Zaza Tsotniashvili
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Dr. Zaza Tsotniashvili (b. July 26, 1971) is the rector of Gori University
in Gori, Georgia
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and Tskhinvali State Pedagogical Institute. He also attended programs of study in:
He has participated in courses and conferences on
and many other international activities.
In 2005 he defended his Doctor’s dissertation: "Georgian-Ossetian Relations in the Press in the 19th-20th centuries".
Prior to his permanent assignment as rector of Gori University, Tsotniashvili was an acting rector of Tskhinvali and Gori Universities, and at different times dean of Humanitarian, Social Sciences and Philology-Journalism faculties. In addition, he worked in leadership positions on various community organizations.
In addition, Dr. Tsotniashvili is an expert of Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco and President of Shida Kartli Tennis Federation. He is actively involved in community development and charity activities.
Gori University
Gori University is a center for education and science in Shida Kartli in the Gori district of Georgia, it was established as a result of merging of two high education institutions: LEoPL-Gori State University and LEoPL-Tskhinvali State University .-History:A caucasus teaching seminary opened in...
in Gori, Georgia
Gori, Georgia
Gori is a city in eastern Georgia, which serves as the regional capital of Shida Kartli and the centre of the homonymous administrative district. The name is from Georgian gora , that is, "heap", or "hill"...
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Background
Dr. Zaza Tsotniashvili was educated in Georgia at Tbilisi State UniversityTbilisi State University
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University , better known as Tbilisi State University , is a university established on 8 February 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia. TSU is the oldest university in the whole Caucasus region...
and Tskhinvali State Pedagogical Institute. He also attended programs of study in:
- Political SciencePolitical sciencePolitical Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at Aikhshtadt University in Germany - Management and Administration at the ESM Business School in Georgia
- The Open World Leadership Program in the US.
He has participated in courses and conferences on
- The International Scientific Conference, War and Peace Journalism (Georgia)
- Learning in Later Life (Cyprus)
- Academician of Academy of Educational Sciences of Georgia (Georgia)
- Modern Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methodology (USA)
- Russian influence on Caucasus (Poland)
- Project Cycle Management (Cordaid Netherlands, Georgia)
and many other international activities.
In 2005 he defended his Doctor’s dissertation: "Georgian-Ossetian Relations in the Press in the 19th-20th centuries".
Prior to his permanent assignment as rector of Gori University, Tsotniashvili was an acting rector of Tskhinvali and Gori Universities, and at different times dean of Humanitarian, Social Sciences and Philology-Journalism faculties. In addition, he worked in leadership positions on various community organizations.
In addition, Dr. Tsotniashvili is an expert of Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco and President of Shida Kartli Tennis Federation. He is actively involved in community development and charity activities.