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Giorgi Tcheishvili

Academic Degree: Doctoral/PhD, Ed.D or other equivalent.

Education:

1986 - Doctoral/PhD, Ed.D or other equivalent, Georgian Academy of Sciences' Institute of History and Ethnography;
1980 - 1985 - Master/MS, MA, MR, MBA, or other equivalent, Historian, Teacher of History and Social Studies, TSU;

Trainings / Seminars / Training courses:

1999 - Conflict Resolution, Uppsala University;

1998 -Responding to Conflict, The Responding to Conflict Programme;

Working Experience:

10.07.2018 - TSU, Department of Georgian Mediaeval History and Source Study, Director;

09.02.1986 - TSU Department of Georgian Mediaeval History and Source Study, Senior Research Fellow;

01.09.2009 - 15.01.2022 - National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia, Head of the Educational Department ;

01.01.2007 - 01.09.2009 - EnergoPro Georgia, Billing Department, Consultant/Senior Specialist;

19.09.1994 - 15.10.1999 - Tbilisi 27th author's secondary school, History Teacher;

01.09.1993 - 31.12.1999 - Georgian Technical University, Docent;

Projects:

13.03.2020 - Georgia and Byzantine Commonwealth: Politics, Culture and Identity on the Empire's Frontiers (11th Century), Main Implementer;

01.07.2019 - 31.12.2019 - St. Grigol Peradze 1st International Conference "Georgia in the Context of Christian Civilization" Dedicated to the 120th Birth Anniversary of the Saint, Principal Investigator;

03.01.2018 - 31.12.2019 - Essays in the History of the Caucasus, Main Implementer;

03.01.2016 - 31.12.2018 - Ani: Georgian Cultural Heritage, Main Implementer ;

15.04.2015 - 16.04.2017 - Tao-Klarjeti: Histroyand Culture, Main Implementer;

01.01.2008 - 31.12.2009 - Georgian History in Toponyms: Corpus of Historical Place-Names of Georgia, Main Implementer;

Publications:

1. Georg and Arewes: Studies in Historical Geography of Kvemo (Lower) Kartli, The Caucasus between East and West, II, 2021;

2. Ani within Georgian state, chapter in the book: Ani and Georgia: essays, materials. Vol.1, 2020;

3. Ani-Shirakand Georgia in primary sources, chapter in the book: Ani and Georgia: essays, materials. Vol.3, 2020;

4. The Historical Geography of David Gareja: Past and Present, Davit Gareji: Multidisciplinary Study and Development Strategy, 2020;

5. A historical and geographical overview, Tao-Klerjeti: historical and cultural essays, (chapter in the book), 2018;

6. Earlystateformations on the territory of Tao-Klarjeti, Tao-Klerjeti: historical and cultural essays, (chapter in the book), 2018;

7. Tao-Klerjeti in the ancient period, Tao-Klerjeti: historical and cultural essays, (chapter in the book), 2018;

8. Tao-Klerjeti in the Early Middle Ages, Tao-Klerjeti: historical and cultural essays, (chapter in the book), 2018;

9. Inscriptions of the Marmashen monastery and some questions of the political geography of Ani, Analebi #14, 2018;

10. Некресская епархия, Православная Энциклопедия, 48, 2017;

11. Моквскаяепархия, Православная Энциклопедия, 46, 2017;

12. Church and Political Geography of Ani, Studies in the Humanities. Annual, #7, 2016;

13. Манглисская епархия, Православная Энциклопедия, 43, 2016;

14. The Bishoprics of the Georgian Orthodox Church in Armenia, Returning to Spirituality, 2015;

15. Курмухская епархия, Православная энциклопедия, 39, 2015;

16. Diealtarmenische Übersetzung von "Kartlis Cxovreba": Dialog oder Konfrontation der Kulturen?, Georgica,#27, 2004;

17. Georgian perceptions of Byzantium in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, A. Eastmond(ed.), Eastern Approaches to Byzantium, 2001;

Monographs:

1. The Land of Ani, 2017;

2. Historical Atlas of Georgia (co-authors: D. Muskhelishvili, A. Tordia, D. Berdzenishvili, J. Gvasalia, T. Todria, I. Sikharulidze, M. Putkaradze, Z. Tsintsadze, G.
Giorgadze, N. Mirianashvili) 2016;

3. Consolidation of the Georgian Nation: from Prehistory until Present (co-authors: D. Muskhelishvili, Al. Daushvili), 2016;

4. All Georgia (Historical Frontiers of Georgian State from Antiquity to Present) (co-authors: Z. Abashidze, V. Vashakidze, N. Mirianashvili), 2014;

5. Georgian History in Toponyms (Corpus of Historical Place Names of Georgia), vol. 2 (co-authors: D. Berdzenishvili, M. Kandelaki, D. Muskhelishvili, M.
Surguladze, N. Shiolashvili), 2010;

Participation in Scientific Events:

1. On the Interpretation of the Wall Painting of the Church of Saint Gregory in Ani: Historian’s View, The 17th Annual International Caucasus Conference in Memory of St. Grigol Peradze, University of Warsaw, Poland, 2017;

2. The Historical Geography of Gareja: Past and Present, International Conference Davit Gareji – Multidisciplinary Study and development strategy, Georgian Arts and Culture Center & National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2019;

3. The Araxes Frontier in Georgian History, International Symposium on Relationships between Georgia and Anatolia throughout History, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey, 2018;

4. Identifying and Preserving Cultural Heritage, ADB Third Regional Workshop on Country Safeguard System, Bali, Indonesia, 2017;

5. Who is the Leader? Changes in the Church Geography of the South Caucasus in the 13th Century, International Conference "Ani on the Crossroads" Tbilisi, Georgia, 2017;

6. Ani in the Context of Georgian-Greek Relationships, IV International Conference"Tao-Klarjeti", Tbilisi, Ilia State University, 2016;

7. Medieval Georgian Bishoprics on the Frontiers, Medieval Georgian Heritage in Turkey, University of Oxford, UK, 2016;

8. Frontiers, Territory, and Identity in Medieval Georgia, Cultural Encounters in Anatolia in the Middle Ages: The Kingdom of Georgia and Georgian Art, Vehbi Koç Ankara Research and Application Center (VEKAM), Ankara, Turkey, 2014;

9. The Bishopric of Valashkerti, II International Conference"Tao-Klarjeti", Batumi University, Georgia, 2012;

10. Conquest and incorporation on the Caucasian Frontiers in the 11th Century, XXII International Congress of the Byzantine Studies, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2011;

11. Georgica-Scandica, Early Contacts between Scandinavia and Georgia, Caucasus, Museum Gustavianum, Uppsala and Historical Museum, Stockholm, Sweden, 2011;

12. Church Geography of Kartli (Iberia) in Early Middle Ages, Grigol Peradze1st International Patristic Conference, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2009;

13. Armenian Saints in Georgian Hagiographical Literature(Martyrdom of David and Tirichan), 40th Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies Birmingham, UK, 2007;

14. Tradition and innovation in the ecclesiastical geography of Tao-Klarjeti, XXI International Congress of the Byzantine Studies, London, UK, 2006;

15. Commerce and Conquest Hellenistic Caucasus, The Black Sea Region: Past, Present, and Future, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey 2004;

Awards:

Academician Nikoloz Berdzenishvili Award, National Academy of Science of Georgia, 2011;