Thomas Häusermann was born on 31st March of 1947, in Switzerland, Zurich. He received his primary education in the home city and later moved to the Literary Gymnasium, where he mastered Latin, French and ancient Greek languages. Later, he was sent to England to master English; however, having returned to Switzerla
Philosopher and writer Giwi Margvelashvili was born in 1927, Berlin, in Georgian emigrant Tite Margvelashvili's family. In 1946, along with his son, Tite Margvelashvili was taken to Berlin's Soviet occupation zone by deception. The father and the son were incarcerated and placed in Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Tit
The fellowship is announced in the framework of a project - Georgian Academia Contributing to Strengthening Policy and Law Making Process in Georgia - implemented by Public Policy Research and Training Centre (PPRTC) at Ilia State University. The project is run in close cooperation and financial support from Tetra Tech
Ilia State University (ISU) announces a literary contest to select the best Georgian novel published in the last two years. The winner of the contest will be awarded a pecuniary award of 10,000 GEL, the highest literary award in Georgia. According to the terms and conditions of the contest, literary works must be publi
The Leadership Academy for Development (LAD), at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), and the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC) are opening the application intake for the “The Role of PublicPolicy in Private Sector Development” workshop whi
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
"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 i
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 monocult
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
Sigrid Weigel (born March 25, 1950, Hamburg) is a professor of German Literature and Director of the Centre for Literature Research in Berlin.She is a member of Academia Europaea and the Modern Language Association.She studied at the University of Hamburg from 1969 to 1977, earning a PhD.She is the chairwoman of the Ce
John Scanlon has had a unique range of experience with environment and sustainable development policy, law, institutions and governance at the international, national, sub-national and local level. His work experience has been gained in the private sector, in government, with the United Nations and with international o
Philipp Egger has dedicated himself to the robust development of Switzerland as a liberal philanthropy location since the 1990ies. Parallel to the establishment of Gebert Rüf Foundation as its founding director (1998 - 2017) he was significantly involved in the modernisation of the sector as researcher, practini