Junior Fellowship Program Archives - Page 3 of 48

Tornike Bakakuri

Tornike Bakakuri holds a BA degree in psychology and currently he is pursuing an M.Sc. degree in “Applied Social Psychology” at Tbilisi State University. He also participated in Erasmus Mundus and other exchange programs. Prior to joining CRRC – Junior Fellowship Program, he had the experience of internships in GPI-Holding and Georgia’s Reforms Associates. His interests include social intervention programs, pre-election attitudes, educational reforms, and etc.

Tamar Gvelesiani

Tamuna is a Master’s student of Applied Social Psychology at Tbilisi State University and holds a BA diploma in Psychology from the same academic institution. She was an exchange student at Vilnius University in 2015. Prior to joining the CRRC Junior Fellowship Program, Tamuna was involved in psychological and sociological research projects, as well as in number of international education programs. Her research interests include higher education and social issues.

Nika Nasrashvili

Nika Nasrashvili earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. Currently, he is pursuing a Master’s degree in International Relations at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA). His research interests include information and communication technologies (ICTs), democracy, foreign policy and security issues.

Eto Gagunashvili

Eto Gagunashvili holds a BA in Sociology from Tbilisi State University. Currently she is pursuing a Master’s degree in Sociology at the same university. Prior to joining CRRC as a Junior Fellow, Eto worked in marketing and communications. She has also participated in a number of research projects and programs.

Nino Mzhavanadze

Nino is on the final stage of her Master’s degree in sociology at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree from Tbilisi State University in the same field. Since February 2016, she has been a Junior Fellow at CRRC-Georgia. Prior to joining CRRC-Georgia as a Junior Fellow, she was involved as a local supervisor in the 2014 General Population Census for National Statistics Office of Georgia. She also has additional sociological research experience. Her research interests are mainly related to social and cultural issues.

David Mzikyan

David Mzikyan holds a Bachelor’s of Arts in Business Administration from Tbilisi State University and a Master’s degree in Human Rights and Democratization from the Eastern Partnership Regional Programme. Prior to joining the CRRC’s Junior Fellowship Program, David was involved in various projects in the private and non-governmental sectors. His research interests relate to political transformation in the South Caucasus following the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Nino Zubashvili

Nino holds an MA from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in Political Science and a BA from Ilia State University in European Studies. She studied at Warsaw University as an exchange student. Before joining the CRRC Junior Fellowship Program, Nino was involved in the projects, Interrelations between Public Policies, Migration and Development (OECD) and the UNDP’s Media Monitoring (2014) project at CRRC. She was also a research intern at the Center for Social Sciences and has done internships at Civil Society Institute and the Parliament of Georgia. Her research interests include issues related to social and political developments in Georgia, civil consciousness and social capital, human rights, human security, and conflict.

Mari Mekhrishvili

Mari Mekhrishvili holds a BA in business administration from Østfold University College, where she spent the final year of her bachelor’s studies after completing three years of study at Tbilisi State University, majoring in Economics. Before joining the CRRC’s Junior Fellowship Program, she worked as an assistant researcher at GeoWel Research, where she was involved in conducting desk research and processing interviews on a range of economic and social issues. Her research interests relate to economic and social development with a focus on minority issues.