On February 21, 2014 Alexey Kharlamov, Senior Program Officer of the American Councils for International Education (ACTR/ACCELS) gave presentation on the U.S Carnegie Program (U.S. Washington D.C.) concerning education and research possibilities. The target audience for the presentation was graduate students, doctoral students, researchers, and professors.
In 2012, 20 years of U.S.-Georgian bilateral relations is celebrated. To mark the occasion, the General Education Course in American Studies focused on the school children interested in the U.S. culture, society and history of the U.S.-Georgian relations, American politics, art and literature. This project will also help them to get familiarized with American values,
On May 17, 2014 senior students of the American Studies direction PR minor program of the Faculty of Education & Humanities met with the Deputy General Director of the Smart network in Georgia Soso Mtvralashvili at IBSU & held discussion together with the lecturer Prof.Dr. Nikoloz Makharashvili and the Dean Prof.Dr. Tamar Shioshvili on speacifities
On April 10, 2014 students of the Faculty of Education and Humanities US Foreign Affairs MA program and Social Sciences International Relations BA program visited NATO Liaison Office in Georgia, where they attended a round table meeting together with Dutch students. Vice-Head of the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia and Military Liaison Officer delivered informative
On February 13, 2014 at the International Black Sea University the U.S Embassy Public Affairs Office headed by the Cultural Attaché James Dewey in cooperation with the American Studies Department held a presentation dedicated to the National African American History month. National African American History is an important direction of research in American Studies. Prof.Dr. Tamar
On February 21. 2014 Sophomore & Junior students of the American Studies Department of the Faculty of Education & Humanities participated in the presentation of the book “Hold the Enlightenment”, introduced by the American traveler writer Tim Cahill, the guest speaker from the U.S. Embassy. The book is a deep research in the Age of
A new project was initiated at the American Studies B.A. program by introducing a lecture on “American Novel” read by Assoc. Prof. George Shaduri and American Professor Ori Soltes from the Georgetown University. He acquainted students with literary criticism and various research topics of American novel. A series of such lectures has been planned.
According to TEMPUS MAHATMA project two students: Tinatin Khatiashvili and Teona Gudadze from the MA program in Higher Education Administration were chosen to go for a study visit to the Bath Spa University (UK). Their travelling expenses, accommodations, and daily expenses were covered by the project. On October 15-30, accompanied by Prof., Dr. Natela Doghonadze
On November 11, 2014 Dr. James L. Thorson, Emeritus Professor from the U.S.A delivered a lecture to American Studies Direction students of the Faculty of Education & Humanities at IBSU on American Drama Topics: “Long Day’s Journey into Night”, “Glass Menagerie“; Death of the Salesman”.
