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Academic/scientific degree
interdisciplinary research cluster at the faculty of "Business, Law and Social Science"interdisciplinary research cluster at the faculty of "Business, Law and Social Science"
Vice-Rector of Akaki Tsereteli State University for Innovations and Institutional Development
Head specialist" of Regional Development Office"
Dean of the Faculty of Economics
Docent of "Finance and Credit" Department
project expert of "Kutaisi budget-2002" grant project
Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Economics
Head specialist of "Information-analytical group"
Senior Lecturer of "Finance and Credit" Department at KSU
Teacher of "Economical Theory" Department
Scientific publications of the last 10 years
Rethinking of the public administration philosophy - a basis for ensuring developing countries sustainable development
journal "Bulletin of Akaki Tsereteli State University", #1(27), Kutaisi 2026, p.348-369, available at: https://moambe.journals.atsu.edu.ge/index.php/moambe/article/view/386/454
Gavtadze George, Iphshiradze Aza
Sustainable Urban Development in Georgia: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
scientific-practical journal "Innovative Economics and Management", Vol 13 No 1 (2026), 13 p. (31-43), DOI: https://doi.org/10.46361/2449-2604.13.1.2026.31-43, available at: https://iem.ge/ojs/index.php/journal/article/view/383
Gavtadze George
The Impact of Education on Economic Development in a Social State, the Case of Georgia
Bullеtin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, vol. 20, #1, p. 187-194, available at: http://science.org.ge/bnas/t20-n1/28_Gavtadze_Economics.pdf , Referencing and indexing: SCOPUS, SCImago Journal & Country Rank, Google Scholar, OAJI, 2026
Gavtadze George, Phirtskhalashvil Ana
The Substratum Relationship of Philosophy and Management as a Basis for a New Understanding of Management Science
Collection of scientific works "Economic Science and the Economy of Georgia", vol. 1, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Vl. Papava, "Universal", Tbilisi, 2025, 12 p. (115-126)
Gavtadze George
Social State, Moral Economy and Human Rights: Contemporary Realities and Prospects
International Scientific-Analitical Journal "Ekonomist", v. XX, #4-2024, p.p. 152-162, available at: https://ekonomisti.tsu.ge/doc/ekon4%202024.pdf
Gavtadze George, Iphshiradze Aza
Solving Global Challenges Locally: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Local Governance
Open Journal of Social Sciences (JSS), https://www.scirp.org/journal/JSS/, Vol.12 No.4 2024, DOI: 10.4236/jss.2024.124041, available at: https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=132802
Gavtadze George, Phirtskhalashvil Ana
Challenges and prospects of cooperation between the countries of the South Caucasus: the context of the Eastern Partnership Initiative
scientific journal "Vectors of Social Science" (www.vectors.ge), Georgian National University SEU, Volume 7, 2024, p. 15-23, https://doi.org/10.51895/VSS7/Gavtadze/Karchkhadze, available at: https://vectors.ge/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GEORGE-GAVTADZE-SALOME-KARCHKHADZE.pdf , DOI: https://doi.org/10.51895/VSS7/Gavtadze/Karchkhadze
Gavtadze George, Karchkhadze Salome
Importance of financial services' transparency and the financial education for the protection of consumer rights in Georgia
scientific-practical journal "Innovative Economics and Management", Volume 10 No2. 2023, E-ISSN:2449-2604, pp. 205-209, available at: https://iem.ge/ojs/index.php/journal/issue/view/25
Gavtadze George, Iphshiradze Aza
Possibilities of Specialized Development of Economy and Deepening of Regional Cooperation in South Caucasus States
journal "Bulletin of Akaki Tsereteli State University", #2(20), Kutaisi 2022, p.131-169, available at: https://moambe.atsu.edu.ge/ge/article/432
Gavtadze George, Karchkhadze Salome
The importance of economic and political reconstruction for the European future of Georgia
Scientific collection: "Covid-19: virological imperative. Human rights, environmental, political and economic problems", p. 220-239, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2021
Gavtadze George, Marjanidze Ilia
Opportunities of Using Regional Investment Risk for the Improvement of Regional Development Diagnostics
Bullеtin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, vol. 14, #3, p. 135-141, available at: http://science.org.ge/bnas/vol-14-3.html, Referencing and indexing: SCOPUS, SCImago Journal & Country Rank, Google Scholar, OAJI, 2020
Gavtadze George, Chikhladze Niko
