Full-day conference about Georgia
Eastern European Studies’ Student Council, The Danish Foreign Policy Society U35, and the student organization European Horizons at UCPH invite you to a one-day conference about Georgia
The three youth organizations have created an academic program featuring researchers, representatives from civil society organizations, musicians, artists, and students. They will explore a range of fascinating themes and issues related to Georgia’s history, culture, language, civil society, and security policy.
The presentations will take place throughout the day from 10:00 to 17:00, followed by a film screening and dinner. More details will be published in the programme, which will updated continuously on this page.
Registration
The conference is open to everyone with an interest in Georgia or curiosity to learn more.
To secure your spot, please reserve a free ticket via our ticket option below.
Make sure to secure your ticket no later than 14 May at noon CET
The event is supported by Tuborgfondet and the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the University of Copenhagen.
Programme
09:30 |
Arrival and registration |
10:00 |
Introduction |
10:05 |
Keynote speech: The Danish Ambassador to Georgia Anne Toft Sørensen |
10:30 |
Presentation: The Georgian Language, Script, and Early Literature: A Historical Journey Sandro Nikolaishvili |
11:05 |
Presentation: Translating between different cultures: The obvious, the difficult and the practical Mads Büchert Eskildsen |
11:25 |
Student presentation: Fragmented unity? How protesters, NGOs, and allies resist autocratization Jelte de Jong |
11:45 |
Short film screening & artist talk: In your footsteps Johanna Sofie Sylvest Moderator: Isabella Boyles Thalbitzer |
12:15 |
Lunch break |
12:45 |
Panel debate: Georgia in transition – breaking with the past? Gia Abuladze Nina Dadalauri William Vest-Lillesøe Iveri Kekenadze Gustafsson Moderator: Louise Brodthagen Jensen |
13:45 |
Exhibition presentation: Crosses and Stars - The art of protest Henriette Borg Reinholdt |
14:00 |
Author Talk: ‘Hard by a Great Forest’ Leo Vardiashvili Moderator: Vera Skvirskaja |
14:45 |
Break |
15:00 |
Student presentation: Russian Hybrid Warfare in Georgia Julie Quistgaard |
15:20 |
Panel debate: Fortress or Frontline: Internal Struggles and External Pressure Rasmus Greffrath Damgaard Hardt Jørgen Staun Katrine Gotfredsen Moderator: Charlotte Flindt Pedersen |
16:15 |
Concert: Danish-Georgian Jazz trio, Danther Marcus Kendellen Mamuka Tsertsvadze Krzysztof Maciejko |
16:45 |
Break |
17:00 |
Film screening: And Then We Danced |
20:00 |
Community dinner w. restaurant Mimino |
22:00 |
Thank you for today! |
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