უნივერსიტეტის ღონისძიებების პორტალი

Geopolitical Transformation in the Caucasus
2016-02-18 12:50 (Asia/Dubai)
On March 18, 2016 Institute of Political Sciences of Ilia State University and the Shota Rustaveli Batumi State University are organizing a joint international scientific conference “Geopolitical Transformation in the Caucasus.”
Working Languages of the Conference – Georgian, English and Russian
Interested applicants should send abstracts of their papers (300-500 words) in Georgian, English and Russian languages at the following e-mail address: malkhaz.matsaberidze@iliauni.edu.geuntil March 10, 2016.
Abstracts should include name, surname, work place, position and personal e-mail of the applicant.
The selected papers will be published as the proceedings of the conference.
Articles should be in the range of 3.000 – 5.000 words.
Paper should be written according to the APA style.

Design project workshop Tbilisi: Spatial Scenario
2015-12-06 10:00
Abstract about the workshop:
First step: what makes a city become attractive?
Based on an analysis of attractive, vital and well-designed districts of global cities, students evaluate the parameters of the 5 „D“s: density, diversity, design, destination and distance.
In this workshop the topic is to implement this parameters in an existing context at the K. Marjanishvili Street by active urban interventions in positions that are critical. The challenge is to bring it to a positive and sustainable change.
Bio:
Johann-Peter Scheck is Professor in Urban Design and Architectural Design at the OTH Technical University Regensburg (Germany).
After his studies at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland), he worked in
Berlin for 15 years. As prizewinner of several competitions in Germany, he realized urban design projects, public and private buildings and developed also social projects in disadvantaged districts of Berlin.
His international activities as Guest Lecturer in Versailles (France), Milan (Italy) and Qingdao (China) led him deepen his knowledge of global cities.
Currently, Prof. Scheck develops a new town in China.

SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS AND THE DESERT FATHERS: MONASTIC COMPETITION BETWEEN EAST AND WEST IN LATE ANTIQUITY
2015-10-27 17:00
Ilia State University cordially invites you to the public lecture by Prof. Marianne Saghy (Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest) on SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS AND THE DESERT FATHERS: MONASTIC COMPETITION BETWEEN EAST AND WEST IN LATE ANTIQUITY
Marianne Sághy is an associate professor at the Medieval Studies Department, Central European University, former academic director of the Hungarian Cultural Institute in Paris, is a historian interested in transitions and transformations: Late Antiquity and the late Middle Ages. Focusing on the religious, social, cultural and political history of the fourth- century Latin West, her heroes are controversial bishops and eccentric ascetics like Damasus of Rome, Jerome, Martin of Tours or Genovefa of Paris. Her books include Martyrs and Poems: The Cult of the Saints in Rome under Damasus, A. D. 366-384, and Saint Martin of Tours: Asceticism and Power in Late Antiquity.” She also works on trecento treatises concerning the Holy Land, publishing a bilingual Latin-French critical edition of Pierre Dubois’s De la récupération de la Terre Sainte”.
Sághy has taught courses on Religion and Society in Late Antiquity, Saint Augustine and the Confessions, Body and Society, Women and Christianity, Monasticism and Hagiography, Angevin Europe in Budapest as well as in Tours, Poitiers, Turku, Warsaw, and Paris. She organizes summer courses at CEU and at the Hungarian Academy in Rome.
Abstract: Competition was nothing new among ascetics in Late Antiquity, from the Egyptian desert to the Cappadocian and Roman family monasteries as well as among the educated Christian élite who chronicled throughout the Roman Empire the astonishing feats of the ascetic heroes: Antony of Egypt, Paul of Thebes or Martin of Tours. A somewhat more striking feature is the competition between Western and Eastern ascetics posited in the foundational texts of Latin monasticism. The lecture presents the literary ambitions and implications of the prime example of the complex strategies of monastic competition, the work that demonstrates with brio the superiority of Gallic monasticism over the Egyptian one: Sulpicius Severus’ Gallus, or Dialogues on the Virtues of Martin. Sulpicius not only places Gaul alongside Cappadocia, Northern Italy, Palestine, and Egypt as yet one more region that turned the desert into a heavenly city, but posits Gaul as a model for Eastern ascetics who look to Western monks for guidance: in the desert, the fathers read only one book: Sulpicius’ Life of Martin and they loudly beg him to write a sequel! In the Gallus, Martin is superior not only to Plato in wisdom and to Cyprian in his enthusiasm for martyrdom, but he excels bothAntony and Pachomius in ascetic vigor— despite his “compromised” lifestyle of episcopal service. Even more pressingly, Sulpicius presents himself as a new kind of Christian writer: a hagiographer who largely irrespective of personal or ecclesial achievement nevertheless serves as an authoritative mediator of ascetic charisma. The desert fathers’ endorsement extends not only to Martin but to Sulpicius as well: it is his written testimony concerning Martin that is in demand. What does all this tell us about the sacred status of the hagiographic text in particular and of monastic literacy in general? This is what this talk sets out to explore.
27.10.2015, 17:00
Ilia State University, E-301

