Faculty of Exact Science and Education

Department of Pedagogical Sciences

Bsu
Lela Tavdgiridze
Academic position: Professor
Faculty of Exact Science and Education, Department of Pedagogical Sciences
Personal information
E-mail: lela.tavdgiridze@bsu.edu.ge
          
Education
  • 25.12.2001 -  Docent inTheory and History of Pedagogy 13.-00.01, Education, The Board of Academic Experts of Georgia
  • 05.03.1998 -  The degree of a candidate of Sciences Pedagogies 13.00.01, Pedagogica, Board of Academic Experts of Georgia Sulkhan Saba Orbeliani Tbilisi State Pedagogical University
  • 30.06.1980 -  High school physics teacher, Education, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State Pedagogical Institute
Field of scientific interests
Pedagogy, Didactics, Inclusive Education, High school pedagogy
Work experience
  • 08.11.2024 - till today member of the Higher Education Field Council for Special Education. Order of the Director of The National Cernter for Educational Quality Enhancement №MES 9 24 0001442142 , The National Cernter for Educational Quality Enhancement
  • 21.11.2018 - 16.09.2022 Member of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University Representative Board, Member of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University Representative Board
  • 13.10.2017 - 13.10.2018 Member of the Sectoral Council of The National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement, № 655, 13 10 2017წ, The National Cernter for Educational Quality Enhancement
  • 03.10.2017 - 03.10.2018 Member of the Higher Education Board, the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement
  • 16.09.2009 - 16.09.2025 Professor Falulty of Exact Science and Education, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
  • 16.09.2009 - 16.09.2025 ,
  • 03.03.2007 - 02.10.2009 Head of Pedagogical Scientific Department, Head of Education Faculty degree service, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
  • 01.09.2006 - 01.09.2009 Associate Professor of Pedagogic Scientific Department, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
  • 26.06.2000 - 16.01.2006 Head of Pedagogic Department, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
  • 04.12.1989 - 11.12.1998 senior teacher, of Pedagogic Department., Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
  • 01.10.1989 - 16.09.2019 ,
  • 01.04.1981 - 23.01.1990  Laboratory №82 assistant, Georgian Technical University in Batumi
  • 07.12.1980 - 07.12.1982 Physics teacher , Batumi №13 secondary school, village Charnali secondary school
Published scientific works
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    , №33, 2025, 126-132 (Co-author(s): )
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    , ტომი 32, №2, 2025, 49-67 (Co-author(s): )
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    , ტომ., 14 N.1 (2025), 2025, 215-227 (Co-author(s): )
  • ECONOMICS AND CHILDREN 
    International Scientific Journal Innovative Economics and Management E-ISSN:2449-2604 , Vol 11 No2.2024 , 2024, 12 (Co-author(s): Gorgi Katamadze, Lela Tavdgiridze, Maia Bolkvadze)
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    , CNDCGS 2024, კოდი 203834, 2024, 296 - 305 (Co-author(s): )
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    , ტომი XVI №1 2024 , 2024, 8 (Co-author(s): )
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    INTED2024, INTED2024 , 2024, 6 (Co-author(s): )
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    INTED2024, INTED2024, 2024, 7 (Co-author(s): )
  • Exploring STEM Education in Georgia: understanding the dynamics of implementation  
    INTED2024, INTED2024, 2024, 8 (Co-author(s): l. TavdgiriZe, M. AbramiSvili, M. Tabidze )
  • Teacher training programs and the mission of the university (on the example of BSU)  
    journal: Academy of educational sciences of Georgia Moambe 2023 , 2, 2023, 6 (Co-author(s): L. Tavdgiridze, N. Sherozia, D. Doborjginidze)
  • The Impact of Digital Technologies in Education 
    IEEE , DESSERT’2023, 2023, 7 (Co-author(s): L. Tavdgiridze, I. Didmanidze, V.Zaslavski, I. Khasaia, D. Doborjginidze)
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    , სოფიის ULSIT , 2023, 14 (Co-author(s): )
  • School education, technologies, challenges-practice, analysis and perspective on the example of Georgia  
    Proceedings of the 17th International Scientific Conference, INTED2023 Proceedings, 2023, 1658-1662 (Co-author(s): Lela Tavdgiridze, Giorgi Katamadze, Maya Bolkvadze )
  • PARTICULARLY GIFTED YOUTH-CENTERED LEARNING/SAFE ENVIRONMENT, THE CHALLENGES OF STANDARDIZATION AND LEGAL REGULATION 
    Proceedings of the 17th International Scientific Conference, INTED2023 , 2023, 1663-1667 (Co-author(s): N. Sherozia, L. Jakeli, M. Bolqvadze)
  • Child labour exploitation: politics, law and social attitudes in Georgia  
    ACCESS Journal: Access to Science Business, Innovation, in Digital Economic 2022, 4 (1) 24-33, Access to Science, Business, Innovation in Digital (Online) 4(1)023 , 2022, 24-33 (Co-author(s): G. Katamadze, M. Bolkvadze )
  • PLAY IN THE EARLY EDUCATION CURRICULUM PROCEEDINGS OF 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCAION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES. pUBLISHED BY IATED ACCADEMY. IATED.ORG 
    PROCEEDINGS OF 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCAION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES. pUBLISHED BY IATED ACCADEMY. IATED.ORG, EDULEARN22, 2022, 4611-4614 (Co-author(s): N. Sherozia, D. doborjginidze,M. Bolkvadze, K. Shotadze )
  • Differentiated teaching-an effective way promoting students potential  
    PROCEEDINGS OF 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCAION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES. pUBLISHED BY IATED ACCADEMY. IATED.ORG, EDULEARN22 Proceedings, 2022, 4602-4605 (Co-author(s): N. Sherozia, D. doborjginidze, I. Khasaia )
  • Teaching about Child rights (at batumi state university)  
    JOURNAL “LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SCIENTIFIC PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL, №27, №27, 2022 E-ISSN 2720-7900 ISSN 1987-7323 HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.52340/LACgoogle.scholar , 2022, 173-179 (Co-author(s): N. Sherozia, M. Bolkvadze)
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    , 2021, 2874-2880
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    , 2021, 2864-2869
  • MOBILY APPLICATIONS-AN EFFETIVE AND EFFICIENT TOOL FOR DEVELOPING READING SKILLS 
    PROCEEDINGS OF 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCAION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES. pUBLISHED BY IATED ACCADEMY. IATED.ORG , EDULEARN21 Proceedings 2021 ISBN: 978-84-09-31267-2 ISSN: 2340-1117 Doi:10.21125/edulearn.2021.1192, 2021, 5879-5886 (Co-author(s): T. Kvachadze, I. Didmanidze, D. Aburjania, K. Tskhvaradze)
Monograph
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    , ISBN 978-9941-9890-9-4 Doi https://doi.org/10.52340/9789941989094 https://monographs.4science.ge/index.php/ss, 2024, (Co-author(s): )
  • "Identification of the Optimal Model of Safe School within the Georgian Social Setting"  
    , 2023, (Co-author(s): N. Sherozia )
Participation in scientific events
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    , UNIჩEF, 2025, (Co-author(s): )

  • , UNICEF, 2025, (Co-author(s): )
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    , , 2024, (Co-author(s): )
  • Universal learning design and its advantages 
    VIII Regional Conference of Adjara Teachers "Learning/Teaching and Modern Approaches to Education Management", Ajara education fund, 2024, Batumi, Georgia
  • Modern Higher Education and Multicultural Education 
    The International Conferece „New Horizons of Interdisciplinary Research -II, , 2024, Batumi Georgia (Co-author(s): D. Doborjginidze, T. Kananovich)
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    , , 2024, (Co-author(s): )
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    , DESSERT 2024. , 2024, (Co-author(s): )
  • Methodological approach to the formation of economic awareness in early education 
    Third International Conference "Early Education and Care" Inclusive Systems, Services and Practices for Every Child , UNICEF, Autonomous Republic of Adjara Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, 2024, Batumi, Georgia (Co-author(s): G. Katamadze, M. Bolkvadze)
  • The Beginnings of Early Education in Georgia 
    Third International Conference "Early Education and Care" Inclusive Systems, Services and Practices for Every Child , UNICEF, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Ajara, BSU, 2024, Batumi, Georgia (Co-author(s): I. Basiladze)
  • Georg Kershensteiner and the Georgian Pedagogical Thought of the First Quarter of the 20th Century
    XII International Scientific-Methodological Conference on "Actual Problems of Teaching and Learning", TSU, BSU, ASU, Thesau, 2024, Kutaisi, Georgia (Co-author(s): L. Tavdgiridze, I. Basiladze)
  • Enhancing the pedagogical climate in schools: a crucial factor in mitigating teacher burnout
    18th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference INTED2024 , INTED2024, 2024, Valencia, Spain (Co-author(s): 9. L. Tavdgiridze, N. Sherozia, K. Beridze, S. Meskidze, I. Khasaia )
  • THE PROBLEM OF VIOLENCE IN GEORGIAN PUBLIC EDUCATION: IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES FOR A SAFE SCHOOL POLICY
