Dr KOBAKHIDZE, Magda Nutsa
Dr KOBAKHIDZE, Magda Nutsa
M.Ed. (Comparative and Global Studies in Education and Development) Program CoordinatorAssistant Professor
Academic Unit of Social Contexts and Policies of Education
Qualification
BA,MA (TSU); MA (TC, Columbia); PhD (HKU)
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Phone
(852) 2241 5454
Location
Room 412, Runme Shaw Building
Research Expertise
Educational Policy
International and Comparative Education
Parents and Family Issues in Education
Research Methods and Methodologies
Prospective PhD/ EdD/ MPhil Applications
?I am available to supervise PhD/EdD/MPhil students and would welcome enquiries for supervision.
Links
Personal Homepage
Areas of Expertise
Comparative Education; Privatization of Education (Shadow Education, Education Markets); Globalization and Education; Large-scale International Assessments (PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS).
Teaching Area:
MEDD6097, Comparative Education - Approaches, Methods and Themes (MEd)
MEDD6014, Methods of Research and Enquiry (MEd)
BBED5022, Globalization and Education (BBED)
EDU6760, Educational Inquiry (PGDE)
CCGL9022, Globalization in Question: Economic and Human Consequences (Common Core)
MAES7109, Intercultural Communication (MATESOL)
MEDD8886, Qualitative Methods: Research Design, Data Collection and Analysis (MEd)
Geographic Focus:
Georgia and Former Soviet Countries; Hong Kong; South East Asia (Cambodia and Myanmar/Burma)PhD/EdD Students under Supervision and Co-supervision
Supervision:
Li Jun (PhD)
Peter Suante (PhD)
Yvette Leung (PhD)
Weilin Wang(PhD)
Claudia Chan (EDd)
Co-supervision:
Vutha Ros (PhD)
Xiujuan Xie (PhD)
Lelyzaveta Shchepertylnykova (PhD)
Awards
2020 - Faculty Early Career Teaching Award
2019 - Letter of Commendation from the Dean (for a PhD Student's Research Postgraduate Student 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
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
Projects
Research Projects and Grants
Principal Investigator (PI)
2021. "From Tiger Mothers to Outsourced Parenthood". Seed Fund for Basic Research. University Research Committee. Principal Investigator. HK$48,420
2020-22. "Local Anxieties, Global Ambitions: Social Class Impact on Parental Demand for Shadow Education in Hong Kong." Early Career Scheme (ECS). Hong Kong Research Grants Council. Principal Investigator. HK$706,246.
2020-2021. "Kindergarten Wars: The Business of Interview Classes in Hong Kong". Special One-Off Research Fund. Principal Investigator. Faculty of Education. HK$80,000.
2019-2020. Faculty Research Fund. Principal Investigator. HK$32,415.
2019-2020. Special One-Off Research Fund. Faculty of Education. HKU. HK$250,000.
2019-2020. Faculty Incubation Fund for GRF/ECS Proposals. Principal Investigator. HK$10,000.
2017-2018. "Supplementary Tutoring and Roles of Teachers in Myanmar." Principal Investigator. KE Funding Exercise Impact Project Scheme. UGC. HK$81,860.
2017-2018. "Deepening Understanding and Exploring Diversity of Shadow Education Markets in Georgia". Principal Investigator. Faculty Research Fund. HKU. HK$59,846.
2016-2017. "Intersections of Equity, Quality and Ethics: Shadow Education Provided by Teachers in Myanmar." Principal Investigator. Faculty Research Fund. HK$30,000
Co-Investigator (Co-I)
2020-2022. "Study on the Provision of International School Places in Hong Kong". Co-investigator. Education Bureu (EDB) Hong Kong.
2016-2017. "Shadow Education in Myanmar: Private Supplementary Tutoring and its Policy Implications.". Co-Investigator.UNESCO-funded. HK$235,237.
2016-2017/ "Supplementary Tutoring and Roles of Teachers in Myanmar". Co-Investigator. Seed Fund for Translation and Applied Research. HKU. HK$26,000.
