Nana Kvirkvelia
Education:
Since October 2010 - PhD student, Program of Human Geography. Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
2005-2007 - Master. Economic Geography and Land Management. Social and Political Sciences. Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
2001-2005 - Bachelor. Social - Economic and Political Geography. Faculty of Geography - Geology. Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
Work Experience:
2009 - present - TSU Vakhushti Bagrationi Institute of Geography. Researcher.
2008-2010 - Teacher of geography. Ltd School-Lyceum "Tamarioni".
2006 - Intern, Land Management Service of the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia.
2005-2008 - Teacher of Geography, Georgian multi-profile school "Opiza".
2004-2006 - Teacher of Geography, Georgian College "Lashari".
Field internships and expeditions:
2009. 27.02-08.03 – Iran, Isfahan- Fereidan, Tehran, Persian Gulf.
2008. 01-08.08 – Imereti - Guria – Coastal area.
2007. 01-06.06 - Turkey, Tao - Klarjeti.
2008. 26-29.07.08 - Svaneti, Khevsureti, Zemo Adjara.
2006. 06-07.05 - Hereti.
2004.18.07-03.08 - Ukana Pshavi - Tusheti complex geographical expedition.
2003.20-27.07 - Geographical expedition to the mountainous region of Samegrelo.
2003.1-7.08 - Racha, Martkopi complex geographical expedition.
2002.10-20.07 - Kazbegi complex geographical expedition.
2001-2011 - Various short-term field trips.
Research Grants:
2012 - Participant of the Grant Project "Institutional strengthening in Georgia for natural disaster risk reduction", funded by the Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN), Faculty of Geo-information and Earth Sciences of Twente University (ITC), Central and Eastern Europe Social Transformation Program of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MATRA).
2009-2010 - Grant Project "- Scientific-Popular Lectures for Public Schools - 2008-2009-2010". Participant, Assistant. Co-financing by Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation.
Scientific Conferences:
2010.02.06 - Popularization of science in schools of Georgia (geography case study). Vakhushti Bagrationi Institute of Geography.
2009.01.04 - Tourism development trends of Tusheti. Vakhushti Bagrationi Institute of Geography.
2007.01.05 - General geographical peculiarities of Hereti. TSU, Scientific Conference.
2005.18.12 - Tusheti contemporary social - economic conditions. Scientific Conference of Al. Javakhishvili Geographical Society.
2004.03.06 - Tourism development trends in Racha. TSUER, Republican Scientific Conference.
2004.19.12 - Characterization of the modern economy of Samegrelo. Scientific Conference of Al. Javakhishvili Geographical Society.
2003.28.04 - Public environmental consciousness of Chiatura region. TSU, Scientific Conference.
2003.26.06 - Modern social and economic conditions of Khevi. International Conference of Soros.
2002.15.05 - Economic-geographical characterization of southern Georgia’s upland. Scientific Conference of Al. Javakhishvili Geographical Society.
Scientific papers:
2010 - Formation of the modern internal and external factors of the administrative and territorial structure of Georgia. Proceedings of the 2nd International Geography Symposium on Mediterranean Environment-GEOMED2010, Kemer, Antalya, Turkey, 2-5 June.
2008 - Social - economic problems of Tusheti. Vakhushti Bagrationi Institute of Geography, Collected Papers, New Series N 2 (81). International Conference on: “Pressing Problems of Geography of Mountainous Regions”.
2007 - General geographical peculiarities of Hereti. TSU, Scientific Society of Students and Young Scientists, Conference Proceedings.
2005 -Social - economic conditions of Tusheti. STU. Sukhumi Branch, Proceedings of the 3rd Study - Methodological Research Conference.
Awards:
2005 - President’s Fellowship.
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