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

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

The Competition is open to residents of Georgia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Registration Deadline: May 16, 2019
Working Language: English

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

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

Public Lecture by Professor Padmini Murthy: Global Health Issues, Progress and Challenges in the 21st Century
2019-05-15 18:00
On 15 May 2019, at 18:00, Professor Padmini Murthy, Global Health Director at New York Medical College School of Health Sciences and Practice will deliver a public lecture: Global Health Issues, Progress and Challenges in the 21st Century at ISU.
The lecture will be followed by a discussion on Women’s Health and Human Rights.
For more detailed information on the speaker and the topic of the lecture visit
Language: English
Time: 15 May 2019, 18:00
Venue: Room G106, Ilia State University (1 G. Tsereteli Str.)
Attendance is free.

Conversation with Dirk Wiese "Germany and Georgia"
2019-05-14 16:00
Georgia and Germany are linked by a long history – from the Swabian settlers of the 19th century to the present day. The close and trusting relationship between the two countries is also due to the commitment and interest of Georgian and German citizens.
During his visit to Georgia, Dirk Wiese, Federal Government Coordinator for Intersocietal Cooperation with Russia, Central Asia and the Eastern Partnership Countries and member of the German Bundestag, would like to talk to young people about this special relationship – and encourage them to continue their efforts to promote understanding between Germans and Georgians. He invites students from Ilia University to an exchange of ideas under the motto: “Germany and Georgia – from Swabian settlers to the EU’s Eastern Partnership. 200 years of intersocietal cooperation. Discussion with Dirk Wiese “. The discussion will take place on Tuesday, 14 May, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the LIGAMUS and is open to students of political science and students of all disciplines with an interest in Germany. The format of the event offers the opportunity to exchange ideas, ask questions and share views with Dirk Wiese about Germany and Georgia. The discussion will be in English.

Mini-CV Dirk Wiese
*11 July 1983 in Paderborn
2004-2008 Law degree in Marburg and Münster
since 2013 Member of the German Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
2017-2018 Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
since 2018 Coordinator for Intersocietal Cooperation with Russia, Central Asia and the Eastern Partnership Countries
since 2018 Member of the Committee on Food and Agriculture

ISU Pool Championship
2019-05-13 14:01
The ISU Department of Student Affairs organizes a university pool championship for both male and female students on 24 May 2019, at the Rio Billiard Club.
Only ISU students can participate.
The qualification draw will take place half an hour before the competition.
The winning students will be awarded with respective trophies, medals and certificates.
If interested, please fill in the online registration form at https://forms.gle/DuM35xw6XebH7wTF6
Registration deadline: 22 May, 2019

Educate the Educators Training Programme
2019-05-10 17:46
Educate the Educators Training Program
Outline:
This programme will support, inform and enable academic staff from a wide range of disciplines to develop the knowledge and skills to embed enterprise into the curriculum. The course will support staff to develop and design enterprising and innovative curricular by introducing them to pedagogies and educational tools that have been implemented in UK universities and across the globe and drawing on best practice guidelines such as the QAA 2018 Guidance on Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and the 2016 European Commission EntreComp Framework. Delegates will leave the programme with a greater knowledge of enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation and the confidence to implement their learning into their teaching.
The training will include classroom-based workshops and activities, supported by independent reflection and preparatory work each evening. Activities will be interactive in nature, with an emphasis on learning by doing and giving delegates the opportunity to develop their own practice.
Audience:
University teaching staff from a wide range of disciplines that are looking to embed enterprise into the curriculum.
Objectives:
1.To enable learners to explore the concepts of enterprise, the entrepreneurial mindset and innovation.
2.To encourage staff to increase their awareness of innovation and to broaden their international outlook.
3.To provide an opportunity for staff to experiment with new tools and approaches to entrepreneurial learning and consider how best to deliver these to have greatest impact.
4.To support staff in embedding and assessing enterprise and entrepreneurship in the curriculum.
Pre-Session Work:
Required reading will be distributed beforehand which will include journal articles and best practice guidelines in enterprise education. Participants will be required to discuss these within the sessions.
Session 1 – Enterprise Education Landscape
May 13th 2019
This one-day session will introduce learners to the key theories in enterprise and entrepreneurship education, best practice guidelines and key principles of effective enterprise and entrepreneurship education. Learners will work with their peers to discuss the application of the theories and guidance documents to their teaching/curriculum area. The small cohort size will allow deep reflection and detailed discussions.
Session 2 – Delivering Effective Enterprise Education
May 14th 2019
The learners will be introduced to practical examples of enterprise and entrepreneurship education pedagogies and will be tasked with designing their own learning activity to deliver to their peers, drawing on the theories they have learned and the practical examples that have been demonstrated. Learners will provide feedback to each other and each learner will use this feedback and their own reflections to devise an action plan for applying the new knowledge to their teaching. This session will run for one day immediately after Session 1.

Becoming a Global Learner
2019-05-02 16:00
On 2 May 2019, at 16:00, Julius Tsai, Cultural Affairs Officer at Embassy Tbilisi will deliver a public lecture Becoming a Global Learner at ISU.
Julius Tsai serves as Cultural Affairs Officer at Embassy Tbilisi. He previously served in the Operations Center – the State Department’s 24/7 crisis and communications center in Washington, D.C.; at the U.S. Embassy in Manila; and at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. Julius speaks Mandarin, Taiwanese, French, German, Japanese, Tagalog, and Georgian; he has also studied Classical Chinese, Biblical Greek, and Latin. Before joining the Foreign Service Julius was a professor of East Asian religions at Temple University, San Diego State University, and Texas Christian University. He holds a B.A. in History from Swarthmore College, an M.Div. in Theology from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in East Asian Religions from Stanford University.
Language: English
Time: 2 May 2019, 16:00
Venue: Book House Ligamus, Ilia State University (32 Ilia Chavchavadze Ave.)
Attendance is free.

International Conference on Psychotraumatology Trauma and Society
2019-04-25 11:00
On 25-26 April 2019, Ilia State University (ISU) will host the Natalia Zazashvili International Annual Conference on Psychotraumatology Trauma and Society. The main theme of the conference is Professional Standards and Evidence-based Approaches. Among other issues treatment of trauma, guidelines for evidence-based prevention and institutional mechanisms for supporting professional ethics will be addressed.
The conference has been organized by the ISU Mental Health Resource Centre and ISU Institute of Addiction Studies in cooperation with the Georgian Society of Psychotrauma, the Georgian Centre for Medical Rehabilitation of Torture Victims, the foundation Global Initiative on Psychiatry – Tbilisi and Union Sapari working for the rehabilitation of the victims of domestic violence.
Within the frames of the conference, workshops will be conducted by Professor Jonathan Bisson of Cardiff University, former President of the European Society of Traumatic Stress Studies and Professor Julia Schellog of the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, former President of the Society of Traumatic Stress Studies for German speaking countries (DeGPT).

Languages: English, Georgian
Time: 25-26 April 2019, 11:00
Venue: Ligamus Book House, Ilia State University (32 Ilia Chavchavadze Ave.)
Attendance is free.

ISU Table Tennis Championship
2019-04-24 17:56
The ISU Department of Student Affairs organizes a university championship in table tennis for both male and female students on 16 May 2019.
Only ISU students can participate.
The qualification draw will take place half an hour before the competition.
The winning students will be awarded with respective trophies, medals and certificates.
If interested, please fill in the online registration form at https://forms.gle/YwsnT2Cd5xNksUoQ6
Registration deadline: 14 May, 2019

Contact information

Tel.: 514778989; 032 2 220009 (270)
Address.: Room F105, 3/5 Kakutsa Cholokashvili ave.
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/iliaunistudentaffairs/

Email address: student.affairs@iliauni.edu.ge

Academic Research, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
2019-04-24 14:00
Ilia State University (ISU), Cleveland State University and Tbilisi Regional Development Agency launched the University and Research and Entrepreneurial Skills Project funded by the U.S. Department of State through the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia.
The objective of this project is to encourage entrepreneurship, inspire university research and commercialization, foster university-industry collaboration, and create entrepreneurship ecology within universities and the region.
Ilia State University and its International Doctoral School are pleased to announce that the Vice President for Research at Cleveland State University Dr. Jerzy Sawicki and the Director of the Technology Transfer Office for Cleveland State University Jack Kraszewski are visiting Ilia State University on the 24th of April to conduct seminars for Ilia State University young researchers and PhD students, faculty and staff.
The overarching topic will be Academic Research, Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
The seminar sessions will cover in particular these subjects:

Technology transfer strategies, practices and examples in academic environment;
Mechanisms to grow research and entrepreneurship;
Partnerships with industry and the way they are developed;
Value proposition and Value creation that enables young researchers/PhDs to more effectively promote their applied research results.

How to participate?

Please follow the link below and fill out the registration form:
https://forms.gle/vdkWUM5d1soy1T67A
Please note that the number of places is limited and the principle of priority applies. The registration is binding.
Registration Deadline: April 20, 2019
Working Language: English
Date: April 24, 2019
Time: 14:00 – 18:00
Venue: Building E, Room 207 (Ilia State University)

Lecture of the Ambassador of Italy, H.E. Antonio Enrico Bartoli
2019-04-18 16:00
On Thursday, April 18, at 4:00 pm, please join us for the Lecture of the Ambassador of Italy. H.E. Antonio Enrico Bartoli will present „Georgia and Italy – an ancient friendship looking at the future“
Abstract:

The relationship between Italy and Georgia is strong, it dates back before Christianity, from Emperor Vespasian to the famous Venetian Marco Polo.
In the seventeenth century, Theatine Fathers from Italy introduced Georgia to Europe.
Cristoforo Castelli spent twenty-two years from 1632 to 1654 in Georgia. His drawings, notes and letters offer a vivid testimony abought faces and customs of that time.
The first book printed in Georgian, in 1629, is the “Dittionario giorgiano e italiano”, was realized – with the collaboration of a Georgian monk – by Stefano Paolini.
Italy recognized the First Republic of Independent Georgia. After the collapse of USSR, the diplomatic relations have been restored in 1992.
During his official visit to Georgia in July 2018, our President, Sergio Mattarella pointed out that our two countries both yearn for freedom, democracy and peace.
Georgia, a bridge between Europe and Asia, as well as Italy in the Mediterranean area, at the crossroads of continents, heirs of ancient civilizations.
Throughout the centuries the Road of Silk has been the path along which merchants, travelers, artists created intense relationships, an open door towards different cultures, faiths and ideas.
In these days, the Road of Silk is regaining its central role in tightening the connection between Europe and Asia at many levels.
From Economy to Culture, many case in point make stronger the millennial friendship between Italy and Georgia. Political, economic, cultural and scientific relations are constantly expanding. Our friendship is deeply rooted in the past, but projected into the future.

Date: April 18, 16:00, Ilia State University
Venue: “Ligamus” Book Store, 32 Chavchavadze Avenue

New Program Offers to Elevate Startups for International Expansion: Venture Elevator
2019-04-16 17:05
New Program Offers to Elevate Startups for International Expansion: Venture Elevator

US Embassy in Georgia
Ilia State University
Startup Grind
Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency
Project “Paving the Way to Knowledge-based Economy: Enhancing University Research and Entrepreneurial Skills in Georgia”

What is it?

Venture Elevator is a program to help startups learn, grow and have better chances of succeeding internationally. It is build around an 8-weekend series of trainings, working-sessions with mentor support and startup development including competitive pitching.
Who is doing it?
The program is sponsored by the US Embassy in Georgia and Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency, Startup Grind, and Ilia State University
It is being led by a team of respected startup founders and mentors:

David Chechelashvili, successful founder of startups in US
Colin Donohue, marketing and business strategy consultant from US
Giorgi Tukhashvili, Co-director of Startup Grind Tbilisi and startup founder
Nikoloz Gogochuri, Startup Founder and mentor
Nato Chakvetadze, head of entrepreneurship direction at Ilia State University

6 guest speakers and mentors from more developed startup ecosystems will come to Georgia to deliver seminars and directly mentor Georgian founders
How is it different?

There are many programs for startups in Georgia now. This one brings the strongest team of local and international mentors together to help teams be ready to succeed at a higher level. We don’t want to “sugar coat” things. Succeeding in a startup is hard. Companies need to get beyond the level of the Georgian market and ready to compete internationally. We hope to “get real” with startups and push founders to be better, work harder, and really be ready to compete at a higher level.
How can I learn more and apply?

There will be in info session at Terminal coworking space on April 21st, 7-9 PM. This will be an opportunity to hear about the course, ask questions and meet mentors involved with the program.
April 30th is the application deadline. You can apply at https://ventureelevator.ge
May 17th the launch of the program for selected startups
Who should participate?
Are you a startup wanting to go to next level?
Do you wish you had experienced mentors to talk with about your challenges?
Do you want to increase your chances of succeeding beyond Georgia?
Do you wish you could get honest and tough feedback from experienced advisors?
If you have a startup team and are ready to learn and grow and be part of a community of motivated founders this may be for you. You will need to be ready to hear critique, prepared to do hard work and grow, and ready to discard your idea if the data indicates you should do something different.
The Venture Elevator Process

Two weekends/month there will be intensives for learning and working on the startups.

