Workshop of Boston College Professors ,,Demystifying AI: From Fundamentals to Applications''
2023-05-27 15:00 (Asia/Dubai)
On May 27, Ilia State University hosts Boston College professors and IT specialists. They will hold one of the most outstanding workshops for IT students and people interested in this field.
Topic: Demystifying AI: From Fundamentals to Applications
Keynote speaker: Dr. Donglai Wei, Professor at Boston College, Research Affiliate at Harvard University, PhD from MIT
Workshop Description: Just like the revolutionary inventions of personal computers and the internet, AI has the potential to transform every aspect of our lives, from healthcare and education to transportation and entertainment. However, AI often remains a complex and misunderstood field by the general public and college students. This workshop aims to demystify AI by explaining fundamental concepts and providing practical exercises. This twohour workshop is divided into two interactive sessions, featuring a keynote presentation, panel discussions, and a hands-on tutorial to build a real-time vehicle counting application from scratch.
If you would like to join this event, please fill in the information requested below and we will provide you with more details about the workshop.
Registration Form: http://tiny.cc/ai527
Working Language: English
Time: 27 th of Mai, 15:00-17:00 pm
Location: Ilia State University, T306 (Session 1-2); T405 (Session 3) Auditorium, Building T. 3/5 Cholokashvili Ave.
Attendance is free of charge.
2023

Presentation of the Book “German-Georgian Cooperation in 1918: Independence of Georgia and German-Georgian Union in the South Caucasus” by Giorgi Astamadze
2023-05-27 12:00
Commemorating the Independence Day of Georgia, the book “German-Georgian Cooperation in 1918: Independence of Georgia and German-Georgian Union in the South Caucasus” by Giorgi Astamadze, will be presented at the book house Ligamus. Giorgi Astamadze is a visiting lecturer in Modern Georgian History, master’s program at Ilia State University (ISU).

Schedule
12:00 – 12:15 Opening

Professor Nino Doborjginidze, ISU Rector;
Ernst Peter Fischer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Georgia;
Stephan Malerius, Director of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung South Caucasus Bureau.

12:15 – 13:30 Speech
Topic: German-Georgian cooperation during the final stage of World War I, 1918
Speakers:

Dr Giorgi Astamadze, visiting lecturer in Modern Georgian History, master’s program ISU;
Professor Stephen Jones, head, Center for Georgian Studies, Harvard University, co-head, master’s program in Modern Georgian History, ISU

Meeting moderator – Professor Beka Kobakhidze, co-head, master’s program in Modern Georgian History, ISU
The presentation and speech will be followed by a discussion.

About the author
Giorgi Astamadze received first, a bachelor’s degree in 2008 and then a master’s degree in 2011 in History from Tbilisi State University. In 2014 he obtained a master’s degree in European Studies and then in 2021 – a doctoral degree in History from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). His PhD dissertation “German-Georgian Cooperation in 1918” was awarded magna cum laude. In various years, he received Georgia’s Presidential Master’s and the Baden-Württemberg doctorate scholarships. He is the author of one monograph, several scientific articles and a co-author of a compilation of sources. Since 2021, he has been an ISU visiting lecturer and a participant in international research projects.

About the book
Brill | Schöningh publishing house published the book in German in 2022. It is based on the author’s doctoral thesis defended at the KIT and represents the result of fundamental archival research in Germany, Georgia, Austria and other countries.
The book was published by the ISU book house Ligamus.

Working languages: Georgian, English
Date and time: May 27, 12:00-13:30
Location: Book House Ligamus, 32 Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue
Attendance is free.
2023

PERFORMANCE "GOD OF CARNAGE"
2023-05-23 20:00
Black Comedy in 1 Act
What can happen when parents of two teenage boys meet to discuss the misbehavior of their children? Nothing special, you would say, they will meet, take coffee, or tea, or alcohol and have a civilized, soothing conversation about how new generation develops, about how times change and about how they were different from their children, right? Right, this is how Yasmina Reza’s play “God of Carnage” starts off, however… Well, honestly, boys will be boys always and everywhere, leaving it practically impossible to predict the whole spectrum of their parents’ demeanor.

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

The cast:

Giorgi Bakhutashvili
Nata Berezhiani
Gaga Shishinashvili
Maya Khornauli

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

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Time: May 21, 23, 20:00
Location: Ilia State University Theater, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

MEETING WITH RICHARD SWINBURNE, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
2023-05-23 11:00
On May 23, at 11:00, Richard Swinburne, an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford, will meet with students and professors. Ilia State University will host an event at the Book House Ligamus.
During the meeting, Professor Swinburne will introduce his book “Faith and Reason”, which is to be published by Ilia State University Press.
The meeting will be particularly appealing to the students interested in religion and philosophy.
At the end of the meeting, Professor Richard Swinburne will be awarded Honorary Professor from Ilia State University.
About the Author
Richard Swinburne began his academic life at the University of Oxford, where he studied philosophy and theology.
He developed an abiding interest in the issue of whether there is adequate justification for belief in God, more particularly in the doctrines of the Christian religion. He was brought up with a Christian background. In 1955, he left the Church of England and converted to Orthodoxy.
Swinburne devoted several years to learning the history of the physical and biological sciences, which was the source of his philosophical reflection.
In 1963, Swinburne became a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Hull. Since 1972, he has been a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Keele. At that time his academic focus was on the philosophy of religion. From 1985 to 2002, he served as Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion at the University of Oxford. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1993. He has held visiting professorships at a number of universities.
His first book, “Space and Time”, was published in 1968, followed by “The Concept of Miracle” in 1971. Between 1981 and 1997 his trilogy – “Faith and Reason”, “The Existence of God”, and “The Coherence of Theism” was released. His other works include: “Responsibility and Atonement”(1989), “Revelation”(1992), “The Christian God”(1994), “Providence and the Problem of Evil”(1998), “Epistemic Justification”(2001), “The Resurrection of God Incarnate”(2003), and “Mind, Brain, and Free Will”(2013). His new “debate book” with James Sterba, “Would a Good God Permit So Much Suffering?”, will be published by the end of 2023.
Richard Swinburne is the author of the widely-read books: “Is There a God?” (1996) and “Was Jesus God?” (2008).
He has been awarded Honorary Doctorates by the Catholic University of Lublin (2015), Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University, Bucharest (2016), and the International Academy of Philosophy, Liechtenstein (2017).
Working Language: Georgian, English
Date and Time: 23 May, 11:00
Location: Book house Ligamus, 32 Ilia Chavchavadze Ave.
Attendance is free.
2023

PERFORMANCE "The Soap Opus"
2023-05-17 20:00
Drama in 1 Act
Germany won the World War II. The Third Reich governs the world. Georgia, as well as the entire Europe, is full of concentration camps. Ketevan, Nestan, Medea and Salome are locked up in one of them, in Abastumani. They are tasked with reproducing the pure Aryan race bearing children for the “Homeland”

Author: David Gabunia
Director: Ioane (Vano) Khutsishvili
Set and Costume Designer: Teo Kukhianidze
Musical Arrangement: Giorgi Jikia
Technical Director: Tamuna Kamladze

The CAST:

Ketevan – Nuka Kevkhishvili
Nestan – Anka Didmanidze
Salome – Aniko Shurgaia
Media – Nutsa Sulaberidze
Nurse – Tamuna Tevzadze

Performance was staged within the framework of the Ilia State University MA Program “Live Theatre Arts:Acting and Directing”

Duration of the Performance 100 minutes without intermission

First performance – 3 May 2023

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Time: May 3,4,17, 20:00
Location: Ilia State University Theater, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

PERFORMANCE "MARAT/SADE"
2023-05-16 20:00
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
In 1 Act
Is it possible to get an all-embracing equality through revolution? Is revolution a path which brings liberty and fraternity and makes our wishes come true? These are the matters that the main character of the play, the Marquis de Sade is eager to resolve when staging an experimental performance with the patients of Charenton Mental Asylum. The result he gets is quite unexpected.
Young director Saba Aslamazishvili also took a path of an experiment for his debut performance and staged in not in a traditional setting but in the theatre foyer. For two hours Iliauni Theatre will don the garments of Charenton Asylum and the actors through reviving the adventures of the French Revolution together with the audience will try to find answers to the questions still so vital today.
Nominated for the 2018 Tsinandali Award.

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

The cast:

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

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

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Time: May 16, 20:00
Duration: 110 minutes, without intermission
Location: Ilia State University Theater, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

THE BLOOD DONATION DAY AT ILIAUNI
2023-05-16 11:00
The Blood Donation Day will be held in the buildings A and T of Iliauni on May 16 , it will be organized by the Department of Student Affairs of Ilia State University.
As part of the campaign, the mobile teams of the “Natalia Kvantaliani Central Blood Bank” and “Sicockhle” organizations, staffed by professional, experienced doctors, will offer those who wish to selflessly donate blood and thus show their support for people who need help.
Any person between the ages of 18 and 65 can become a blood donor if:

more than 2 weeks have passed since being infected with the coronavirus
more than 2 weeks have passed since the vaccination against coronavirus
your weight is 50 kg or more;
you have not been infected with viral hepatitis B and C;
syphilis, tuberculosis;
you are not infected with HIV;
you do not have blood or oncological diseases;
you are not a drug user;
you have not undergone a surgical operation, you have not been vaccinated against tetanus and rabies in the last 1 year;
you have not gotten a tattoo in the last 6 months;
you have not had contact with other people’s blood;
you have not been pregnant in the last 6 months;
the donor must be practically healthy on the day of donation – must not have a fever, runny nose, catarrh, or other flu-like symptoms.

Those who participate in the charity event will receive the following research results free of charge:

General blood analysis
Group, rhesus, phenotype
Hepatitis B and C, syphilis, cytomegalovirus and AIDS virus

A person who is going to donate should know the following:

Blood donation is an easy, safe and painless process;
When donating blood, only disposable material is used and the donor is protected from infection;
Donating blood is absolutely safe for health;
Blood donation is recommended in the first half of the day;
It is better to eat lightly and drink sweet tea in the morning on the day of blood donation. You should refrain from taking tobacco and analgesics;
Blood can be donated again after 2 months;
Bring a proof of identity card with you.

Time: 11:00-16:00
Location:
Natalia Kvantaliani Central Blood Bank – Building A of Iliauni. Student space, I. Chavchavadze Ave. N32
“Sicockhle” blood bank – Building T of Iliauni, student space, Cholokashvili Ave. N3/5
2023

PERFORMANCE "THE HUMAN RITES"
2023-05-14 20:00
Drama in 2 Acts
When it is winter and war is raging, human beings look for warmth and food for survival. Yet what will happen when everything around has already been burnt and only books remain? What is more important – books or survival?!
Translator: Tamar Khosruashvili
Director: Luka Intskirveli
Designer: Teo Kukhianidze
Music: Erecle Getsadze
Technical Director: Natia Samadashvili
The Cast
Professor – Giorgi Jikia
Marina – Aniko Surgaia
Daniel – Giorgi Tabidze
Duration of the performance 100 minutes with 1 intermission
First performance: 24 march 2023
Time: May, 5,14, 20:00
Location: Ilia State University Theater, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

PERFORMANCE "THE IDEAL FAMILY"
2023-05-13 20:00
Comedy in 1 Act
What happens when you start building your life according to other’s opinions?! When you try to present yourself through derogation of others and create an ideal family only for others to see… Are there any ideal families at all?! Or there still are Václav Havel’s play characters around us, who are constantly trying to underline inferiority of others and talk about their harmonious relationship.
Translator: Maya Nachkebia
Director: David Tchakhrakia
Set and Costume Design: Giorgi Ustiashvili
Technical Director: Natia Samadashvili
The Cast:
Vera – Ruska Makashvili (Actress of the Rustaveli National Theatre)
Mihal – Giorgi Goguadze
Bedržih – Paata Papuashvili
First Performance 30 March 2019
Duration: 80 minutes, without intermission
Performance was staged through financial assistance of Tbilisi Municipality
and support of “Sky Development”

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Time: May 6, 20:00
Duration: 80 minutes, without intermission
Location: Ilia State University Theatre, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

PERFORMANCE "SPINELESS"
2023-05-12 20:00
Drama in 1 Act
What does it feel like to live in Georgia, when you are different? How can you oppose to the idifference of friends, family, society and country? How can you survive and does the survival matter at all, when no one needs you, no one understands you? One tragic story, that Alex Chighvinadze wrote is based on true events, unites the problems of the entire society and invites us to think about how to change the country in which parents are forced to bury their transgender child quietly hiding from neighbors, village, country.

Director – Gela Guliashvili (Senior work)
Set and Costume Designer – Teo Kukhianidze
Technical Assistant – Maka Metreveli
Supervisor – Vano Khutsishvili, Associate Professor, Ilia State Unievrsity

The Cast:

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

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

Photo Gallery

Time: May 12, 20:00
Duration: 90 minutes
Location: Ilia State University Theater, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

“Green Marketing” – Public Lecture by Claudia Maier
2023-05-11 19:00
On May 11, at 19:00, in Ilia State University auditorium E405, Claudia Maier, a study program director for the master’s program “International Business Relations” at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, (Austria) will deliver a public lecture. The event is organized by the Faculty of Business, Technology, and Education.
The topic: Green Marketing
About the Lecture
The lecture covers sustainable and social aspects in marketing, which are becoming increasingly important. On the one hand, companies need to implement green marketing into their strategy to remain competitive. Consumers are becoming more and more environmentally conscious and demand sustainable and environmentally friendly products, so companies need to satisfy these requirements. On the other hand, regulatory frameworks of governments around the world are becoming more stringent in terms of environmental regulations and sustainability. Companies must comply with these regulations to avoid fines.
The audience will learn about concepts of green marketing and sustainability in marketing, various examples of business models that address these concepts already, and examples of greenwashing used by companies to maintain a “green” image without incorporating sustainability into their strategies.
About the Speaker
Claudia Maier is a study program director for the master’s program “International Business Relations” at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, Austria. She gives lectures on Marketing and Research Methods. Her research activities include social issues and participation methods around the topic of climate change and energy transition in Austria.
Date and Time: May 11, 19:00 – 21:00
Location: Auditorium E 405, 3/5 Kakutsa Cholokashvili Ave. (opposite Vake Park)
Working Language: English.
Attendance is free.
2023

Culture Fest 2023
2023-05-11 17:00
On May 11, at 17:00, Ilia State University will host the Culture Fest 2023.
At the festival, international and local students will present traditional attire, dances, songs, and dishes from Egypt, Japan, Yemen, India, Jordan, Iran, Sudan, Georgia, Pakistan, and Palestine.
The festival will feature a variety of student-organized activities, such as board game competitions, henna painting, etc.
Time and date: 11 May, 17:00
Location: E building courtyard, Ilia State University, 3/5 K. Cholokashvili Ave.
Attendance is free.
2023

International Competences in Business – Public Lecture by Alexander Burka
2023-05-08 19:00
On May 8, at 19:00, in Ilia State University Auditorium E405 Alexander Burka, a professor of International Business Communication at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland (Austria) will deliver a public lecture. The event is organized by the Faculty of Business, Technology, and Education.
The topic: International Competences in Business: Challenges and Chances.
About the Lecture
Understanding cultural differences and putting them into practice is essential for international professional success. Today’s world is defined by limitless mobility and intercommunication, which in its turn, creates opportunities for cross-cultural connections and cooperation.
Which ideas lay behind international competencies? Which theories offer support for intercultural communication? Which thoughts may be taken into consideration? What is the Austrian approach in this field?
About the Speaker
Alexander Burka is a professor of International Business Communication at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland (Austria) with 25 years of professional experience in various fields of activity in 60 countries worldwide for international organizations and enterprises.
Date and Time: May 8, 19:00 – 21:00
Location: Auditorium E 405, 3/5 K. Cholokashvili Ave. (opposite Vake Park)
Working Language: English
Attendance is free.
2023

Presentation of Sebastian Conrad’s book “What is Global History?”
2023-05-08 16:00
On May 8, at 16:00, the Georgian translation of the book “What is Global History?” by Sebastian Conrad the world’s leading historian, will be presented at the book house Ligamus (Ilia State University)
The book was published by Princeton University Press in 2016, and its Georgian translation was released by Ilia State University Press.
About the author
Dr. Sebastian Conrad, the world’s leading historian, is a history professor at the Free University of Berlin.
For his detailed biography: https://bit.ly/42u8ClZ
About the book
Sebastian Conrad’s “What is Global History?” is regarded as the beginning of a new era in historical science. Field critics agree that the book has managed to systematize the field, which has become the subject of highly complex and multifaceted discussions. It has also created a clear outline for its future development.
We hope that the translation of Sebastian Conrad’s book will inspire Georgian colleagues to include the approach of global history in their research and thus critically revise traditional, deeply rooted theories.
Date and time: May 8, 16:00
Location: Book house Ligamus, 32 Ilia Chavchavadze Ave.
Working language: English
Attendance is free.
2023

Public Lecture “Relations between the NATO and Georgia “ by the Head of the NATO Liaison Office
2023-05-08 13:00
On May 8, at 13:00, Alexander Vinnikov, the Head of the NATO Liaison Office, will give a public lecture in room E207 at Ilia State University The lecture is on the relations between the NATO and Georgia.
About the Speaker
On February 1 the Dutch diplomat Alexander Vinnikov took up his assignment as the Head of the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia. The office activities also cover Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Alexander Vinnikov served as the Head of the NATO Representation to Ukraine for six years from 2015 to August 2021.
Earlier he headed the NATO Liaison Office in Central Asia and worked at the NATO Headquarters in both the Political Affairs and Security Policy Division and the Defence Policy and Planning Division. He has previously served with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in several positions.
He started his career as an international relations researcher at Oxford University, Harvard Kennedy School, and Geneva Center for Security Policy.
A diplomat Alexander Vinnikov holds academic degrees from Oxford University, Sciences-Po Paris, and the London School of Economics, and he speaks seven languages.
Time: May 8th, 13:00
Location: Room E 207, 3/5 K. Cholokashvili Avenue (opposite Vake Park)
Working Language: English
Attendance is free.
2023

HR Event Human Capital Reporting, Strategic HR Management and HR Metrics
2023-05-06 12:00
On May 6, at 12:00, with the support of EVA and the British-Georgian Chamber of Commerce David Simmonds, the founder, and head of HCM metrics, will give a lecture to students on the topic “Human Capital Reporting, Strategic HR Management and HR Metrics”.
About the speaker
David Simmonds, Chairman of HCM Metrics and HR Analytics, is the first HR professional to receive professional certification under the ISO 30414 Human Capital Management Reporting Standard.
HCM Metrics, founded by David Simmonds, is the first ISO 30414:2018 accredited auditing company in the world, which offers companies results-oriented solutions based on principles, data, and evidence.
About the lecture
By effectively implementing human capital reporting, companies can gain tangible benefits, and influence business partners and key stakeholders. Moreover, they can increase the frequency of company decisions based on data and evidence, strengthen cooperation with top management and make communication transparent and effective.
The speaker will review the international standard “ISO 30414:2018 – Human capital reporting”, which offers organizations the opportunity to greatly increase the tangible contribution of human capital to business success. This standard combines up to 60 metrics in 11 main areas (Compliance and Ethics; Cost and Expense; Diversity; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Organizational Health, Safety and Welfare; Productivity; Recruitment, Flexibility and Turnover; Skills and Abilities; Succession Planning; Availability of Labor Force).
Date and Time: May 6, 12:00
Lecture Format: It will be possible to attend the lecture both in person and remotely (a LIVE stream will be provided on the Ilia State University Facebook page)
Location for those who wish to attend the lecture in person: Auditorium E207, 3/5 K. Cholokashvili Ave. (Opposite Vake Park)
For those who prefer to attend the lecture remotely, here is the link to the event’s live stream: https://bit.ly/44iUH4a
Working language: English
Attendance is free.
2023

