H.E. Prof. Dr. Aleksandre Kartozia
Georgia
Date of accreditation:
© Mohamed El Sauaf
Education
- 1995 Habilitation (Dr. phil. habil.)
- 1986 Doctorate in Philology (Dr. phil.)
- 1981 - 1985 Doctoral studies in General Linguistics and Psycholinguistics under Prof. Dr. Guram Ramishvili at the Department of General Linguistics, Tbilisi State University
- 1981 Graduated from Tbilisi State University with the qualification of “Philologist; Teacher of German Language and Literature.”
Professional Career
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23 July 2026Aleksandre Kartozia presented his Letters of Credence to Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Federal Republic of Germany
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Since 2014Professor of German Language and Translation at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
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2008 - 2013Lecturer in Caucasus Studies at the European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
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2006 - 2008Research Associate at the Institute for East European Studies, University of Bremen, Germany
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2005 - 2006Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany (Chair of Comparative Sociolinguistics)
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2004 - 2005Head of the Institute of German Studies at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
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1998 - 2004Minister of Education of Georgia in the government of President Eduard Shevardnadze
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1997 - 1998Director of the National Library of Georgia
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1989 - 1997Head of the Department of German Philology at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
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1988Lecturer at the Institute of German Studies, Faculty of Western European Languages and Literatures, Tbilisi State University
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1986 - 1988Research Associate at the Laboratory of Experimental Phonetics, Department of General Linguistics, Tbilisi State University
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1982 - 1986Teacher of German at the German School in Tbilisi (now the Guram Ramishvili Gymnasium)
Personal Details
- Birthdate: 8 January 1959
- Personal Status: Married, one daughter
Languages
Georgian, German, Russian, English
Honours
Cross of Merit on the Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2022)
National Day
26 May
Website
www.germany.mfa.gov.ge