BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Humanities
Department of Georgian Studies

Inga Shamilishvili
Academic Position Professor
Date of Birth: 17.03.1971
Address: Rustaveli str 57, flat 45 Batumi Georgia
E-mail: Inga_shamilishvili@bsu.edu.ge
Telephone: (+995)577437137

Education: Qualification of Teacher Georgian Language, Literature and History
Qualification/Academic Degree: Candidate of Philological Sciences; PHD

Education direction/field: Georgian Literary Studies

Work experience:
14.09.2022 – Present: Professor at the Department of Georgian Studies Batumi Shota Rustaveli State
University, Batumi (Georgia)

03.09.2014 – 14.09.2022: Associate Professor at the Department of Georgian Studies Batumi Shota Rustaveli
State University, Batumi (Georgia)

19.12.2016 – 28.05.2019: Minister of Education, Culture and Sport of Autonomous Republic of Ajara, Georgia

02.10.2015 – 19.12.2015: Deputy Rector of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Batumi (Georgia)

01.04.2015 – 02.10.2015: Acting Head of Quality Assurance at the Faculty of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State
University, Batumi (Georgia)

04.02.2011 – 16.09.2014: Deputy Dean of The Faculty of Education and Sciences Batumi Shota Rustaveli
State University, Batumi (Georgia)

05.11.2010 – 04.02.2011: Deputy Head of Quality Assurance Service of the Faculty of Education and Sciences
Batumi, Batumi (Georgia)

05.09.2009 – 02.11.2010: Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Humanities Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University,
Batumi (Georgia)

11.05.2004 – 01.09.2006: Senior Teacher at the Department of Georgian Studies Batumi Shota Rustaveli State
University, Batumi (Georgia)

16.11.1993 – 11.05.2004: Teacher at the Department of Georgian Philology Batumi Shota Rustaveli State
University, Batumi (Georgia)

Published scientific/scholarly works (for the last 10 years):
1. CULTURAL ASPECTS OF THE POST-SOVIET REGIONAL PRINT MEDIA; The American
scholarly journal Cross-Cultural Studies: Education and Science (CCS&ES) ISSN-2470-1262
is both moderated and refereed; Volume 7, Issue II, June 2022
2. ,, The Soviet Ideological Pressure and Two Emigrant Writers”; ISBN978-4-905726-36-4
JAIRO, NIL,SCOPUS; Kyoto,,Tanaka print”; Japan;
3. ,, Gender Issue in Georgian General Education Institutions”; Gender Issue in Georgian General
Education Institutions # 14 2019 pp. 48-55; http://www.multilingualeducation.org/en/article/47
4. "The 19th Century Europe in Georgian Publication"; International Virtual Forum - Istanbul 2016:
Humanitarian Aspects in Geocultural Space; pp. 154-159; E-mail: turkiyat@istanbul.edu.tr;
5. Agro Journalism; Coauthor of Agro Journalism textbook; Georgian Regional Media Association
GRMA; 2016, Tbilisi;
6. Symbolic flow of XX Century in Georgian and Turkish poetry; International Journal: Universe
Culture ISSN:1308-6197; pp.31-35;
7. Several aspects of Alexander (Shoshia) Chkhaidze's playwrights; Materials of III International
Scientific Conference "Intercultural Dialogues"; 2015;
8. Culture and History of Batumi in I. Mandelstam’s essays; Materials of 13th International Congress;
2015;
9. The importance of teaching literary text analysis for pupils of primary school age; Materials of
International Scientific-Methodical Conference "Actual Problems of Study and Upbringing"; 2015;
10. Symbols of Colors and three colors of Shah Galibbi. Nevshehir HBV University, Faculty of
Education; 2015;
11. Dialogue of Cultures in Literary Press (example of journal "Chorokhi"); Materials of International
Conference "Humanitarian Sciences in Information Society 2”; 2014;
12. Intercultural Communication and Tolerance in Georgian Regional Press (example of Russian
Newspaper “Adjara”); Materials of International Conference: “The Person, Consciousness,
Communication, Internet”; 2014;