Publications
Full list of publications:
ResearchGateAcademia.edu
Google Scholar
Books
Kobakhidze, M. N. (2018).Teachers as Tutors: Shadow Education Market Dynamics in Georgia. Dordrecht: Springer-CERC. (252 pages).A book review by Suter, L. (2019) published in International Review of Education, 65 (6), pp.995-997.
A book review by Stastny, V. (2019) published in Compare: A Journal of Comparatuve and International Education.
Bray, M., Kobakhidze, M.N., Kwo, O. (2020).Shadow Education in Myanmar: Private Supplementary Tutoring and its Policy Implications. Comparative Education Research Centre, HKU in collaboration with UNESCO and Yangon University of Education.
A book review by Tian, R. (2020) published in International Review of Education.
A book review by Bhorkar, S. (2020) published in Orbis Scholae.
Myanmar translation published by UNESCO Office, Myanmar.
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles/Book Chapters
Kobakhidze, M.N. Hui, J. Chui, J. & González, A. (2021). Research Disruptions, New Opportunities: Re-imagining Qualitative Interview Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International Journal of Qualitative Methods.20 (1-10). Open Access.https://doi.org/10.1177/**051576
Johnson, T. Eradze, M. & Kobakhidze, M.N. (2021). Findings a Silver Lining in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case of Teachers' Online Community in Georgia. In Jose, M., Loureiro, A., & Gerber, H.R. Global Education and the Impact of Institutional Policies on Educational Technologies.10.4018/978-1-7998-8193-3
Stastny, V. & Kobakhidze. M.N. (2020). Throwing Light on Shadow Education. Editorial. Orbis Scholae. 14(2).https://doi.org/10.14712/**.2020.17
Kobakhidze, M. N. (2020). Desacralising Teachers: Inside Myanmar's Educational Capitalism. Globalisation, Societies and Education.10.1080/**.2020.**
Kobakhidze, M. N. & Sutter, L. ( 2020). Global Diversity of Shadow Education. European Journal of Education, Research, Policy and Development. 55 (2).https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12411
Bray, M., Kobakhidze, M.N., & Sutter, L. (2020). The Challeneges of Measuring Outside-School-Time Educational Activities: Experiences and Lessns from the Programme for International School Assessment (PISA). Comparative Education Review, 64(4).
Bray, M., Liu, J., Zhang, W., Kobakhidze, M. N. (2019). (Mis) Trust and (Abuse of) Authority in Cambodian Education: Parallel Lessons in the Shadow. Extended Education from an International Comparative Point of View. Springer. pp. 7-21.
Bray, M., Kobakhidze, M. N.,Liu, J., & Zhang, W. (2018). The Hidden Curriculum in a Hidden Marketplace:Relationships and Values in Cambodia’s Shadow Education System.Journal of Curriculum Studies, Taylor & Francis Group.
Kobakhidze, M. N.( 2018).(Un)regulating Shadow Education in West Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.In Kennedy, K. and Chi-Kin Lee, J. (Eds) Routledge Handbook on Schools and Schooling in Asia. pp.355-365.
Bray, M., Liu, J., Zhang, W., & Kobakhidze, M.N. (2016). Confiance, défiance et (abus d’) autorité dans l’éducation au Cambodge: Leçons tirées de l’école de l’ombre. Revue international d’éducation de Sèvres, Centre international d’études pédagogiques (CIEP). [in French].
Bray, M.,Kobakhidze, M.N.,Liu,J.,&Zhang,W.(2016).The Internal Dynamics of Privatised Public Education: Fee-charging Supplementary Tutoring Provided by Teachers in Cambodia.International Journal of Educational Development, Vol.49, pp. 291-299.10.1016/j.ijedudev.2016.04.003
Bray, M.,&Kobakhidze, M. N.(2015). Evolving Ecosystems in Education: The Nature and Implications of Private Supplementary Tutoring in Hong Kong.Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, Vol.45, No.4, pp.465-481.10.1007/s11125-015-9353-2
Kobakhidze, M .N. (2015). Shadow Education Research through TIMSS and PIRLS: Experiences and Lessons in the Republic of Georgia. In Bray, M., Kwo, O., & Jokic, B. (eds.) Researching Private Supplementary Tutoring: Methodological Lessons from Diverse Cultures. Hong Kong: Comparative Education Research Centre (CERC), The University of Hong Kong. Springer. pp.23-48.
