Sandro Tskhvedadze

Education

2023 – Ph.D. Student, Greek Studies (Griechische Philologie)
The Faculty of Humanities, University of Hamburg, Germany.
Cluster of Excellence “Understanding Written Artefacts“, Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures.
Dissertation topic: Comparative Structural Patterns of the Weekday Lection Patterns in Greek Lectionaries and Georgian “Annual Lessons from Gospels”. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jost Gippert, Prof. Dr. Christian Brockmann

2018–2022: Master of Arts in Byzantine Philology
The Faculty of Humanities, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi.
MA Thesis: Dramatic Work of Hildegard of Bingen in the Context of Byzantine and Medieval Western European Tradition: Ordo Virtutum. Supervisor: Prof. Levan Gigineishvili. External Examiners: Prof. Tamar Tsophurashvili, Prof. Levan Tatishvili

2013–2017 : Bachelor of Arts in Philology (Georgian Philology)
The Faculty of Humanities, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi.
BA Thesis: Lakhushdi Evangeliary in the Context of Liturgical Practice. Supervisors: Prof. Darejan Tvaltvadze, Prof. Lela Khachidze

Employment and Work Experience 

01/02/2025  – Research Associate
“The Development of Literacy in the Caucasian Territories“ (DeLiCaTe), Principal Investigator: Jost Gippert; Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC), University of Hamburg

06/2017–10/2017: Translation editor for readers in Social and Political Sciences
Dublin City University (DCU), Donor Organization: ERASMUS+ Project: “Creation of the Graduate Curricula in Peace Studies in Georgia” (PESTUGE)

 02/2016–05/2017: Project Manager
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Children and Youth Development Fund, Tbilisi, Georgia. Project: “Digital Georgian/Kartvelian Scientific Library for Effective and Accessible Youth Education”

03/2016–05/2016: Project Manager
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
“Georgian/Kartvelian E-Library “(Scientific E-Library for Georgian/Kartvelian Studies)

03/2015–01/2016: Project Manager
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, “Caucasian House”
“Colloquiums on Medieval Georgian Literature”

 05/2015: Research Fellow
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Centre for Kartvelian studies, Faculty Interdisciplinary research programme; Rustaveli’s “Knight in the panther’s skin” and Shakespeare’s “Cymbeline“ (personages of “Cymbeline”; Parallels with the “Knight in the panther’s skin”).

Participation in Scientific Forums and Conferences (Papers Presented)

24-26/03/2025: Georgian Gospel Lectionaries of the Constantinopolitan Rite: Membra Disiecta, CSMC Workshop: “Manuscript Cultures in the Caucasus”, Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures, University of Hamburg.

18-20/03/2024: Georgian Gospel Lectionaries: Comparative Approaches, DeLiCaTe Workshop on Palaeography and Lectionaries: “From East to West: Christian Literacy in the First Millennium”, Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures, University of Hamburg.

14/10/2022: Lakhushdi Evangeliary in the Context of Liturgical Practice, 54th ASEEES Annual Convention, Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, USA, Chicago, IL, V/S

5/10/2017: „Innovations in XXI century Georgian Literary Studies“, International Science and Innovation Festival 2017

24/02/2017: “Young Researchers” Conference “Science and Modern Technologies”, organizer: Young Scientists” Counsel of Georgian National Academy of Sciences (GNAS), Tbilisi.

26/09/2016: “Language and Culture“– Faculty of Liberal Arts & Humanities, Georgian-American University, Tbilisi.

17-18/02/2016: International Scientific Conference dedicated to 40-year anniversary establishment of the department of “National literature, Literary relationships and Translating” – Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi.

10/12/2016: “Characters in the Knight in the panther’s skin” in European literary tradition” – Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi.

18-19/05/2015: “Young Scientists’ Conference” – Georgian National Academy of Sciences (GNAS), Tbilisi.

30/06/2015: “Actual Problems of Translation and Literary Relations”, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi.

15-16/06/2015: “Students’ VII Interregional Conference”, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi.

14/04/2015: “Students’ Scientific Conference dedicated to the Georgian Language day”, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi.

13/06/2015: “Students’ Scientific Conference” - Institute of Classical, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi.

15/05/2014: “Students’ and Professors’ First Scientific Conference “, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Humanities, Georgian-American University, Tbilisi.

Trainings / Seminars / Training Courses / Workshops Attended (Selection)

6-11/03/2017: Winter school “Antiquity and Caucasus“, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, participation, Tbilisi.

25-31/08/2016: “Digital Humanities – Language and Culture documenting” - Batumi International Summer School – organizers: Goethe University Frankfurt, Batumi State University, Participation, Batumi.

19-29/02/2016: Winter School on Kartvelian studies – Centre for Kartvelian studies, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Participation, Tbilisi.

7-10/10/2015: International seminar- Digital Humanities: “Language and Modern Technologies” – Organisers: Goethe University Frankfurt and Parliament of Georgia, Tbilisi.

24/09-2/10/2015: “Digital Humanities – Language and Culture documenting” – Batumi International Summer School – organizers: Goethe University Frankfurt, Batumi State University, Participation, Batumi.

14-18/10/2015: Eeventh International Summer School in Logic and Linguistics - organizer: The Kurt Gödel Society, Participation, Tbilisi.

Articles

Forthcoming: Liturgical Scrolls Ivir.georg. 89 and Graz MS 2058/5: Texts Supplemented to Georgian Translations of John Chrysostom’s Liturgy, Mravaltavi, Tbilisi.

2019: Biblical Symbols in the Georgian Translation of “Visramianio” and its References to Fakhruddin Gurgani”s “Vis-u-Ramin”, Mnemosyne, Logos Publishing, Tbilisi.

2019: The Hermeneutical method of Origen of Alexandria, Mnemosyne, Logos Publishing, Tbilisi.

2017: The Structure and the Composition of Georgian Tirutgical Codex “Aprakos”, Inovations in XXI century Georgian Literary Studies, Kartvelologi Publishing, Tbilisi

2015: Aurelius Augustine: Temporal Concepts in the Context of Byzantine and Antique Thought, Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, Tbilisi.

Awards and Scholarships

2023 - DAAD Scholarship, Graduate School Scholarship Programme (GSSP) 2023 (Calculation Period: 2023-2026)

2018-2022: Georgian National Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies (fully funded, MA)

2013-2017: Georgian National Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies (fully funded, BA)

2013-2017: Presidential Scholarship (per semester)

Languages

Modern Languages

• Georgian (Native Speaker)
• English
• Russian
• German

Ancient Languages

• Georgian
• Greek
• Latin

Professional Memberships

2022 – The Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES)