Fellows 2021

Name: Phikria Bakradze

Home institution: Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia

Guest institution: European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

Period of stay: April 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021

Research focus: Contextual control of the standard terms of a contract (comparative legal analysis)

"The research stay at the European University Viadrina serves to expand and deepen my scientific work in order to carry out the fundamental analysis of the various legal systems. The research stay will enable me to have the necessary access to literature. Then I can develop my intercultural competence through direct exchange with other scientists.”

Name: Mariam Bezhanishvili

Home Institution: European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

Guest institution: University of Edinburgh, UK

Period of stay: April 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021

Research focus: International criminal law, human rights

"The research visit gives me the opportunity to access the online libraries available through the host University, as well as to interact and discuss my PhD research with the professorship and fellow scientists there. As a result, I will acquire fresh perspectives on my research topics and will have a possibility to present my academic work to a wider international audience."

Name: Karla Elisa Cervantes Jácome

Home institution: National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico

Guest institution: European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

Period of stay: April 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021

Research focus: Behavioral science, sociology and health

"My project involves biological, psychological and sociological domain. My expectation is to learn more about the sociological factors in my project and how they interact with the others to explain human behaviors."

Name: Thanos Liapas

Home Institution: European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

Period of funding: March 1, 2021 - August 31, 2021

Research focus: European Studies, Political Economy

"I am on the last stage of my dissertation, which can be a very demanding moment. The fellowship enables me to focus on my project and produce the best results possible. Next to the completion of my dissertation, the main goal of my fellowship is to get to know other international students from the VIP program of Viadrina and to develop my international network."

Name: Stephanie Godiva

Home Institution: European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

Period of stay: March 1, 2021 - August 31, 2021

Research focus: Multilingualism; Education policy in Latin America; Language policy

"As a new doctoral candidate at the EUV, being the research assistant at the beginning of my dissertation means an opportunity to become a part of the research team of the Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies. It means not only the cooperation with research experts in the context of international events and collaborations, but also gives the contact and exchange with research teams from the partner universities."

Name: Saimaiti Maimaitiming
 
Home Institution: European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
 
Period of stay: February 3, 2021 - August 2, 2021
 
Research focus: Internationalization of higher education, student migration, knowledge transfer, and modernization
 
"I applied for the teaching assistantship to improve my teaching skills and prepare myself for the future career. I firmly believe that cooperating with my academic supervisor in the context of this MA course not only helps my current research and future career but also provides more options for Viadrina’s MA students and enriches their knowledge about Asia."

Name: Stephan Rindlisbacher
 
Home Institution: European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
 
Period of stay: February 1, 2021 – July 31, 2021
 
Research focus: History of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union; History of Poland; Biography research; Knowledge circulation

"During my research assistantship, I want to get familiar with the topic of academic exchange between Polish People's Republic and Western partner institutions in the period from 1960 to 1989. My goals are, on the one hand, to write an article about that, and, on the other hand, to network with researchers in the field of Polish studies."

Name: Teona Kupradze

Home institution: Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia

Guest institution: European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

Period of stay: February 1, 2021 - April 29, 2021

Research focus: Immigration policy and gender in the Discourse of European Right-Wing Populism.

"My main interest is to include live elements in the research, which involves getting acquainted with the local immigration policies and cases, interviewing people working on these issues, and structural analyses. Viadrina University is an ideal platform for all this, due to students' diversity from its border location."

Name: Tatia Tavkhelidze

Home Institution: European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

Period of funding: January 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021

Research focus: EU policies, cultural integration, Islamophobia

"A completion fellowship would help me to successfully complete my dissertation in 6 months, and it represents an important stage in my academic life. Final stage of my dissertation deals with revision, methodology, and conclusions of research. For this it is necessary that, in addition to the intensive writing process, I continue to meet with experts for their advice and feedback."