Participation in international forums (for the last 10 years):
1. 7th International Conference on Innovative Teacher Education; Israel, 24-26.06.2019; Innovation in
Teacher-Education in Georgia and Israel Through ERASMUS+ Projects: Challenges and Pathways;
2. The 2th International Learning, Teaching and Research Congress (ILTER 2019). 5-7 September,
2019. Amasya, Turkey
3. II –the World Congress: East-West:Crossing Cultures; Kyoto ,,Tanaka print”; Japan;
4. THE INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL FORUM – ISTANBUL 2016: HUMANITARIAN ASPECTS IN
GEOCULTURAL SPACE; სტამბული; თურქეთი
01-06.10.2016; http://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/statics/turkiyat.istanbul.edu.tr/wp
content/uploads/2016/09/ART-%C3%96ZEL-2.pdf
5. 3 rd INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON SOCIAL SCIENCES, CHINA TO ADRIATIC; ანტალია,
თურქეთი 27.10-30.10.2016;
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=shamilishvili+Inga&oq=S
6. VII International Scientific Semiotics Conference “Semiotics of Chaos and Cosmos”; Topic: Time and
the Creator (Fridon Khalvashi’s “Khikhani” Soviet and Post-Soviet editions) 21.10-22.10. 2016,
Batumi;
7. International Virtual Forum - Istanbul 2016: Humanitarian Aspects in Geocultural Space; Speaker:
"The 19th Century Europe in Georgian Publication"; 3.10-6.10, 2016;
8. III International Scientific Conference "Intercultural Dialogues"; 2015, Telavi; Speaker: Several
Aspects of Alexander (Shoshia) Chkaidze’s playwrights;
9. The 13th International Congress; 13-20. 09.2015; Spain; Speaker: Culture and History of Batumi in I.
Mandelstam’s essays;
10. International Scientific-Methodical Conference "Actual Problems of Study and Upbringing"; 6-7.
06.2015; Kutaisi; Speaker: The Importance of teaching literary text analysis for Primary School
Pupils;
11. International Symposium Nevshehir HBV University, Faculty of Education 25-28. 05.2015; Turkey;
Speaker: Symbols of colors and three Colors of Shah Galibbi;
12. International Conference "Humanitarian Sciences in Information Society" 2; 24.10-26.10 2014;
Batumi; Speaker: Cultural Dialogue in Literary Press (example -Journal"Chorokhi");
13. The 14th International Symposium of Language Stylistics and Literature, October 16-17, 2014,Izmir;
Speaker: Symbolic flow of XX century in Georgian and Turkish Poetry;
14. “The Person, Consciousness, Communication, Internet”; 22.05-25.05, 2014, Leuven (Belgium);
III International Scientific-Practical Conference. Speaker: Intercultural Communication and
Tolerance in Georgian Regional Press ( example of Russian Newspaper “Adjara”);

Grant projects (for the last 10 years):
1. Grant project of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria ,,Sharing Bulgarian experience
for the Capacity building of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State university”; manager 2021-2023;
2. USAID- Basic Education Program; Grant project 0217352.000.000-G-2021-002-00; trainer;
2021-2022;
3. U.S. EMBASSY DEMOCRACY COMMISSIOM SMALL GRANT PROGRAM and Jurnalism
research Center project ,,Learn Journalism Online~; academic staff; 2020-2021;
4. USAID Basic Education Program; Grant project 0217352.000.000‐G‐2020‐003‐00; trainer
08.07.2020-31.12.2020;
5. Intercultural sensitivity research in school society (on an example of Adjara region) - Targeted
scientific research project of the Batumi Shota Rustaveli State university. 15.02.2019 – 15.12.2019;
researcher
6. Curriculum Reform for Promoting Civic Education and Democratic Principles in Israel and in
Georgia“ – CURE) ;
573322-EPP-1- 2016-1-ILEPPKA2-CBHEJP; 15.10.2016-14.10.2019; researcher;
7. Academic Integrity for Quality Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Institutions in
Georgia“ – INTEGRITY; 585841 EPP-1-2017-1-GE-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP; 15.10.2017-14.10.2019;
researcher;
8. Grant agreement of the University of Ruse N2016-1-BG01-Ka107-023459 Grant agreement for
Erasmus+ staff mobility for teaching between PROGRAMME an PARTNER COUNTRIES N TS
KA107-2016-IN; position: academic staff
9. TEMPUS ,,Strengthening the Specific Role of Universities as LLL Institutions, SSRULLI'' (544251
TEMPUS-1-2013-1-GE-TEMPUS-JPHES) trainer/researcher;
10. President Foundation project of Georgia ,, Development of Media and Cultural Science at Batumi
Shota Rustaveli State University - Chief researcher, Head
Trainings (for the last 10 years):
1. Media Education Program Funded by the U.S. Department of StateAdministered by the
Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy; in the Chicago USA01.08.-15.08.2022;
2. Recognition of Developing of agro journalism modules and completing training of trainers course;
April-September 2015;
3. United States Department of State; International Visitor Leadership Program on University
Endowments in the U.S; 04-22.02. 2013
4. Tallinn University; Estonian development Cooperation; Assessment and Teaching at University;
30.07.2012;
5. Tallinn University; Estonian development Cooperation; Microteaching; 31.07.2012; 

Dr. Başöz is an assistant professor at the Department of English Language Teaching at Balıkesir University. She received her MA degree in English Language Teaching from Dokuz Eylül University and her PhD degree in the same field from Hacettepe University. Her research studies focus on vocabulary learning and teaching in a second language, affective aspects of learning English as an additional language, and the use of technology in EFL learning/teaching. Her recent research has focused on L2 grit, L2 willingness to communicate and directed motivational currents in a second language. She has published in various peer-reviewed international journals including System and presented papers in national and international conferences.

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Dr. Gülşah TIKIZ ERTÜRK completed her undergraduate degree at Uludağ University in 2006, her master's degree at Dokuz Eylül University in 2006 and her doctorate at the same university in 2015. She worked as an instructor at Dokuz Eylül University School of Foreign Languages between 2007-2017 and at Bursa Technical University School of Foreign Languages between 2017-2018; as an Assistant Professor at Izmir Democracy University Faculty of Education, Department of English Language Teaching between 2018-2021 and at Amasya University Department of Foreign Languages between 2021-2023. She has been working at Social Sciences University of Ankara, School of Foreign Languages since 2023. Gülşah Tıkız-Ertürk, who has undertaken many different academic and administrative duties during her academic career, has many studies published in national and international refereed journals on foreign language education and conducts her studies in the field of teaching English as a foreign language.