- მთავარი
- Ambassador
- George Sharvashidze
George Sharvashidze
Education:
1984 - Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Philologist
2006 – Sulkhan Saba Orbeliani Tbilisi State Pedagogical University; degree: Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences
2003 - Salzburg Global Seminar; Salzburg, Austria, professional training
2003 – Wilton Park , Great Britain, professional training
2002 – The World Bank Institute, professional training
2001 - IIEP UNESCO International Institute for Education Planning, Paris, France, professional training
1999 – SIPU/ the Swedish Institute for Public Administration, professional training
Work Experience:
2022 – Present – Associated Professor of the Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Tbilisi State University
2016 – 2022 Rector of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
2013 – 2016 – Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia
2015-2016 - Director of the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement
2016 – 2022 Tbilisi State University; Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences; Master’s degree program Higher Education Policy; Invited Professor
2004-2013 – Open Society Institute; Academic Foundation Program (AFP), Budapest, Hungary, Director
2003-2004 - Open Society Institute; Higher Education Support Program (HESP), Budapest, Hungary, senior program manager
2000-2003 – President of the International Institute for Education Policy, Planning and Management (EPPM)
2001-2003 – Higher Education Reform Project (COE, OSI); International Task Force, Leader
1996-2000 – First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia
1994-1996 – Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia
1991-1994 – Head of Foreign Relations Department at the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia
1990 - South Milwaukee High School WI, USA, exchange lecturer
1990-1991– Senior Research Fellow at Tbilisi State University
1989-1990 – Assistant to the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia
1988-1989 – Chief Inspector at the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia
1984-1993 - 6th Gymnasium Tbilisi, Teacher
Involvement in Public Activities:
2022- 2023- European University Association, EUA, Committee Member, Brussels, EU
2019- present- Black Sea University Network, BSUN, Executive Board, Member, Thessaloniki, Greece
2018- present- International Association of University Presidents, Executive Committee, Member, NY, USA
2018 - present - Member of the “ESF College of Expert Reviewers”; European Science Foundation
2019 - 2022 Georgian Standing Conference of Rectors, Chairman
2017-present - Elected Member; Academia Europae, Academy of Europe (London, UK)
2015 – 2016 Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation; Co- Chairman of the International Supervisory Board
2015 - Member of the Research and Innovation Council of Georgia
2015 - Bologna Follow-up Group (BFUG), Strasbourg; Co-chairman of the working group on monitoring
2015 – 2019- Higher Education Reform Expert (HEREs) , EU
2015 – 2022 – San Diego State University Georgia, member of the Advisory Board
2000 - Director of Human Resource Development Center in Georgia (UNDP/ETF)
1996-2000- Council of Europe’s Education Committee, Strasbourg; Head of the Georgian Delegation
1995-2000 - European Training Foundation (ETF), Turin, member of Advisory Forum
1999 –2000 - European Training Foundation (ETF), Turin; subgroup of CIS and Mongolia, Chairman
1998 – UNESCO, member of the National Commission of Georgia
1993-1996 - WWF Bulletin; member of the editorial board
1995 - Facts for Life (UNICEF, UNDP, WHO, WWF), Georgian edition; member of the editorial board
1993 - 1996 - World Wildlife Fund, WWF, Georgia, Chief Adviser
State Rewards:
2022 - Order of Excellence
George Sharvashidze is the author of monography and research publications.
Languages: Georgian (native), English (fluent) and Russian (fluent)
Non-partisan
Family Status:
Married, with one son