Westminster University hosts Georgian Studies Day

A day celebrating Georgia’s European history and culture has been held at a prestigious university in London.

Georgian Studies Day was celebrated at the University of Westminster in London in an event attended by representatives of British academic circles as well as students and other British citizens interested in Georgia.

The annual event has been celebrated in London since 1987, with its 30th anniversary being held this year. It was co-organised by the Georgian Embassy in the UK and held to inform British society about Georgia’s culture and history.

Photo source: The Embassy of Georgia to the UK

This year’s event was dedicated to the topic "Georgia in Europe". Almost all dimensions of Georgia-EU relations as well as broader themes of Georgia's European history, culture and architecture were reviewed, said the Georgian Embassy in the UK.

The conference was opened by its founder and convener Dr. Tamara Dragadze, who handed over to Prof Roland Dannreuther, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Westminster and Dr John Murphy, Head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Westminster for their greeting remarks.

Keynote speakers of the event were the ambassador of Georgia to the UK, Tamar Beruchashvili with the presentation topic 'Georgia's European Way' and the ambassador of Poland to the UK, Arkady Jozef Rzegocki with a theme "Georgia from the EU’s Perspective".

The Georgia-EBRD successful partnership was explored by Dr Oleksandr Pavlyuk - Associate Director and Senior Political Counsellor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.