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: the Danish Ambassador to Georgia
Anne Toft Sørensen
10:30 - 11:00 Presentation: The Georgian Language, Script, and Early Literature: A Historical Journey
Sandro Nikolaishvili
11:05 - 11:20 Presentation: Translating between different cultures: The obvious, the difficult and the practical
Mads Büchert Eskildsen
11:25 - 11:40 Presentation: Fragmented unity? How protesters, NGOs, and allies resist autocratization
Jelte de Jong
11:45 - 12:15 Short film screening & artist talk: In your footsteps
Johanna Sofie Sylvest
Moderator: Isabella Boyles Thalbitzer
12:15 - 12:45 Lunch break
12:45 - 13:40 Panel debate: Georgia in transition – breaking with the past?
Gia Abuladze
Nina Dadalauri
William Vest-Lillesøe
Iveri Kekenadze Gustafsson
Moderator: Louise Brodthagen Jensen
13:45 - 13:55 Exhibition presentation: Crosses and Stars - The art of protest
Henriette Borg Reinholdt
14:00 - 14:45 Author Talk: ‘Hard by a Great Forest’
Leo Vardiashvili
Moderator: Vera Skvirskaja
14:45 - 15:00 Break
15:00 - 15:15 Student presentation: Russian Hybrid Warfare in Georgia
Julie Quistgaard
15:20 - 16:10 Panel debate: Fortress or Frontline: Internal Struggles and External Pressure
Rasmus Greffrath Damgaard Hardt
Jørgen Staun
Katrine Gotfredsen
Moderator: Charlotte Flindt Pedersen
16:15 - 16:45 Concert: Danish-Georgian Jazz trio, Danther
Marcus Kendellen
Mamuka Tsertsvadze
Krzysztof Maciejko
16:45 - 17:00 Break
17:00 - 19:00 Film Screening: And Then We Danced
19:00 - 22:00 Community dinner w. restaurant Mimino
22:00 Thank you for today!
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: the Danish Ambassador to Georgia
Anne Toft Sørensen
10:30 - 11:00 Presentation: The Georgian Language, Script, and Early Literature: A Historical Journey
Sandro Nikolaishvili
11:05 - 11:20 Presentation: Translating between different cultures: The obvious, the difficult and the practical
Mads Büchert Eskildsen
11:25 - 11:40 Presentation: Fragmented unity? How protesters, NGOs, and allies resist autocratization
Jelte de Jong
11:45 - 12:15 Short film screening & artist talk: In your footsteps
Johanna Sofie Sylvest
Moderator: Isabella Boyles Thalbitzer
12:15 - 12:45 Lunch break
12:45 - 13:40 Panel debate: Georgia in transition – breaking with the past?
Gia Abuladze
Nina Dadalauri
William Vest-Lillesøe
Iveri Kekenadze Gustafsson
Moderator: Louise Brodthagen Jensen
13:45 - 13:55 Exhibition presentation: Crosses and Stars - The art of protest
Henriette Borg Reinholdt
14:00 - 14:45 Author Talk: ‘Hard by a Great Forest’
Leo Vardiashvili
Moderator: Vera Skvirskaja
14:45 - 15:00 Break
15:00 - 15:15 Student presentation: Russian Hybrid Warfare in Georgia
Julie Quistgaard
15:20 - 16:10 Panel debate: Fortress or Frontline: Internal Struggles and External Pressure
Rasmus Greffrath Damgaard Hardt
Jørgen Staun
Katrine Gotfredsen
Moderator: Charlotte Flindt Pedersen
16:15 - 16:45 Concert: Danish-Georgian Jazz trio, Danther
Marcus Kendellen
Mamuka Tsertsvadze
Krzysztof Maciejko
16:45 - 17:00 Break
17:00 - 19:00 Film Screening: And Then We Danced
19:00 - 22:00 Community dinner w. restaurant Mimino
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