Our Researchers
Explore biographical information, research interests, and scientific profiles of the University’s academic and research staff.
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School of Humanities and Law
Giorgi Alibegashvili
Georgian Philology
Full Professor at St. Andrew the First-Called Georgian University and Chair of the Department of the State Language of Georgia.
Corresponding Member of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences and a researcher in the fields of Georgian literature, Christian culture, and philology. His scientific research covers a broad range of topics, including Christian anthropology, hagiography and the study of ancient Georgian literature, Georgian-Byzantine literary relations, Christian exegesis and asceticism, Georgian folklore, the history of translation, issues of language normalization, the determination of general standards for levels of proficiency in the Georgian language, and the history of ancient Georgian cultural and educational centers and monastic complexes. He is the author of numerous monographs and articles, including works on Georgian folk poetry, the anthropology of Saint Gregory of Nyssa, the exegetical views of Saint Epiphanius of Cyprus, the theological translation activity of Saint Ephrem the Lesser, the history of Mount Athos, and issues of medieval chivalric literature. His works also include a four-volume study of Georgian literature and scientific articles on Georgian-Byzantine relations and Christian culture. He actively participates in both national and international conferences and is also the scientific supervisor and opponent of numerous doctoral dissertations. Throughout his academic and scientific career, he has focused on the study and development of Georgian cultural heritage, particularly on the role of Christianity in the formation of Georgian literature and education.
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Manana Tabidze
Georgian Philology
Doctor of Philology and Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University. She specializes in linguistics, sociolinguistics, and language policy. Her academic research focuses on the Georgian language and its role in the cultural and political contexts of the region. Her scientific work covers several important areas, including language change, linguistic identity, and sociolinguistic aspects in Georgia, including among political, religious, and ethnic groups.
She actively participates in numerous international conferences, and her research has been published in various scientific publications. Her studies cover topics such as the linguistic situation in post-Soviet Georgia, the influence of the Russian language, and issues related to the ecology of the Georgian language. She has also studied the sociolinguistic dynamics of the Caucasus, including the linguistic identity and language use of the Pankisi Kists and Abkhazians living in Adjara.
Her works have been published in international journals and collaborative monographs, where she focuses on research in the context of linguistic policy and socio-cultural change.
Eka Dughashvili
Georgian Philology
Associate Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University and a chief researcher at the Korneli Kekelidze Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts, as well as a coordinator of educational programs.
She holds a doctoral degree in Philology. Her academic training also includes specialized courses in Greek language, literature, and culture at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Her main research areas are the codicological, textual, and iconographic analysis of Georgian and Byzantine hymnographic and liturgical manuscripts. She has led and participated in a number of scientific projects funded by the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation. The research has covered topics such as biblical iconography, traditions of hymnographic translation, and the heritage of Georgian-Greek manuscripts. She has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed articles and several monographs, including “Biblical Scenes in the Decoration of Georgian Manuscripts” (2016) and “Ancient Georgian Translations from the Hymnography of Cosmas of Jerusalem” (2014). She actively participates in international scientific conferences in Europe and the United States. Her academic work has been recognized with several prestigious scholarships and awards, including a postdoctoral program of Italy’s National Research Council, as well as scholarships from the George Soros Foundation and the Greek Ministry of Education.
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Manana Kvachantiradze
Georgian Philology
Doctor of Philology and Associate Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University.
She has many years of scientific research experience and at various times worked at the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, including as Head of the Department of Georgian Literature and as Chief Research Fellow. Her main field of research is twentieth-century Georgian literature, with particular emphasis on authors such as Otar Chiladze and Vazha-Pshavela.
She participates in international forums and conferences, where she presents papers on topics such as the psychological motivation of literary characters, the idea of freedom in the Georgian novel, and spatial models in Georgian prose. She has published more than 100 scientific works and five books. She actively collaborates with scientific journals and publishes articles on topics including myth-making in Georgian poetry and the influence of Western literary movements on Georgian discourse.
Her scientific contribution has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the Grigol Kiknadze First Prize from Tbilisi State University and a certificate from the Georgian National Academy of Sciences.
Natia Sadghobelashvili
Georgian Philology
Master’s degree in Linguistics; academic staff member (Assistant) of the Bachelor’s Program in Georgian Philology.
Author of two academic courses (Digital Humanities and Georgian as a Foreign Language) and two scientific articles. Her main research interests and areas of expertise include digital humanities, morphological analysis of the Georgian language, and medieval Georgian manuscripts.
Research profiles: Academia.edu
Tea Burchuladze
Georgian Philology
Associate Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University and Chief Research Fellow at the Arnold Chikobava Institute of Linguistics.