CONFERENCE - "How To discuss Subaltern in Post-Social Societies? Culture, History, Politics"
2015-10-23 12:00
“The term “Subaltern”, introduced by Italian theoretician Antonio Gramsci, is commonly used to designate the “subordinated”, “inferior” social groups or categories of people. Since 1980’s it has become the central concept for Post-Colonial and Post-Imperial studies. From then its meaning has been widened and extended across all social groups and particular persons regarded – based on their social, ethnic, racial, religious, gender or sexual affiliations – inferior in the social hierarchy.
In contemporary theoretical discourses Subaltern signifies those social groups that exist outside hegemony, groups whose presence is absent from the official culture – “their voices aren’t heard”. Therefore, on the level of discourse their existence is described from not-their-own, other’s perspective. Closely related to this term, another meaning is used In Post-Colonial and Post-Imperial contexts in connection to the relationship between former Empire and Colony but also to the relationship between hegemonic West and the East or, in general – “Third World Countries”: Subaltern refers not only to a particular social group but rather to Post-Colonial/Post-Imperial country or a nation which remains in a certain symbiotic relationship to former Colonial/Imperial power and shapes its identity through the stereotypes that have already been suggested by hegemonic power. Thus, it reproduces its subalternity.
The aim of workshop is to bring topics connected to theoretical interpretations of Subaltern and other related themes into Post-socialist, especially Georgian context and to discuss potential prospects of research in this field.”
The conference will bring together Georgian and Foreign researchers, professors, students, visual artists, photographers and writers.

Full program is available here.

6th Conference of Comparative Literature: Website Presentation
2015-10-20 18:00
Ilia State University Institute of Comparative Literature invites you to a Website Presentation on October 20, Tuesday, 18:00, at Ilia State University Book House “Ligamus”. Event is held within the framework of the 6th Conference of the Ilia State University Institute of Comparative Literature: “Literature in monocultural/multicultural society”.
Website www.modernism.ge is a new and rich resource presenting the legacy of Georgian modernism/avant-garde as well as multicultural avant-garde of the Georgian Democratic Republic era Tbilisi in a digital format.
Vast majority of the materials are preserved at the Ioseb Grishashvili Library-Museum in Tbilisi (Director: Nodar Grigolashvili).
Website creators and Doctors of Fine Arts Nana Kipiani, Mzia Chikhradze, and Tea Tabatadze will discuss multicultural avant-garde of Tbilisi.
Time: 20 October, 18:00
Venue: Ilia State University Book House “Ligamus” (Chavchavadze Ave. №32)
Attendance is free and open.

American Professor Claes G. Ryn’s speech on "Multiculturalism and the Problem of Transcultural Unity"
2015-10-19 18:00
Ilia State University Institute of Comparative Literature invites you to a plenary lecture on “Multiculturalism and the Problem of Transcultural Unity” on October 19, Monday, 18:00, at Ilia State University Book House “Ligamus”. Event is held within the framework of the 6th Conference of the Ilia State University Institute of Comparative Literature: “Literature in monocultural/multicultural society”. Professor Claes G. Ryn from the Catholic University of America (Washington, USA) will be giving the speech at the plenary.
Claes Ryn’s teaching and research have been interdisciplinary, spanning ethics and politics, politics and culture, the historical consciousness, epistemology, the history of Western political thought, conservatism, liberalism, and constitutionalism. Ryn is Chairman and co-founder of the National Humanities Institute, which studies the moral and cultural bases of civilization. He is editor of the scholarly journal Humanitas.
Moderator: Professor Paata Chkheidze
Time: 19 October, 18:00
Venue: Ilia State University Book House “Ligamus” (Chavchavadze Ave. №32)
Attendance is free and open.

6TH COMPARATIVE LITERATURE CONFERENCE: LITERATURE IN MONOCULTURAL/MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY
2015-10-19 10:00
On 19-20 October, 10:00 a.m., Ilia State University Hall A 101 will host 6th Conference of the Ilia State University Institute of Comparative Literature: “Literature in monocultural/multicultural society”. The conference will be attended by professors from the State University as well as other Georgian universities. Professor Claes G. Ryn from the Catholic University of America (Washington, USA) will give a speech at the conference.
Time: October 19-20, 10:00 am
Location: Lecture Hall A 101 (Chavchavadze Ave. №32)
Full program is available here.

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Philipp Egger's public lecture on "Philanthropy - Foundation of a liberal society"
2015-10-05 19:00
On October 5, 19:00, Ilia State University G 106 Hall is hosting a public lecture on “Philanthropy – Foundation of a liberal society” delivered by Philipp Egger, Doctor of Historical Sciences.
Philip Egger has a 20-year work experience in management and strategic planning of the non-profit sector. He is founder and CEO/Director of Swiss foundation GEBERT RÜF STIFTUNG, which has been providing grants for development of education, research and innovation since 1998. Dr. Egger has been member of the Advisory Committee of the CEPS Swiss Centrefor Philanthropy Studies in the University of Basel since 2008 along with occupying position of a lecturer there. With Dr. Egger’s active support, many scientific and educational projects in the field of social and human sciences have been implemented in Georgia as well as in the South Caucasus in general since 2010.
After the lecture, Doctor Philip Egger will be awarded an honorary doctorate by Ilia State Uniersity.
Simultaneous translations will be provided at the lecture.
Time: 5 October, 19:00
Venue: Lecture Hall G106, ISU (G. Tsereteli st. №1)
Attendance is free and open.

Workshop and book presentation by Swiss Professor Patrick Serio
2015-10-02 18:00
On October 2, 18:00, Ilia State University Book House “Ligamus” will host a workshop and book presentation led by the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) Professor Emeritus Patrick Serio.
Topic of the workshop is the intellectual foundations of structuralism in the 1920-30-ies Central and Eastern Europe. This theme is significant in so far as it concerns both the culture and the history of thought from a prominent time, as well as the region, to which Georgia belongs. The abovementioed period together with the region requires an in-depth scientific study, which is provided in Patrick Serio’s monograph titled “Structure and integrity”. Georgian translation of the book was published by the Ilia State University Press for “History and Theory of Modernity” series (8th volume).
Presentation at the workshop will be held by Professor Serio himself; The event will also include addresses by the editor of the series Professor Giga Zedania and translator of the book Professor Tinatin Bolkvadze.
Time: 2 October, 18:00
Venue: ISU Book House “Ligamus” (Chavchavadze Ave. №32)

PROFESSOR Boris Drožđek PUBLIC LECTURE
2015-09-30 17:00
This presentation will focus on several forms of group interventions/psychotherapy developed for assisting survivors of man-made violence, like torture and war. It will encompass more than 20 years of the author’s work in different contexts and settings, from Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina to Georgia, Rwanda and the Netherlands. Group interventions discussed are both clinical and community based.
Clinical experiences will be presented alongside with outcome research of the context-sensitive group treatment approach aiming at helping asylum seekers and refugees with impacts of psychological trauma and resettlement stress. This approach has been designed and applied by the author and his team throughout the past 15 years. This group treatment is phase-based and trauma-focused, it combines group psychotherapy with non-verbal therapies (psychomotor therapy, art therapy, and music therapy), it is executed within a day treatment setting, and lasts for 1 year. The approach does not exclusively focus on treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other co-morbid axis I and II disorders, but includes interventions targeting damaged core-beliefs, guilt, shame, grief, marital and systemic problems, legal issues due to procedure of seeking asylum, and other resettlement stressors.
Boris Drožđek, MD, PhD, is psychiatrist and medical director of the Psychotrauma Centrum Zuid Nederland/Reinier van Arkel in Den Bosch, The Netherlands. He publishes in the field of psychotraumatology and transcultural psychiatry, teaches, and gives trainings and workshops on regular basis internationally. Together with John P. Wilson he has edited two acclaimed volumes – Broken Spirits: Treatment of traumatized asylum seekers and refugees – war and torture victims (Brunner-Routledge, 2004), and Voices of Trauma: Treating Survivors Across Cultures (Springer, 2007).Since 2001, he is the international director of the International Summer School of Psychotrauma in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Dr. Drožđek is the executive committee member of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), former board member of the Dutch-Flemish Society for Psychotrauma (NtVP), member of the Scientific Committee of the International Society for Health and Human Rights (ISHHR) and member of the ESTSS (European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies), APA (American Psychiatric Association), and NVvP (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Psychiatrie).

Iliauni Science Picnic 2015
2015-09-26 12:00
Ilia State University is holding 4th Science Picnic.
Science Picnic is one-day open air event that aims to present science in a fun and accessible way for audience of every age and every field. It is organized by Ilia State University and co-organized by Tbilisi City Hall.

Science Picnic is the only large-scale event in Georgia that helps popularize science amongst every age category.

2012 Iliauni Science Picnic had 7 000 visitors.
The event became part of European Science Events Association (EuSEA) in 2013; it had 13 000 visitors. The largest Game of Robots was important addition, organized by Iliauni.
60 Georgian and 20 foreign groups were registered for the Science Picnic 2014. We had invited a world-renown animator for such events, who moderated each activity and ensured active involvement of the visitors in the scientific events. Game of Robots was traditionally held in Science Picnic 2015. Event had more then 15 000 visitors.

This year, during Science Picnic 2015, we are going to organize first Maker’s Fair in Georgia. The event will gather together creators, craftsmen, and makers from different fields to share crafts, products, artifacts, and knowhow with the general public.
Based on the past experience, we are expecting increased number of visitors.
Science Picnic 2015 will be held 26 th of September, 2015.

If you are interested in participation, complete the Application Form and send it to following email: sciencepicnic@iliauni.edu.ge
The deadline for application is May 31.
Science Picnic is a free of charge event that is open to general public, schools, universities, NGOs, government, etc., that may be interested in science popularization and scientific shows, presented during the event. Iliauni Science Picnic will be publicized and advertised through various ways to allow interested groups to attend the event.
For additional information:
www.sciencepicnic.ge

