Faculty of Tourism

Dean of the Faculty

Bsu
IRAKLI KORDZAIA
Academic position: Associate Professor
Faculty of Tourism, Department of Hospitality Management
Administrative position: Faculty of Tourism, Dean
Personal information
E-mail: kordzaia.irakli@bsu.edu.ge
      
Education
  • 08.07.2016 -  PHD DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIO, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIO, LEGALE ENTITY OF PUBLIC LAW - BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
  • 23.07.2010 -  BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, STATE AND MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, LEGALE ENTITY OF PUBLIC LAW - SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
  • 25.07.2008 -  BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION, LEGALE ENTITY OF PUBLIC LAW - SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
Field of scientific interests
ECONOMIC, SOCIO-CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM / SMART INTELLIGENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES IN TOURISM
Work experience
  • 09.07.2024 - till today Member of the Appeals Board, National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement
  • 17.11.2021 - till today Dean of Tourism Faculty, LEGALE ENTITY OF PUBLIC LAW - BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
  • 17.10.2019 - 01.08.2021 Acting head of the quality assurance service of BSU, LEGALE ENTITY OF PUBLIC LAW - BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
  • 16.09.2019 - 16.09.2024 Associate Professor, Hospitality Management Department, Tourism Faculty, LEGALE ENTITY OF PUBLIC LAW - BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
  • 12.09.2019 - 07.10.2021 Head of Quality Assurance Service of Tourism Faculty, LEGALE ENTITY OF PUBLIC LAW - BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
  • 13.03.2018 - 01.09.2019 Acting Head of Quality Assurance Service of Tourism Faculty, LEGALE ENTITY OF PUBLIC LAW - BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
  • 19.09.2017 - 16.09.2019 Assistant Professor, Tourism Department, Tourism Faculty, LEGALE ENTITY OF PUBLIC LAW - BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
  • 04.05.2016 - 13.03.2018 Deputy Dean, Faculty of Tourism , LEGALE ENTITY OF PUBLIC LAW - BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
  • 29.12.2014 - 31.07.2016 Coordinator of the International Business Education Center of the Faculty of Tourism of BSU, LEGALE ENTITY OF PUBLIC LAW - BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
  • 01.09.2014 - 01.09.2016 Head of Hospitality Managemnet Department, Tourism Faculty, LEGALE ENTITY OF PUBLIC LAW - BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
  • 16.09.2013 - 16.09.2017 Assistant Professor, Tourism Department, Tourism Faculty, LEGALE ENTITY OF PUBLIC LAW - BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
  • 28.06.2012 - 16.09.2013 Tourism Department Specialist of The Tourism Faculty of BSU, LEGALE ENTITY OF PUBLIC LAW - BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
  • 03.11.2009 - 01.08.2013 Teacher of the International Business Education Center of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Law and tourism Faculty of BSU, LEGALE ENTITY OF PUBLIC LAW - SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
  • 29.10.2007 - 30.09.2010 Technical support specialist, Chief specialist, Manager of Shota Rustaveli State University Higher School of Business, LEGALE ENTITY OF PUBLIC LAW - SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY
Published scientific works
  • Travelers’ Environmental Responsibility in the City of Batumi and the City’s Sustainable Development 
    Innovations in Minimization of Natural and Technological Risks of Climate Changes: Methodology and Practice, 6, 2024, 8 (536-541) (Co-author(s): Devadze Anzor, Chaganava Paata, Beridze Rostom, Tsetskhladze Tsira)
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    , 2022, 6
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    , 2021, 8
Participation in scientific events
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  • ECOLOGICAL TOURISM ON THE SPECIAL PROTECTED AREAS AS THE PRIORITY FOR INTERNATIONAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN POST- PANDEMIC PERIOD 
    9th SWS International Scientific Conference on Social Sciences, SGEM, 2022, VIENNA (Co-author(s): Prof. Dr. Anzor Devadze, Assist. Phd Lela Devadze, Prof. Dr. Paata Chaganava, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nani Gvarishvili)
Research grant projects
Ongoing/Completed
  • 04.2025 - 03.2026 -  
    , project staff
  • 04.2024 - 12.2025 -  
    , project manager
Submitted
  • 03.2023 -
    , project staff
Other (non-scientific) grant projects
  • 09.2022 - 11.2023 -  
    , 101081943, project staff
Other scientific activities
  • Reviewing/editing the monograph, 2023
  • Doctoral thesis review, 2023 
  • Participation in the organization of scientific events, 2023 
  • Supervision of bachelor theses, 2022
  • Supervision of master`s theses, 2022
  • Involvement of students in scientific conferences, 2021
Internship, trainings, scholarship/award
Internship
  • 04.02.2023 - 15.02.2023 USDA Agricultural Extension and Education Program, United States Department of Agriculture. Washington DC, Texas, Ohio, USA
Trainings
  • 18.12.2023 - 18.12.2023 GRANT APPLICATION WRITING - STRATEGY AND TECHNIQUES, INNOVATIVE EDUCATION CENTER / BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY, BATUMI
  • 13.12.2023 - 14.12.2023 DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INNOVATIVE EDUCATION CENTER / BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY, BATUMI
  • 02.12.2023 - 02.12.2023 PROPER RESEARCH PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND VALID EVALUATION MECHANISMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, INNOVATIVE EDUCATION CENTER / BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY, BATUMI
  • 28.11.2023 - 28.11.2023 HOW TO WRITE A MISSION, VISION, STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT AND ACTION PLAN FOR AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, INNOVATIVE EDUCATION CENTER / BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY, BATUMI
  • 02.12.2021 - 03.12.2021 How to plan labor market research for educational programmes (Online Training), INNOVATIVE EDUCATION CENTER / BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY, BATUMI
  • 25.11.2021 - 26.11.2021 Use of active teaching methods during online training (Online Training), INNOVATIVE EDUCATION CENTER / BATUMI SHOTA RUSTAVELI STATE UNIVERSITY, BATUMI
  • 23.11.2021 - 30.11.2021 Learning Optimization and Academic Inclusion Via Equitative Distance Teaching and Learning, Iberoamerican University Foundation, Barcelona, Spain

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