Sharing Experiences from a 3 years PhD journey. From Tbilisi to Vienna | 10 December 2020

Thursday, 10 December 2020, 16.00-17.00 (CET) | Online

Lela Khartishvili is an APPEAR scholarship holder and a PhD student at University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). Lela graduated from the Faculty of Geography of Tbilisi State University and began her professional career working in tourism institutions and rural development agencies in Georgia. She participated as a national tourism consultant in various international projects, and also created her own company THE GEORGIAN. In addition, Lela published an annual magazine on tourism and trade. In 2017 she was nominated within the APPEAR project CaucaSusT for a PhD scholarship.

OeAD Scholars Talk

Lela Khartishvili will present her PhD research on community-based tourism development in the mountain regions of Georgia and Armenia. The talk will include the proposal writing process, data collection during her field research, as well as the writing and publication process. Furthermore, she will elaborate how her research is embedded in the APPEAR project CaucaSusT and the importance of using transdisciplinary methodologies.

Welcome and Discussion by Elke Stinnig, OeAD

Online Registration until 8 December here

Invitation