User:Otiko

Personal Details:
Full Name: Otar Nikoleishvili Date of Birth: December 16, 1980 Place of Birth: Kutaisi, Republic of Georgia Marital status: Married

Education and Scientific Degrees:
* 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:
* 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:
* 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
* 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.