Ilia State University Innovative Inventions Exhibition - participant registration
2015-09-26 10:00
Innovative Inventions Exhibition will be held on September 26, 2015 for the first time in Georgia, within the framework of the 4th science picnic organized by Ilia State University.
Innovative inventions exhibition is a festival of art, crafts, engineering, science projects and DYI that will gather technology enthusiasts, inventors, craftsmen, engineers, science club members, authors, artists, professors, students, commercial exhibitions organizers, seekers of interesting ideas and development and innovation lovers from all over Georgia in one day, in one place.
This is a sight that will be interesting for any age group or people with various interests.
Festival will have the format of exhibition and fair.
If you are interested in presenting your merchandise and inventions in front of a wider audience and take part in the September 26 th Ilia State University innovative inventions exhibition, then fill in the registration form no later than September 1st, 2015.
Registration form for participants

Participation in the Innovative inventions exhibition or in an exhibition and fair is available for individuals, groups or organizations that have the desire to demonstrate their own inventions or merchandise at the innovative inventions exhibition.
Those participants selected for the exhibition only will be exempted from paying participation fees;
For participants selected for exhibition and fair participation fee is 200 GEL;
Participants with scientific – education background, pupils and students will be exempted from paying participation fees;
Ilia State University is providing opportunity for selected participants to work at the ISU industrial innovation lab to improve and develop their own ideas or to work on prototype creation.
Several of the best participants of the Ilia State University innovative inventions exhibition will be awarded invention related prizes.

Facts about the Science Picnic
Science Picnic is the only large-scale science event in Georgia, which promotes popularization of science in all age groups.
In 2012, the ISU Science Picnic received 7 000 visitors;
In 2013, the ISU Science Picnic became members of the European Association of scientific events (EUSEA) and received 13 000 visitors;
In 2014, over 20 international and 60 Georgian science popularization interest groups participated in the Science Picnic and received 17 000 visitors;
This year, innovative inventions exhibition will be held for the first time within the framework of the Science Picnic, which will further increase both participants of international and local groups to and the overall number of visitors.
Contact Information
Tekle KapanadzeIlia State University Science Popularization Project Coordinator: tekle.kapanadze@iliauni.edu.ge577 57 55 46
Anna KvanchilashviliIlia State University Public Relations Departmentpr@iliauni.edu.ge

HARDWARE HACKATHON ILIAUNI – FROM IDEA TO BUSINESS (OPPORTUNITY?)
2015-09-01 18:48
For the first time in Georgia, Hardware Hackathon Iliauni will be conducted in September by Ilia State University and Iliauni Industrial Innovation Laboratory. Participating team will compete using innovative and creative ideas, as a part of this project. They will have opportunity to create a prototype of their ideas using modern technologies available in FabLab, under mentorship from highly qualified professionals. The winner team will be revealed on Iliauni Exhibition of Innovative Inventions to be held on September 26. Members of the winning team will be awarded and will conduct an educational visit to Maker Faire Rome in Italy.
Anyone can take part in the project regardless of age, experience and personal skills.
What is Hardware Hackathon Iliauni?

Harware Hackathon Iliauni is business marathon which stimulates creativity and innovation and most importantly – supports creation of startup companies; it gives creators a chance to turn their idea into business and a hobby – into profitable endeavor.
Topics

IoT
Wearables
VR/AR
Robots
Drones
Art
UI
3D Printing
Industrial Applications
Solar Energy

Who can participate in Hardware Hackathon Iliauni?

Anyone regardless of age, skills or experience (it does not matter if you are an entrepreneur, a designer, a software developer, an engineer, a marketer, a painter, an architect etc.), who has creative and innovative ideas and wishes to turn them into reality.
You can take part in Hardware Hackathon Iliauni even in the case if you do not have an idea or a team. The first and the second stage of the project (September5-6 and September 12-13, respectively) gives you an opportunity to find people with necessary skills to carry out your idea, or discover an idea that requires your skills to be implemented.
When and how will Hardware Hackathon Iliauni be conducted?
Hardware Hackathon Iliauniwill be conducted in September 2015, in 4 stages:

Stage One -Consists of a cycle of lectures, which will introduce the project, participation principles and modern technologies. Attendance in open to all who are interested in the subject. Time (Period): September5-6
Please take a look at the detailed schedule.
Stage Two –Creation – forming of the ideas and participating teams. (If you do not have a team Time (Period): September 12-13.
Stage Three –Acceleration academy and working on prototypes. Time (Period): 12-20 of September
Stage Four –Testing of prototypes at Iliauni Innovational Invention Exhibition and selection of the winning team, which had 13 000 viewers on average. Time (Period): September26.

Why should you take part in Hardware Hackathon Iliauni?

Hardware Hackathon Iliauni gives you opportunity to:

Meet people will skills necessary for implementation of your idea and create a team;
Use technical base of FabLab and additional technical components to create prototype of your idea; Receive advise from professional mentors;
Meet potential investors during the course of the project and acquire additional financing for prototyping your idea.
Complete an intense course in Entrepreneurship from Iliauni Acceleration Academy.
Test your product on Iliauni Innovative Invention Exhibition, which will take place on 26th of September and will have up to 15 000 attendants.
Receive a working space in Iliauni.
Travel on an education tour to one of the largest events in Europe – Maker Faire Rome 2015, conducted in Italy.