Before weekend intensives teams will have background readings and videos about the weekends’ topics
Saturday morning will be a lecture, discussion, seminar or other high-level information for teams to reflect on and apply to their projects. Saturday afternoon teams will work with mentors on the topic.
Sunday there will be open workspace for teams to work together, with local mentors by-appointment.

At certain stages teams will pitch to continue to the next stage, demonstrating their startups have been developing to a good level. Mentorship resources will be available throughout to help teams progress. There also will be some special opportunities and prizes for top teams in these pitch competitions, such as participation in Web Summit.
Apply April 30 for the Venture Elevator program with up to 60 hours of mentorship & coaching as well as pitching opportunities, international contacts and more valued at $4500 given to Georgian startups free sponsored by the US Embassy.
Make Your Move!
The main lesson of startups is to move forward, learn, try things, and grow. Only by trying things, experimenting and learning can you grow a great company.
Take advantage of this opportunity to benefit from local and international mentors to help accelerate your learning and growth!
Attend the April 21st Info Session 7-9 PM @ Terminal Coworking
Apply for Venure Elevator by April 30th, and make this you year to grow your startup!
Visit https://ventureelevator.ge now to learn more & Get Started!

Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Skills Training
2019-03-29 16:08
qEnterprise and Entrepreneurship Skills Training
Outline:
The programme will focus on developing students’ enterprise skills and supporting them to create their own ventures in the creative industries. The programme will be delivered as an intensive ‘business bootcamp at Ilia State University. The programme will guide students through the business start-up journey and equip them with skills in business planning, ideation and pitching.
Dates and Times:

The Programme will be delivered in 3 Cohorts:

Cohort I

April 11, 13:00-19:00
April 12, 09:00-12:00

Cohort II

April 12, 13:00-19:00
April 13, 09:00-12:00

Cohort III

April 13, 13:00-19:00
April 14, 09:00-12:00

Audience:
University students with an idea for a business or an interest in pursuing an entrepreneurial career path within the creative industries.
Objectives:

Developing students’ knowledge of business start-up in a creative industry context;
Providing students with the skills to launch a business in the creative industries;
Raising awareness of Creative Spark and of the value of enterprising skills more broadly.

Session 1. Developing the Idea – April 11th -12th -13th, 2019

1:00pm to 1:45pm – Innovation Based Entrepreneurship – introductory session by David Chechelashvili on innovation-based on entrepreneurship – getting the basic right and the road ahead.

Apart from the introductory session, Professor Gurpreet Jagpal and Lauren Davies will be the main facilitators.

1:45pm to 2pm– Break
2pm to 3:15pm – Ideation – a range of creative thinking and idea generation tools will be introduced to the students and they will be invited to think about problems or challenges that they encounter in their everyday life that could be solved with a business/social enterprise solution.
3:15pm to 4:15pm – Idea development – students will learn how to evaluate ideas effectively and to develop their business models using the Business Model Canvas.
4:15pm to 4:30pm – Break
4:30pm to 5:45pm – Understanding the market – students will be provided with practical tools to help them determine whether there is a market for their idea. This will include competitor analysis techniques and customer profiling tools based on the Lean Start Up methodology.
5:45pm to 7:00pm – Marketing the idea – building on the previous session, this session will focus on practical marketing tools and techniques that can be used to attract new customers and raise the profile of the business.

Session 2. Building the Business – April 12th-13th -14th, 2019

9:00am to 10:20am – Financial and Funding – the students will work through practical activities to determine whether their idea is financially viable and will explore potential sources of funding to start or develop their idea.
10:20am to 10:30am– Break
10:30am to 11:00am – Intellectual Property – the students will be introduced to some of the key concepts in intellectual property and referred to appropriate resources for further support at a local level. (This particular session will be run by Teona Bebia- Patent and Licensing Associate at Technology Commercialization Office (TCO), ISU)
11:00am to 12:00pm – Pitching the idea – students will construct a one-minute ‘elevator’ pitch that clearly articulates their business idea. Students will practice their pitch in small groups and provide feedback to each other.

In order to attend the training, please choose one of the training cohorts and register beforehand (follow the link – https://forms.gle/wLxxevBKF5X4Wt6LA )
Deadline: April 10, 3 pm
Facilitator Profile

Professor Gurpreet Jagpal
Professor and Director of the Aldridge Institute for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
DBA: Higher Education Management, MBA: Master of Business Administration, MSc: Real Estate Management, BA (Hons), MBTI Certified Practitioner, ILM Certificate
Gurpreet is the Professor and Director of the Aldridge Institute for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, which is a pioneer in enterprise education, established to transform the futures of young people and support the next generation of entrepreneurs thereby creating a more successful economy.
Prior to this, Gups was Director of Research, Enterprise and Innovation at London South Bank University (LSBU, and CEO of South Bank University Enterprises Ltd (SBUEL) where his main responsibilities include the strategic and day-to-day operations for London South Bank University’s (LSBU) research and enterprise activities.
An inspirational, transformational and visionary Director, with over a decade of experience, spanning a number of higher education institutions, Gurpreet has successfully established, executed and fostered the growth of a number of enterprise and business outreach centres strengthening their links with local industry.
His expertise span the areas of: research support; knowledge transfer; enterprise skills; entrepreneurship; innovation; life coaching; management consulting; mentoring; project management; commercial property and business development. Gurpreet also runs his own residential property business specialising in buy-to-lets and project-managing renovations.
Lauren Davies
Lecturer in Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, Director of Enterprise Educators UK
MSc in Strategic Marketing, First Class BA (Hons) Business Studies with Marketing
Lauren is Lecturer in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at the Aldridge Institute for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship within UWE Bristol. Her role involves developing and delivering professional development programmes for school teachers on embedding enterprise skills into the curriculum, delivering extracurricular entrepreneurship programmes for school children and conducting academic research to demonstrate the impact of enterprise education.
Lauren is a dedicated and enthusiastic enterprise educator with extensive experience in higher education. She is experienced in teaching enterprise and entrepreneurship to students from various disciplines and working with students on a one-to-one basis to support their idea development.
She is currently Director of Enterprise Educators UK – serving a three-year term, which started in August 2018 having been elected by her peers in the sector. The role involves influencing policy on enterprise education, representing the views of the sector and shaping the strategic direction of the organisation.
Lauren has recently achieved at Distinction MSc in Strategic Marketing and is currently working towards a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Professional Practice. In 2014 she became a fellow the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education, having completed the extensive International Entrepreneurship Educators Programme.
Davit Chechelashvili
David has been an entrepreneur and held numerous strategy and business development positions in hi-tech startups since 1999. His fields of experience span from hard core technology disciplines like immersive visualization solutions, VR/AR, Stereo 3D to sophisticated consumer marketing industries including retail and education.
As an entrepreneur, David was one of the founders of Neurok Optics and iZ3D.
As a strategy executive, David determined strategic direction at X6D Ltd (known under DBA XPAND) in addition to Neurok Optics and iZ3D. He has a proven track record in building retail presence, distribution channels (including OEM) and strategic partnerships for both, small private companies (X6D, Neurok, iZ3D) and divisions of larger companies (MicroAge, Deloitte & Touche, Renaissance Capital).
From 2014 David has been a visiting lecturer at Ilia State University and a Marketing and Business Development specialist of Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) at the same university.
David is a mentor for Startup Braga (Portugal) and the Innovation and Technology Agency. He also heads the local chapter of StartUp Grind, a global startup community designed to educate, inspire and connect entrepreneurs.