Forecasting Methods and Investment Decision Making Models
journal "Bulletin of Akaki Tsereteli State University", #2(12), Kutaisi 2018, p. 130-153, available at: http://doc.atsu.edu.ge/library/books/moambe12.pdf
Gavtadze George
Perspectives of Improving State Governance and Enhancing Civil Cooperation in Georgia
journal "Bulletin of Akaki Tsereteli State University", #1(5), Kutaisi 2015, 14 p. (219-232), available at: https://moambe.atsu.edu.ge/ge/article/156
Gavtadze George
International conferences "Should the philosophers govern the European Union?", Swadzim (Poznan), Poland
International Scientific Conference "Human Capital, Institutions, Economic Growth, Kutaisi University, Kutaisi, Georgia, co-author: D. Shavianidze
5th Biennial Scientific Conference of Georgian Economists: "Positioning of the Georgian Economy in Confrontational Globalization", 11 p. (56-67), co-authors: Prangishvili A., Obgadze T., Shevardenidze M., https://doi.org/10.55896/978-9941-8-5764-5/2023-56-67, available at: https://www.gruni.edu.ge/uploads/files/University/Conference/V_National/04_%E1%83%A4%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%9D%E1%83%91%E1%83%92%E1%83%90%E1%83%AB%E1%83%94_%E1%83%A6%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%97%E1%83%90%E1%83%AB%E1%83%94_%E1%83%A8%E1%83%94%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%AB%E1%83%94_56-67.pdf
International conferences "Does the European Union contribute to moral progress?", Swadzim (Poznan), Poland
"Entrepreneurial education - experience and practice", knowledge sharing conference, within the framework of the "Creative Spark" project of the British Councils, SEU-Art Academy, Tbilisi
IV National scientific conference "Post-pandemic world and Georgia's economy: challenges, problems, solutions", 12 p., available at: http://sciencejournals.ge/index.php/bu/article/view/277/236
international scientific-practical conference: "COVID-19 Problems and its Solutions in Economics, Business and Medicine" (Dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Kutaisi University), Kutaisi, co-authors: N. Chikhladze, A. Ipshiradze, available at: https://unik.edu.ge/PagePDF/conf/konf-2021.pdf
Higher Education Enterprise Programme, Creative Spark Project, British Council, Online Road-Map Meeting: "How to achieve sustainability of creative enterprise education in Georgia", Co-presenter: John Holmes, Advantage Creative CEO (UK)
International Academic Initiatives Conference "¿Administrative Territorial vs. Economic Spatial Boundaries of the Regions?", Kiev National Economic University named after Vadim Hetman, Kiev, Ukraine, co-author: Associated Professor A. Ipshiradze, Available at: https://ir.kneu.edu.ua/bitstream/handle/2010/33445/atepkr_20_65.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
VII International Scientific and Practical Conference: Effectiveness of Organizational and Economic Mechanism of Higher Education Innovation Development, Kyiv, Ukraine, 8 p. (262-270), co-author: Associated Professor A. Ipshiradze, Available at: https://er.knutd.edu.ua/bitstream/123456789/7784/1/20171006_Effect_P262-270.pdf
2nd international conference: "Economic, legal and social problems of modern development, ATSU, Kutaisi, co-author: Associated Professor A. Ipshiradze, available at: https://ejournals.atsu.ge/BLSS2017/eJournal/Papers/IpshiradzeAza.pdf
VI International Scientific and Practical Conference: Effectiveness of Organizational and Economic Mechanism of Higher Education Innovation Development, Kyiv, Ukraine, 7 p. (440-446), co-author: Associated Professor A. Ipshiradze, Available: https://er.knutd.edu.ua/bitstream/123456789/3813/1/Konf20161007_VI_P440-446.pdf
V International scientific-practical conference "The efficiency of organizational and economic mechanism of higher education innovation development in Ukraine, 6 p. (in Russian), Available at: https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/7784
Proceedings of the 10th International Scientific Conference "Social Sciences for Regional Development 2015", co-author: A. Ipshiradze, 8 p. (in English), Available at: http://du.lv/en/News/Social_Sciences_for_Regional_Development_2015
VI International Scientific-Methodological Conference: "Actual Problems on Teaching and Upbringing", ATSU, Kutaisi, 6 pages (525-531), in Georgian, available at: http://doc.atsu.edu.ge/geo/xarisxi/Henti/indexEng.html
