უნივერსიტეტის ღონისძიებების პორტალი

Meeting Beka Jakheli
2014-04-08 23:52 (Asia/Dubai)
Business School Tourism Management Center initiates meeting with UN World Tourism Europe Regional Program Coordinator, Beka Jakheli. Meeting is held on April 10, 3 p.m. ISU G106 hall.
Attendance is free.

School of Arts and Sciences Public Presentation Series
2014-04-08 00:00
Social and Humanitarian Arts and Sciences interdisciplinary PhD program student, Lia Kupreishvili presents a topic “Influence of Political Ideology on Social and Cultural Gender Constructs in Georgia (1900 – 1921)”. Presentation is held on April 11, 7 p.m. bookstore Ligamus.
This is a second pubic presentation in scope of the series “PhD Student Forum”, taking place in Arts and Sciences faculty.
Project draft will be presented during the presentation. It concerns political and specifically, revolutionary ideology influence on social and cultural gender constructs and research of feminist experience along with the noted constructs, during the above-mentioned period, beginning of the 20th century. Specifically the paper will deal with media conveying female individuality and behavior norms and gender equality concept formation and development.

Trauma and Collective Memory
2014-04-08 00:00
Bookstore Ligamus (Chavchavdze 32) presents a public discussion around the topic “April 9: Trauma and Collective Memory”, this Wednesday, April 9, 5 p.m. The aim of the discussion is to consider April 9 from a historical viewpoint and talk about different experiences and perspectives related to the event. Additionally, the ways how we remember the event and how this traumatic memory affects modern society will be the topics of discussion.
Ilia State University professors, Nino Pirtskalava, Emzar Jgerenaia and Nodar Ladaria will participate in the discussion.
Audience may get actively involved in the discussion.

Internship for Business School Students
2014-04-07 00:00
Ilia State University Business School and Georgian Chamber of Culture will sign a collaboration memorandum on April 8, 2014, 1 p.m. Georgian Chamber of Culture will choose 15 interns among the Business School students, in scope of this memorandum. Interns will learn media management, event management and visual communication and additionally, will participate in management of current projects of Georgian Chamber of Culture.
Student selection criteria are: GPA, CV and letter of motivation
Address: Cholokashvili 3/5, E407 Hall

Unikino April 11: Planet Earth: Jungles
2014-04-04 00:00
Ilia State University Student Center club “Greenuni” initiates screening of Alastair Fothergill’s documentary film: “Planet Earth: Jungles” (2006). The screening is held on April 11, 6 p.m., Ilia State University A building, 101 hall.
Starring: David Attenborough, Sigourney Weaver, Huw Cordey, Paul Stuart
Dubbing: Georgian (professional)
Attendance is free.

Boris Groys Essay Collection Presentation
2014-04-04 00:00
Ilia State University bookstore Ligamus presents Boris Groys Essay Collection on April 7, 6 p.m.
ISU Rector, Prof. Giga Zedania will lead the presentation. Translator Soso Chauchidze will give a speech.
Attendance is free.
Address: Chavchavadze 32.
Boris Groys is a critic of modern Russian art, media researcher and philosopher. He considers communist and post-communist regime cultural transformations, modern and post-modern art space. He is specifically interested in mutations that the artistic avant-garde and generally, the 20th century dominant art paradigms have undergone.

Prisoner Rights Meeting
2014-04-03 00:00
Ilia State University Law School students can attend meeting on the topic of “Prisoner Rights: Current Tendencies and Challenges”, on April 15, 2 p.m. A 101 hall. 20 students that register on the following E-mail address – sopio.shubladze@iliauni.edu.ge – may attend the meeting.
Students will learn about the registration results via e-mail.

Information Meeting Wings for Life World Run
2014-04-02 00:00
PR and Marketing Communications company “GEPRA” consultants, Kakha Magradze and Tinatin Samkurashvili carry out a meeting on April 4, 4 p.m. to discuss social responsibility, specifically, one of the largest and unique events in sports history – Wings for Life World Run. It unites the world for charity on the same day and at the same time.
World run starts on May 4, 2 p.m. Georgian time, in Kakheti. For additional information, please follow the link >>

Iliauni Student Debut
2014-03-25 00:00
Ligamus presents debut of Iliauni students, Lasha Jaiani and Giorgi Shonia, on March 27, 4 p.m.
Iliauni students’ joint poetry collection “”Dead City Records” was published by Ilia State University press, presented by Semiotics Research Center. Editor: Tsira Barbakadze
Attendance is free

University Education Place for Theology
2014-03-24 00:00
Ilia State University Savle Tsereteli Institute of Philosophy would like to announce public lecture on the topic “Place for Theology in University Education; Christian Faith”, presented by Jose Jily Rimas, Theology professor of University of Catalonia. The lecture is held on March 26, 5 p.m. in Ilia State University hall G 106.
Lecture is in Spanish with simultaneous translation to Georgian.
Attendance is free.

Unikino March 28: Little Nicky
2014-03-21 00:00
Unikino presents Steven Brill’s film “Little Nicky” (2000), on Friday, March 28, 6 p.m. in Ilia State University A building, hall 101.
Starring: Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel
Translation: David Dolidze

MDF and GDI Students Discussion
2014-03-21 00:00
Media Development Foundation (MDF) and Georgian Democratic Initiative (GDI) presents discussion around the topic “Opposing Xenophobia and Discrimination in Georgian Politics and Media”, on March 26, 5 p.m. Ilia State University hall E 207.
Discussion is held in the scope of “No to Phobia” campaign and follows media monitoring presentation. It is lead by MDF chairman Tamar Kintsurashvili, executive director of this foundation, Tamar Khorbaladze and human rights law specialist and GDI member, Giorgi Mshveniaradze.
MDF and GDI implement the project “Opposing Xenophobia and Discrimination in Georgian Politics and Media” in scope of program “Enhancing National Integration in Georgia”, with the financial aid of UNA Georgia and USAID.
The aim of the project is to unite civil sector to oppose xenophobia and discrimination and develop united civil platform – “No to Phobia”. Ilia State University students may participate in the discussion.

Ligamus Swedish Fairy-Tale Day
2014-03-20 00:00
“Ligamus” children room invites you to a Swedish fairy-tale day, Saturday, May 22. All children are familiar with Swedish children’s authors, Astrid Lindgren and Tove Jansson. Fairy-tale adventurers will learn about a tale written by wonderful Swedish author, Sven Nordqvist. The story is about funny adventures of a jolly old man Petsson and his smart cat, Findus. Sven Nordqvist’s “Pettson and Findus” is illustrated by the author himself. Children will listen to the fairy-tale and look at the illustrations. A Swedish fairy-tale day, full of adventures, is waiting for them.
Don’t miss it, travel with your children to the fairy-tale world.
The event starts at 11 a.m.

Employment Agency HR Presentation
2014-03-19 00:00
Employment Agency HR conducts annual employment forum in Tbilisi and Batumi in April 2014 (Tbilisi -April 4, Batumi – April 11).
Local and international companies that operate in Georgia will be present on the forum; their representatives will directly interview applicants. A presentation for this event will be held in Ilia State University on March 24, 5 p.m. Students will be able to learn the list of companies present at the forum and vacancies that these companies will interview for, during the forum. Forum process details will also be discussed. Additionally, students will have an opportunity to fill in the application forms for a database that will be sent to organizations. These organizations will be able to contact students for future vacancies.
Presentation details: March 24, 5 p.m. hall A101. Duration: 30 minutes.

Unikino on March 21: The Double Life of Veronique
2014-03-17 00:00
Unikino presents Krzysztof Kieslowski’s film “The Double Life of Veronique” (1991) on Friday, March 21, 6 p.m. Ilia State University A building, Hall 101.
Starring: Wladyslaw Kowalski, Jerzy Gudejko, Irene Jacob, Aleksander Bardini, Kalina Jedrusik.
Translation by: Giorgi Chikvaideze

Meeting Head of Tourism Administration
2014-03-17 00:00
Head of Georgian National Tourism Administration, Giorgi Sigua will deliver lecture during the university tourism management center-initiated meeting, held on March 19, 2 p.m., Ilia State University G106 hall. The lecture topics are: work specifics and future goals for tourism administration; general development of tourism in Georgia.
Attendance is free.

Presentation of Comparative Literature Collection
2014-03-13 00:00
Presentation of comparative literature collection will be held in Ilia Stat University bookstore Ligamus, on March 19, 6 p.m.
Comparative literature collection has become Ilia State University annual publication. The first, 2013, collection includes 34 scientific articles prepared by Georgian and foreign researches, for the university –organized scientific conferences and seminars.
This collection covers the following topics: comparative literature and modernity; literature, politics, ideology; philological and interdisciplinary research; literature, investigation, process.
Since Georgian scientific society is interested in comparative literature, we have the ability to diversify intercultural literary research and thus overcome cultural blockade; view the world and Georgian cultural and literary reality from a more unobstructed position; research Georgian literature like we research world literature, to perceive, review and connect literary and cultural, civil and political processes; share the thought and cultural experience that helps other countries cope with traumatic past in modern cultural and social reality; find ways to reintegrate Georgian culture into contemporary world.
Consequently, comparative literature, as a discipline, can play an important role in Georgian scientific, cultural and civil space.

Presentation of Comparative Literature Collection
2014-03-13 00:00
Presentation of comparative literature collection will be held in Ilia Stat University bookstore Ligamus, on March 19, 6 p.m.
Comparative literature collection is becoming Ilia State University annual publication. The first, 2013, collection includes 34 scientific articles prepared by Georgian and foreign researches, for the university –organized scientific conferences and seminars.
This collection covers the following topics: comparative literature and modernity; literature, politics, ideology; philological and interdisciplinary research; literature, investigation, process.
Since Georgian scientific society is interested in comparative literature, we have the ability to diversify intercultural literary research and thus overcome cultural blockade; view the world and Georgian cultural and literary reality from a more unobstructed position; research Georgian literature like we research world literature, to perceive, review and connect literary and cultural, civil and political processes; share the thought and cultural experience that helps other countries cope with traumatic past in modern cultural and social reality; find ways to reintegrate Georgian culture into contemporary world.

Consequently, comparative literature, as a discipline, can play an important role in Georgian scientific, cultural and civil space.

Presentation of Case Publications
2014-03-12 00:00
Master’s program of public policy administration (http://mpa.iliauni.edu.ge/) will host presentation of case publications written by professors and students in frames of this project, in 2013. The presentation will be held in Ilia State University bookshop Ligamus, on March 13, 6 p.m. University of Columbia professors participated in this publication and it was financed by East West Management Institute (EWMI) program “Public Policy Advocacy and Development of Civic Society in Georgia” (G-Pac).

Presentation of Case Publications
2014-03-12 00:00
Master’s Program of Public Policy Administration (http://mpa.iliauni.edu.ge/) will host a presentation of case publications written by professors and students in the frames of this project, in 2013. The presentation will be held in Ilia State University bookstore Ligamus, on May 13, 6 p.m. The University of Columbia professors participated in this publication and it was financed by East West Management Institute (EWMI) Program “Public Policy Advocacy and Development of Civic Society in Georgia” (G-Pac).

PPRTC official launch event
2014-03-11 00:00
PPRTC official launch event was held at 11 March at ISU. PPRTC is the part of ISU MPA Program and is one of the first university-based think tanks in Georgia seeks to engage and coordinate academic personal, public and NGO representatives in targeted public policy research and training programs. PPRTC is established through the EWMI-G-PAC grant funds.
ISU Rector Giga Zedania, USAID Mission Director Stephen Haykin, Deputy Minister of Defense Tamuna Karosanidze, EWMI G-PAC Chief of Party Marc Lassman, and MPA Program Director Archil Abashidze spoke at the launch event. The speakers emphasized the PPRTC’s role in bringing together stakeholders from government, civil society, and academia to share knowledge and expertise to improve policy debate.
The launch event also included a short ceremony in which the first graduates of the PPRTC’s public training program on the SPSS received certificates for completing the course. Further, another similar training class has already begun.
The launch event was attended by the representatives of public and NGO sector.

Public Lectures Course
2014-03-11 00:00
Ilia State University is conducting a course of public lectures on the following topic: Modern World and Ethics Maxims.
The first lecture will be held on March 27, 6 p.m., hall G 106.
The topic of the lecture is: Esthetic Culture – from Surrealism to Hyperrealism (Jean Baudrillard “Simulacra and Simulation” and hyperrealistic art of Ron Mueck).
Associated professor, Dr. Maka Lashkhia will conduct the lectures.

Unikino on March 14 - Modigliani
2014-03-10 00:00
Unikino presents “Modigliani” by Mick Davis (2004) on Friday, March 14, 6 p.m. Ilia State University, A building, Hall 101.
Starring: Andy Garcia, Omid Djalili, Elsa Zylberstein, Hippolyte Girardot, Eva Herzigova.
Translation: Salome Matkava

Lecture- EU and Neighborhood
2014-03-04 17:33
Thursday, March 6th, 2 P.M., Professor Gunter Verheugen, three time commissioner and a former Vice-president of the European Commission, will hold a lecture “European Union and Neighborhood: Challenges and Opportunities”. The lecture will cover issues of EU politics in our regions, especially in light of the recent events that are taking place in Ukraine.
The Lecture will be held in Ilia State University, G building, auditorium 106.

Attendance is free.

Seminar – History of Georgian Church Architecture
2014-03-04 17:32
A Seminar on the topic: Genesis of Georgian Christian Church Architecture – New Understanding of Development Stages will be held in Ilia State University, May 7th, 2014, 6 P.M. Auditorium G 106.
Presenters: Professor Emeritus Zurab Kiknadze and Professor Nodar Bakhtadze.
Latest factual material on Georgian Christian church architecture genesis was revealed, offering new understanding of its early development stages. The material, based on the archeological findings obtained in Nekresi settlement (Kvareli region) this last decade, confirmed the existence of canonically-planned basilica in IV-V A.D. Additional material was obtained, based on research and dating of a small chapel of a IV A.D. church, located in the Nekresi monastery territory.

Seminar presenters, Zurab Kiknadze and Nodar Baktadze will discuss this topic with art historians and interested parties.

Series of Lectures on Significant Issues in Bioethics
2014-02-25 00:00
A series of lectures on significant issues in bioethics will be held in Ilia State University on 1-3 April, 2014, 4 p.m. Hall A 101. Lectures will be followed by discussions. Dr. Andreas Veith from University of Munster (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster) will lead the lectures. For information on Dr. Andreas Veith please, follow the links bellow:
http://www.philosovieth.de/publikationen.html
http://www.philosovieth.de/zur-person.html
Lectures will be held in the scope of Ilia State University financed project “Issues of Bioethics and Medical Ethics in Georgia”.
Lectures will cover the following topics:
1.Moral problems of reproductive medicine. Re-evaluating values from natural context
2.Ethics of attitudes towards animals. Justification strategies in philosophical ethics
3.Ethics committee, ethic commission and moral quality management. Social ethics, just and collegial structures of clinical environment.
Georgian translation will be provided during the lectures. Attendance is free. Detailed information on every lecture is available in the attached pdf file.