Multiprofile Career Forum
2019-03-29 12:00
In March 2019, ISU will host the Mari Burduli Career Month within which specialized career forums and related events, workshops and meetings will be held.
ISU students and graduates, irrespective of their academic degree and field of study, may take part in the forums and events planned as part of the Career Month.
On 29 March, from 12:00 to 15:00, a Multiprofile Career Forum will be held in the ISU Conference Hall (B201), at which the following potential employers will be represented:

Georgian Water & Power – GWP

Vacancies: engineer, administrative assistant, procurement officer, HR officer
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students and graduates.

Telasi

Vacancies: power supply
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

Georgian Industrial Group

Vacancies: lawyer, accountant, marketing officer
The vacancies will be of interest to undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

Social Service Agency

Vacancies: sales, logistics, consumer services
The vacancies will be of interest to undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

Civil Service Bureau

Vacancies: information on the state internship programme will be presented
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

Georgian Service (staffing and recruiting company)

Vacancies: miscellaneous
The vacancies will be of interest to undergraduate as well as master students.

Evolution Gaming

Vacancies: Legal counsel, make-up artist, engineer, internal communications, specialist, Card Inspector, equipment support specialist, game presenter (English, Russian and/or Turkish speaking) etc.
The vacancies will be of interest to undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

HR Partners (staffing and recruiting company)

Vacancies: accountant, manager
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

Joblink (employment agency)

Vacancies: sales, marketing, administration, logistics, procurement
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

Human Resources for Business

Vacancies: sales manager, project manager, recruiter
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students and graduates.

Tegeta Motors

Vacancies: Project – Start Your Career at Tegeta Motors
The vacancies will be of interest to master students and graduates.

Global Beer Georgia (ICY)

Vacancies: sales analyst, procurement officer, brand manager, warehouse manager
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

gg (multiplatform system)

Vacancies: sales, marketing, legal counsel
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students, as well as graduates.

Borusan Makina (CAT) (international company trading in construction vehicles)

Vacancies: sales, accounting
The vacancies will be of interest to master students and graduates.

Lutecia (perfume and cosmetics retail chain)

Vacancies: marketing assistant, brand manager assistant, sales consultant
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

Gorgia (hypermarket of building materials)

Vacancies: sales, marketing, finance, technical services, design
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

Takeda Osteuropa Holding GmbH office in Georgia

Vacancies: marketing, accounting, sales
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students.

Pepsico

Vacancies: paid internship
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

Qatar Airways

Vacancies: sales
The vacancies will be of interest to graduates.

Nikora Holding

Vacancies: in the fields of marketing and distribution, internship at staffing and recruitment office
The vacancies will be of interest to graduates.
The career forum will provide an opportunity to meet representatives of each organization, collect information on vacancies and have jobs interviews.
Time: 29 March 2019, 12:00-15:00
Venue: Room B201 Ilia State University (32 Chavchavadze Ave.)

Ilia State University Chess Tournament 2019
2019-03-27 14:51
On April 12, 2019 the ISU Department of Student Affairs, with the support of the Georgian Chess Federation, holds a university chess tournament in ISU E207.
Only ISU students, both male and female, can take part in the tournament.
The qualifying draw will take place half an hour before the competition.
Winning students will be presented with the Cup, respective awards and certificates.
Those interested should fill in an online registration form at https://forms.gle/g6wzwrZSMfVvzq2VA
Registration deadline is 10 April, 2019.

Career Forum in Business Consulting and Finance
2019-03-26 13:00
In March 2019, ISU will host the Mari Burduli Career Month within which specialized career forums and related events, workshops and meetings will be held.
ISU students and graduates, irrespective of their academic degree and field of study, may take part in the forums and events planned as part of the Career Month.
On 26 March, from 13:00 to 16:00, a Career Forum in Business Consulting and Finance will be held in the students’ space in Builing E, ISU, at which the following potential employers will be represented:

Weiss (audit company)

Vacancies: sales manager
The vacancies will be of interest to undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

Financial Office (auditing and accounting company)

Vacancies: accountant
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

Morgan Limited (international financial company)

Vacancies: sales
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

Grant Thornton (business consulting services)

Vacancies: auditing, taxation and accounting services
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

Divisor (problem asset management)

Vacancies: debit management specialist
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students.

A Rating (financial liabilities and asset management company)

Vacancies: expert
The vacancies will be of interest to undergraduates.

SavvY (business consulting company)

Vacancies: business consultant
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

Labartkava Consulting Group (business consulting company)

Vacancies: project management, social networks
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students, as well as graduates.

100 Marketing Solutions

Vacancies: sales department, technical support officer, back office specialist, quality assurance specialist, etc.
The vacancies will be of interest to undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

Crystal (microfinance organization)

Vacancies: IT, marketing and sales
The vacancies will be of interest to undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

AG International Consulting (business consulting company)

Vacancies: in the fields of finance, marketing and law
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.
The career forum will provide an opportunity to meet representatives of each organization, collect information on vacancies and have jobs interviews.
Time: 26 March 2019, 13:00
Venue: Students space in Building E, Ilia State University (3/5 Cholokashvili Ave.)