The first international conference: high education - new technologies and innovation, Kutaisi, Georgia, 3 p. (61-63), co-author D. Gegetchkori, available at: http://doc.atsu.edu.ge/geo/xarisxi/Henti/indexEng.html The Role of Universities in the regional development, The first international conference: high education - new technologies and innovation, 1-2.05.2015, Kutaisi, Georgia, 3 p. (61-63), co-author D. Gegetchkori, available at: http://doc.atsu.edu.ge/geo/xarisxi/Henti/indexEng.html
as part of the Strategic Partnerships Program, National Agency for Academic Exchange (Poland), Lazarsky University (Warsaw, Poland), Project participant
organized by the Warsaw University, Wierzba, Poland, invited lecturer
organized by the University of Warsaw, realised within the framework of the project "The democratic state based on the rule of law facing the challenges related to COVID-19" (SONP/SP/566021/2022, implemented under the "Social Responsibility of Science" program of the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, invited lecture
Akaki Tsereteli State University, Kutaisi, Georgia, Head of the project
Creative Spark Project, British Council, Programme Manager from ATSU/SEU
House of Business Studies, Researcher
Akaki Tsereteli State University, Kutaisi, Georgia, Head of the project
project reference number 598207-EPP-1-GE-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP (2018-2578 / 001 - 001), steering committee member
Akaki Tsereteli State University, Kutaisi, Georgia, Head of the project
Akaki Tsereteli State University, Kutaisi, Georgia, Head of the project
Project TEMPUS - WENET, (Byelorussia, Ukraine, Georgia), WeNeT, Euro Commission, Тempus IV, Registration number: 158739-TEMPUS-DE-TEMPUS-JPHES, project participant - lecturer
Mon Falcone Municipality (Italy), Association of Local Democracy Agencies, long-term expert
grant project ATSU/09213, Akaki Tsereteli State University, research manager
local scientific-research grant, United state insurance fund of Georgia, Lecturer
Kutaisi City Council with cooperation of NGO "Association of Young Economists", expert of the project
UNDP, scientific-practical grant project, long-term expert
with financial aid of international organization "National Endowment for Democrasy" (NED), Open society - Kuataisi", scientific-practical grant (www.osgf.ge/transparentbudget), long-term expert
with financial aid of international organization "Open society - Georgia", Open society - Kuataisi", scientific-practical grant (www.osgf.ge/transparentbudget), long-term expertwith financial aid of international organization "Open society - Georgia", Open society - Kuataisi", scientific-practical grant (www.osgf.ge/transparentbudget), long-term expert
international educational grant Tempus-Tacis, "Compact Project Grant", Contract #NCP_20057-98, stuff development group member
Ministry of Economy of Georgia, Department of science and technologies, scientific-practical grant project, long-term expert
Higher Education Reginal Workshop, Tbilisi, Georgia
Trainings and study tour within RURD project "Role of Regional Universities in Regional Development", Reference #: 609741-EPP-1-2019-1-GE-EPPKA2-CBHE-S, Santiago De Compostella, Spain
Dresden Technical University Workshop/Seasonal school on Research and Development, within HERD project "Raising Research Capacity of Georgian HEIs Through Developing R&D Units", Reference #: 598207-EPP-1-2018-1-GE-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP (2018-2578 / 001 - 001), Tbilisi, Georgia
Staff mobility for training (Erasmus Code: F RENNES 10) aiming the Training and shearing the experience on strategic development, research and internationalization, Rennes, France (certificate)
Study visit and training: "Academic Integrity for Quality Training and Learning in Higher Education Institutions in Georgia", conducted within the Erasmus+ INTEGRITY-project "Academic Integrity for Quality Training and Learning in Higher Education Institutions in Georgia (2017-2019), Vienna, Austria
High Education Leaders Forum: "Quality development for institutional effectiveness and role of technologies in High Education", Tbilisi, Georgia
programme "Strengthening Capacities of Local Governments", Tbilisi, Georgia (Certificate)
Seminars on Reforms in higher education: "University autonomy: Historical and Juridical fundamentals", Gudauri, Georgia
International workshop of TEMPUS JP "Tempus IV: Modernizing higher education in Georgia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan to meet technology challenge - ENGITEC" (530244-TEMPUS-1-2012-1-SE-TEMPUS-JPCR), Stockholm, Sweden/University of Leeds, UK
"WISE Education Leadership Program", Doha, Qatar (Certificate)
Eastern Dimension of Mobility, Poland, www.eap-mobility.pl;