She has many years of experience working and conducting research in linguistics (syntax, speech culture, and morphology). Her scientific output exceeds 150 works and includes monographs, peer-reviewed articles, and published collections.
She has participated in several important scientific projects funded by the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation, including an electronic dictionary of abbreviations, the official-business sphere of the state language, and the norms of the modern Georgian literary language - composition.
In addition to scientific work, she is actively involved in the academic field, including dissertation defenses, editing scientific books, and professional training related to linguistic standards and academic writing. Her work covers both theoretical and applied aspects of modern Georgian linguistics.
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Marine Kukhalashvili
Georgian Philology
Doctor of Philology and Associate Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University, with many years of experience working in the field of education. She is the author of around 10 scientific articles. She has participated in international and local scientific conferences, with presentation topics covering literature and education. She is involved in projects of the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia; she was also a member of the publishing group for the project “Georgia - Our Values” - Nature (Vol. 1) and The Golden Book of Georgian Sport (Vol. 2); she is an active member of the International Association for Global Education and an expert on doctoral dissertations defended in the field of philology. Her main research areas include issues of Georgian literature, culture, and education in the 20th-21st centuries, in particular the development of the Georgian novel of the 20th-21st centuries against the background of trends in the development of world modernist prose, issues of chronotope and poetic prose in Georgian prose, the poetics of the title, intertextuality in the postmodern novel, and others. Her interests also include the state of women’s education in Georgia in the 20th-21st centuries, particularly in the mountainous regions of Eastern Georgia; in education, the use of UDL principles in the teaching process, the influence of artificial intelligence, and its positive and negative aspects in the educational process. In order to apply modern teaching methods in the educational process, she researches and participates in various trainings and workshops, including a presentation reviewing teacher education programs at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College of Arizona State University; activities organized within USAID Education for the Future, including “Universal Design for Learning - UDL,” “10 Core Teaching Standards and the Licensure Portfolio in the State of Vermont,” and the review and implementation of methodologies for establishing and developing a training center, among others. In 2025, she received an honorary certificate for scientific achievements in the field of philology in connection with the United Nations-established International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Roin Metreveli
History
Academician, Doctor of History, and Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University. In June 2023, Roin Metreveli was appointed President of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences. His awards include: 1998 - Cavalier of the Order of Honor; 1999 - Ivane Javakhishvili Prize and Medal; 2000 - F. Nansen Medal; 2001 - Golden Cross (the highest award of the Georgian Orthodox Church); 2003 - “Golden Fortune” (International Academic Rating of Popularity and Quality), and others.
Author of 12 monographs, as well as 50 books and textbooks in Georgian, English, Russian, Spanish, Persian, Azerbaijani, and Armenian, and more than 200 articles; editor of approximately 100 volumes.
Vakhtang Guruli
History
Associate Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University and Doctor of Historical Sciences. Recipient of the “Saguramo” Prize in the field of humanities (2024). Author of around 300 scientific works, 115 books/monographs, and 6 academic courses. Contributor to the collective works “History of Georgian Diplomacy” (2023) and “History of the Caucasus” (2024). Research fields: modern and contemporary history of Georgia; source studies and historiography; Georgian political thought; foreign policy and the history of diplomacy.
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Gela Kistauri
History
Doctor of History, Associate Professor at St. Andrew the First-Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia, author of two monographs and co-author of a third monograph. He is also the author of 15 scientific articles. Since 2016, he has been a member of the World Congress of Byzantine Studies and the Georgian National Committee of Byzantine Scholars.
He has participated in and led four scientific grant projects funded by the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation. His main research interest is the study of the relationship between pre-Christian and Christian Georgian religious systems of thought, which cannot be examined without a detailed analysis of medieval secular and ecclesiastical sources. Motifs characteristic of pre-Christian consciousness, for various reasons, are reflected not only in specific passages of written monuments, but can also be identified today in Georgian folk Christian culture. Consequently, a particularly important place in his research is occupied by the study of customs characteristic of contemporary folk Christianity.
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Gvantsa Burduli
History
Doctor of History and Associate Professor at St. Andrew Georgian University. She is the author of around 17 scientific articles, 3 monographs, and 5 academic courses, and co-author of 1 monograph. Gvantsa Burduli’s main scientific interests and areas of specialization include the history of Georgia, particularly the modern and contemporary periods; the history of the Georgian Church is a field of particular interest.
