Our Team

Education

• 2010–present — Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

  PhD Candidate, Faculty of Economics and Business

• 2004–2006 — Munich, Germany

  Intensive German Language Studies

  • DSH Certificate, University of Augsburg

  • TestDaF Certificate, Goethe-Institut Munich (2006)

• 1996–2001 — Lomonosov Moscow State University

  Faculty of Geography

  Master’s Degree in Geography

Professional Experience

• November 2024–present — Paata Gugushvili Institute of Economics Publishing House,

  Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

  English-Language Editor

• April 15 – July 15, 2024 — DAAD Project Scholar & Research Fellow

  “How to Manage Geoparks? Geotourism Management in the South Caucasus”

  Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany

• December 2023–present — Project Coordinator

  Joint fundamental research grant (Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, TSU, University of Applied Sciences Koblenz):

  “Depopulation of Rural Settlements in Racha: Spatio-Temporal Changes and Contemporary Challenges”

• June 2021–present — Alterbridge International University of Management and Communication

  University Assistant

• November 2018–present — Vakhushti Bagrationi Institute of Geography, TSU

  Department of Human Geography

  Researcher

• February 2018 – December 2024 — Tbilisi Humanitarian Teaching University

  Visiting Lecturer

• June 2019 – July 2020 — New University

  Associate Professor and Co-Head of the English-language BA Program in Business Administration

• January 2019 – June 2019 — Georgian-European Higher Education Institute

  Associate Professor and Head of the BA Program in Business Administration

  (Georgian- and English-language tracks)

• 2016–2019 — University of Business and Technology

  Associate Professor

• 2016–January 2019 — Georgian-European Higher Education Institute

  Visiting Lecturer

• 2011–2018 — Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

  Faculty of Economics and Business

  Visiting Lecturer

• 2016 — FAO–EBRD Joint Project

  Market Specialist / National Consultant

  “Improving Food Safety in the Dairy Sector through Knowledge Transfer”

• July 2011 – June 2017 — Program Manager

  Joint Master’s Program “International Enterprises Management”

  Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University & Friedrich Schiller University Jena

  (DAAD-funded project)

Academic Mobility

• March 3 – May 21, 2017 — ERASMUS+ Visiting Lecturer

  University of Applied Sciences Koblenz, Germany

  Language of instruction: English

• October 23 – October 28, 2017 — ERASMUS+ Visiting Lecturer

  Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey

  Language of instruction: English

• November 9 – November 30, 2018 — ERASMUS+ Visiting Lecturer

  Catholic University of Lille, France

  Language of instruction: English

Trainings & Professional Development (Last 10 Years)

• 2024 — Peacebuilding: Trauma, Dialogue, and Sustainable Solutions; SAP Training

• 2023 — Plagiarism and Science;

  Designing and Assessing Learning Outcomes in Higher Education Academic Programs

• 2021 — How to Prepare Educational Programs for Accreditation

• 2019 — Modern Information Technologies in Business

• 2014–2018 — Various professional courses in social policy, intercultural management, regional integration, financial reporting standards, and productivity/efficiency analysis

  (Norway, Switzerland, Germany, and others)

Scientific Publications (Last 5 Years)

• 2025 — Tourism Development Perspectives in Upper Racha: The Local Community’s View

  Georgian Geographical Journal

• 2025 — The Kakheti Region Book / Geographical Atlas

• 2023 — Two Years of the Pandemic: Perspectives from Georgia

• 2023 — International Mobility as an Opportunity for Young Georgian Graduates: Employment Analysis for the German Labor Market

• 2022 — Trends in Foreign Direct Investment Development

• 2022 — Demographic Challenges in the Socio-Economic Development of Eastern Georgia

• 2021 — The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Georgia’s Economy: A Statistical Analysis

• 2021 — Georgia’s Economic Policy Facing New Challenges under the Global Pandemic

Computer Skills

• Word, Excel, PowerPoint

• SPSS

• ArcGIS

• Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop

• Internet tools and research software

Contact Information

Email: sofiko.dzhvarsheishvili@tsu.ge