"Erazmus Mundus - Kick Off Meeting", with participation of EU experts and the representatives of Universities of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, Gottingen, Germany
"Distance Electronic Learning Network for further training in sphere of Tourism", Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, www.ef.umb.sk
"National Values, Concepts, Beliefs and Cultures in Higher Education within Internationalization", Ankara, Turkey (Certificate)
Electronic Budgeting, training course, Tbilisi, Georgia (Certificate)
"Electronic distance learning network for advanced training in tourism", coordinating seminar of participant groups, Kiev, Ukrain
"Seminar on Economic Globalization and China's Manufacturing Industrial Development", Wuhan, The People's Republic of China (certificate)
"Regional development, reform of decentralization and public finances", Bakuriani, Georgia (certificate)
Project: "Applying the Tuning Methodology to Higher Education Institutions in Georgia", Training seminar
"The International Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT) program", held in Kutaisi, ATSU, II step, (Certificate)
"The International Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT) program", held in Kutaisi, ATSU, I step, (Certificate)
learning program: "Theory and Practice of Corruption and Transnational Crime", Kutaisi, Georgia (Certificate)
"Management of technical and vocational education institutions", advanced management course, Manheim, Germany (Certificate)
Seminars in the Universities of U.S.A, aimed at learning of High Education Management principles in U.S.
Seminars in "Strategic Business Planning", Kutaisi, Georgia (Certificate)
seminars in KSU, aimed at learning University management system
Seminars in the University of Wales College, New-Port, aimed at learning UK University management system
Monographs and textbooks:
1. Financial and economic literacy, handbook, Kutaisi 2026, 380 p., available at:
2. Investments, part 1: Theoretical Essentials of Investments, handbook, Kutaisi 2021, 315 p., available at: 1653647368.pdf (atsu.edu.ge)
3. Management of Economic and Finance Risks, monograph, Kutaisi, 2012, 342 p.;
4. The conditions and perspectives of economical development of Imereti, monograph, Kutaisi, 2009, 254 p.;
5. Insurance, textbook, Kutaisi, 2005, 120 p.;
6. Business Finance, textbook, Kutaisi, 2005, 172 p.;
7. Stock Market, textbook, Kutaisi, 2004, 280 p.;
8. Financial markets and Stocks, monograph, Kutaisi, 2003, 84 p.;
9. The establishment of new special offices at KSU according to the needs and demands of Imereti Region, Georgia (with the focus on the faculty of Economics), Individual study, Mannheim, Germany, 2002, 44 p.;
10. The role of local budgets in implementing state regional policy, monograph, Kutaisi, 1999, 84 p.;
Research supervisor, official opponent and reviewer:
Scientific Supervisor - "Problems of Risk Management of Investment Projects and Ways of Improvement in Georgia", ATSU PhD student I. Margvelashvili (Date of defense 25.06.2021);
Scientific Supervisor - "The role of pension insurance and insurance system reform in the economic development of the country", ATSU PhD student D. Uglava (date of defense 14.04.2018);
Scientific Supervisor - "Main directions of tax liberalization in Georgia and its fiscal consequences", ATSU PhD student K. Kupatadze;
Official opponent - Dissertation submitted and defended for the academic degree of Doctor of Economics: "Ways to improve food and trade policy in Georgia", PhD student Irine Tabatadze, Georgia Technical University (date of defense 17.02.2023);
Official opponent - Dissertation submitted and defended for the academic degree of Doctor of Business Administration: "Branding the Universities Using Approaches of Internal Marketing in the Disruptive Environment", PhD student Ana Kazaishvili, International Black Sea University (date of defense 09.06.2021);
Official opponent - Dissertation "Strategic Management of Economic Development: How Developed Countries Became Developed and Why Georgia Stays Backward Economy", submitted and defended for the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy, PhD student Givi Kupatadze, Estonian Business School, Tallin, Estonia (date of defense 20.11.2018);
Official Opponent - Dissertation "Doing Prospects of the Georgian Financial System in the Background of Post-Crisis Challenges", presented and defended for the academic degree of Doctor of Business Administration, Ph.D. student Mirza Khidasheli, Kutaisi University, Kutaisi, 24.04.2014
Head of master and doctoral programs:
2011 - present - Doctoral study program "Business Administration" at ATSU.