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Nino Shiolashvili
History
Doctor of History and Associate Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University. Her main research areas include source studies and diplomatics of Georgian history, particularly the 15th-18th centuries, as well as demographic, social, and ethnic issues. Her research interests include the study of historical documents, cultural heritage, and analysis of sources on Georgian history. She has participated in several research projects and also has experience leading research projects. She actively participates in various local and international scientific conferences and symposia. She has been involved in preparing temporary exhibitions and in developing concepts for the new Mtskheta Museum, the Alexander Kazbegi Historical Museum in Stepantsminda, the Gelati Visitor Center, and the military museums of Gori Fortress. She is the author of around 25 scientific publications and 8 monographs/books. One of her monographs was presented at the Frankfurt International Book Fair.
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Eva Gotsiridze
Law
Doctor of Law and Affiliated Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University. Member of the Constitutional Court of Georgia; full member of the National Academy of Sciences of Abkhazia (since 2016); author of 6 monographs and more than 100 scientific works. She has published 4 books: “Our Constitution,” “Causation (According to the Jurisprudence of the Strasbourg Court),” “Impeachment in the United States, Constitutional Dilemmas,” and “Freedom of Expression, Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.” She translated and published 6 collections of decisions of the European Court of Human Rights and official documents of the Council of Europe; she is the author of a number of draft laws, various legal documents, draft decisions of the Constitutional Court, and an electronic textbook on the law of the European Convention on Human Rights; she has defended candidate and doctoral dissertations (“Magna Cum Laude”).
Her main scientific research interests include fundamental human rights and freedoms (including freedom of expression, the right to life, the right to euthanasia, freedom of religion, conscientious objection, women’s quotas, and others); the law of the European Convention on Human Rights; constitutional law; judicial review; criminal law; judicial ethics; principles and standards of judicial independence; systems of disciplinary responsibility of judges; media freedom and journalistic ethics; the concept of causation in international law; the institution of impeachment; the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights; the advisory jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights; the values and legal system of the European Union and issues related to accession to it.
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Karlo Bzishvili
Law
Doctor of Law in the field of Legal History and Associate Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University. His main scientific research concerns the history of law, innovations, the legal institutions of pledge and mortgage, the legal nature of leasing agreements, and other issues of private law. His publications have appeared in Georgian and international scientific journals, including notable works on legal issues related to leasing and pledge.
He has many years of work experience both in academic positions and in the judicial system. His research field includes property law, law of obligations, and consumer protection law.
Shalva Kurdadze
Law
Doctor of Law and Affiliated Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University. Since 2001, he has practiced law in the field of civil law, with his main focus on civil procedural and substantive law. He is interested in the study of civil enforcement law. He is the author of textbooks, articles, and fundamental works in the field of civil and procedural law.
He is the author of fundamental works in civil law, and a three-volume commentary on civil law is expected to be published soon. His works on civil procedure have been published in the form of textbooks and articles. In addition, publication of commentary on the rules governing proceedings in higher and first-instance courts is planned. He is interested in the study of civil enforcement law; in 2017 he published a supplementary textbook, and in 2018 an article-by-article commentary on the general part. A second part, an article-by-article commentary on the Law on Enforcement Proceedings, has also been prepared. Shalva Kurdadze is the author of articles on enforcement law. His works have been cited in court decisions; practice has changed, new approaches have been established, and legislative amendments have been implemented, preceded by textbooks or publications issued by him.
Tamar Laliashvili
Law
Associate Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University. Tamar holds a Doctor of Legal Sciences degree from the University of Bremen. Her research interests mainly concern the criminal procedure system and issues of human rights protection. Her scientific works and research interests cover various topics, including criminal procedure, comparative criminal law, plea agreements, conflict between covert investigative actions and human rights, as well as comparative analysis of European and American criminal procedure systems.
She is the author of numerous international publications, including books and scientific articles. One of her notable works concerns the harmonization of emerging systems in Georgian criminal procedure. Her research also includes the implementation of European conventions and the protection of physical liberty under the Constitution of Georgia. She actively participates in international conferences and has numerous works published in legal journals of international publications. In 2018, she received a scholarship from the Max Planck Society, an important recognition of her research activities.
Paata Turava
Law
Doctor of Law from the University of Potsdam, Germany; Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University and Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. He has many years of experience leading and implementing projects funded by international and local organizations. He is the author/co-author of a number of textbooks.
He is a member of the editorial boards of several scientific journals. His research interests include general administrative law and administrative procedural law; disciplines of the special part of administrative law in a comparative-law context, including civil service law, police law, children’s rights, and the impact of the Association Agreement on environmental law.
Maia Manchkhashvili
International Relations
Doctor of Political Science, Associate Professor, and Head of the Bachelor’s Program in International Relations at St. Andrew’s Georgian University. Her doctoral dissertation concerns the study of regional security problems in the South Caucasus.
Her research interests include the study of Georgian and Turkish foreign policy, elite transformation, European Union studies, ethnic minorities, and political history.
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Zurab Beria
Teacher Training Program
Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University, Doctor of Physics, and specialist in the field of education, with many years of experience in both academic and scientific activities. His scientific research covers the fields of physics and mathematics as well as medicine and biophysics.
He is the author of 18 scientific articles and 2 inventions. His activities also include the implementation of innovative educational and technological projects, such as the development of “Home School” video lessons and electronic learning systems.
He is involved in various educational projects, including projects focused on teachers’ professional development, which contribute to the development of the education system and the preparation of professional teachers in Georgia.
Research profiles: ORCID
Maia Khechikashvili
Teacher Training Program
Maia Khechikashvili is a Doctor of Geographical Sciences and Associate Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University. She has many years of educational and scientific research experience in physical geography, landscape planning, and tourism research.
She actively participates in local and international projects and expeditions aimed at studying the anthropogenic transformation of landscapes, promoting sustainable development, and developing tourism. Maia Khechikashvili is a member of the Georgian Geographical Society and the author of around 30 scientific works, including two monographs. She has participated in numerous scientific conferences and educational projects as an expert, lecturer, and trainer.
Her research interests include landscape planning, research on anthropogenic transformation of landscapes, tourism geography, issues of wine tourism, ecological tourism and agritourism development, natural resource assessment, and strategies for their use.
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Nona Popiashvili
Teacher Training Program
Associate Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University and Head of the English Language Teacher Training Program. She also works at the National Center for Teacher Professional Development as an English Language Expert-Consultant and serves as a consultant and facilitator for the Council of Europe initiative “Democracy Starts at School.”
With more than 20 years of experience in education, she specializes in English language teaching and learning, education policy, and strategic development. Her work includes the development of innovative training programs, support for inclusive education, and integration into the teaching process of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, CLIL methodology, and democratic competences.
She actively cooperates with international organizations such as USAID, the Council of Europe, Peace Corps, British Council, and UNICEF. She participates in numerous national and international educational projects and regularly presents at international conferences, including IATEFL and BETT.
Her publications address topics such as implementation of CEFR standards, interdisciplinary teaching, professional development models, and online learning practices.
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Mikheil Tepnadze
Teacher Training Program
Mikheil Tepnadze holds a Master’s degree in Education Administration and is a certified expert in education quality assurance and professional development.
He has many years of experience in the education system in the areas of policy, assessment, strategic planning, and training. He is the author of numerous educational projects, a trainer, and a conference speaker. His main research interests include inclusive education, school management, and improvement of professional standards.
Research profiles: Academia.edu
Nino Kobaladze
Teacher Training Program
Assistant Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University, psychologist, and certified psychologist.
Nino Kobaladze specializes in child development psychology and educational psychology. Her scientific and educational activities are closely connected with the professional development of teachers, including differentiated instruction, effective teaching strategies, and competency-based assessment.
Nino Kobaladze’s professional experience is based on many years of practice as a trainer, where her work includes improving the qualifications of students, teachers, and educators, as well as teacher trainings and practical courses such as differentiated coaching and conflict prevention.
Kobaladze also participates in the development of important projects, such as the professional teacher preparation educational program supported by the World Bank, and maintains a private practice in psychological counseling.
Her scientific research mainly covers social and gender issues, child development, educational psychology, professional development, conflict management, and gender stereotypes.
Davit Liparteliani
Teacher Training Program
Davit Liparteliani is an educator and researcher working in educational management, curriculum development, and pedagogical practice. He holds a Master’s degree in Education Administration from Ilia State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Radiophysics from Tbilisi State University.
Alongside his many years of pedagogical experience, Davit Liparteliani currently also teaches and delivers trainings at various educational institutions, where he works closely with teacher professional development processes and education quality management. His expertise includes designing and implementing training for school principals and teachers, as well as education quality management in Georgia.
Davit Liparteliani’s scientific interests focus on the study of educational theories and their practical application, particularly action research and educational leadership. His recent work, “Action Research Handbook,” is a comprehensive guide to conducting research in educational settings. In addition, he actively participates in the development and evaluation of educational projects aimed at improving education quality and school leadership in Georgia.
Davit Liparteliani also participates in numerous national education policy initiatives that support regional projects, the integration of educational technologies, and teachers’ professional development.
Maia Inasaridze
Teacher Training Program
Maia Inasaridze is a philologist and a highly qualified expert in education policy and teacher professional development. She has 40 years of experience in pedagogical and scientific activities. She graduated from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University with a specialization in Philology and completed postgraduate studies at the Georgian Institute of Pedagogical Sciences.