Bray, M., Zhang, W., Kobakhidze, M. N., & Liu, J. (2015). Researching Private Supplementary Tutoring in Cambodia: Context, Instruments and Approaches. In Bray, M., Kwo, O., & Jokic, B. (eds.) Researching Private Supplementary Tutoring: Methodological Lessons from Diverse Cultures. Hong Kong: Comparative Education Research Centre (CERC), The University of Hong Kong. Springer. pp.219-244.
Kobakhidze, M. N. (2014).Corruption risks of private tutoring: case of Georgia.Asia Pacific Journal of Education,34(4), 455-475.
Bray, M., &Kobakhidze,M.N.(2014).Measurement Issues in Research on Shadow Education: Challenges and Pitfalls Encountered in TIMSS and PISA.Comparative Education Review, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp. 590-620.
Bray,M., &Kobakhidze, M. N.(2014). The Global Spread of Shadow Education: Supporting or Undermining Qualities of Education?. Qualities of Education in a Globalised World. pp 185-200.
Kobakhidze, M. N. (2013). Teacher certification examinations in Georgia: Outcomes and policy implications.Teacher reforms around the world: Implementations and outcomes (International Perspectives on Education and Society),19, 25-51.
Kobakhidze, M. N. (2011). PIRLS 2011 Encyclopedia: Education Policy and Curriculum in Reading: Chapter on Georgia. In PIRLS 2011 Encyclopedia: Education Policy and Curriculum in Mathematics and Science, Volumes 1 & 2. In Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Minnich, C.A., Stanco, G.M., Arora, A., Centurino, V.A.S., & Castle, C.E. (Eds.). Chestnut Hill, MA, USA. pp.243-251.
Mzhavanadze, N., & Kobakhidze, M. N. (2011). TIMSS 2011 Encyclopedia: Education Policy and Curriculum inMathematics and Science: Chapter on Georgia. In TIMSS 2011 Encyclopedia: Education Policy and Curriculum in Mathematics and Science, Volumes 1 & 2. In Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Minnich, C.A., Stanco, G.M., Arora, A., Centurino, V.A.S., & Castle, C.E. (Eds.). Chestnut Hill, MA, USA. pp.299-311.
Kobakhidze, M. N.(2010). Teacher incentives and the future of merit-based pay in Georgia.European Education,42(3), 68-89.
Kobakhidze, M. N. (2009). Education and Military Expenditure in the Baltic States. Organon,41, 41-50.
Other Co-authored Books
Chachkhiani, K., Kobakhidze, M.N.,& Gabashvili, M. (2011). Practical Guide for School Principals (II). National Center for Teacher Professional Development.The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. TPDC (211 pp).[in Georgian]..
Kobakhidze, M.N., & Gabashvili, M. (2010). Effective Teaching: Theory and Practice. National Examination and Evaluation Center. The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. NAEC. (270 pp). [in Georgian].
Goglichidze, A., Kobakhidze, M.N., & Latsabidze, G. (2010).Practical Guide for School Principals (I).National Center for Teacher Professional Development.The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. TPDC (176pp).[in Georgian]
Book/Media Reviews:
Kobakhidze, M.N. (2021); Cambodia for sale: Everyday privatization in education and beyond. By Will Brehm.International Review Educcation. Routledge, London/New York, 2021, 144 pp. Politics of Education in Asia series.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-021-09923-9 (a view-only version).
Kobakhidze, M. N.(2015).Shedding Light on Shadow Education.Comparative Education Review,59(3), 577-582. Open Access.