2008 - 2010 - Doctoral study program "Finance, Money and Credit" at ATSU;
2004 - 2010 - Master program "Finance, Money and Credit" at ATSU;
Member of editorial boards:
2023-present - member of editorial board, International Peer-Reviewed scientific journal "International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Science" (ISSN Online: 2326-9561, ISSN Print: 2326-9553), Science Publishing Group, https://www.sciencepg.com/journal/173/editorial-team
07.2023-present - member of organizational committee - International scientific conference "Strategic planning and marketing in digital world", University of National and World Economy, (UNWE), Sofia, Bulgaria, available at: https://msp-conference.unwe.bg/en/pages/20025/organizational-committee.html;
2021 - member of scientific board - Scientific collection: "Modern state, justice, human rights", Tbilisi, Georgia;
2021 - member of scientific board - Scientific collection: "Covid-19: virological imperative. Human rights, environmental, political and economic problems", Tbilisi, Georgia;
2021 October - Member of the Editorial Board, International Scientific-Practical Conference: "COVID-19 Problems and Solutions in Economics, Business and Medicine" (Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of Kutaisi University), 4.10.2021, Kutaisi, available at: https://unik.edu.ge/PagePDF/conf/konf-2021.pdf;
2021-present - Member of Editorial Board, International Peer-Reviewed scientific journal "Vectors of Social Science", Georgia National University, Tbilisi, Georgia, available at: https://www.seu.edu.ge/en/1722/VSS;
2021-present - Member of Editorial Board, Peer-Reviewed scientific journal "SEU & Science", Georgia National University, Tbilisi, Georgia, available at: https://www.seu.edu.ge/en/1734/;
2013-present - Member of Editorial Board, scientific journal "University Bulletin", Akaki Tsereteli State University, Kutaisi, Georgia, available at: http://atsu.edu.ge/library/moambe.html;
2013 - Member of editorial board - scientific-practical conference devoted to the 20th anniversary of the Faculty of Business, Law and Social science of ATSU, Collected works;
2012-present - Member of Editorial Board, scientific journal "Business-Engineering", Georgia Technical University, Tbilisi, Georgia, available at: www.Business-Engineering.bpengi.com;
2011-present - Member of editorial board, social science bulletin, Daugavpils University, Daugavpils, Latvia, available at: https://du.lv/social-sciences-bulletin/;
2010 - Member of editorial board - International scientific-practical conference: "Regionalization, regional economic and social processes", Collected works;
2009 - Member of editorial board - International scientific-practical conference: "Globalization, economic crisis and South Caucasus", Collected works;
2009-present - scientific-practical journal "Management and Business", member of Editorial Board, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University;
2008-present - scientific-practical journal "Business and Legislation", member of Editorial Board;
2007-present - scientific-practical journal "Economics Profile", member of Editorial Board;
2008 - Member of editorial board - scientific-practical conference: "Transparency of local budgets", Collected works;
2004 - Member of editorial board - II Scientific conference of Association of Young Scientists, Collected works;
2003 - Member of editorial board - I Scientific conference of Association of Young Scientists, Collected works;
Organizer, chairman of the conferences:
19-20.03.2020 - International Academic Initiatives Conference ¿Administrative Territorial VS Economic Spatial Boundaries of the Regions?, Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman, Kyiv, Ukraine, Member of academic committee and co-organizer;
27-28.09.2017 - II International conference: "Regional economic, legal and social problems", Head of organizational committee, Head of Organizational Committee, Member of academic committee;
2016 - International conference: "Economic Impact on Higher Education Development" of the 6th International Scientific-Practical Conference: "Effectiveness of Organizational and Economic Mechanism of Higher Education Innovation Development", Head of the section, Kyiv, Ukraine;
