Our Team

Education

• 1969 — Graduated from Zveli Senaki Secondary School, Senaki Municipality

• 1977 — A.S. Pushkin Tbilisi State Pedagogical Institute, Faculty of Public Professions — Journalism

• 1980 — A.S. Pushkin Tbilisi State Pedagogical Institute, Faculty of Philology

• 1982 — Completed advanced qualification courses in Journalism at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

• 2004 — Ecological-Economic Institute, Faculty of Law — Law

• 2020 — Doctoral studies, Georgian Technical University, Mass Communication

• 2020 — Successfully defended dissertation and was awarded the PhD in Social Sciences

Professional Experience

• 1980 – Present — Ivane Javakhishvili State Pedagogical University named after Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani

  (currently Ilia State University)

  Subjects taught: Georgian Language, Methodology of Teaching Georgian, Academic Writing

• 1998 – 2006 — Georgian Language Instructor for Azerbaijani youth, Gardabani

• 2001 — Georgian Language Instructor for Armenian population, Javakheti Region

• 2003 – 2004 — Hosted and taught a Georgian language TV course for non-Georgians on Georgian Public Broadcaster – Channel One

• 2009 – 2010 — Georgian Language and Literature Teacher,

  Avchala Juvenile Educational Institution, Department of Corrections

Journalism & Media Career

• 1970 – 1974 — Contributor, Kolkheti (Senaki regional newspaper)

• 1973 – 1985 — Contributor, Akhalgazrda Komunisti and Molodiozh Gruzii

• 1976 – Present — Contributor / Correspondent, Lelo Newspaper

• 1995 – 1996 — Managing Editor, Telecommunications of Georgia Magazine

• 1996 – 1997 — Sports Editor, Dilis Gazeti Newspaper

• 1997 – Present — Correspondent, Sakartvelos Respublika Newspaper

• 2008 – Present — Correspondent, Lelo Newspaper

• 2015 – 2017 — Editor, Chess World Magazine

Academic Appointments

• 2019 – Present — Invited Specialist, Georgian National University (SEU)

  (Sports Journalism; Academic Writing)

• 2021 – Present — Professor, International Teaching University of Management and Communication “Alterbridge”

• 2022 – Present — Invited Associate Professor, Georgian Technical University

  (Academic Writing; Written and Oral Communication)

• Since January 20, 2022 — Member (Academician), Academy of Education Sciences of Georgia

Academic & Creative Activity

• 1982–2024 — Author of 36 scientific publications; participant in 19 scientific conferences

• Since 2002 — Author of 20 books, including 15 books on sports,

  a scientific collection “Issues of Sports Journalism”, and several literary works

Awards & Honors

• 2002 — Order of Honor

• 2002 — Named Best Sports Journalist of the Year by the Georgian National Olympic Committee

• 2004 — Accredited journalist at the Athens Olympic Games

• 2013 — Sergey Meskhi Prize

• 2014 — Title of Honored Journalist of Georgia

• 2015 — Nodar Gugushvili Prize

• 2017 — Title of Honored Figure of Sport of Georgia

• 2018 — Honorary Citizen of Senaki

• 2021 (May 15) — Diploma, 3rd Berlin International Festival “Spring Dreams”

  (Short story: “Mother”)

• 2022 — Special Prize of the Georgian National Olympic Committee for contribution to the promotion of Olympism

Certificates & Training

• 2023 (Oct 27–29, Telavi) — Research Methods in Science Training

• 2016 (Apr 1–3, Borjomi) — Olympic Media Seminar (European Olympic Committees / GNOC)

• Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Program

• Training Program: European Higher Education Qualification Framework and University Quality Management Systems

• Training: Preparation Program for the 2009 Unified National Examinations

Languages

• Georgian — Native

• Russian — Fluent

• English — Basic / Partial Working Proficiency

Contact Information

📧 Email: vajadanelia@gmail.com