2013-11-08
Scientific Conference ‘Modern Problems of Geography’
The TSU Vakhushti Bagrationi Institute of Geography organized an anniversary session of scientific conference
“Modern Problems of Geography.”
The two-day conference was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Institute of Geography. TSU Rector, Academician Vladimer Papava, academic staff, scholars from the Institute of Geography, foreign scientists and representatives of Georgian geographical society attended the event.
TSU Rector Vladimer Papava said: “The Institute of Geography was established in 1933 under the TSU Department of Geography. Later, after creating the Academy of Sciences, it moved to the latter’s subordination. Today, the institute is again under subordination of TSU. Our goal is to strengthen the Institute of Geography in order to educate Georgian specialists in geography and to conduct scientific research. The university is ready to promote the development of scientific-research institutes.”
“Geographical thinking has existed in Georgia since ancient times. We come across a lot of geographical terms and concepts in old hagiographic and other sources that indicates about high level of geographical consciousness in Georgia of that period. However, the 18th century is considered to be the period of revival of Georgian geography largely due to the activities carried out by Vakhushti Bagrationi. He created Georgian geographic atlases, a book “Description of the Kingdom of Georgia”, which has not lost its scientific importance even today. I am glad that Vakhushti Bagrationi’s “Description of Georgian Kingdom” and the geographical atlas have been included in the UNESCOs Memory of the World Register in 2013. The Institute of Geography was established at the Tbilisi State University in 1933 upon initiative of Aleksandre Javakhishvili. Holding of similar events is extremely important; a lot of foreign scientists have arrived. International conferences help our young scientists establish new contacts, as well as restore the lost scientific relations,” Nana Bolashvili, the director of the Institute of Geography said.
During the conference Georgian and foreign scientists read out their papers about ongoing international researches and novelties.
The two-day conference was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Institute of Geography. TSU Rector, Academician Vladimer Papava, academic staff, scholars from the Institute of Geography, foreign scientists and representatives of Georgian geographical society attended the event.
TSU Rector Vladimer Papava said: “The Institute of Geography was established in 1933 under the TSU Department of Geography. Later, after creating the Academy of Sciences, it moved to the latter’s subordination. Today, the institute is again under subordination of TSU. Our goal is to strengthen the Institute of Geography in order to educate Georgian specialists in geography and to conduct scientific research. The university is ready to promote the development of scientific-research institutes.”
“Geographical thinking has existed in Georgia since ancient times. We come across a lot of geographical terms and concepts in old hagiographic and other sources that indicates about high level of geographical consciousness in Georgia of that period. However, the 18th century is considered to be the period of revival of Georgian geography largely due to the activities carried out by Vakhushti Bagrationi. He created Georgian geographic atlases, a book “Description of the Kingdom of Georgia”, which has not lost its scientific importance even today. I am glad that Vakhushti Bagrationi’s “Description of Georgian Kingdom” and the geographical atlas have been included in the UNESCOs Memory of the World Register in 2013. The Institute of Geography was established at the Tbilisi State University in 1933 upon initiative of Aleksandre Javakhishvili. Holding of similar events is extremely important; a lot of foreign scientists have arrived. International conferences help our young scientists establish new contacts, as well as restore the lost scientific relations,” Nana Bolashvili, the director of the Institute of Geography said.
During the conference Georgian and foreign scientists read out their papers about ongoing international researches and novelties.
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