A Day About Georgia - Conference
15. maj 2025 09.30 - 19.30
Eastern European Studies’ Student Council, The Danish Foreign Policy Society U35, and
the student organisation European Horizons at UCPH invite you to a one-day conference on Georgia in Festsalen at Søndre Campus!
Together, the three youth organisations have created an academic program featuring
researchers, representatives from civil society organisations, musicians, artists, and students.
They will explore a range of fascinating themes and issues related to Georgia’s history,
culture, language, civil society, and security policy.
The presentations will take place throughout the day from 10:00 to 17:00, followed by a
film screening and dinner. More details on this will be published in the program, which is
continuously updated on this page.
The conference is open to everyone with an interest in Georgia or curiosity to learn more.
To secure your spot, please reserve a free ticket via our ticket option below.
Make sure to secure your ticket no later than May 14th 12:00 CET.
If you have any questions regarding the event, please reach out to board member of DUSU35, Felipe Branner, at +4531229666 or at
felipebranner@gmail.com
The event is supported by Tuborgfondet and the Faculty Board of Cross Cultural and Regional Studies.
Programme:
09:30 - 10:00 Arrival and registration
10:00 - 10:05 Introduction
10:05 - 10:25 Keynote speech [To be announced]
10:30 - 11:00 Presentation: The Georgian language from a historical perspective w. Sandro Nikolaishvili
11:05 - 11:20 Presentation: [To be announced]
11:25 - 11:40 Student presentation: [To be announced]
11:45 - 12:15 Short film screening and Q&A with artist Johanna Sofie Sylvest. Moderator: Isabella Boyles Thalbitzer
12:15 - 12:45 Lunch break
12:45 - 13:45 Panel debate: Georgia in transition – breaking with the past? w. Gia Abuladze, Nina Dadalauri, William Vest-Lillesøe, Iveri Kekenadze
Gustafsson. Moderator: Louise Brodthagen Jensen
13:45 - 13:55 Performance: [To be announced]
14:00 - 14:45 Hard by a Great Forest: Interview w. author Leo Vardiashvili. Moderator: Vera Skvirskaja.
14:45 - 15:00 Break
15:00 - 15:15 Student presentation: [To be announced]
15:20 - 16:10 Panel debate: Fortress or Frontline: Internal Struggles and External Pressure, w. Rasmus Greffrath Damgaard Hardt, Jørgen Staun, Katrine Gotfredsen. Moderator: Charlotte Flindt Pedersen
16:15 - 16:45 Concert: [To be announced]
16:45 - 17:00 Break
17:00 - 19:30 Film screening of ‘And Then We Danced’
20:00 - 22:00 Community dinner w. food from Georgian Restaurant Mimino [separate ticket]
22:00 Thank you for today!
the student organisation European Horizons at UCPH invite you to a one-day conference on Georgia in Festsalen at Søndre Campus!
Together, the three youth organisations have created an academic program featuring
researchers, representatives from civil society organisations, musicians, artists, and students.
They will explore a range of fascinating themes and issues related to Georgia’s history,
culture, language, civil society, and security policy.
The presentations will take place throughout the day from 10:00 to 17:00, followed by a
film screening and dinner. More details on this will be published in the program, which is
continuously updated on this page.
The conference is open to everyone with an interest in Georgia or curiosity to learn more.
To secure your spot, please reserve a free ticket via our ticket option below.
Make sure to secure your ticket no later than May 14th 12:00 CET.
If you have any questions regarding the event, please reach out to board member of DUSU35, Felipe Branner, at +4531229666 or at
felipebranner@gmail.com
The event is supported by Tuborgfondet and the Faculty Board of Cross Cultural and Regional Studies.
Programme:
09:30 - 10:00 Arrival and registration
10:00 - 10:05 Introduction
10:05 - 10:25 Keynote speech [To be announced]
10:30 - 11:00 Presentation: The Georgian language from a historical perspective w. Sandro Nikolaishvili
11:05 - 11:20 Presentation: [To be announced]
11:25 - 11:40 Student presentation: [To be announced]
11:45 - 12:15 Short film screening and Q&A with artist Johanna Sofie Sylvest. Moderator: Isabella Boyles Thalbitzer
12:15 - 12:45 Lunch break
12:45 - 13:45 Panel debate: Georgia in transition – breaking with the past? w. Gia Abuladze, Nina Dadalauri, William Vest-Lillesøe, Iveri Kekenadze
Gustafsson. Moderator: Louise Brodthagen Jensen
13:45 - 13:55 Performance: [To be announced]
14:00 - 14:45 Hard by a Great Forest: Interview w. author Leo Vardiashvili. Moderator: Vera Skvirskaja.
14:45 - 15:00 Break
15:00 - 15:15 Student presentation: [To be announced]
15:20 - 16:10 Panel debate: Fortress or Frontline: Internal Struggles and External Pressure, w. Rasmus Greffrath Damgaard Hardt, Jørgen Staun, Katrine Gotfredsen. Moderator: Charlotte Flindt Pedersen
16:15 - 16:45 Concert: [To be announced]
16:45 - 17:00 Break
17:00 - 19:30 Film screening of ‘And Then We Danced’
20:00 - 22:00 Community dinner w. food from Georgian Restaurant Mimino [separate ticket]
22:00 Thank you for today!
Arrangør:
u35 + European Horizons at UCPH + Eastern European Studies’ Student Council
Tidspunkt
15. maj 2025
09.30 - 19.30