Selected Conference Papers
Nhem, D., & Kobakhidze, M.N. (2021). New Generation School Education Reform in Cambodia: Farewell to Shadow Education?. Comparative Education Society of Cambodia Annual Conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. October 14-15, 2021. (Online conference).
Kobakhidze,M.N. & Samniashvili, L. (2021). "Less USSR, more democracy, please!: Hopes and discontents in Georgia's quest for academic freedom. University Purpore and Institutional Authonomy: Challenges and their Impact on Georgia, International Conference. October 29-30, Georgia, Tbilisi. (Online conference).
Kobakhidze. M.N. & Hui, J. (2021). Catching the Train: An Emerging Tutoring Market for Kindergarten Admissions in Hong Kong.Comparative and International Education Sociaty (CIES) Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington, USA, April 27, 2021. (conference took place in a virtual space due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
Kobakhidze. M.N. (2020). Desacrilising Teachers: Inside Myanmar's Educational Capitalism. Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conferencei in Miami, Florida, March 22-26. 2020. (Conference moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
Kobakhidze, M.N. (2020). Teachers' Indentities in the Informal Shadow Education Market in Georgia. [Roundtable Session]. AERA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, California, USA. (Conference Canceled due to COVID-19).
Jackson, L., Kobakhidze, M.N. (2019). Overview of the Comparative Education Research Centre (special guests). OSF Southeast Asia Education Conference. October, 26-27. Bangkok, Thailand.
Bray, M., and Kobakhidze, M.N. (2018). Shadow Education in Myanmar: Private Dimensions in Public Schooling. Paper presented at the 11th Biennial Comparative Education Society of Asia, Siem Reap, Cambodia. May, 10-12. 2018.
Kobakhidze. M.N., Bray, M. & Sutter, L. (2018). The Challenges of Measuring Outside-School-Time Educational Activities: Experiences and Lessons from the Programme for International School Assessment (PISA). Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference in Mexico City, Mexico, April 25-29, 2018.
Kwo, O. & Kobakhidze, M.N. (2017). Shadow Education and the Roles of Teachers in Myanmar: Private Dimensions in Public Schooling. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. March 5-9, 2017.
Kobakhidze. M.N., (2017). Intersections of Equity, Quality and Ethics:Shadow Education Provided by Teachers in Myanmar. Paper presented at the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK), Annual Conference in Education University of Hong Kong, March 24-25, 2017.
Kobakhidze, M.N. (2016). Mixed roles and identities in the shadow education market in Georgia. Paper presented at the XVI World Congress of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES). Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, 2016, August 21-26.
Kobakhidze, M.N. (2016). Teachers as Tutors: Shadow Education Market Complexities in Georgia. Paper presented at the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK), Annual Conference Hong Kong Institute of Education. Hong Kong SAR, China, 2016, April 15-16.
Bray, M. Kobakhidze, M.N., Liu, J., & Zhang, W. (2016). Values in the enactment of shadow education in Cambodia: Living together but living apart. Paper presented at the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK), Annual Conference. Hong Kong Institute of Education. Hong Kong SAR, China, 2016, April 15-16.
Kobakhidze, M.N. (2016). Impact of Shadow Education on Teacher Professionalism and Identity in Georgia. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference. Vancouver, BC, Canada. 2016, March 6-10.
Bray, M. Kobakhidze, M.N. (2016). Shadow Education in Cambodia. Paper presented at the Comparative Education Society of Asia (CESA) the 2016 Biennial Conference. De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, 2016, January 28-30.
Kobakhidze, M.N. (2015). Teacher Professionalism in Marketized Georgia. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference. Washington DC, USA, 2015, March 8-13.
Kobakhidze, M.N. (2015). Corruption Risks of private tutoring: Case of Georgia. Paper presented at the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK), Annual Conference. The University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong SAR, China, 2015.
Kobakhidze, M.N. (2014). Teachers as Tutors: Teachers’ Dual Lives in the Republic of Georgia. Paper presented at the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK), Annual Conference. The University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong SAR, China, 2014.