2015 - I International conference: "Regional economic, legal and social problems", Head of organizational committee, Member of academic committee;
10-12.10.2013 - Academic committee member, 8-th International scientific conference "Social science for regional development 2013", Daugavpils University, Faculty of social science, Daugavpils, Latvia;
2013 - Scientific-practical conference, Akaki Tsereteli State University, Kutaisi University, Academy of Educational Science of Georgia, Head of organizational board, Kutaisi;
2010 - International scientific-practical conference: "Regionalization, regional economic and social processes", Head of organizational board, Kutaisi;
2009 - International scientific-practical conference: "Globalization, economic crisis and South Caucasus", Head of organizational board, Kutaisi;
2008 - scientific-practical conference: "Transparency of local budgets", chairman of conference, Kutaisi;
Professional experiences:
10.2019-current - elected member of Permanent Doctoral Council in Economics at Georgia Technical University;
2018-2020 - Head of committee of teaching process administration at the Z. Jhvania school of public administration;
12.12.2017-12.10.2018 - advisor of the committee of economic challenges, Institute of Democracy and Civil Development;
17.07.2013-2014 - member of advisory council of creation of recommendations for the new law of "Higher Education";
11.2011-current - member of International Association of University Presidents, http://iaup.org;
19.03.2009 - 2011 - President of "Regional Initiatives Support Fund";
2000/2002 - Budget reserves searching commission at the State Representatives apparatus in Imerety Region, Georgia, expert;
2000/2002 - The commission of Studying the ways of increasing the paying capacities of Juridical persons and Individuals at the State Representatives apparatus in Imereti Region, Georgia, expert;
1998/2000 - Expert committee member of Financial-Budget committee of Kutaisi City Council;
State Prizes and awards:
20.03.2024 - Honorary Doctor of Kiev National University of Technology and Design https://en.knutd.edu.ua/university/honourable-doctors/?fbclid=IwAR1etoyATEMrAOIgiFsYxInavQ3Jh4pQEV5wTOZp7y-V4id3wJ7QkssgZnk_aem_ASslznneFTnSQJoo1YBATvhH-uKirkO9UBvod2PN-21Gokdv5bLUSG8o5FyU0OQ3IHV9FvwzAK8dtyoLKCKaiVjw
22.11.2018 - was awarded with the reward of Ukrainian Academy of Science for the success in deepening the cooperation with the Ukrainian and Georgian HEIs;
26.05.2012 - was awarded with the "Highness Presidential Order" for the success in Georgian education sphere;
Monographs and textbooks:
1. Financial and economic literacy, handbook, Kutaisi 2026, 380 p., available at:
2. Investments, part 1: Theoretical Essentials of Investments, handbook, Kutaisi 2021, 315 p., available at: 1653647368.pdf (atsu.edu.ge)
3. Management of Economic and Finance Risks, monograph, Kutaisi, 2012, 342 p.;
4. The conditions and perspectives of economical development of Imereti, monograph, Kutaisi, 2009, 254 p.;
5. Insurance, textbook, Kutaisi, 2005, 120 p.;
6. Business Finance, textbook, Kutaisi, 2005, 172 p.;
7. Stock Market, textbook, Kutaisi, 2004, 280 p.;
8. Financial markets and Stocks, monograph, Kutaisi, 2003, 84 p.;
9. The establishment of new special offices at KSU according to the needs and demands of Imereti Region, Georgia (with the focus on the faculty of Economics), Individual study, Mannheim, Germany, 2002, 44 p.;
10. The role of local budgets in implementing state regional policy, monograph, Kutaisi, 1999, 84 p.;
Research supervisor, official opponent and reviewer:
Scientific Supervisor - "Problems of Risk Management of Investment Projects and Ways of Improvement in Georgia", ATSU PhD student I. Margvelashvili (Date of defense 25.06.2021);
Scientific Supervisor - "The role of pension insurance and insurance system reform in the economic development of the country", ATSU PhD student D. Uglava (date of defense 14.04.2018);
