Lecturers

 

 

Sergi Kapanadze

 

Education:

 

  • PhD in International Relations (Tbilisi State University)
  • MA in International Relations and European Studies (Central European University, Hungary)
  • Graduate of an Executive Program in Negotiation and Mediation (Singapore)

 

Workplace/Position:

 

  • Member and Vice-speaker of the Parliament of Georgia

 

Course Title:

 

  • International Negotiations
  • Conflict Management and Negotiations
  • European Integration and Europeanisation of the State Policies
  • Introduction to Peace Studies

 

 

Giorgi Bakradze

 

Education:

 

  • MA in Economics from the Center for Economic Development of Williams College, USA
  • MA in Economics from Georgetown University
  • MSc in Physics from Tbilisi State University

 

Workplace/Position:

 

  • Advisor of the President of National Bank of Georgia

 

Course Title:

 

  • Principles of Economics
  • World Economic History
  • Global Economics and Georgia

 

Eugene Slonimerov

 

Education:

 

  • MA in European, Russian and Eurasian Studies the Munk School of Global Affairs at University of Toronto, Canada.

 

Workplace/Position:

 

  • Professional English
  • Academic Writing
  • Security Sector Reform and Sociology of War

 

Givi Chanukvadze

 

Education:

 

  • Master's degree in Public Administration (MPA)

  • Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. USA

 

Workplace/Position:

 

  • Public Administration Consultant in International Consulting Group - Reformatics

 

Course Title:

 

  • Group and Organizational Conflict Management
  • Leadership and Ethics in Government

 

Paata Sirbiladze

 

Education:

 

  • International certificates in ICT Governance (CGEIT), information security (CISM) and project management

 

Workplace/Position:

 

  • Projects Coordinator at LEPL Data Exchange Agency

 

Course Title:

 

  • E-governance
  • Strategic management
  • Project management

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shorena Kakhidze

 

Education:

 

  • Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Tbilisi State University
  • Master's Degree in Economics from Tbilisi State University
  • PhD of Business Administration, from Tbilisi State University

 

Workplace/Position:

 

  • Head of the Cost Estimates and Legislative Support unit at the Parliamentary Budget Office

 

Course Title:

 

  • State Finance
  • Budgeting Issues

 

Archil Kalandia

 

Education:

 

  • Faculty of Economy of Oriental Countries, Institute of Asia and Africa
  • Doctor of Social Sciences

 

Workplace/Position:

 

  • Councilor of the Department of Asia and Pacific Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

 

Course Title:

 

  • Policy of Asian Countries
  • Policy of Far Eastern Countries

 

Vano Chkhikvadze

 

Education:

 

  • Master's Degree from College of Europe in European Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Master's Degree from Georgian Institute of Public Affairs in Policy Analysis

 

Workplace/Position:

 

  • EU Integration Program Manager at Open Society Georgian Foundation.

 

Course Title:

 

  • EU Policies

 

Tornike Turmanidze

 

Education:

 

  • PhD in International Relations from Tbilisi State University
  • MA in International Relations from Tbilisi State University
  • BA in International Relations from Tbilisi State University

 

Workplace/Position:

 

  • Founder and Chair of Board of Georgian think tank "BTKK- Policy Research Group"

 

Course Title:

 

  • International Security
  • International Conflicts and Peace

 

Giorgi Muchaidze

 

Education:

 

  • LLM with honour from Tbilisi State University
  • MPA from Harvard Kennedy School of Government

 

Workplace/Position:

 

  • Executive Director at the Atlantic Council of Georgia
  • Member of the Georgian Council on Foreign Relations

 

Course Titles:

 

  • International Security

 

Tinatin Uplisashvili

 

Education:

 

  • Human Rights, LLM, European Inter-university Centre (Italy)
  • Bachelor of Law, Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (2004)

 

Workplace/Position:

 

  • Deputy Director, EU-funded Penitentiary and Probation Support Project

 

Course Title:

 

  • Human Rights

Tea Kvintradze

 

Education:

 

  • Master of Public Administration, Georgian Institute of Public Affairs and National Academy of Public Administration, USA
  • Master of English Language and Literature from Ilia State University
  • PHD student in Education, Ilia State University

 

Workplace/Position:

 

  • Administrative Coordination, World Vision International Georgia

 

Course Title:

 

  • Georgia’s Education System