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Tamta Khalvashi – PhD student of the School of Humanities
In 2007 I started working on my dissertation in Cultural Anthropology at the University of Georgia. I think that this doctoral program is one of the best projects of the kind in Georgia. 
It is well-developed, close to international standards and presents the best model of individual learning. During my two years here, the university provided me with all the necessary materials (books, electric journals, a comfortable working environment, etc.), which helped me a lot in writing my dissertation. Such support helped me to get modern theoretical and methodological information in the sphere of Cultural Anthropology. As a result, I had an opportunity to have my articles published in international peer reviewed journals and to participate in symposia and conferences in different countries.
It is well-developed, close to international standards and presents the best model of individual learning. During my two years here, the university provided me with all the necessary materials (books, electric journals, a comfortable working environment, etc.), which helped me a lot in writing my dissertation. Such support helped me to get modern theoretical and methodological information in the sphere of Cultural Anthropology. As a result, I had an opportunity to have my articles published in international peer reviewed journals and to participate in symposia and conferences in different countries. From my point of view my best achievement at the University of Georgia was the establishment of the Centre for the Study of Caucasus and Black Sea Region, with the support of the University and School of Humanities. The Center is equipped with all the necessary resources and I can say without any exaggeration that it became one of the important places for the gathering of scholars and researchers who are interested in studying this region. The Center organizes various events (conferences, seminars, summer schools, etc.), that are attended by Georgian and foreign researchers. Every year, the Center hosts foreign researchers interested in the region. Foreign and Georgian scholars work on various projects together.
Finally, the University of Georgia was a medium which gave me a possibility to continue my doctoral studies at Oxford University, through the “Chevening” scholarship. Though I am not physically at the University of Georgia right now, I am continuing relations with the institution as an Executive Director of The Centre for the Study of Caucasus and Black Sea Region, as well as one of the supervisors of the MA program in Anthropology. I think that this university has a great potential to become one of the best educational centers in Georgia.