Scientific Supervisor - "Main directions of tax liberalization in Georgia and its fiscal consequences", ATSU PhD student K. Kupatadze;
Official opponent - Dissertation submitted and defended for the academic degree of Doctor of Economics: "Ways to improve food and trade policy in Georgia", PhD student Irine Tabatadze, Georgia Technical University (date of defense 17.02.2023);
Official opponent - Dissertation submitted and defended for the academic degree of Doctor of Business Administration: "Branding the Universities Using Approaches of Internal Marketing in the Disruptive Environment", PhD student Ana Kazaishvili, International Black Sea University (date of defense 09.06.2021);
Official opponent - Dissertation "Strategic Management of Economic Development: How Developed Countries Became Developed and Why Georgia Stays Backward Economy", submitted and defended for the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy, PhD student Givi Kupatadze, Estonian Business School, Tallin, Estonia (date of defense 20.11.2018);
Official Opponent - Dissertation "Doing Prospects of the Georgian Financial System in the Background of Post-Crisis Challenges", presented and defended for the academic degree of Doctor of Business Administration, Ph.D. student Mirza Khidasheli, Kutaisi University, Kutaisi, 24.04.2014
Head of master and doctoral programs:
2011 - present - Doctoral study program "Business Administration" at ATSU.
2008 - 2010 - Doctoral study program "Finance, Money and Credit" at ATSU;
2004 - 2010 - Master program "Finance, Money and Credit" at ATSU;
Member of editorial boards:
2023-present - member of editorial board, International Peer-Reviewed scientific journal "International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Science" (ISSN Online: 2326-9561, ISSN Print: 2326-9553), Science Publishing Group, https://www.sciencepg.com/journal/173/editorial-team
07.2023-present - member of organizational committee - International scientific conference "Strategic planning and marketing in digital world", University of National and World Economy, (UNWE), Sofia, Bulgaria, available at: https://msp-conference.unwe.bg/en/pages/20025/organizational-committee.html;
2021 - member of scientific board - Scientific collection: "Modern state, justice, human rights", Tbilisi, Georgia;
2021 - member of scientific board - Scientific collection: "Covid-19: virological imperative. Human rights, environmental, political and economic problems", Tbilisi, Georgia;
2021 October - Member of the Editorial Board, International Scientific-Practical Conference: "COVID-19 Problems and Solutions in Economics, Business and Medicine" (Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of Kutaisi University), 4.10.2021, Kutaisi, available at: https://unik.edu.ge/PagePDF/conf/konf-2021.pdf;
2021-present - Member of Editorial Board, International Peer-Reviewed scientific journal "Vectors of Social Science", Georgia National University, Tbilisi, Georgia, available at: https://www.seu.edu.ge/en/1722/VSS;
2021-present - Member of Editorial Board, Peer-Reviewed scientific journal "SEU & Science", Georgia National University, Tbilisi, Georgia, available at: https://www.seu.edu.ge/en/1734/;
2013-present - Member of Editorial Board, scientific journal "University Bulletin", Akaki Tsereteli State University, Kutaisi, Georgia, available at: http://atsu.edu.ge/library/moambe.html;
2013 - Member of editorial board - scientific-practical conference devoted to the 20th anniversary of the Faculty of Business, Law and Social science of ATSU, Collected works;
2012-present - Member of Editorial Board, scientific journal "Business-Engineering", Georgia Technical University, Tbilisi, Georgia, available at: www.Business-Engineering.bpengi.com;
2011-present - Member of editorial board, social science bulletin, Daugavpils University, Daugavpils, Latvia, available at: https://du.lv/social-sciences-bulletin/;
2010 - Member of editorial board - International scientific-practical conference: "Regionalization, regional economic and social processes", Collected works;