Awards

1st Place–The winning team will go on an education trip to Italy, to Maker Faire Rome. Maker Faire Rome is the largest invention and creativity event in Europe, which attracts artists of different ages and professional background and stimulates exchange of creative ideas in a friendly atmosphere. This year the event will host more than 600 participants from around the world who will conduct performances, exhibitions and business meetings. Maker Faire Rome aims to create a space for debates on innovation and promotion of individual and team entrepreneurships, in the scope of popularizing digital culture, all of which is inseparable for development of creators. Maker Faire Rome will take place on October 18, 2015 in Roman University “La Sapienza”, which will be turned into “a city of tomorrow” on that day!
Educational tour to Rome includes business meetings in Roman FabLabs and a meeting with editor in chief of Startup Italy, co-founder of FabLab and innovator foundation Make in Italy, Ricardo Luna.
Besides that, Iliauni will select interesting project(s) and in order to extend cooperation, will allocate working space in Iliauni FabLab.

Hardware Hackathon Iliauni partners are:

Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency
Georgian University Startup Nest
Startup Marani
Enterprise Georgia
Sakpatenti (National Intellectual Property Center)

How can I take part in Hardware Hackathon Iliauni?
In order to take part in Hardware Hackathon Iliauni please fill out a simple registration form and we will contact you (to provide you with information of time and location of first stage of the project).

Registration form submission deadline is 10th of September

Best of Luck.
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Unimarket for the support disaster victims
2015-06-27 12:00
Unimarket#‎13June is being organized on June 27, Saturday, from 12:00 am to 16:00 pm with the combined efforts of Ilia State University and the IliaUni Student Club. Everyone is welcome to participate in Unimarket#‎13June as IliaUni professors, administration, students and other interested persons will bring items for sale.
In order to provide space with necessary arrangements, identify everyone’s places and needs, please fill in a simple multi-field registration form.
Venue: Front yard of Ilia State University A Building (Ilia Chavchavadzeave. # 32)
Contact information:
599 222 871
pr@iliauni.edu.ge
Attached documents:

Talin Lindsay’s public lecture on “Applying to graduate programs in the U.S.”
2015-06-25 17:00
Georgian Branch of the American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC) is inviting you to a public lecture “Applying to graduate programs in the U.S.” on June 25, at 17:00 at Ilia State University Lecture Hall A101.
Lecture will be held by Talin Lindsay, American Research Institute of the South Caucasus, and Purdue University
Date: June 25, at 17:00
Venue: Ilia State University, A Building, Lecture Hall A101 (32 Chavchavadze St.)
Lecture language: English
This event is free and open to the public.
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ARISC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or status as a covered veteran.

Meeting with Strasbourg judges
2015-06-25 15:00
Under the auspices of the Georgian Constitutional Court, Ilia State University School of Law will be visited by Strasbourg the following judges on June 25, 15:00, at the Ilia State University Lecture Hall B202:

Mr. JosepCasadevall- Vice-President of European Court of Human Rights (Andorra) accompanied by his spouse Ms. Maria CintaPalle Allis.
Ms. GannaYudkivska – Judge of European Court of Human Rights (Ukraine)
Ms. Nona Tsotsoria – Judge of European Court of Human Rights (Georgia)
Ms. FatosAraci – Deputy Section Registrar)

The judges will hold meeting with the students of ISU and other universities. Meeting will be held in the format of Q&A.
Meeting language: French (with simultaneous Georgian translation)
Time: June 25, 15:00 pm
Location: Lecture Hall B202 ISU (Chavchvadze Ave. 32)

Public Lecture "Literary origins of Georgian feast: Cosmopolitan poetics of national tradition" by Professor Harsha Ram of University of California
2015-06-24 19:00
Ilia State University Institute of Social and Cultural Studies is organizing a public lecture “Literary origins of Georgian feast: Cosmopolitan poetics of national tradition” on June 24, Wednesday, 19:00, at ISU Book House “Ligamus” to be presented by Professor Harsha Ram of University of California (Berkeley). The lecture will be held in English, with simultaneous translation in Georgian.
Harsha Ram – Associate Professor of Department of Comparative Literature, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures of Berkley University (University of California). Harsha Ram’s academic activity and interest is scattered over numerous disciplines, centuries and nearly half of the world, including Russian, Georgian, Indian and Italian literatures, as well as comparative modernism and nationalism, and imperialism and cosmopolitism theories. His works consider Russian and European romanticisms, symbolism and avant-garde. His recent publications include “The Imperial Sublime: A Russian Poetics of Empire” (2003). His forthcoming book is entitled “City of Crossroads: Tiflis Modernism and the Russian-Georgian Encounter”.
“Literary origins of Georgian feast: Cosmopolitan poetics of national tradition”
By combination of festivity, drinking and toasting Georgian feast has gained status ofa national feature. But how unique the Georgian feast really is? It would seem that the Georgian toast practice isproduct a deep literary exchange that goes far beyond the Caucasus region and is pointing to the romantic poetry in Russian and British traditions. Study of this genealogy shows how “national” customs were shaped during nineteenth-century from the pagan social interactions between Russian and Georgian elites. Thus, my lecture is a contribution to the ongoing debate on correlations among national, imperial and cosmopolitan as it attempts to demonstrate how history of literature and philology can conduct a productive dialogue with the post-Soviet anthropology and “imperial return” of Russian historiography.
Time: 24 June, 19:00
Venue: Book house “Ligamus”
Attendance is free.