BUILD SOFTWARE, TEST SOFTWARE
2019-03-25 17:00
As part of the Mari Burduli Career Month, a representative of Exactpro Systems will meet Ilia State University students and graduates on 25 March, 2019, at 17:00, in ISU Room E207.
Topic: BUILD SOFTWARE, TEST SOFTWARE.
Exactpro Systems is an IT company providing software development.
The presentation will focus on the following points:

Exactpro Systems: background and scope of activities;
What is testing?
How does testing save cost and protect reputation and human lives?
Why is testing complex and applicable in IT?
Overview of financial infrastructure;
How to check software? Tools applied by Exactpro Systems;
Employment opportunities in Exactpro Systems.

The target audience are ISU students and graduates interested in information technology, irrespective of their level of studies.
Please plan to attend.
Please register in advance: https://goo.gl/5gHfGf
Language: English
Time: 25 March, 17:00
Venue: ISU Room E207, Ilia Ilia State University, 3/5 K. Cholokashvili ave.

Career Forum in Architecture and IT
2019-03-25 13:00
In March 2019, ISU will host the Mari Burduli Career Month within which specialized career forums and related events, workshops and meetings will be held.
ISU students and graduates, irrespective of their academic degree and field of study, may take part in the forums and events planned as part of the Career Month.
On 25 March, from 13:00 to 16:00, a Career Forum in Architecture and IT will be held in the students’ space in Builing E, ISU, at which the following potential employers will be represented:

VEON Georgia (Communication services)

Vacancies: IT and business administration
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates as well as master students.

NGS Group (IT company)

Vacancies: marketing, sales, project manager (in the field of IT)
The vacancies will be of interest to undergraduates and master students.

Steel House (construction materials)

Vacancies: sales, architect, production manager
The vacancies will be of interest to master students and graduates.

Oppa (taxation service provider)

Vacancies: IT, finance, operations
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

Asseco Georgia (software company)

Vacancies: business and IT related jobs
The vacancies will be of interest to undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

Exactpro Systems

Vacancies: software developer
The vacancies will be of interest to undergraduates and master students.

Sky Tel (telecommunications company)

Vacancies: maintenance specialist, call centre operator
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

UGT (IT company)

Vacancies: in the field of IT
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

Silknet

Vacancies: services, IT, sales, network design
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

Crystal (microfinance organization)

Vacancies: IT, marketing, sales
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.
The career forum will provide an opportunity to meet representatives of each organization, collect information on vacancies and have jobs interviews.
Time: 25 March 2019, 13:00-16:00
Venue: Students space in Building E, Ilia State University (3/5 Cholokashvili Ave.)

Career Forum in Tourism
2019-03-22 13:00
In March 2019, ISU will host the Mari Burduli Career Month within which specialized career forums and related events, workshops and meetings will be held.
ISU students and graduates, irrespective of their academic degree and field of study, may take part in the forums and events planned as part of the Career Month.
On 22 March, from 13:00 to 16:00, a Career Forum in Tourism will be held in Builing E, ISU, at which the following potential employers will be represented:

Adjara Group Hospitality (Rooms Hotels; Holiday Inn Tbilisi; Fabrika; Stamba Hotel)

Vacancies: reception clerk, doorman, call center operator, waiter, cook, pastry-cook, baker, engineer, IT administrative assistant, etc.
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

Hotel&preference Tbilisi

Vacancies: hotel jobs
The vacancies will be of interest to graduates.

Hotels: Tbilisi Marriott, Courtyard by Marriott Tbilisi and Moxy Tbilisi

Vacancies: hotel jobs
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as graduates.

City Group (hotel chain)

Vacancies: receptionist, waiter, bellboy, etc
The vacancies will be of interest to undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

STS Hospitality Service Georgia

Vacancies: sales manager, sales director, hotel manager
The vacancies will be of interest to undergraduates, as well as graduates.

VisitGeorgia (tourist company)

Vacancies: domestic tourism
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi

Vacancies: receptionist, concierge
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

I am Georgia (tourist company)

Vacancies: tourism related jobs
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

The One Hotel Tbilisi

Vacancies: sales
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

Mimino Travel (tourist company)

Vacancies: B2B communication and other
The vacancies will be of interest to master students and graduates.

KMS Georgia

Vacancies: hotel jobs – waiter, dishwasher, kitchen assistant, hostess
The vacancies will be of interest to undergraduate, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.
The career forum will provide an opportunity to meet representatives of each organization, collect information on vacancies and have jobs interviews.
Time: 22 March 2019, 13:00-16:00
Venue: Students space in Building E, Ilia State University (3/5 Cholokashvili Ave.)

Career Forum in Public Relations, Marketing and Media
2019-03-21 13:00
In March 2019, ISU will host the Mari Burduli Career Month within which specialized career forums and related events, workshops and meetings will be held.
ISU students and graduates, irrespective of their academic degree and field of study, may take part in the forums and events planned as part of the Career Month.
On 21 March, from 13:00 to 16:00, a Career Forum in Public Relations, Marketing and Media will be held in Builing E, ISU, at which the following potential employers will be represented:

Imedi TV

Vacancies: internships with further employment opportunities – journalist, camera operator, graphic designer, sound director, etc
The vacancies will be of interest to students and graduates specializing in the respective field.

Rustavi 2 TV

Vacancies: various internship opportunities
The vacancies will be of interest to students and graduates specializing in the respective field.

Palitra Media Holding

Vacancies: sales, marketing, media, design
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

The FINANCIAL (magazine)

Vacancies: business reporter, analyst, journalist
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master students and graduates.

GEPRA (PR and Marketing Communications Company)

Vacancies: PR, marketing, media manager
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

MG-Capital (telemarketing company)

Vacancies: sales, marketing, telemarketing
The vacancies will be of interest to undergraduates and master students.

Brotseuli (marketing company)

Vacancies: marketing and sales
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates.
The career forum will provide an opportunity to meet representatives of each organization, collect information on vacancies and have jobs interviews.
Time: 21 March 2019, 13:00-16:00
Venue: Students space in Building E, Ilia State University (3/5 Cholokashvili Ave.)
For further information on the events planned within the Career Month please visit https://goo.gl/hqV6kH

Career Forum in Banking, Finance and Audit
2019-03-19 12:00
In March 2019, ISU will host the Mari Burduli Career Month within which specialized career forums and related events, workshops and meetings will be held.
ISU students and graduates, irrespective of their academic degree and field of study, may take part in the forums and events planned as part of the Career Month.
On 19 March, from 12:00 to 15:00, a Career Forum in Banking, Finance and Audit will be held in Building E, ISU, at which the following potential employers will be represented:

TBC Bank

Vacancies: internship in IT; employment in operations and credit departments in branches; finance-related jobs.
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates as well as master students.