    18th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, INTED2024, 2024, Valencia, Spain (Co-author(s): Tavdgiridze, N. Sherozia, I. Khasaia)
  • Exploring STEM Education in Georgia: understanding the dynamics of implementation
    18th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, INTED2024 , INTED2024, 2024, Valencia, Spain (Co-author(s): M. Abramishvili, M. Tabidze, L. Tavdgiridze)
  • The Role of Parent involvement in Safe School Policy implementation
    XX Internationa; Scientific and Practical Conference „Methodology of Modern Scientific reserarch“, Kharkiv State University, 2024, Kharkiv, Ukraine (Co-author(s): L. Tavdgiridze)
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    , , 2023, (Co-author(s): )
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    , DESSERT'2023, 2023, (Co-author(s): )
  • Playing outside: Foundations of worldview formation in early education  
    2st International Conference on Early Childhood Education and Care, UNICEF, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Ajara, BSU, 2023, Batumi Georgia (Co-author(s): M. Bolkvadze)
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    , , 2023, (Co-author(s): )
  • Women Discrimination and Post-Soviet Education System(on the example of educational institutions in Georgia 
    THE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY SEMINAR FOR BALKAN STUDIES AND SPECIALIZATION ORGANIZES , SOUTH-WEST UNIVERSITY “NEOFIT RILSKI” , 2023, BLAGOEVGRAD, BULGARIA (Co-author(s): D. Doborjginidze, N. MazmiSvili)
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  • Differentiated Teaching-an effective way promoting student’s potential  
    12. 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCAION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES, iated2022, 2022, Spain (Co-author(s): L. Tavdgiridze, N. Sherozia, D. doborjginidze, I. Khasaia)
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Research grant projects
Ongoing/Completed
  • 12.2023 - 06.2024 - “Issues of the History of Didactic Thinking in Georgia of 20th Century” SP-23-895  
    The National Science Foundation of Georgia Shota Rustaveli, project leader, contract SP-22-1007, 05.12.2022, project manager
  • 03.2023 - 12.2025 - "From fairy tales to economic awareness"  
    The National Science Foundation of Georgia Shota Rustaveli, project leader, contract Agreement NFR-22-9547 16.03.2023 , project manager
  • 12.2022 - 06.2023 - “Revealing the optimal model of a safe school in the social context of Georgia, Agreement NFR-22-9547 16.03.2023
    The National Science Foundation of Georgia Shota Rustaveli, project leader, project manager
  • 03.2018 - 12.2021 - The project Horizon2020 H2020-MSCA-RISE-2016
    , other project staff
Other (non-scientific) grant projects
  • 07.2025 - 12.2026 -
    , ხელშეკრულება №04-10/83 01.07.2025 , project manager
  • 08.2023 - 12.2024 -  
    , №04-07/164 , project manager
  • 08.2022 - 12.2022 -  
    , № GEO/BSU/CP06/2022/002, project manager
  • 07.2022 - 12.2023 -  
    , №04-05/185 , project manager
  • 09.2021 - 06.2022 -  
    , № GEO/BSU/CP06/2022/002, project manager
  • 11.2020 - 12.2021 -  
    , №02-10/III 4.11.2020 , project manager
  • 03.2018 - 01.2022 -
    , KEAC-BSR, H2020-MSCA-RISE-2016 GA Number: 734645 KEAC-BSR , project staff
Other scientific activities
  • Master thesis review, 2025
  • Reviewing a scientific paper, 2024
  • Other activity, 2024
  • Involvement of students in scientific conferences, 2023 
  • Conducting scientific seminars, 2023 
  • Involvement in international grant projects, 2023
  • Doctoral thesis review, 2023 
  • Supervision of master`s theses, 2022
  • Supervision of doctoral theses, 2022
  • Membership of the editorial board of scientific publications, 2022
  • Reviewing/editing the monograph, 2021
  • Participation in the organization of scientific events, 2021
Internship, trainings, scholarship/award
Internship
  • 02.02.2022 - 02.07.2022 Certificate Child Rights Specialist for the successful comoletion of theProfessional Development Programme on Chil Rights , Programme elaborated and delivered by UNICEF Georgia
  • 16.09.2021 - 26.09.2021 Seasonal school "Development of undergraduate educational programs of preschool education (in the direction of cooperation with family and community in early education)(30 საათი)., Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Adjara, BSU
  • 14.08.2018 - 28.08.2018 Summer School Project “Horizon 2020” KEAS-BSR. Multilinggualism and Role of Translation in Knowledge Globalization Member of the Organizing Committee. , Batumi, Georgia
  • 01.06.2018 - 30.06.2018 , Conducting Scientific Research within the BSU Horizon KEAC-BSR Grant Project, Researcher, Baku, Azerbaijan.
  • 20.11.2017 - 30.11.2017 The traineeship in the qualification enhancement programme for the professors of higher educational establishments entitled “Organization of the educational process, scientific projects and publications activities at the universities of the European Union”. , Prague Institute for Qualification. Prague, Czech Republic
  • 23.09.2016 - 30.09.2016 , study visit in Estonia: The Estonian education system, implementation of new learning concept, best practices of general education schools, organization and management of teaching practice, the principles of modern teacher traning, organization of pre-service and in-service teacher trainig in Estonian universities, lecturers professional development, Innove, Unicef, Estonia.
Trainings
  • 13.06.2025 - 14.06.2025 Working meeting on the topic: of Child Rights Academic Network of Georgia Child Rights Centers of Universities and UNICEF Georgia, Borjomi , Georgia
  • 27.03.2025 - 28.03.2025 Training “Methodology of Modern Scientific Research” (18 hours) , Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • 17.02.2025 - 17.02.2025 ,
  • 15.02.2025 - 15.02.2025 Training “Open Educational Resourses” . , The Institute of Economic Research of Development
  • 17.06.2024 - 21.06.2024 Working meeting on the topic: Designing Teacher Training Programs, USAID Education the Future activity, Borjomi , Georgia
  • 22.02.2024 - 23.02.2024 ,
  • 18.12.2023 - 18.12.2023 Grant Application Writing - Strategy and Techniques, Innovative Education Center
  • 22.06.2023 - 22.06.2023 , Erasmus+ project “Learning Optimization and Academic Inclusion Via Equitative Distance Teaching and Learning - Love Distance”
  • 04.05.2022 - 05.05.2022 The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Code of the Rights of the Child of Georgia, Georgia, Tskaltubo, UNICEF
  • 26.02.2022 - 27.02.2022 workshop Duration of the training module - 3 academic hours "What causes child injuries?, How to protect teens from injury", Batumi BSU
  • 15.02.2022 - 16.02.2022 , Batumi
  • 08.02.2022 - 11.02.2022 „How to Prepare Educational Programs for Accreditation”, Innovative Educational Center
  • 25.12.2021 - 25.12.2021 Training Course on Positive Parenting, UNICEF The project is supported by the Government of Norway
  • 04.10.2021 - 27.12.2021 Workshops on Developing Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Programme in Georgia based on international experiences. The workshops were conducted with UNICEF support by the international consultant Dr.Fabio Dovigo, professor of Education in Aarhus University., UNICEF
  • 01.10.2021 - 25.12.2021 Training Course on “catch-up and Accelerated Learning Curriculum and innovations in inclusive Education, UNICEF The project is supported by the Government of Norway
  • 20.02.2021 - 28.02.2021 ,
  • 31.01.2021 - 31.01.2021 ,
  • 13.05.2019 - 15.05.2019 ,
  • 29.11.2018 - 01.12.2018 Pedagogy and Methodology of Teaching and Learning in Elementary Education-Subject Specifications, UNICEF, Tbilisi
  • 10.02.2018 - 11.02.2018 Training “Innovative Reading Methods in Primary Education”. Certificate №035, USAID, G-PRIED, Institute of Democracy
Scholarship/Award
  • 12.03.2025 ,
  • 21.03.2023 An event to encourage academic and scientific staff of BSU, BSU