She cooperates with the National Center for Teacher Professional Development, where she leads the development of training programs, standards, and educational materials in Georgian language and literature. For many years, she also headed the Tbilisi Teacher Training Institute and the educational organization “Didactica.”
Maia Inasaridze participated in the development of the National Curriculum and is the author of several textbooks and practical guides, including “Modern Methods of Teaching Georgian Language and Literature,” “Practical Guide to the Teacher Professional Standard,” and others. She actively cooperates with organizations such as UNICEF, USAID, OSCE, and the European Union and is invited as an expert to numerous national and international projects.
Her areas of professional interest include the development of teacher professional standards and teaching methodologies; the implementation of bilingual education, critical thinking, inclusive teaching, gender-responsive pedagogy, and modern teaching methods.
Research profiles: Academia.edu
School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences
Levan Kistauri
Business Administration
Levan Kistauri, Doctor of Economics; Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University; Head of the Bachelor’s Program in Business Administration; Dean of the School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences; President of the non-commercial legal entity Economic Research Center; Director and Partner of “Business Management Bureau” LLC.
He is the author and co-author of around fifty books, scientific articles, and publications on economics, the state budget, taxation, macro and monetary policy, finance, and credit issues. Main research areas: business in developing countries; monetary policy; state budget and public finance; macroeconomic stability. Levan Kistauri is a member of the Securities Council of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia and a member of the Audit Board under the Parliament of Georgia.
Nino Damenia
Business Administration
Doctor of Business Administration; Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University; Head of the Bachelor’s Program in Business Administration and Deputy Dean of the School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences.
Nino Damenia is the author of around 70 scientific works and 4 monographs (including 3 co-authored works, one of which is a collective monograph of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University), and co-author of lecture courses for three academic courses.
Her main research areas are women’s employment issues and European experience; tourism business management; risk management; agricultural economics.
She is a member of the Higher Education Sectoral Council for “Management and Administration” at the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement; a scientific secretary of dissertation councils, a member of dissertation councils/colleges, and an official evaluator (opponent) at various higher education institutions in Georgia. She is a scientific supervisor of doctoral students.
She is a member of the publishing-editorial board of the international scientific-methodological and practical peer-reviewed journal “Agricultural Economic Science and Technologies”; an official reviewer of scientific monographs and articles both in Georgia and abroad, including the peer-reviewed journal “Management” of the Faculty of Economics and Management at the University of Zielona Góra.
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Ivane Tsereteli
Business Administration
Professor at the School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences of St. Andrew the First-Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia. In 1986, he was awarded the scientific degree of Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and in 2002 the degree of Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. He is a member of the Georgian Mathematical Union.
He has many years of academic and scientific work experience. In particular, for decades he worked at the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in the positions of assistant, docent, and professor. He lectured in disciplines such as analytic geometry, topology, and calculus. He also taught a number of specialized courses in topology.
He has participated in numerous international scientific conferences and symposia. He is the author of a number of scientific publications, a member of the editorial board of an international mathematical journal, and participated in a scientific project funded by the Georgian National Science Foundation (GNSF).
Ivane Tsereteli’s scientific interests mainly include set-theoretic topology and the dimension theory of topological spaces; his research addresses both classical dimension-type functions and various topological invariants of dimension type. He has introduced and studied a special class of so-called topologically finite spaces, among other topics.
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Niko Kvaratskhelia
Business Administration / Tourism
Doctor of History and Professor at the School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences at St. Andrew’s Georgian University.
He has many years of academic experience, covering both teaching and scientific research activities. He has participated in numerous local and international scientific conferences, grant projects, and trainings; his scientific publications appear in local and international scientific journals. His research focuses on sustainable tourism development, therapeutic tourism, and adventure tourism. For many years, he has actively cooperated with various international institutions and has been involved in project implementation. He is the author of 3 monographs and 43 publications.
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Pikria Tsotskolauri
Business Administration / Economics
Doctor of Economics and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business Management of St. Andrew’s Georgian University. She has more than 40 years of academic work experience.
Her research field includes the economics of the non-entrepreneurial sector, marketing and management, issues of electronic business, as well as science management, particularly the use of bibliometric methods to determine the effectiveness of scientific activity. In recent years, she has participated in research on studying and analyzing the state of science in Georgia. She has participated in the following projects: the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) project “Database Formation - Promising Research and Technologies” (researcher); the International Center for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) project “Formation of National Information Resources” (researcher); the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation-funded project “Development and Adaptation of Bibliometric Tools for Studying Georgian Scientific Production” (project manager); and the European Union Lifelong Learning Program Jean Monnet project “Improving the Study of European Innovation Policy in Georgia” (expert). She is a member of the editorial board of the journal “Georgian Abstract Journal (Humanities).” She teaches courses at Bachelor’s and Master’s levels, including Modern Management Concepts, Strategic Management, Corporate Management, Crisis Management, Marketing Management, and Operations Management. She is the author of more than 60 scientific works, including co-authorship of five textbooks intended for higher education institutions.