ARISC Symposium, “Education in the South Caucasus” June 19th in Tbilisi
2015-06-19 09:00
The American Research Institute in the South Caucasus (ARISC) in conjunction with Ilia State University and Open Society Georgia Foundation present:
“Education in the South Caucasus: Modernization, Innovation and Future Trends”
This is an interdisciplinary symposium examining past and current challenges as well as new directions and trends in educational reform in the South Caucasus.
The symposium aims to identify and advance an understanding of culturally specific challenges facing education in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia by creating a forum for the discussion and sharing of ideas among scholars, practitioners and policy-makers. It also seeks to encourage an open dialogue of best practices in developing cross-border cooperation. The educational focus will be on higher education.
Friday, June 19, 2015
Ilia State University
1 G. Tsereteli St., G Campus, Auditorium G106
Tbilisi, Georgia
Schedule
8.00am On-Site Registration (we recommend pre-registering at http://arisc.org/?page_id=2511)
9.00am Opening Remarks by Stephen Jones
Mount Holyoke University, USA
Welcome Note by Dr. Giga Zedania
Rector, Ilia State University, Georgia
Session One: Challenges in Education
9.15-9.35 “Challenges of Education in Georgia”
Giorgi Sharvashidze, Ministry of Education, Georgia
9.35-9.55 “Higher Education in Azerbaijan: Between Heritage and Modern Trends”
Hamlet Isaxanli, Khazar University, Azerbaijan
9.55-10.15 “Reforms in the Higher Education of Armenia in the Context of the Bologna Process”
Angelina Hovannisyan, Ministry of Education, Armenia
10.15-10.30 Break
10.30-12.00 Discussion: Challenges in Education in the South Caucasus
Moderator: Stephen Jones, Mount Holyoke University, USA
12.00-1.30 Lunch (provided for presenters and registered attendees)
Session Two: Promising Directions in Education
1.30-1.50 “Challenges and Prospects of Doctoral Degree Programs in Georgia”
Simon Janashia, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA
1.50-2.10 “Global Trends in Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities for Georgia”
Joanna Regulska, Rutgers University, USA
2.10-2.30 To Be Announced
2.30-2.50 “Educational Developments in Armenia: Time for Landmark Decisions”
Samvel Karabekyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia
2.50-3.10 Break
3.10-4.40 Discussion: Promising Directions in Education in the South Caucasus
Moderator: Jane Britt Greenwood, AIA; Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
4.40 Closing Remarks
The symposium will be in English; it will also be videotaped and made available on our website at a later date. Please be sure to check this page for schedule updates.
This conference is free and open to the public, and is supported with a grant from the US Department of Education to the American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC), and is co-sponsored by Ilia State University and Open Society Georgia Foundation.
For more information, and to register, please visit http://arisc.org/?page_id=2511.
ARISC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, or status as a covered veteran.

WORKSHOP BY PROFESSOR MARIAM LEKVEISHVILI
2015-06-18 13:00
On June 18-19, at Ilia State University Institute room A 101, Professor at the University of Maryland and Doctor of Biology, Mariam Lekveishvili will hold a workshop on the topic of Modern Methods of Exploring Polygenesis. The Project will be conducted within the current project of Iliauni Institute of Zoology called Diversity, Monitoring and Bio-Control of Natural Animals and those of Agro-Systems of Georgia.
To participate in the project, please, fill out a simple registration form and send to the following electronic address: isenvenho@gmail.com.
Registration deadline is June 3.
Contact details:Mariam Lekvesivili
E-mail: isenvenho@gmail.com
Date and Time: 18 June, 13:00-17:00, 19 June, 10:00-17:00, break – 13:00-14:00
Venue: Ilia State University room A 101 (Chavchavadze Ave. №32)

June 14 - Equal Rights National Day
2015-06-14 11:00
For the Equal Rights National Day on June 14, Ilia State University is organizing various activities , within the framework of “ASPIRE” (Access to Society for People with Individual Requirements) project financed by TEMPUS.
Event message – “Create environment, perceive ability and provide education” – will unite the following Higher Education institutions: Ilia State University, Institute of Public Affairs, ShotaRustaveli State University, State University of Javakheti and IakobGogebashvili State University.
See the full program here.
Contact information:
Project Coordinator: KhatunaDolidze
Tel .: 599 11 83 38
Address: I. Chavchavadze Ave. №32

Professor Dr. Sigrid Weigel's Public Lecture
2015-06-12 18:00
June 12, 18:00, Ilia State University G 106 lecture hall will host Professor Dr. Sigrid Weigel’s Public Lecture entitled – “Hannah Arendt – thoughts and writings on gap between different political and linguistic cultures.”
The lecture will be delivered in English, with simultaneous translation into Georgian.
Lecture is devoted to the establishment of Ilia State University Institute of Social and Cultural Studies cooperation agreement between the Institute and Cultural Studies and Center for Literary and Cultural Research of Berlin (ZfL).
Cooperation agreement will be signed by the Institute of Social and Cultural Studies and Cultural Studies and Center for Literary and Cultural Research of Berlin (ZfL). To celebrate this collaboration between these institutions, ZfL-‘s director, Professor Dr. Sigrid Weigel’s will be awarded an honorary doctorate of Ilia State University for his contributions.
Time: 12 June, 18:00
Venue: G 106 Lecture Hall
Attendance is free and open.