Bank of Georgia (BOG)

Vacancies: operations units in various service centres, etc.
The vacancies will be of interest to all students and graduates, irrespective of their academic degree and level of study.

BasisBank

Vacancies: operations (service), sales, credits
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

Liberty Bank

Vacancies: Cashier-operator, cashier, meeter/greeter, sales manager; internship in credit departments
The vacancies will be of interest to all students and graduates, irrespective of their academic degree and level of study.

National Bank of Georgia

Vacancies: finance, economy, education
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

Ministry of Finance of Georgia

Vacancies: internship in economic departments
The vacancies will be of interest to graduates.

Revenue Service of Georgia

Vacanies: internship in the fields of economy, finance, law, customs, etc.
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

KPMG Georgia (Audit Company)

Vacancies: auditor, consultant, etc
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

BDO (Audit Company)

Vacancies: in the field of finance
The vacancies will be of interest to graduates.

Nexia TA (Audit Company)

Vacancies: accounting, financial audit, tax audit, HR
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

Credo Bank

Vacancies: credit operations
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.

MBC (microfinance organization)

Vacancies: credit expert, outside sales agent
The vacancies will be of interest to all students and graduates, irrespective of their academic degree and level of study.

Georgian Credit (microfinance organization)

Vacancies: credit; internship in different departments of the head office.
The vacancies will be of interest to 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, as well as master and doctoral students and graduates.
The career forum will provide an opportunity to meet representatives of each organization, collect information on vacancies and have jobs interviews.
Time: 19 March, 12:00-15:00
Venue: Students space in Building E, -1st floor, Ilia State University (3/5 Cholokashvili Ave.)
For further information on the events planned within the Career Month please visit https://goo.gl/hqV6kH

WORKSHOP: CIVIL WAR AS A POLITICAL PARADIGM: GIORGIO AGAMBEN AND THE “POLITICS OF THE END-TIMES”
2019-03-14 16:39
Savle Tsereteli Institute of Philosophy hosts workshop: Civil War as a
political paradigm: Giorgio Agamben and the “Politics of the End-times”.
For registration, please email us at stefanomelispiroddi@gmail.com.
Registration deadline: 25th August.
Studying civil war
Why civil war? And why now?
In today’s globalized and fragmented world, civil war is a constant, yet its nature is rarely investigated. While scholars prefer to see civil war as one of the many facets of the question of war itself, Giorgio Agamben has set to examine the question of civil war as separate altogether and, in contrast to the established discourse, as even more ancient. From his defiant assertion that civil war lays at the foundation of Western political thought, we will consider the practices and the implications that civil war poses on human civilization. We will analyse if
Agamben’s inquiry can be the first step in the inauguration of a newer and proper political thought. The goal is equipping future politics to face upcoming
challenges such as AI, environmental collapse, and dehumanisation.

What should participants expect from the seminar?
Participants will analyze constructs and tenets at the basis of modern political thinking. They will learn to assess and scrutinize between similar yet different concepts. Participants will also be tasked with reading English language papers and documents, as well as providing response papers.
Dr. Stefano Piroddi has graduated with merit from the University of Bath. He has taken part in project and seminars at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of Trento. He holds a M.A. in Political Science and International Relations and a Bachelor’s in Sociology.
Main readings: ‘Stasis’ by Giorgio Agamben, ‘Society Must Be Defended’ by Michel Foucault’, ’Liquid Modernity’ by Zygmunt Bauman.
Additional readings: ‘Homo Sacer’ by Giorgio Agamben, ’State of Exception’ by Giorgio Agamben, ’Before the Law’ by Franz Kafka, plus more.
All resources will be provided in full.
Full attendance is strongly recommended.

Public Lecture of H.E. Hubert KNIRSCH, German Ambassador to Georgia: „1989 +30 - German Division and Unification“
2019-03-14 16:00
Public Lecture of H.E. Hubert KNIRSCH, German Ambassador to Georgia: „1989 +30 – German Division and Unification“.
“2019 marks 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Ambassador Knirsch will speak about the history of the postwar division and later reunification of Germany. The focus will be on international, diplomatic and legal aspects such as non-recognition, the treaties between the Federal Republic of Germany, the GDR and other Eastern neighbors and the international framework of reunification.”

Language: English
Time: 14 March, 16:00
Venue: Book House Ligamus (32 I. Chavchavadze ave.), Ilia State University
Attendance is free.

Public lecture by an anthropologist Martin Demant Frederiksen “Nothingness, Anthropology and the Shadowy World of Meaning”
2019-03-12 19:00
On 12 March, 2019, Tuestday, at 19:00, an anthropologist Martin Demant Frederiksen will deliver a lecture “Nothingness, Anthropology and the Shadowy World of Meaning” within the frames of Anthropological Research Seminars, at ISU Room A 103. The lecture is based on Frederiksen’s new book “An Anthropology of Nothing in Particular” (Zero Books, 2018).
Overview
Despite a number of theoretical differences, the hermeneutical principles of meaning and coherence used to form the basis for anthropological writings. However, issues such as nothingness and empirical meaninglessness or incoherence question the above-mentioned forms of writing and social world analysis. The paper starts with Jean-Paul Sartre’s and Susan Sontag’s statements that nothing exists and “to interpret is to impoverish”, which will allow the speaker to examine the meaning of these statements in terms of anthropological analysis.
Martin Demant Frederiksen is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Social Anthropology, the University of Oslo. He is the author of the books “Young Men, Time, and Boredom in the Republic of Georgia (2013), “Georgian Portraits: Essays on the Afterlives of a Revolution” (2017) and “An Anthropology of Nothing in Particular” (2018).
Language: English
Time: 12 March, 19:00
Location: Room A103, Ilia State University (32 I. Chavchavadze ave.)
Attendance is free.

University Futsal Tournament
2019-03-12 16:49
From April through 17 May 2019, The ISU Department of Student Affairs organizes a university futsal tournament for male teams. The matches will be held on ISU E premises. Only ISU student teams can participate. Playing for more than one team is not allowed. Each team shall consist from 6 to 8 students.
The matches will have two 12-minute halves with a halftime break of 5 minutes.
The winning team will be awareded ISU Perpetual Cup Trophy. Teams winning the first, second and third places will be presented with respective medals and certificates.
For more details, see Futsal Cup Regulations.
Those interested should fill in the following application at https://goo.gl/kSi618
Registration deadline: 29 March 2019.

Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Skills Training
2019-03-07 13:00
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Skills Training

Outline:
The programme will focus on developing students’ enterprise skills and supporting them to create their own ventures in the creative industries. The programme will be delivered as an intensive ‘business bootcamp’ over two half-days at Ilia State University. The programme will guide students through the business start-up journey and equip them with skills in business planning, ideation and pitching.
Dates and Times:

1:00pm to 8:00pm on March 7th and 9:00am to 12:00pm on March 8th.
Audience:
University students with an idea for a business or an interest in pursuing an entrepreneurial career path within the creative industries.
Objectives:
Developing students’ knowledge of business start-up in a creative industry context
Providing students with the skills to launch a business in the creative industries
Raising awareness of Creative Spark and of the value of enterprising skills more broadly
Session 1. Developing the Idea – March 7th 2019

1:00pm to 1:45pm – Innovation Based Entrepreneurship – introductory session by David Chechelashvili on innovation-based on entrepreneurship – getting the basic right and the road ahead.

Apart from the introductory session, Professor Gurpreet Jagpal will be the main facilitator.

1:45pm to 3:15pm – Ideation – a range of creative thinking and idea generation tools will be introduced to the students and they will be invited to think about problems or challenges that they encounter in their everyday life that could be solved with a business/social enterprise solution.
4:15pm to 5:15pm – Idea development – students will learn how to evaluate ideas effectively and to develop their business models using the Business Model Canvas.
5:15pm to 5:30pm – Break
5:30pm to 6:45pm – Understanding the market – students will be provided with practical tools to help them determine whether there is a market for their idea. This will include competitor analysis techniques and customer profiling tools based on the Lean Start Up methodology.
6:45pm to 8:00pm – Marketing the idea – building on the previous session, this session will focus on practical marketing tools and techniques that can be used to attract new customers and raise the profile of the business.

Session 2. Building the Business – March 8th 2019

9:00am to 10:30am – Financial and Funding – the students will work through practical activities to determine whether their idea is financially viable and will explore potential sources of funding to start or develop their idea.
10:30am to 11:00am – Intellectual Property – the students will be introduced to some of the key concepts in intellectual property and referred to appropriate resources for further support at a local level. (This particular session will be run by Teona Bebia– Patent and Licensing Associate at Technology Commercialization Office (TCO), ISU)
11:00am to 12:00pm – Pitching the idea – students will construct a one-minute ‘elevator’ pitch that clearly articulates their business idea. Students will practice their pitch in small groups and provide feedback to each other.

In order to attend the training, please register beforehand (follow the link –https://bit.ly/2TpVSxf )

Facilitator Profile
Professor Gurpreet Jagpal

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

David has been an entrepreneur and held numerous strategy and business development positions in hi-tech startups since 1999. His fields of experience span from hard core technology disciplines like immersive visualization solutions, VR/AR, Stereo 3D to sophisticated consumer marketing industries including retail and education.
As an entrepreneur, David was one of the founders of Neurok Optics and iZ3D.
As a strategy executive, David determined strategic direction at X6D Ltd (known under DBA XPAND) in addition to Neurok Optics and iZ3D. He has a proven track record in building retail presence, distribution channels (including OEM) and strategic partnerships for both, small private companies (X6D, Neurok, iZ3D) and divisions of larger companies (MicroAge, Deloitte & Touche, Renaissance Capital).
From 2014 David has been a visiting lecturer at Ilia State University and a Marketing and Business Development specialist of Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) at the same university.
David is a mentor for Startup Braga (Portugal) and the Innovation and Technology Agency. He also heads the local chapter of StartUp Grind, a global startup community designed to educate, inspire and connect entrepreneurs.

Public Lecture by leading transplantologist, Professor Kwang-Woong Lee of Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH)
2019-03-01 17:00
On 1 March, at 16:00, Ilia State University (ISU, B 201) will host a public lecture on Prospects of Liver Transplantation in Georgia through Living and Deceased Organ Donation by a leading transplantologist, Professor Kwang-Woong Lee of Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH). Professor Lee will present his views and recommendations based on the international experience in this field.
In recognition of his support to Georgian doctors and for his contribution Professor Kwang-Woong Lee will be conferred with honorary doctorate from Ilia State University.
About the Speaker
Professor Kwang-Woong Lee graduated from Seoul National University. He has been with Samsung Medical Center and National Cancer Center, Korea as a hepatic and transplant surgeon. He has also been in Johns Hopkins University Hospital as a consultant. He is now the professor of the Department of Surgery, Seoul National University, Korea. Professor Lee is also a chief of the division of Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary surgery, SNUH and an executive director of International Health Care of Seoul National University and Vice-president of SNUH for Global planning and development. He is an internationally acclaimed liver transplant surgeon. He has performed over 1000 hepatocyte transplantations, including 150 outside South Korea. In Georgia, together with his Georgian colleagues, he has performed 14 liver transplant surgeries, all of which ended successfully.
Professor Lee’s research topics include hepatocyte transplantation, gene delivery, cancer stem cell, best immunosuppressant for HCC, bile duct ischemia induced by warm ischemia, and polymorphism. He developed several innovative techniques to reduce biliary complications after liver transplantation.
Professor Lee is Honorary President of Hepatolo-Transplant Association of Kazakhstan, as well as a visiting professor at University of Medicine of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and a member of editorial boards of several high-profile medical journals with a focus on surgery.
A memorandum of cooperation will be signed between ISU, Seoul National University, Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) and Innova Medical Center with a view to promoting collaboration in the fields of medical education, research, training, and joint clinical and academic activities.

Language: English
Time: 1 March 2019, 16:00
Venue: Room B201, Ilia State University (32 Ilia Chavchavadze Ave.)
Attendance is free.

Liver Transplant Surgery Livestreaming and Lecture
2019-02-28 09:00
On the initiatve of Ilia State University (ISU) and in collaboration with the Georgian Association of Transplantologists (GAT), leading transplantologists of Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) and medical professors and adjunct lecturers from ISU will conduct a liver transplant surgery in the Innova clinic affiliated with ISU.
ISU professors Koba Shanava and Ivane Abiatari, as well as invited lecturers Nikoloz Rtveliashvili and Levan Koiava will perform the living donor liver transplant surgery together with a delegation of SNUH led by a leading transplantologist, Professor Kwang-Woong Lee.
Those interested can watch the surgery livestream from the operating theatre in ISU, Room G106, from 09:00, 28 February. At 9:30, Professor Lee will join the audience to speak about the progress of the operation.
Time: 28 February 2019, 10:00
Venue: Room G106, Ilia State University (1 G. Tsereteli Str.)

