CIU Announces Admission to Winter School

Caucasus International University is pleased to announce call for winter school “About Local Self-Governance”.

Period: February 5-10, 2024

School Program

February 5

12:00 – Opening ceremony of the winter school, Tbilisi City Municipal Assembly Meeting Hall, Freedom Square;

Welcome speeches:

Giorgi Tkemaladze – Chair of Tbilisi City Municipal Assembly;

Kakhaber Kordzaia – Professor, Rector of Caucasus International University;

Tinatin Nibloshvili – Moderator, Deputy Chair of Tbilisi City Municipal Assembly;

Familiarization with Technical Issues: Head of Life-Long Learning and Career Development Service of Caucasus International University - Mariam Jachvadze;

12:30 – Topic: “Structure and Peculiarities of the Work of Tbilisi City Assembly”;

Presenter: Revaz Sokhadze – Chairperson of Urban Planning and Municipal Utilities Commission at Tbilisi City Assembly;

14:00 – Coffee Break;

14:30 – Presenters:

Levan Zhorzholiani – Chairperson of Legal Issues and Human Rights Commission at Tbilisi City Assembly;

Archil Gorduladze – Member of Tbilisi City Assembly;

16:00 – Summary of the Day.

February 6

101 ROOM

Venue: Caucasus International University: #73 Chargali St., Tbilisi;

14:00 – Topic: “Fundamentals of Municipal Law”;

Lasha Margishvili – Deputy Director at National Center for Education Quality Enhancement,

Visiting lecturer at Caucasus International University;

15:30 – Coffee Break;

16: 00 – Topic: “Peculiarities of the Work of Tbilisi City Hall”;

17:30 – Practical Group Work;

Topic: “Vision for Municipality Development”;

Bakur Khubulava - Moderator, PhD student of Doctoral Program in Political Sciences at Caucasus International University.

February 7

101 ROOM

14:00 – Topic: “Western Examples for Implementation of Local Self-Governance”;

Presenter: Nino Loladze – Expert in Local Self-Governance Issues;

15:30 – Coffee Break;

16: 00 – Topic: “Heraldic Signs of Local Self-Governance and Peculiarities of Their Creation";

Presenter: Mamuka Gongadze – Chair of State Council of Heraldry;

17:30 – Summary of the Day.

February 8

101 ROOM

14:00 – Presentations of Practical Group Work;

15:30 – Coffee Break;

16:00-18:00 – Presentations of Practical Group Work;

Bakur Khubulava – Moderator, PhD student of Doctoral Program in Political Sciences at Caucasus International University.

February 9

305 ROOM

14:00 – 16:00 – Panel Discussion: “Regions and Self-Governance”

Presenters: Beka Vacharadze – Poti Mayor;

Tengiz Mtvarelishvili – Chairperson of Telavi Municipality City Assembly;

Matsatso Narimanidze - Dusheti Municipality Mayor;

Giorgi Pareshishvili – Moderator; Advisor to Rector at Caucasus International University;

Discussion / Question-Responses;

16:30 – Coffee break;

17:00 – Summary of the Day.

February 10 – School Closing Ceremony;

Tour: Rustavi city;

13:00 – Public Lecture on the Topic: “Niko Nikoladze – Unity, Self-Action, Self-Governance”;

Presenter: Giorgi Pareshishvili - Advisor to Rector at Caucasus International University, Chairperson of Niko Nikoladze Society;

14:00 - Awarding participants in Rustavi City Hall;

Meeting with Nino Latsabidze, Rustavi Mayor;

16:00 - Dinner dedicated to the closing of the winter school.

Technical Issues:

Undergraduate and postgraduate students of any university are welcome to participate in CIU winter school;

School participants are selected on the basis of a cover letter and taking into consideration the regional and university quotas established by the admission committee;

For registration, please visit the following link: https://shorturl.at/oCEKZ

The deadline for registration is January 19;

The selected applicant will receive an answer about participation in the project on January 26 via e-mail indicated during registration;

The number of places is limited!

The school is fully funded by Caucasus International University!

The school is supported by: Tbilisi City Municipal Assembly;

School curators: Tinatin Nibloshvili - Deputy Chair of Tbilisi City Municipal Assembly; Giorgi pareshishvili - Adviser to the Rector of Caucasus International University, Chairman of Niko Nikoladze Society.