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.

Conference Registration

Community dinner registration

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: TBA

10:30

Presentation: The Georgian language from a historical perspective w. Sandro Nikolaishvili

11:05

Presentation: TBA

11:25

Student presentation: TBA

11:45

Short film screening and Q&A with artist Johanna Sofie Sylvest. Moderator: Isabella Boyles Thalbitzer

12:15

Lunch break

12:45

Panel debate: Georgia in transition – breaking with the past? w. Gia Abuladze, Nina Dadalauri, William Vest-Lillesøe, Iveri Kekenadze Gustafsson. Moderator: Louise Brodthagen Jensen

13:45

Performance: TBA

14:00

Hard by a Great Forest: Interview w. author Leo Vardiashvili. Moderator: Vera Skvirskaja

14:45

Break

15:00

Student presentation: TBA

15:20

Panel debate: Fortress or Frontline: Internal Struggles and External Pressure, w. Rasmus Greffrath Damgaard Hardt, Jørgen Staun, Katrine Gotfredsen. Moderator: Charlotte Flindt Pedersen

16:15

Concert: TBA

16:45

Break

17:00

Film screening of ‘And Then We Danced’

20:00

Community dinner w. food from Georgian Restaurant Mimino [separate ticket]

22:00

Thank you for today!