MGD Seminar 2 Tbilisi – Wed 1st, Thur 2nd and Fri 3rd November 2017 (Archive)
Below is the programme for the second seminar on the Media, Globalisation and Development course. This seminar takes place in Tbilisi, Georgia and is a collaboration with Flinders University in Adelaide, Tbilisi State University (TSU) and Caucaus Studies at Malmö University.
The teaching for this seminar will take place at Tbilisi State University, Building no. 1,
Address: 1, Chavchavadze Ave., 0179 Tbilisi, Georgia https://goo.gl/maps/CvAJvCbsMEq
TEACHING is in room 212 (2nd floor)
ComDev Staff will be staying at the Orion Hotel, this very close to the Tbilisi State University building where the seminar will take place. Orion Tbilisi, Napareuli 5, Tbilisi
Local contact at Tbilisi State University is Prof. Alexandre Kukhianidze
ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL TBILISI.
Wednesday November 1st – Boundaries and Identities in Contemporary Georgia – DAY 1
10:00 – 10:15 (local Tbilisi time)
16:30 – 16:45 (Adelaide)
07:00 – 07:15 (Malmö)
Welcomes from Dr. George Sharvashidze (Rector TSU). Rebecka Lettevall (Dean of Culture and Society, Malmö) and Susanne Schech, Flinders University)
10:15 – 11:00
Prof. Alexandre Kukhianidze (TSU).
The Georgian Political context with particular focus on Russian/Georgian relations and the disputed territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
11:00 – 11:20
Caucasus Studies (Malmö University) – discussion
11:20 – 11:30 BREAK
11:30 – 12:15
Guranda Bursulaia (Civil Forum)
Expressions of Collective Memory in Georgian and Abkhazian School Text Books and its significance in peace building processes.
12:15 – 12:35
Discussants – Anders Høg Hansen (Malmö) and Dr Johanna Conterio, (Flinders University)
12:35 – 13:45 LUNCH
19:35 (Adelaide, Flinders leave after morning session)
09:35 – 10:45 (Malmö)
13:45 – 14:30
Nino Kukhiandize (TSU)
The Education System as a Challenge for Conflict Resolution
14:30 – 15:00 BREAK
15:00 – 15:30
Representatives from TSU, Dean Tamar Dolbaia, Malmö University Dean Rebecka Lettevall, Caucasus Studies Karina Vamling and ComDev Tobias Denskus
Presentation of Tbilisi State University, Malmö University’s Caucasus Studies, Communication for Development programmes, convergence pedagogy and the Glocal Classroom.
15:30 – 16:00 BREAK
16:00 – 17:00
Group Work in preparation for the simulation. Students in Tbilisi will meet with their groups and connect with online participants in convenient time zones. Students in Tbilisi will share material with Flinders students
DAY 1 ENDS
17:00 (Tbilisi)
14:00 (Malmö)
23:30 (Adelaide)
Thursday November 2nd – Boundaries and Identities in Contemporary Georgia – DAY 2
10:00 – 10:15 (local Tbilisi time)
16:30 – 16:45 (Adelaide)
07:00 – 07:15 (Malmö)
Introduction and re-cap Karina Vamling, Anders Høg Hansen and Susanne Schech.
10:15 – 11:15
Georgia’s Development Challenges: Short Presentations from
Dr George Mchelishvili (International Black Sea University & Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Representative of European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM),
Khatuna Maisashvili TSU (Media and Conflict).
11:15 – 12:00
Pannel Discussion: with contributions from George Mchelishvili, EUMM, and Khatuna Maisashvili (TSU)
Moderators: Oscar Hemer (Malmö) and Susanne Schech (Flinders)
12:00 – 12:15 BREAK
12:15 – 13:00
Introduction to Simulation Exercise:
Dr. Maryanne Kelton and Verity Kingsmill (Flinders)
Anders Høg Hansen, Karina Vamling, Mikael Rundberg, and Hugo Boothby (Malmö)
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
19:30 (Adelaide, Flinders leave after morning session)
10:00 – 11:00 (Malmö)
14:00 – until evening (Departure from TSU 14:00 SHARP!)
Excursion to EUMM field office and an IDP settlement close to Gori and the administrative boundary line of Georgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia.
DAY TWO ENDS.
Friday November 3rd – SIMULATION: Georgia and South Ossetia’s Shifting Administrative Boundary Line – DAY THREE
10:00 – 10:15 (local Tbilisi time)
16:30 – 16:45 (Adelaide)
07:00 – 07:15 (Malmö)
Introduction to Simulation Exercise:
Dr. Maryanne Kelton and Verity Kingsmill (Flinders)
Anders Høg Hansen, Karina Vamling, Mikael Rundberg, and Hugo Boothby (Malmö)
10:15 – 12:00
16:45 – 18:30 (Adelaide)
07:15 – 09:00 (Malmö)
SIMULATION EXERCISE (1 hour and 45 minutes in duration).
12:00 – 12:15 BREAK
12:15 – 13:00
Simulation presentations and debriefing
Feedback from local experts: Alexandre Kukhianidze (TSU), Katrine Gotfredsen (Malmö), Oliver Reisner, TBA
13:00 – 14:30 LUNCH
DAY THREE ENDS
13:00 (Tbilisi)
19:30 (Adelaide, Flinders leave after morning session)
10:00 (Malmö)
