Nika Tikanashvili

Deputy Rector In Scientific Field, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Professor

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CURRENT WORK
EXPERIENCE

March 2020 – to date; Aviation University of Georgia – deputy rector in the scientific field, dean of the engineering faculty, professor
May 2019 – to date; Representative of Georgia in the European Union Youth Organization – ESU Association of Student Organizations of Georgia
January 2020 – to date; Member of the Accreditation Council of Educational Programs – National Center for Education Quality Development
October 2018 – January 2020; Accreditation expert – National Center for Education Quality Development
2014- 2105; Head of the International Department of the Student Union – Warsaw University of Technology

Education and practice:

2019 – Aviation University of Georgia – Academic Degree of Doctor of Engineering in Air Transport Operation
2017-2018 S.P. Aeronavigation – training practice
2016-2017 Riga Institute of Transport and Telecommunications (Latvia) PhD course within the framework of the Latvian state grant
2015-2016 Warsaw University of Technology (Poland) – Master’s course within the Erasmus exchange program
2013-2014 Munich aviation training institution “Avionik Straubing” (Germany) teaching-internship
2010-2014 Aviation University of Georgia – Bachelor of Aviation Engineering (with honors)
1998-2010 st. Boarding school named after Dimitri Kifiani of Khashuri (with medal of honor)

Diplomas and certificates:

English language certificate, level Advance C1, (Tbilisi language center);
Russian language certificate, level B1, (WUT Foreign Language Centre, Poland);
Certificate of Honorary Membership of the Student Self-Government of the Warsaw
University of Technology (WUT Student’s Union, Poland);
Avionics and the following radio navigation devices: COM/NAV, XPDR, DME, certificate confirming the passing of production practices (Avionik Straubing, Germany);
Certificate confirming the admission to the maintenance of the aircraft engine, SOFTEKSIM;
within the “Erasmus Mundus” exchange program, at the Warsaw University of Technology, a certificate confirming successful master’s studies;
Certificates confirming attendance at trainings conducted by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part M & Quality Auditing Essentials (SOFEMA Aviation Services);
Certificate for completing computer courses with honors (MS Office).

International conferences and trainings:

Training of the Youth Department of the Council of Europe “Strengthening cooperation and partnership for youth participation” February 24-28, 2020. Strasbourg, France.
39th Convention of the European Student Union, February 15-18, 2020 Larnaca, Cyprus.
77th meeting of the European Student Union Council, December 2-7, 2019. Valletta, Malta.
76th meeting of the European Student Union Council, May 6-11, 2019. Sofia, Bulgaria.
Riga Aviation Forum, 13.06. 2019 Riga, Latvia.
International Conference Air Transport & Regional Development “ATARD 2019” March 23-26, 2019 Las Palmas, Spain;
VII European International Aviation Conference “EAC-2018” November 6-7, 2018 Athens, Greece;
VIII International Conference on Air Transportation Research “ICRAT’18” June 25-29, 2018 Barcelona, Spain;
International Scientific and Technical Conference “EAC-2018” November 6-7, 2018 Athens, Greece.
International Scientific and Technical Conference “RatSif 2017” December 8-10, 2017 Riga, Latvia;
IV international conference of the global air traffic management plan “Digital Transport Days” November 8-10, 2017. Tallinn, Estonia;
International scientific-technical conference in mechanics and aeronautics “CIMA 2016”, October 18-21, 2017, Algiers, Algeria;
VII Open Scientific Conference of Students of Aviation University of Georgia, May 25-26, 2013, Tbilisi, Georgia.

Projects:

Research activities provided within the framework of the scientific grant project issued by the Latvian Education Development Agency;
“COST Action – ATARD” air transport and regional development project, representative of a close neighboring country, member of the commission;
Within the Together Mowing Forward project, a grant to support internally displaced students “Capacity Building of IDP (refugee) in Georgia”, issued by the European Student Union;
Winner of the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia grant project for doctoral students;
Winner of Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia grant project for young scientists.

Publications:

Ontological model for evaluation of human competencies in Georgian air traffic management system, Transport and Telecommunication, 2019, volume 20, no. 3, 279–285, (ISSN 1407-6179, indexed in Scopus, Web of Science and other scientific databases);
Taxonomy of influence of human factors in air traffic management system, RESEARCH and TECHNOLOGY – STEP into the FUTURE Volume 12. No. 2 – 2017, 13-15;
Ontology-based approach to the synthesis of training programs for air traffic control personnel “ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF EDUCATION (MIP 2018)” 25-26;

Scholarships:

Erasmus+ Scholarship at Casimir Saminavičius University in Lithuania, issued by the European Commission;
Latvian State Scholarship for Research 2017/2018, issued by the Latvian Education Development Agency;
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship at the Warsaw University of Technology, issued by the European Commission;
Scholarship for participation in the international symposium, issued by Eurocontrol;
Scholarship for doctoral research, given by Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation;
Erasmus+ scholarship at the Rzeszów University of Technology, issued by the European Commission;
Scholarship for research of young scientists, given by Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation.