Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

The 18th International Symposium on “Contemporary Issues in Literary Studies,” dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, was held in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.

At the solemn opening ceremony held at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, President of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), Academician Isa Habibbeyli; Rector of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Academician Jaba Samushia; Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia, Doctor of Law Zviad Gabisonia; Dean of the Faculty of Humanities of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Professor Darejan Tvaltvadze; Professor of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Academician Elguja Khintibidze; and General Director of the National Library of Georgia, Doctor of Sciences Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, delivered opening remarks. The speeches focused on prospects for regional and international academic cooperation.

At the opening ceremony of the symposium, Professor Irma Ratiani, Director of the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, delivered an extensive presentation entitled “Institute of Georgian Literature – 90 Years: Path and Major Stages.”

At the plenary session, Professor Hikaru Fuji of the University of Tokyo delivered a presentation.

As part of the event, the guests visited the university museum, where they attended the presentation of the book entitled “Institute of Literature: Dates and Photographs,” dedicated to the anniversary of the institute, and viewed a photo exhibition.

On the second day of the event, an important roundtable discussion on “Academic Cooperation among Research Centers for National Literatures and Its Prospects” was held in the conference hall of the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature.

The session, moderated by Professor Irma Ratiani, brought together scholars from around the world and prominent researchers from the region.

President of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Director of the Nizami Ganjavi Institute of Literature of ANAS, Academician Isa Habibbeyli, delivered an extensive presentation. Noting that Azerbaijani-Georgian scientific relations, which have a long-standing historical tradition, continue to develop at a high level, Academician Isa Habibbeyli spoke in detail about the activities carried out within the framework of joint cooperation. The importance of further developing scientific cooperation between the Nizami Ganjavi Institute of Literature of ANAS and the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature was emphasized.

The event continued with panel sessions. More than 130 scientific presentations were delivered at the international symposium, which brought together prominent researchers from Azerbaijan and Georgia, as well as Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Japan, Russia, France, Bulgaria, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovenia, Serbia, and other countries.

During the presentations, issues related to the joint study of national literatures at the international level, inter-institutional scientific exchange programs, and the implementation of future joint projects were discussed in detail.

As part of the cultural program, the guests also visited the historic city of Mtskheta, Georgia.

Translation by Gulhane Aghayeva, Department of Public Relations, Press, and Information, Presidium of ANAS.

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