Professor Vladimir Tismaneanu public lecture: "Fantasies of salvation in Central Europe. Crisis politics subsequent to the 1990s"
2015-06-09 18:00
Ilia State University is launching a series of public lectures “Crisis and Criticism”, in which the classes will be taught by outstanding foreign scientists. This series is supported by the Academic Swiss Caucasus Net (ASCN) and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland).
First speaker will of the cycle is Vladimir Tismaneanu Professor of University of Maryland (USA), director of the Center for the Study of Post-Communist Societies. He will be delivering a public lecture “Fantasies of salvation in Central Europe. Crisis politics subsequent to the 1990s” on June 9, at 18:00, at Ilia State University G 106 lecture hall.
Vladimir Tismaneanu’s lecture will discuss the relationship between memory and democracy in the post-Soviet Romania, as well as interrelations of values ​​and political crises in this issue. He will try to tackle the main question: Can communism and fascism still have future in Eastern and Central Europe?
Time: June 9, 18:00
Venue: ISU Lecture Hall G 106 (G. Tsereteli Street 1)
Working Language: English (simultaneous translation in Georgian)
Attendance is free and open.

American professor, Christopher Haas' lecture - "Reflection of Lighthouse: Ancient Alexandria's historical picture"
2015-06-08 18:00
On Monday, June 8, 18:00, Ilia State University F 303 lecture hall will host Vilanova University (Pennsylvania, USA) Associate Professor, Department of History and Classical Studies, Christopher Haas, who will deliver a lecture on the topic: “Reflection of Lighthouse: Ancient Alexandria’s historical picture”.
The lecture will be held within the frameworks medieval studies programme.
Time: June 8, 18:00 pm
Nevue: Ilia State University F 303 lecture hall (Cholokashvili Ave. 3/5)

ILIAUNI LITERARY CONTEST WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED
2015-05-14 19:00
On May 14, at 19:00, at Ilia State University (ISU) Book House Ligamus, we are inviting you to attend the birthday party of Iliauni Literary Club at which the winner of Iliauni Literary Contest will be announced.
The Literary Contest of ISU has existed 5 years. In 2010, the academic board of the university made a decision to foster the development of novel writing practice in Georgia through introducing a literary award for the best novel.
So far the prize has been awarded to 4 nominees. In 2010, the prize was granted to Aka Morchiladze for her novel “Mamluki”, while in 2011, Zaza Burchuladze received the same prize for his “Inflatable Angel.” In 2012, the prize was not issued; however, in 2013, the pecuniary award was shared between Ana Kordzaia-Samadashvili for her novel “Who Killed Chaika” and Jaba Zarkua for his novel “Readers Must Die.”
In 2014, the academic board of ISU decided to issue a prize for the best translation of a foreign language novel. The basis of this decision was the opinion that Georgian translations of brilliant foreign language literary works make worthwhile contributions to the development of novel writing with this contribution being not smaller than that of made by writing of original novels. An author of the best translation published for the last 5 years will be announced as the winner of the contest.
The novels of 7 finalists presented at Iliauni Literary Contest are as follows:

Claude Simon “La Route des Flandres,” Publishing House Intellect, translators Ilia Gasviani, Anzor Abjandadze
Orhan Pamuk “My Name is Red,” Bakur Sulakauri Publishing House, translator Lia Chlaidze
Knut Hamsun “Mysteries,” Bakur Sulakauri Publishing House, translator Tamar Kvijinadze
Virginia Wolf, “To the Lighthouse,” Bakur Sulakauri Publishing House, translator Lela Dumbadze
Robet Musil, “The Man Without Qualities,” volume II, Diogene Publishing House, translator Maia Badridze
William Faulkner, “Flags in the Dust,” Diogene Publishing House, translator Zaza Chiladze
Umberto Eco The Name of the Rose, Diogene Publishing House, translator Khatuna Tskhadaze

The winner will be awarded Iliauni literary Prize of 10,000 GEL. In addition, the best speakers of the year of Iliauni Literary Club and the winners of the Club quiz game – the most active readers — will also receive prizes.
All are welcome to attend the event!

AMBASSADOR OF SWITZERLAND TO GEORGIA TO DELIVER PUBLIC LECTURE WITHIN EUROPEAN DAYS IN GEORGIA
2015-05-08 14:00
On May 8, at 14:00, in room G 106, Ilia State University, within the European Days in Georgia, in order to celebrate Europe Day: 5 May for the Council of Europe, and 9 May for the European Union (EU), Ambassador of Switzerland to Georgia, Giunter Bekhler, will deliver a speech on the topic: How to stabilize the European Security Architecture.

Giunter Bekhler was born 1n 1953, in the city of Basel. He studied the history of art at the University of Basel and political science and regional research and modern history at the Free University of Berlin. He holds a PHD degree from the University of Bremen in conflictology. Mr. Bekhler worked as a researcher at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH), as well as on the conflicts between the East and the West. Since 1988 to 2000, he was a founding director of the Swiss Peace Foundation. In 1996, he participated in the negotiation and mediation skills training in the John F. Kennedy School of Government and Program on Negotiation at Harvard. His vast experience in the field of international relations and conflict resolution enabled him to take charge of the newly founded Division for Conflict Prevention and Transformation of The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in 2001. In 2005, in Nepal, he was appointed special counselor of Political Division of The Switzerland Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and as a counselor, he made a valuable contribution to peaceful development of the country and formulation of its constitution. In 2007, in Darfur, Sudan, Giunter Bekhler’s candidature for General Counsel with respect to the matters of peace was approved, and since August, 2009, he has served as a chief mediator of the same division, and before June, 2010, he was actively involved in peace negotiations.
Date and Time: May 8, 14:00
Location: room G 106, Ilia State University, G. Tsereteli Street #1
Language: English, simultaneous interpretation in Georgian will be provided.
All welcome to attend the event.

AMBASSADOR OF SLOVAKIA TO GEORGIA TO DELIVER PUBLIC LECTURE WITHIN EUROPEAN DAYS IN GEORGIA
2015-05-07 15:00
On May 7, at 15:00, in room G 106, Ilia State University, within the European Days in Georgia, in order to celebrate Europe Day: 5 May for the Council of Europe, and 9 May for the European Union (EU), Ambassador of Slovakia to Georgia, Rudolf Michalka, will deliver a speech on the topic: Slovak Experience of the EU Integration and Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic way
Date and Time: 7 May, 15:00
Location: room G 106, Ilia State University, G. Tsereteli Street #1
Language: English, simultaneous interpretation in Georgian will be provided.
All welcome to attend the event.

MA and PHD Students Fifth International Research Conference
2015-05-06 15:41
Arts Research Institute of Ilia State University /Georgia/ in cooperation with Stichting Caucasus Foundation /NL/ and under auspices of European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA) invite you to take part in Fifth International Scientific Conference for MA and PH.D students from the fields of Arts Sciences and Arts Practice, Cultural management, Policy and Cultural Tourism.
Conference will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia 7-9 of May of 2015.
Deadline for pre selection of thesis 27th of March 2015.
Deadline for full presentation (full paper) 18 April of 2015.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE YOU IN GEORGIA
Contact details:
Conference Academic Council Chairmen – Professor, Dr. Levan Khetaguri
Coordinator – Ketevan Chkhikvadze
E-mail: ari@iliauni.edu.ge
Skype: arts research institute ;
Please See Attach File

MA and PHD Students VI International Research Conference
2015-05-06 15:31
Letter of Invitation
Arts Research Institute of Ilia State University /Georgia/ in cooperation with Stichting Caucasus Foundation /NL/ and under auspices of European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA) invite you to take part in VI International Scientific Conference for MA and PH.D students from the fields of Arts Sciences and Arts Practice, Cultural management, Policy and Cultural Tourism.
Conference will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia 7-9 of May of 2015.
Deadline for pre selection of thesis 27th of March 2015.
Deadline for full presentation (full paper) 18 April of 2015.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE YOU IN GEORGIA
Contact details:
Conference Academic Council Chairmen – Professor, Dr. Levan Khetaguri
Coordinator – Ketevan Chkhikvadze
E-mail: ari@iliauni.edu.ge
Skype: arts research institute;
Please See Attach File

AMBASSADOR OF ESTONIA TO GEORGIA TO DELIVER PUBLIC LECTURE WITHIN EUROPEAN DAYS IN GEORGIA
2015-05-06 15:00
On May 6, at 15:00, in room A 101, Ilia State University, within the European Days in Georgia, in order to celebrate Europe Day: 5 May for the Council of Europe, and 9 May for the European Union (EU), Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to Georgia, Priit Turk will deliver a speech on the topic: Myths and Realities in Estonia’s EU integration

Date and Time: May 6, 15:00
Location: room A 101, Ilia State University, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue №32
Language: English, simultaneous interpretation in Georgian will be provided.
All welcome to attend the event.

HEAD OF EU DELEGATION TO GEORGIA TO DELIVER PUBLIC LECTURE WITHIN EUROPEAN DAYS IN GEORGIA
2015-05-05 11:00
On May 5, at 11:00, in room A 101, Ilia State University, within the European Days in Georgia, in order to celebrate Europe Day: 5 May for the Council of Europe, and 9 May for the European Union (EU), Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia, Ambassador Janos Herman will deliver a speech on the topic: EU – Georgia Cooperation.
Janos Herman was born on March 11, 1952, in Budapest, the capital of Hungary. In 1975, he graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations, and the same year, he started working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary. In 1990 and 1991, he attended PHD courses in the field of political communications.
It is noteworthy that he was a special representative of the EU in Central Asia and Head of the EU Delegation in Norway and Iceland, as well as Deputy Political Director in European Commission. Besides his native Hungarian, Janos Herman is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Russian. In addition, Mr. Herman has had issued several articles in the field of international relations. He has been Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia since 2014.
Date and Time: 5 May, 11:00
Location: room A 101, Ilia State University, Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue №32
Language: English, simultaneous interpretation in English will be provided.
All welcome to attend the event.