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

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

The cast:

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

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

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

PERFORMANCE "THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF"
2023-04-28 20:00
Comedy in 1 Act
The comedy is centered around the drunkard good-for-nothing Sganarelle who the entire world mistakenly believes to be a miraculous doctor able to treat any disease. “The patients” propose him vast sums of money in exchange for a phenomenal medicine, which, of course, does not exist. Sganarelle quickly grows very rich and yet remembers to do a kind deed and cure the most important of all illnesses – love.

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

The Cast:

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

Music used in the performance:

Raphael – Balada De La Trompeta
Raphael Beau – Ca Deroule
Roque Banos – Circus Freaks, Love at Park, Hidding In The Forest, Titles
ll piccolo circo
Stephen Trask – The Show
Cirque Du Soleil – Wedding
A. Zanzotto & Nin0 Rotta – Canto della Buranella

First Performance – 3 November 2022
Duration of the Performance: 1 hour and 30 minutes without intermission
Performance was staged through financial support of Tbilisi Municipality.

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Time: April 28, 20:00
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes without intermission
Location: Ilia State University Theater, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

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

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

The cast:

Giorgi Bakhutashvili
Nata Berezhiani
Gaga Shishinashvili
Maya Khornauli

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

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

PERFORMANCE "SPINELESS"
2023-04-23 20:00
Drama in 1 Act
What does it feel like to live in Georgia, when you are different? How can you oppose to the idifference of friends, family, society and country? How can you survive and does the survival matter at all, when no one needs you, no one understands you? One tragic story, that Alex Chighvinadze wrote is based on true events, unites the problems of the entire society and invites us to think about how to change the country in which parents are forced to bury their transgender child quietly hiding from neighbors, village, country.

Director – Gela Guliashvili (Senior work)
Set and Costume Designer – Teo Kukhianidze
Technical Assistant – Maka Metreveli
Supervisor – Vano Khutsishvili, Associate Professor, Ilia State Unievrsity

The Cast:

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

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

Photo Gallery

Time: April 23, 20:00
Duration: 90 minutes
Location: Ilia State University Theater, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

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

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

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

Academic partners of the conference:

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

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

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

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

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

The CAST:

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

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

PERFORMANCE "THE IDEAL FAMILY"
2023-04-09 20:00
Comedy in 1 Act
What happens when you start building your life according to other’s opinions?! When you try to present yourself through derogation of others and create an ideal family only for others to see… Are there any ideal families at all?! Or there still are Václav Havel’s play characters around us, who are constantly trying to underline inferiority of others and talk about their harmonious relationship.
Translator: Maya Nachkebia
Director: David Tchakhrakia
Set and Costume Design: Giorgi Ustiashvili
Technical Director: Natia Samadashvili
The Cast:
Vera – Ruska Makashvili (Actress of the Rustaveli National Theatre)
Mihal – Giorgi Goguadze
Bedržih – Paata Papuashvili
First Performance 30 March 2019
Duration: 80 minutes, without intermission
Performance was staged through financial assistance of Tbilisi Municipality
and support of “Sky Development”

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Time: April 9, 20:00
Duration: 80 minutes, without intermission
Location: Ilia State University Theatre, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N32 (back yard)
2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

The cast:

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

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

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