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SUMMARY:"Feminist Democracy: Reconstruction of Autonomy\, Identity and Citizenship" - PhD Dissertation Defense by Aia Beraia
DESCRIPTION:Public defense of the doctoral dissertation “Feminist Democracy: Reconstruction of Autonomy\, Identity and Citizenship” by the doctoral student of the doctoral programme Philosophy\, Faculty of Arts and Sciences\, Ilia State University\, Aia Beraia\, will be held on April 29\, at 10:00\, under the Cotutelle Agreement between University of Münster (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster) and Ilia State University. \nThe joint project gives the doctoral student an opportunity to defend a dissertation based on the cotutelle principle and obtain a double doctoral degree and diplomas from both universities. \nThe project aims to offer the new model of democracy through reconstructing several foundations of actual liberal democracies. There are various symptoms that liberal democracy is in crisis – among them are the decline of electoral participation\, the rise of far-right movements and the strengthening of illiberal regimes. As a response to this global crisis\, the author proposes ‘feminist democracy’ – the model which is constructed by looking into the theoretical flaws and weaknesses of normative liberal theory\, the foundational ideas of liberal democracy\, and offers their reconstruction in feminist terms. Following this aim\, the objectives are to reconstruct the ideas of autonomy\, identity and citizenship. Thus\, the research aims to create a normative theory of democracy. The proposed normative theoretical framework of the dissertation consists of the ideas of relational autonomy and collective autonomy\, ‘identity’ as an ethical- normative concept and a feminist-republican model of citizenship in heterogeneous societies. \nSupervisor from the University of Münster: Professor Thomas Gutmann \nSupervisor from Ilia State University: Associate Professor Tamar Tskadadze \nWorking language: English \nTime: April 29; 10:00 \nVenue: Ilia State University\, S800\, 3 G. Tsereteli str.
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/22-04-2025-dissertation/
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: “EU Enlargement in an Era of Global Shifts: Opportunities and Challenges for Georgia”
DESCRIPTION:On April 29 at 6 PM\, a panel discussion on “EU Enlargement in an Era of Global Shifts: Opportunities and Risks for Georgia” will be held in G106 conference hall at Ilia State University. \nThe panel discussion will address topics such as: the security and geopolitical arguments behind EU enlargement\, the impact of global geopolitical changes on the EU’s strategic outlook\, the significance of global transformations for Georgia\, and Georgia’s positioning within the newly emerging geopolitical landscape. \nParticipants in the panel discussion will include Professor Sonja Grimm from the University of Würzburg\, and professors from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Ilia State University: Giorgi Gvalia\, Nino Pavlenishvili\, and Archil Abashidze. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Davit Aprasidze\, representing the same faculty. \nThe panel discussion is organized within the framework of the Horizon Europe project “EMBRACing changE: Overcoming obstacles and advancing democracy in the European Neighbourhood (EMBRACE)” in cooperation with the University of Würzburg (Germany). \nWorking language: English \nAttendance: Free \nTime: April 29\, 18:00 \nLocation: G106 Conference Hall\, Ilia State University\, 1 G. Tsereteli Street
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/14-04-2025-paneldiscussion/
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SUMMARY:Importance and relevance of embedding models\, their construction\, and the methodology for selecting the appropriate architecture
DESCRIPTION:On May 3\, Ilia State University will host an event as part of Tbilisi AI Meetups: \n“Importance and relevance of embedding models\, their construction\, and the methodology for selecting the appropriate architecture.” \nIn the age of powerful large language models\, embeddings remain a critical component in retrieval\, recommendation\, and understanding systems. This session explores why embeddings still matter\, how they’re built\, and how to choose the right architecture for your domain and application. \nAgenda Highlights: \n\nContext length limitations and the rise of RAG;\nWhy LLMs aren’t ideal for embedding generation;\nCausal attention vs contrastive learning;\nSparse vs dense retrieval (TF-IDF\, SPLADE\, hybrid approaches);\nBi-Encoders vs Cross-Encoders vs Late Interaction;\nLatent interaction models and HNSW search;\nContrastive learning\, triple loss\, Siamese networks;\nSpeed vs accuracy trade-offs;\nDomain-specific embedding tuning (e.g.\, code vs text);\nEvaluation with BEIR and MTEB benchmarks.\n\n\nSpeaker: Sandro Barnabishvili \nDate & Time: Saturday\, May 3\, 13:00 \nRegister Here: https://lu.ma/n16g786u \nLocation: Ilia State University\, T Building\, Auditorium #102
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/02-05-2025-tbilisiaimeetups/
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