Kobakhidze, M.N. (2012). Teacher Certification Examinations in Georgia: A two Year Experience. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society’s (CIES) Annual conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico April, 2012.
Kobakhidze, M.N. (2010). Teacher Salaries and Incentives in Georgia. Paper presented at the Second East Asian Conference in Teacher Education Research. Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIED). Hong Kong, China. December 15-17, 2010.
Kobakhidze, M.N. (2010). Teacher Incentives and Future of Merit-based Pay in Georgia.The XIV World Congress of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES). Bo?aziçi University, Department of Education, Istanbul, Turkey. June 14-18, 2010.
Kobakhidze, M.N. (2010). Education and Military Expenditure in the Baltic States. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society 54th Annual Conference (CIES). Chicago, USA. March 1-5, 2010.
Kobakhidze, M.N. & Revishvili, N. (2009). International Models in Georgian Education System. Paper presented at theOpen Society Institute (OSI) – New York Annual Conference. Harvard University, Graduate School of Education. April, 2009.
Henninger, M. & Kobakhidze, M.N. (2007). Four Cultures of the West . . . and Beyond. Paper presented at the Open Society Institute (OSI) – New York Annual Conference. Rutgers University, School of Arts and Sciences. April – May, 2007.
Bakhtadze, R. & Kobakhidze, M.N. (2006). Georgia After Revolution of Roses: Achievements and Challenges. Paper presented at the Open Society Institute (OSI) – New York Annual Conference. Brown University, the Watson Institute of International Studies. May 2006.
Other Publications (Newspaper/Media)
Hong Kong's Hyper-Competetive Kindergartens. COVID-19 intensifies the kindergarten admission competition in Hong Kong.The Diplomat. Co-authored with Janisa Hui. April 23, 2021.
"The Rapid Growth of Private Tutoring during the Pandemic: What ofPublic Education?" UCL Institute of Education, Centre for Education and International Development (CEID). Blog series #34. June 26, 2020.
"The Covid-19 Pandemic Changes Global Dynamics in Education". Modern Diplomacy. May 4, 2020.
"Coronavirus pandemic has upended schooling in Hong Kong - with parents bearing the brunt."South China Morning Post. May 29, 2020.
"10 tips to parents during coronavirus homeschooling". Publika. March, 20. 2020.
Professional Community Services
Editorship
Co-Editor of Orbis Scholae's special issue(2020) (together with Dr Vit Stastny) published by Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.Editorial Board Member - Academic Praxis.
Committee/Organization memberships
Faculty of EducationFaculty Board member (since 2017)
Comparative Education Research Center, HKU.
Managment Commitee Member (2019-2021)
Co-opted member (2018-2019)
Head of the Shadow Education SIG (since 2018)
Comparative and International Education Sociaty (CIES). USA.
Annual Conference Planning Committee member(2015-2016)
Assistant Conference Manager (2015-2016)
Member (since 2010)
Eurasia SIG (Founding Member since 2012)
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Lives of Teachers SIG
Higher Education Institute. Education Policy Unit. HKU.
Organising committee member (2018)
Organising committee member (2017)
Postgraduate Student Research Conference
Organising committee member (2018)
Reviewer (2017-present)
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. Tbilisi State University
Faculty search committe member (July, 2018)
Georgian Educational Research Association (GERA) (Founding Member)
International Society for Philosophers
Georgian Association for Analytical Psychology
Societe Internationnale pour L'etude de la Philosophie Medievale (SIEMP)
Reviewer for
Comparatuve Education Review (CER)International Journal of Educational Development (IJED)
European Education (EE)
Asia Pacific Journal of Education (APJE)
Comparative and International Education (CIES) Annual Conferences
Invited Talks
"Working in higher education beyod the West: Job prospects, opportunities and challenges". New Scholars Workshop, vCIES 2021. A panel speaker. April 27, 2021."Kindergarten admission competition during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong". RTHK Radio 3, "123 Show". February 26, 2021.
