User:Otiko
Personal Details:
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Full Name: Otar Nikoleishvili
Date of Birth: December 16, 1980
Place of Birth: Kutaisi, Republic of Georgia
Marital status: Married
Education and Scientific Degrees:
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* 1987-1998 - Kutaisi Saint Nino Gymnasium № 3.
* In 1998–2003, I studied at and graduated with honors from Kutaisi Akaki Tsereteli State University, majoring (with BA and MA Academic Degrees) in History and English Language.
* On February 11, 2005, at the Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, I defended my thesis for the candidate of historical sciences degree (code: 07.00.01.); Dissertation Title: "National and socio-political concept of Sergei Meskhi".
Scientific-Pedagogical Activities:
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* In 2003–2004, I was a senior assistant, first at the Department of Archaeology and History of Culture and then at the Department of History of Georgia at Kutaisi Akaki Tsereteli State University.
* From April to October of 2005, I worked as a scientist-researcher at Kutaisi Akaki Tsereteli State University's Educational (Teaching) - Scientific (Research) Institute of International Relations.
* From April to August of 2014, I worked as Assistant-Professor at Department of History of Georgia at Akaki Tsereteli State University.
* Since August 1st of 2014, I’m Associated Professor at Department of History and Archaeology at Akaki Tsereteli State University.
Fields of Scientific Interests:
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* New and Modern History of Georgia.
* Georgia's relations with different countries around the world.
* History of Georgian Emigration.
As a scientist and researcher, I’m the author of more than sixty scientific works, including five monographs. Besides the above-mentioned, I have attended and spoken at over seventy national and international scientific forums (congresses, symposiums, and conferences). I have also attended and been a participant in seven trainings of international scientific importance.
Other Activities
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* In 2000 I received the Certificate of English Language Institute, in Columbia, Missouri, United States of America.
* In 2002-2003 I attended the course of Political Science at University of Missouri-Columbia in United States of America.
* In 2007-2009 I was the Scientific Consultant of the Students’ Self-Government of Akaki Tsereteli State University. During that period, I organized several Scientific Conferences of Students.
* In 2008-2009 I was the Member of the Scientific Board of Giorgi Akhvlediani Tskaltubo Local Museum.
* Since 2009 I’m Head of the Section of History of Georgia of the Learning and Creative Conference organized by the National Youth and Children Palace of Georgia.
* I’m the Research-Supervisor of some Participant Students of the Scientific Conferences.
* I’m the author of two Reference Books: United States of America (in 2000) and World Countries (in 2014).
* Since 2012-2013 academic year, I’m Supervisor of Students’ Scientific Circle of Department of History and Archaeology (Direction: History of Georgia).
* Since 2014, I’m member of Dissertation Board of Faculty of Humanities at Akaki Tsereteli State University.
* Since 2018, I’m member of Young Scientists Board of Georgian National Academy of Sciences.
* In 2019-2022 I was a member of Tutorial Board of Kutaisi Andria Razmadze Physics and Mathematical Public School № 41.
The main purpose of my being a Wikipedian is to populate my country with its rich history, culture, and traditions.