Group photo overlooking Missoula

Marika Korotkova presenting the new Georgian
flag to Dr. Kia

The University of Montana has established academic exchange agreements with Tbilisi Institute of Asia and Africa and Kutaisi State University in the Republic of Georgia. The first representative from Tbilisi was a scholar who came to UM to teach Persian language in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures in 2003. In the spring of 2004 two more scholars from both institutions came to UM for a semester of professional training and cultural immersion. The focus of the training was on American Studies, however, other subjects including Information Technology Training and electives in various departments were also part of the curriculum. Two scholars followed in the fall of 2004, joined by two Persian instructors from the same Universities. UM is currently hosting one scholar from Tbilisi Institute of Asia and Africa and a scholar from Kutaisi State University for fall 2005 semester. In addition, a Persian instructor from Kutaisi State University is teaching at UM for the 2005-2006 academic year.

As part of the program, scholars created informational and educational PowerPoint presentations and shared them with the campus community in a brown bag series. You may view the presentations below.

Presentations

Georgia

Presenters: Exchange Scholars Tinatin Gogolashvili, Tbilisi Institute of Asia and Africa, Georgia and Dr. Irakli Tskhvediani, Kutaisi State University, Georgia

The presentation includes information on population, government, economy, history, language, archaeology, culture & art, religion, architecture, painting, literature, folklore, wine culture, the USA Georgia partnership and American Studies in Georgia.

Georgia in Transition: Problems and Reality

Presenter: Exchange Scholar Ia Iashvili, Kutaisi State University, Georgia

Goldsmithery in Pre-Christian Georgia

Presenter: Exchange Scholar Rusudan Mikautadze, Kutaisi State University, Georgia

Queen Tamar

Presenter: Exchange Scholar Rusudan Mikautadze, Kutaisi State University, Georgia

The Country I Come From. The City I Was Born In.

Presenter: Exchange Scholar Milena Oganesyan, Tbilisi Institute of Asia and Africa