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Dimitri Nadirashvili
Psychology
Dimitri Nadirashvili holds a Doctorate in Psychological Sciences, is an EAGT-accredited Gestalt therapist and supervisor, and is also an EAP-certified psychotherapist in Europe.
Since 2011, he has been a Full Professor and Head of the Psychology Department at the Faculty of Social Sciences at St. Andrew’s Georgian University. He is also the founder and General Director of the Georgian National Gestalt Institute (2011-present) and Scientific Director of the Anti-Drug Center under the Georgian Patriarchate (2008-present). His academic and scientific work is connected with the development of applied psychology, particularly mood theory, prevention of antisocial behavior among adolescents, and drug addiction prevention. He is the author of several books and scientific works and actively participates in academic and clinical training programs around the world, including certification courses in Gestalt therapy and psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
Tea Gogotishvili
Psychology
Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University, holding a Doctorate in Psychology as well as a Master’s degree in Psychology from the D. Uznadze Tbilisi Institute of Psychology. Since 2010, she has headed the D. Uznadze Psychology Educational and Consulting Center, and since 2007 she has headed the Anti-Drug Center under the Georgian Patriarchate. Tea Gogotishvili is an EAGT-accredited Gestalt therapist and supervisor of the European Association for Gestalt Therapy and also Chair of the EAGT Ethics Committee; she is also an EAP-certified psychotherapist. She actively participates in local and international scientific conferences and projects. Her scientific interests include drug addiction, Gestalt therapy, and issues of social and psychological prevention. She is the author of numerous works devoted to the scientific and practical aspects of psychological problems, including drug addiction.
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Lana Sulkhanishvili
Psychology
Doctor of Psychology and Associate Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia. Since 2023, she has been a member of the Caucasian Association for Logotherapy and Existential Analysis, and since 2024 a member of the Viktor Frankl International Association for Logotherapy and Existential Analysis.
She has experience in scientific research and pedagogical work at higher education institutions since 2002 (St. Andrew’s Georgian University, St. Tamar the Queen University of the Patriarchate, Grigol Robakidze University, East European University, Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary). Her portfolio includes courses in Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology of Education, Developmental Psychology, Personality Psychology, History of Psychology, Fundamentals of Psychology, and Academic Writing. Lana Sulkhanishvili participates in various scientific conferences and is an active researcher in psychology, social issues, and education. She is the author of scientific articles, supervisor of numerous research and Master’s theses, reviewer of Master’s and doctoral dissertations, and editor of three textbooks in her professional field. She also participates in training and seminars in logotherapy, psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic training, as well as psychoanalysis, Gestalt therapy, and art therapy. She is frequently invited to various educational spaces and successfully delivers public lectures on relevant and interesting topics needed by adolescents, students, and teachers.
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Nona Akhalashvili
Psychology
Doctor of Psychology and Associate Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University. Founder and Director of Psychological Laboratory No. 1 and the Criminal Psychology Agency. Her scientific and pedagogical activity spans more than thirty years. She is the author of more than 30 scientific works, academic courses, and textbooks/books. Her main scientific interests are the history of psychology, social psychology, psychological testing, and criminal psychology. She has developed several Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in psychology that are successfully implemented at various higher education institutions in Georgia. Nona Akhalashvili is a certified trainer and actively participates in joint scientific research activities with Bachelor’s and Master’s students.
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Tinatin Pantsulaia
Psychology
Doctor of Psychological Sciences and Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University; Head of the Master’s Program “Psychodiagnostics and Counseling”; Head of the “Tinatin Pantsulaia Psychological Counseling Center” and an accredited psychotherapist of the European Association for Gestalt Therapy (EAGT).
She is the coordinator of the Georgian side of the international research group in the project “Research on the Outcomes of Gestalt Therapy: Long-Term Clinical Interventions and the Therapist’s Relational Aesthetic Intuition,” led by and under the principal investigation of Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb. She is a member of the SPR research group and the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR); participant and presenter at numerous international conferences, seminars, and professional trainings. Her main areas of research and practical interest are clinical psychology and psychotherapy, as well as the professional qualification development of psychologists.