"Reopening Schools, Reimagining Education: Experiences from the Central and West Asian Countries". Webinar. Invited keynote speaker. Asian Development Bank (ADB). December 16, 2020.
"Education in the Time of COVID-19". Webinar. Invited keynote speaker. UCL Institute of Education. September 25, 2020.
"Online tutoring and COVID-19". Public lecture. Caucasus University, School of Education. May 27, 2020.
"Universities and COVID-19". Invited speaker.Webinar. April, 10. 2020.
"Online teaching, Hong Kong experience". Public lecture. Sokhumi University. Tbilisi, Georgia. April, 24. 2020.
Resilient Asia Webinar session #4. Ornagised by Resilio and Black Dog Consultants. April 21, 2020.
"Working in higher education beyond the West/Global North: job prospects, opportunities and challenges". A panel speaker. New Scholars Essential Workshop. Comparative and International Education Society (CIES). Miamim Florida, USA. March 27, 2020. (The event moved online due to COVID-19).
Postgraduate Research Conference. "Common Mistakes that postgraduate students make when transitioning to the first job academic job". Together with Yeung P.S. & Zhu, Z. May, 2019.
"PhD journey and beyond". Interdisciplinary lab. A pair of talks organised by the Department of Educational Sciences, Tbilisi State University. July, 10-11. 2018.
Others
Knowledge Exchange
Newspaper interviews:
"Education during the Pandemic" - an interview with online magazine Publika. August 31, 2020."I hear, see and learn but on a distance" - an interview by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. March 6, 2020.
"Online Education in Georgia" - an interview by magazine At.ge. March 12, 2020.
"Coronavirus, temper tantrums and Youtube await" - quoted in a storyby the Times Educational Supplement. March 12, 2020.
"In search for local solutions" - an interview by magazine Akhali Ganatleba (New Education). April, 10, 2020.
"Mainland Chinese students best in world as Singapore, Hong Kong slip down rankings"- quoted in a news report by South China Morning Post. December 3, 2019.
"PISA from a critical perspective" - an interview by the Teacher, a nationwide magazine issues by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. December 10, 2019.
"Teachers as tutors in Georgia"- an interview by magazine At.ge. August 25, 2018.
"There are no recipes in education system"- an interview by the Teacher, a nationwide magazine issuedby the Ministry of Education and Sceince of Georgia). May 12, 2018.
TV/Radio interviews:
Documentary on "History of Georgian Education System 1990-2020". Interview. Released on June 26, 2021.TV Euronews. "School reopening and hybrid teaching and learning". September 14, 2020.
TV GPB (Georgian Public Broadcaster) - "School reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic". August 1. 2020.
TV Mtavari - "Experiences and challenges of online teaching and learning".March 10, 2020.
TV Pirveli - "Distance education during coronavirus". March 11, 2020.
TV Pirveli - "Learning from global experiences on online learning". April 3, 2020.
TV Pirveli- TV Show "Sakmianebi"- an interview. April 19, 2020.
Formula TV - "COVID-19" - an interview. May 9, 2020.
TV Pirveli - Morning show on COVID-19 and Education - an interview. May 18, 2020.
TV Pirveli - Live talk - an interview. August 2, 2018.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - Freedom Diaries (print and video). July 30, 2017.
TV Pirveli - "Ladies Narratives"-an interviw. April, 7, 2017.
Public Seminars
Knowledge Exchange Seminar. "Admission Olympics: Expanding Tutoring Market for Kindergarten Admissions in Hong Kong". July 15, 2021.Book launch "Teachers as Tutors: Shadow Education Market Dynamics in Georgia.Writers' House, Tbilisi. Georgia. August 2, 2018.
A pair of knowledge exchange workshops for teachers, school principals, NGO representatives. "Private Tutoring in Myanmar: Major Study Finidngs". Yangon, Myanmar. KE Impact project Scheme. April 25-26, 2018.