2009 - Member of editorial board - International scientific-practical conference: "Globalization, economic crisis and South Caucasus", Collected works;
2009-present - scientific-practical journal "Management and Business", member of Editorial Board, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University;
2008-present - scientific-practical journal "Business and Legislation", member of Editorial Board;
2007-present - scientific-practical journal "Economics Profile", member of Editorial Board;
2008 - Member of editorial board - scientific-practical conference: "Transparency of local budgets", Collected works;
2004 - Member of editorial board - II Scientific conference of Association of Young Scientists, Collected works;
2003 - Member of editorial board - I Scientific conference of Association of Young Scientists, Collected works;
Organizer, chairman of the conferences:
19-20.03.2020 - International Academic Initiatives Conference ¿Administrative Territorial VS Economic Spatial Boundaries of the Regions?, Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman, Kyiv, Ukraine, Member of academic committee and co-organizer;
27-28.09.2017 - II International conference: "Regional economic, legal and social problems", Head of organizational committee, Head of Organizational Committee, Member of academic committee;
2016 - International conference: "Economic Impact on Higher Education Development" of the 6th International Scientific-Practical Conference: "Effectiveness of Organizational and Economic Mechanism of Higher Education Innovation Development", Head of the section, Kyiv, Ukraine;
2015 - I International conference: "Regional economic, legal and social problems", Head of organizational committee, Member of academic committee;
10-12.10.2013 - Academic committee member, 8-th International scientific conference "Social science for regional development 2013", Daugavpils University, Faculty of social science, Daugavpils, Latvia;
2013 - Scientific-practical conference, Akaki Tsereteli State University, Kutaisi University, Academy of Educational Science of Georgia, Head of organizational board, Kutaisi;
2010 - International scientific-practical conference: "Regionalization, regional economic and social processes", Head of organizational board, Kutaisi;
2009 - International scientific-practical conference: "Globalization, economic crisis and South Caucasus", Head of organizational board, Kutaisi;
2008 - scientific-practical conference: "Transparency of local budgets", chairman of conference, Kutaisi;
Professional experiences:
10.2019-current - elected member of Permanent Doctoral Council in Economics at Georgia Technical University;
2018-2020 - Head of committee of teaching process administration at the Z. Jhvania school of public administration;
12.12.2017-12.10.2018 - advisor of the committee of economic challenges, Institute of Democracy and Civil Development;
17.07.2013-2014 - member of advisory council of creation of recommendations for the new law of "Higher Education";
11.2011-current - member of International Association of University Presidents, http://iaup.org;
19.03.2009 - 2011 - President of "Regional Initiatives Support Fund";
2000/2002 - Budget reserves searching commission at the State Representatives apparatus in Imerety Region, Georgia, expert;
2000/2002 - The commission of Studying the ways of increasing the paying capacities of Juridical persons and Individuals at the State Representatives apparatus in Imereti Region, Georgia, expert;
1998/2000 - Expert committee member of Financial-Budget committee of Kutaisi City Council;
State Prizes and awards:
20.03.2024 - Honorary Doctor of Kiev National University of Technology and Design https://en.knutd.edu.ua/university/honourable-doctors/?fbclid=IwAR1etoyATEMrAOIgiFsYxInavQ3Jh4pQEV5wTOZp7y-V4id3wJ7QkssgZnk_aem_ASslznneFTnSQJoo1YBATvhH-uKirkO9UBvod2PN-21Gokdv5bLUSG8o5FyU0OQ3IHV9FvwzAK8dtyoLKCKaiVjw
22.11.2018 - was awarded with the reward of Ukrainian Academy of Science for the success in deepening the cooperation with the Ukrainian and Georgian HEIs;
26.05.2012 - was awarded with the "Highness Presidential Order" for the success in Georgian education sphere;