International Scientific Student Conference
2019-02-27 19:01
Students Facing the Challenges of the Twenty- First Century

Ilia State University, Georgia
18-20 July, 2019
Proposal submission deadline: 10 April, 2019

The twenty-first century has brought new challenges to the university education. In the last few years, most universities have witnessed the significant inner transformations in their education system. However, there still remains a serious challenge to the universities to meet the demands of the social community the product of which they represent.
At the turn of the 21st century, the major challenges face the university education system: economic globalization, knowledge-based economic growth, the information and communications revolution, global migration process, the national and transnational policy, – all these significant trends require a sufficient acquisition of competences and skills to ensure career success that students aim to achieve in 21st century.
The challenges of the twenty-first century lead to a wide range of competences of various fields, namely, specialized capabilities, social and intercultural competences, language competences- English languish acquisition along with other languages, and finally, the immediate knowledge of economic and political forces that affect the modern societies.
Accordingly, in the last two decades, the modern societies have witnessed the necessity of adopting a new teaching / learning model. There are a lot of relevant texts available that focus on the three leading issues- certain motivations for adopting a new learning and teaching model, the acquisition of specific competences and skills required to answer the challenges of the twenty- first century and the pedagogy of stimulation of these skills (Cynthia Luna Scott, 2015).
The special document approved by the UNESCO in 2015 introduces a list of competences and skills, intended to be developed in the educational process and thus adopting the appropriate pedagogy, that will promote students’ postgraduate advancement that come as a relevant response to the recent challenges of social and labor market.
The recent challenges include introducing new digital technologies in the learning process and setting a relevant academic condition for students and professors so that they can reach the target of applying new technologies together with the traditional models of teaching / learning. In addition, today, when there is a large access to any kind of unverified or verified information for students available in the shortest period of time, it still remains within the university commitments to promote critical thinking in students, to teach them how to use new technologies, how to evaluate and choose the relevant information for their professional advancement and then, how to use the knowledge in practice.
Correspondingly, the aim of the conference is identifying and discussing the recent reforms in the university education system in Central and Eastern Europe including the specific questions: how the students engage in reform initiatives and its implementation; how they evaluate the corresponding relationship between the universities and employment market; how the professional skills can be adopted within the learning process; how the students engage in starting and developing scientific and research projects; how they are equipped with the opportunities to participate in research projects with their professors that finally achieves the goal of acquiring a wide range of skills and competences, such as metacognitive and intercultural competences, team work, team partnership and leadership, initiatives and enterprise management knowledge, organization, curiosity and imagination, efficient oral and writing communication skills, information acquisition , critical thinking and decision-making skill, flexibility and adaptability, risk-taking and creativity (Wagner 2010).
Based on the above, the participant students can submit their proposal on the following colloquium topics:

Teaching/Learning and digital technologies
Research component in the learning process
University and employment market: student-university-enterprise
The Relationship between school and university
Education reform- achievements and shortcomings
Examination system: national entrance exams or school-leaving exams?
Accredited programs for student mastering and student expectations
Material and academic resources required to master the chosen specialty
University library and the conditions for applying its online resources
Student’s professional engagement: internship as a necessary term in MA studies
Advantages and disadvantages of traditional and online teaching
Teaching /Research internationalization and student mobility programs- efficient way of acquiring intercultural knowledge
Lingual uniformity or multilingualism?

In addition, the conference participants can offer other colloquium topic on the university education.
Communication languages: Georgian, French, English
Articles will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee (double anonymous evaluation). They will be published in the 7th edition of the CODFREURCOR journal Etudes interdisciplinaires en Sciences humaines (Tbilissi, Georgia)
Conditions of participation:
Proposal should be prepared and submitted as a word format. The font should be Times New Roman, size 12. It should include the following information:
Civil Status: (Mr/Mrs/Ms)
Student status: Bachelor, Master’s, PhD student
First Name:
Last Name:
University:
Postal Address:
Phone number:
E-mail address:
The title of the paper (max. 20 words)
Abstracts should be written in the language of communication and in English with keywords (max. 250 words)
All proposals should be submitted at colloqueetudiant@iliauni.edu.ge
Dates:

Deadline for the submission of proposals is 10 April, 2019
Deadline for the notification on the acceptance of the proposals is 30 May, 2019
The Conference program will be published on 15 June, 2019

The Organisation Committee:
Megi Gaprindashvili- megi.gaprindashvili.1@iliauni.edu.ge
Elza Imnadze – elza.imnadze@iliauni.edu.ge
Salome Pantsulaia – salome.pantsulaia.1@iliauni.edu.ge
Nino Kharazishvili – ninakharaz@yahoo.fr
Mariam Kharebava – mariami.kharebava.1@iliauni.edu.ge
Salome Lapachishvili – salome.lapachishvili@iliauni.edu.ge
The Scientific Committee:

Blbulian Taguhi, Yerevan State University
Doborjginidze Nino, Ilia State University, Vice-Rector
Dokhturishvili Mzago, Ilia State University
Eiben Ileana, South Timisoara University
Frumuşani Daniela, University of Bucharest
Garnier Eleonore, IFG, Attaché of university and scientific cooperation
Grigoryan Karine, Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences
Ghutidze Inga, Ilia State University; Samtskhe-Javakheti State University
Gvalia Giorgi, Ilia State University, Dean of School of Arts and Sciences
Gvantseladze Teimuraz, Sukhumi State University
Kavtaradze Nino, Tbilisi State University
Kharebava Makvala, Ege University
Khositashvili Giga, Ilia State University
Lomidze Miranda, Akaki Tsereteli State University of Kutaisi, Director of CODFREURCOR
Mamatsashvili Atinati, Ilia State University
Nozadze Liana, Akaki Tsereteli State University of Kutaisi
Pataraia Nino, Ilia State University
Patras Roxana, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iassy
Shaverdashvili Ekaterine, Ilia State University
Surguladze Natalia, Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi
Vrabie Diana, “Alecu Russo” State University of Balţi
Zbant Ludmila, Moldova State University

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Public Lecture: Digital Humanities Communities: Research background and new activities in EpiDoc and Pelagios
2019-02-11 16:30
On 11 February 2019, Dr Gabriel Bodard and Dr Valeria Vitale of the University of London will deliver a public lecture within the frames of the project The Epigraphic Corpus of Georgia funded by the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation (FiR17– 62).
Topic: Digital Humanities Communities: Research background and new activities in EpiDoc and Pelagios.
Language: English
Time: 11 February, 16:30
Venue: Ligamus Book House, Ilia State University (32 Chavchavadze ave.)
Attendance is free.
