Nana Parinos

   The founder and head of the USACA

 

Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies – USACA at Caucasus International University was founded in April, 2017. The founder and head of the Institute is Nana Parinos, Assistant Professor Doctor of American Studies.

 

Andrew Carnegie’s famous quote: “Aim for the highest” is the motto of the Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies. The phrase was uttered for the first time at Caucasus International University at a USACA conference dedicated to Andrew Carnegie. The event was opened by Ian Kelly, US Ambassador to Georgia.

 

The Institute aims at:

 

• Implementing scientific-research activities in the direction of the United States and Canada (cultural, legal, political, historical, economic, agrarian, etc.);
• Promoting scientific-educational relations between Georgia, the United States and Canada; At the same time, the goal of the institute is to raise the awareness of the United States and Canada;
• Developing and implementing projects necessary for the development of civil society.

 

As the result of its goals, the Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies (USACA), during its 6 years of existence, has conducted several events, won several grants (practical and scientific), namely:

 

All projects implemented by the Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies (USACA) are fully in line with its goals and objectives:

 

Project #1 – Scientific-Practical Conference: Andrew Carnegie’s International Legacy: Shaping the Modern World;

Project #2 – Nana Parinos, Head of USACA was awarded Freie Universität Berlin scientific Type A Grant;

Project #3 – Grant awarded to USACA from the German Federal Agency for Civic Education - War or Peace: Crossroads of History 1918/2018;

Project #4 – Cycle of US and Canadian study series on social network;

Project #5 – Short-term research grant from Caucasus International University, awarded to USACA;

Project #6 – Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies (USACA) scientific training for pupils in border village Orsanta;

Project #7 – Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies (USACA) got Lithuanian State Scholarship.

Project #8- Creating and publishing a textbook Canada.

 

Participation in Events

- Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies (USACA) is one of the winners of “Debate and Win Europe”;

- Engagement of the Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies (USACA) in the head office of Vienna-based Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe;

- Meeting of the Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies (USACA) with Canadian Professor, Frederic Labarre;

- Participation of the Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies (USACA) in Batumi Annual Scientific Conference “European Way of Georgia”;

- Visit of the Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies (USACA) to the Presidential Palace;

- Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies (USACA) at “World Congress 2018”, in Paris.

 

 

USACA team members:

 

Ani Kibordzalidze – PR Manager/Coordinator;

Ani Gagnidze – Coordinator;

Nika Vachiberadze - Coordinator;

Lado Kvikvinia - Coordinator;