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Sofio Kvelashvili
Psychology
Sofio Kvelashvili holds a Master’s degree in Psychology from St. Andrew’s Georgian University. She is a psychotherapist and is also studying at the doctoral level. She graduated from the Institute for Teacher Qualification Enhancement in Speech Therapy and currently works as a speech therapist and psychological consultant. She is actively involved in psychotherapeutic and psychological counseling and is a psychologist and psychotherapist at the “Idilia” Psychological Counseling and Diagnostic Center. She has participated in numerous trainings and seminars, including Gestalt therapy and systemic family psychotherapy. She has many years of work experience both as a lecturer and in the field of psychological assistance. She speaks Russian and English.
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Archil Kanchaveli
Computer Science / Cybersecurity
Vice-Rector and Full Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University. Archil holds a doctoral degree in Instrument Engineering, Automation, and Control Systems, as well as three Master’s degrees in Information Technology Security, Cybersecurity, and Control Systems, obtained from Georgian Technical University, St. Andrew’s Georgian University, and Northern Kentucky University (USA).
With more than 18 years of professional experience in information technology, higher education, and management, Archil is the co-founder of several successful technology startups. He has in-depth expertise in IT infrastructure management, service management, outsourcing, and the development of innovation ecosystems.
His research interests include cybersecurity, engineering control systems, and the integration of technology in education.
Alongside his academic and professional activities, Archil is actively involved in civic and social initiatives. He supports the synthesis of education, technology, and social responsibility as an important mechanism for developing inclusive innovation and strengthening international cooperation.
Giorgi Basiladze
Computer Science / Cybersecurity
Giorgi Basiladze has held a Doctorate in Technical Sciences since 2013 and also holds a Master of Cybersecurity degree from Northern Kentucky University and St. Andrew’s Georgian University. Since 2025, he has headed the Master’s Program in Cybersecurity as well as the Bachelor’s and Master’s Programs in Computer Science at St. Andrew’s Georgian University.
Giorgi has extensive work experience at various universities, in the banking sector, and in international organizations. He is the Chief Information Security Manager at Halyk Bank Georgia. He has participated in international scientific conferences and is the author of 11 scientific articles and 1 book. He has completed professional training and certification courses. Giorgi has 23 years of work experience in IT and security and, at the same time, 15 years of experience in educational activities. He speaks English, German, Russian, and Greek.
His main teaching and research areas are information security and cybersecurity.
Lasha Meladze
Computer Science
Lasha Meladze is Co-Head of the Bachelor’s and Master’s Programs in Computer Science as well as the Master’s Program in Cybersecurity at St. Andrew’s Georgian University. He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering and Telecommunications and is a PhD candidate in Political Science.
Lasha has 25 years of work experience in the public and civil sectors, including 15 years in managerial positions and 7 years of experience leading educational and academic programs. Since 2009, he has implemented various programs and projects at local and international levels as an expert, trainer, and researcher. He has completed professional and certification training courses.
Lasha has 15 years of experience in the development, implementation, and monitoring of educational programs. He is a fully accredited facilitator of the international BRIDGE training program in democracy and governance. He has conducted teaching and training for various target groups. He is the author of up to 10 articles/research works and 2 manuals. He speaks English and Russian.
His research interests and areas of expertise include interdisciplinary directions between political science and computer science. Particular attention is given to modern information and communication technologies and digital tools in educational and administrative contexts, as well as the use of information technologies in analysis and academic research in various fields.
Research profiles: Google Scholar
Kakhaber Revazishvili
Computer Science / Cybersecurity
Kakhaber Revazishvili is an Associate Professor and cybersecurity specialist with extensive experience in information technology and digital infrastructure management. He received a Master’s degree in Cybersecurity from Northern Kentucky University.
He has received a number of certificates from Cisco Academy in network management, advanced routing, and network security.
He currently serves as Head of the Department of Information Technologies and Electronic Resources Management at St. Andrew’s Georgian University. His academic activities include supervision of Master’s theses and group projects, as well as publication of research on network administration and firewall topics. His professional activity combines practical IT management with a clear focus on cybersecurity education and research.
Research profiles: Academia.edu
Giga Chalauri
Computer Science
Giga Chalauri, Assistant Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University, holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Tbilisi State University. At different times, he has worked in public institutions, the banking sector, and various international companies in Poland. He currently works at Four Suits Technology as a Principal Software Engineer. He is a co-author of a scientific publication on methods for storing substructures of sparse matrices. He has received a Master’s scholarship from the University of Tartu and a scholarship from the Estonian government.
Giga has more than 10 years of experience in software development. At the same time, for the past 7 years he has also been engaged in academic activities. He speaks English and Polish.
His main teaching and research areas are software development, building large projects, and methods of working in modern teams.
