Nutsa Kobakhidze

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), *The University of Hong Kong * (2012 - 2016)
• *Master's degree **Columbia UniversityTeachers College, Columbia University (2008 - 2010)
• Graduate Certificate Columbia University in the City of New York (2008 — 2009)
• Master's degree with honors Tbilisi State University (2002 — 2004)
• Bachelor's degree with honors Tbilisi State University (1998 — 2002)

Companies

• Assistant Professor In Comparative and International Education The University of Hong Kong (2017)
• Post-Doctoral Fellow The University of Hong Kong (2016 — 2017)
• Assistant Conference Manager Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference 2016, Vancouver, Canada (2015 — 2016)
• PIRLS National Research Coordinator National Examinations and Evaluation Center. Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia (2010 — 2012)
• Lecturer Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (2010 — 2012)
• Consultant in Research Group National Examinations and Evaluation Center. Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia (2010 — 2010)
• United Nations Intern United Nations headquarters New York (2009 — 2009)
• Outreach Coordinator Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia; Teacher Professional Development National Center (2007 — 2008)
• Invited Lecturer Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (2004 — 2007)

Awards

• Wiley Top Cited Article 2020-2021 in European Journal of Education for: 'The Global Diversity of Shadow Education'.
• 2020 - Faculty Early Career Teaching Award
• 2019 - Letter of Commendation from the Dean (for my PhD Student's Teaching Award)
• 2018 - HKU Knowledge Exchange Award
• 2017 - Gail P. Kelly Award for Outsdanding Doctoral Dissertation - Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), USA
• 2016 - PhD Thesis -Awarded Rank of 'Excellent' - Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
• 2016 - Research Postgraduate Students Publication Award (Incentive Award) - Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
• 2016 - EURASIA SIG Best Graduate Paper Award -Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), EURASIA SIG, March 6-10, Vancouver, Canada
• 2016 - United Nation's Sustainable Developmen Goal (SDG) # 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Routledge's Special Collection for 'Corruption Risks of Shadow Education: A Case of Georgia'
• 2012-2016 - Hong Kong PhD Fellowship - Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong
• 2013 - Global Supplementary Grant - Open Society Institute - New York, USA
• 2009 - International Fellowship - Teachers College, Columbia University -New York, USA
• 2008-2009 - Georgian Government and Open Society Institute Joint Fellowship, Tbilisi and New York
• 2007 - Visiting Research Scholarship by the Georgetown University - Washington, DC. USA
• 2006-2007 - Faculty Development Fellowship - Open Society Institute, New York, USA