One Day Training Module
2014-02-11 17:15
One-Day Training Module on Climate Change and Forest Transformation in the Southern Caucasus
(20 February, 2014 – Ilia State University, Block “E”, Room #206, Tbilisi, Georgia)
Introduction
WWF-Germany and its partner organizations in the South Caucasus – WWF Caucasus Programme Office (WWF-Caucasus), WWF-Armenia and WWF-Azerbaijan are involved in implementation of EU financed regional Project on Increasing the resilience of forest ecosystems against climate change in the South Caucasus Countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia) through forest transformation.
As part of the Project a one day training module for forestry professionals, students and other interested parties shall be offered. Three one-day-trainings with specific local focus shall be hold in the three participating project countries Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in February 2014. The training shall give a first insight of the topic to the participants by addressing a theoretical background on climate change, transfer to the adaption in other countries with case studies and a final debating part developing commonly local-specific next steps for the region.
The module shall be conducted by Dirk Frankenhauser, an international expert and by WWF engaged consultant, who spent three weeks in the region conducting a field trips and a stakeholder-analysis in October 2013.
Objectives
Illustrate the environmental and social risks as a consequence of climate change for the forest sector in Southern Caucasus region. The participants shall be enabled to analyse their situation and develop mechanism to adapt to future challenges due to climate change for the forest sector.
Content
The training module contains five main topics, such as
1) Introduction
2) Global Situation
3) European Response
4) Current Caucasian Situation
5) Implementation options in Caucasus
These topics are divided into four key parts:
1. Introduction
The training shall be initiated with sensitising questions reflecting the opinion of the audience towards climate change. This is followed by a brief description of the scope of climate change worldwide, in Europe – and finally specifically in the Caucasus region and especially its impact on forestry.
2. Training exercises
This is the core part of the workshop. Participants are taught to identify potential environmental and socio-economical dangers due to the ongoing climate change in their local region. This should aim at very precise cases in their forest management areas.
3. Presentation of existing best practice in Europe and case studies
Participants are provided with an insider view to how other countries such as Germany have already developed policies and standard procedures to combat this risk-category, presented with examples of good practice and conducting of case studies.
4. Outlook and closing debate
At this closing stage of the training participants are invited to brainstorm of what they consider to be needed in future. Next steps shall be developed commonly in order introduce or improve forestry risk management systems.
Agenda (20 February, 2014)
Expected Results
This training module shall enable the participants to be aware of the challenge of climate change and especially its impact on the Southern Caucasus Region. The participants shall be empowered to adapt their everyday business to the upcoming consequence of climate change such as storms, fires, etc. as well as to transform the Caucasian forest ecosystems towards more resilienced forests. The shown example of other countries shall encourage the participants how foresters elsewhere act and give the possibility to establish a network with the other Caucasian countries in order to establish tailor-made tools like e.g. a common open-source calamity-database.
Training Module Document
For more details download full version of the Training Module Document from this web-page:
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/black_sea_basin/caucasus/?215650/Managing-innovative-learning-on-adaptive-forest-management-to-climate-change
Trainer
WWF’s International Consultant Dirk Frankenhauser, PanForestal, Berlin
dfrankenhauser@gmail.com
Contact
Malkhaz Dzneladze
Regional Coordinator
EU financed project Increasing the resilience of forest ecosystems against
climate change in the Southern Caucasus through forest transformation
WWF-Caucasus
Tel.: + (995 32) 2 237 500
mdzneladze@wwfcaucasus.org

"The Waste Land"-Book Presentation
2014-02-09 00:00
February 12, 18:00, Ligamus Bookstore will be hosting the presentation of Gia Jokhadze’s book, “T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land”, Hermeneutic Interpretations”.
The book covers a poem “The Waste Land” by great British poet, essayist, publisher and intellectual Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) translated to Georgian, as well as textual interpretation of original materials of modern Eliotology.
“The Waste Land” by T.S.Eliot is widely regarded as “one of the most important and scandalous poems of the 20th century” and a central text in Modernist poetry. From the day of a publication, the poem is accompanied by many legends, myths and rumors about how text was written, what author intended and what was the impact of up to date situation (Post- war Europe, being the main protagonist of a poem) and etc.
The new book of Gia Jokhadze is for admirers, researches and translators of T.S. Eliot poetry.
Free Attendance.

Information Meeting for students interested in studying in Estonia
2014-02-07 00:00
On the 12th of February 2014, at 3 pm, Ilia State University will host a delegation from Estonia. The delegation will comprise representatives from three leading Estonian Higher Education Institutions: University of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technology and Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.
The representatives of the delegation will make presentations about the relevant higher education institutions and discuss the possibilities available for individuals who wish to continue their studies in Estonia.
Presentations will be held in English.
Address: Ilia State University 2, G. Tsereteli St.,G Campus, Room G 106 (the former building of Encyclopedia)

Fairy Tale Day in Ligamus
2014-02-06 13:30
Every Saturday, from 11:00 till 13:00, Fairy Tales Day at Children’s Room, bookstore “ Ligamus”. Interesting books and various educational activities for children.
Duringa Fairy Tales Day children will travel to magical world of books. Through activities they will develop creativity, motoric and communication skills.
Anyone from 4 to 12 years may attend Fairy Tales Day. For attendance please write to us: www.facebook.com/ligamus.iliauni
