The first phase of training was delivered online on February 22-23, 2021, by the European partners of the consortium – namely, Le CNAM and the University of TURKU. As the COVID-19 pandemic restricted traveling, the training, initially planned for 3 days, was split into two phases. The issues discussed by the trai
Based on extensive original research, this book tells the astonishing story of early Soviet Abkhazia and of its leader, the charismatic Bolshevik revolutionary Nestor Lakoba. A tiny republic on the Black Sea coast of the USSR, Abkhazia became a vacation retreat for Party leaders and a major producer of tobacco. Nestor
Ilia State University houses the International Doctoral School (IDS) since 2017 that a renewed model for modern, structured and effective doctoral education in Georgia, according to best-practice quality assurance standards. The IDS is the central entity of ISU that takes care of structured doctoral programs
The lecture focuses on the role of Islam and Islamism in the ‘Autonomous Republic of Chechnya’, which is officially part of the ‘Russian Federation and in a broader regional context part of a ‘conflict’ region in post-communist Eastern Europe with a multi-ethnic and multi-religious charact
On 23 June, the ISU’s Civil and Construction Engineering Club will host a virtual meeting on Career Opportunities in Project Management. Speaker: Lela Machaidze (PMP, BRMP) – President at PMI Tbilisi Language: English Time: 23 June 2021, 20:00 Venue: School of Technology Facebook Page
ISU is organizing a series of online meetings with potential employers within the frames of the Mari Burduli ISU Career Forum. You will have an opportunity to learn more about job openings and requirements. Meetings will be held in English. Agenda __________________________________________________________________
The speaker will present the findings of her two-year research on the interrelation of borders and boundaries within Eastern Orthodox ecclesiology. Despite numerous studies regarding autocephaly, none of the works addresses the phenomenon from the perspectives of history and modern political theology. Taking roots in B
Religions are deemed as cultural phenomena providing salvation. However, in certain circumstances, religion may face a threat of becoming a danger for individuals as well as a society at large. Paradoxical it may sound, in that case it is religion that may require to be rescued. The form religion acquires when it becom
Despite a growing body of literature on societal reorganization in the Middle East and in the former Soviet Islamic territories, the history of Azerbaijani cultural reformation remains understudied. In particular, the subjects of Muslim women’s education, establishment of women’s benevolent societies and wo
The speaker will address Ghanaian secularism against the backdrop of the ritual restriction of noise imposed by the traditional community. In the 1990s, the ban lead to a tension between the traditional community and Pentecostal/Charismatic church congregations as some of the churches violated the ‘sonic fast&rsq
A series of lectures will be held within a Religion Week planned for 21-24 June as part of the ISU’s MA programme in Religious Studies. Invited speakers will give lectures dealing with religion as viewed from different perspectives. The issues addressed will cover a broad geographical and cultural spectrum to con
The intermediate meeting of the LOVEDISTANCE project was held on May 11 and 13, 2021. The meeting started by the presentation of the coordinator institution and was followed by the partner country institutions. The first day of the meeting was devoted to financial management, consortium members discussed the expenditur