruLp3
Event on Facebook – Join us.
✔ Iliauni in Telavi – 6 March
For detailed information, follow the link: https://goo.gl/o5tU9A
Event on Facebook – Join us.
ISU wishes you success!

THE YEAR OF ILIA CHAVCHAVADZE – PANEL DISCUSSION ON “ILIA’S LEGACY”
2017-02-03 19:00
In 2017, Georgia marks the 180th anniversary of Ilia Chavchavadze, Great Georgian Writer and Public Figure, who was treacherously killed in September 12, 1907, i.e., 110 years have passed since this ominous day.
Ilia State University (ISU) declares the year of 2017 as the year of Ilia Chavchavadze and plans to pay homage to him by offering the Georgian public a number of interesting projects, events and contests.
Information on the planned events will be regularly updated.
On February 3, 19:00, the cycle of public lectures will start by panel discussion “Ilia’s Legacy” at ISU Book House Ligamus.
The participants of panel discussion are as follows:
➢ Bela Tsipuria, philologist and professor at ISU
➢ Giga Zedania, philosopher and lecturer at ISU
➢ Giorgi Kadagidze, economist and professor at ISU
➢ Emzar Jgerenaia, sociologist and professor at ISU
➢ Lasha Bakradze, historian and professor at ISU
➢ Levan Gigineishvili, philosopher and professor at ISU
➢ Nino Doborjginidze, philologist and professor at ISU
➢ Ketevan Devdariani, script writer
Date and time: 3 February, 19:00
Venue: Book House Ligamus (Ilia Chavchavadze Ave., #32), ISU
All are welcome to attend the event.
Important information: Ligamus area is fully adapted.