Research profiles: Academia.eduScopus
Medea Iordanishvili
Computer Science
Doctor of Mathematics and Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Program at St. Andrew’s Georgian University. She is the author of around 13 scientific articles and one academic course. Medea Iordanishvili’s main scientific interests and area of specialization include optimization problems with mixed initial conditions, general boundary conditions, and functionals.
Research profiles: Google ScholarScopus
Davit Kurtskhalia
Computer Science
Davit Kurtskhalia, Assistant Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University, holds a Master of Computer Science degree from the Georgian University. At different times, he has worked in an international organization and in the banking sector; he currently works at Bank of Georgia as an Artificial Intelligence Software Engineer. He has participated in various Olympiads, including the Vekua Cup and ICPC (International Collegiate Programming Contest).
Davit has 5 years of work experience in the IT field. At the same time, he has 3 years of experience in educational activities. He speaks English and Russian.
His main teaching and research areas are programming languages and artificial intelligence.
Vakhtang Laluashvili
Computer Science
Vakhtang Laluashvili, Assistant Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University, holds a Master of Computer Science degree from Tbilisi State University. He has significant experience in both industry and academia.
His career began in 2015 working on the development of identification services at the Public Service Development Agency (PSDA), where he worked as a Java Developer. Since 2017, he has been engaged in academic activities as a visiting lecturer at various universities.
He has published important works on data structures and sparse matrix formats. He actively participates in various scientific conferences, where he presents papers on sparse matrices and their practical applications.
He speaks English, Russian, and Japanese.
His main teaching and research areas are programming languages and the theoretical and practical issues required for software development and debugging.
Research profiles: ScopusResearch Gate
Giorgi Saralidze
Computer Science
Giorgi Saralidze holds a Master of Computer Science degree, which he received from St. Andrew’s Georgian University.
He has 5 years of work experience in web development, working as a Front-end Developer at GRAEY. He has also been actively involved in training and mentoring new developers. In parallel, Giorgi is engaged in educational activities; since 2023, he has been an Assistant Professor at St. Andrew’s Georgian University, where he lectures on the fundamentals of web development.
Amiran Arabuli
Scientific-Research Center of Georgian Folklore
Doctor of Philological Sciences and Head of the Scientific Center of Georgian Folklore. He has published more than 40 scientific works and around 70 critical-publicistic articles. Since 2000, he has been a member of the editorial board of “Literary Research.”
Eter Tataraidze
Scientific-Research Center of Georgian Folklore
Doctor of Philological Sciences and Head of the Oral Tradition Department of the State Center of Georgian Folklore. She has published more than 20 collections of poems (in the Tushetian dialect) and scientific works.
Awards received: Prize of the Georgian-European Institute of Paris, Literary Prize “Saba,” Prize “Saguramo,” Folklore Prize “Machabeli,” and the Terenti Graneli Prize for an outstanding contribution to the development of literature.
Mikheil Labadze
Kartvelology Center
Doctor of Philology (Kartvelian Linguistics); since 2010, Assistant Researcher at the Kartvelology Center of the Faculty of Humanities and Law at St. Andrew’s Georgian University. Visiting lecturer in the Bachelor’s and Master’s Programs in Georgian Philology.
In 2013, Mikheil Labadze defended his dissertation on the topic: “Speech Peculiarities of the Autochthonous Georgians - Laz and Livanians - Living in the Murgul Valley (Issues of Speech Code Mixing).” He is the author of several monographs. To this day, he actively works on current issues of Kartvelology and Caucasiology.
Research profiles: ORCIDResearchGateScopus
Keso Gejua
Kartvelology Center
Since 2018, Associate Researcher at the Kartvelology Center of the School of Humanities and Law at St. Andrew’s Georgian University and a visiting lecturer in the Bachelor’s and Master’s Programs in Georgian Philology.
From 2015 to 2020, Keso Gejua worked on Kartvelian-Abkhaz linguistic relations and the Megrelian speech of the Gali district, on the basis of which the dissertation “Megrelian Word Forms and the Lexical Fund of the Literary Language of the Kartvelians” was developed. The work was published as a monograph in 2021.
Research profiles: Academia.edu
Sofio Kekua
Kartvelology Center
Since 2014, Associate Researcher at the Kartvelology Center of the School of Humanities and Law at St. Andrew’s Georgian University and a visiting lecturer in the Bachelor’s and Master’s Programs in Georgian Philology.
From 2013 to 2017, Sofio Kekua worked on Georgian-Abkhaz linguistic relations and contemporary toponymic trends in the Gali district, on the basis of which the dissertation “Odish-Abkhazian Onomastics According to Historical Ecclesiastical Documents” was developed. The work was published as a monograph in 2021.
Research profiles: Scopus
