Eka Kardava

Doctor of Law and Professor of Jean Monnet. Ms. Eka's scientific and practical experience is the best opportunity for those interested in labor law to analyze and compare it in the context of EU law.

The trainer's work experience looks like this:

◾️ EU labor law specialist, international legal approximation expert; Author of more than 25 scientific papers, books, manuals, including editor and co-author of the book "Court Practice of European Union Justice and Georgian Labor Law";

◾️ Head and author of the project "Labor Rights of Public Servants in Georgia (FES);

◾️ Chairman of "Europe Time" Association;

◾️ Academy trainer of the Ministry of Finance;

◾️ Affiliated Professor of Caucasus University;

◾️ Head of Law Master's and Doctoral Educational Programs of Caucasus University;

◾️ Gori State University professor;

◾️ Guest lecturer of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University;

◾️ Jean Monnet Modul "Discover the EU in the Association Agreement" author and coordinator (GSTU);

◾️ Author and co-coordinator (CSL) of the Jean Monnet Project "The Legal Face of the European Union";

◾️ Jean Monnet Excellence project expert EUPOLTRANS (CSG).;

◾️ In 2018, the doctoral work was defended on the topic "Reform of Georgian labor law in the context of the requirements of the European integration and association agreement".

Past professional experience:

◾️ Project leader and author of "Labor Law Monthly Bulletin" (FES);

◾️ Senior international expert in the EU-funded project "Strengthening the process of coordination, structural political dialogue and legal approximation of the implementation of the Association Agreement of Moldova";

◾️ Author of "Europe Time" television programs (1TV, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs);

◾️ More than 10 years: researcher, trainer, expert at KAS, FES, CSRDG, PMCG, GIZ, ICMPD, USAID/G4G, GGI, EU-NATO Info Centre, IOM, CIPE and others.

Activity in public service - 21 years

◾️ 2014-2017 Administration of the Government of Georgia, Advisor on the European Union and Legal Approximation, Head of the Department of International Agreements and EU Law, Head of the Analytical Department.

◾️ 2004-2013 European Integration Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, Chief of Staff of the European Integration Committee;

◾️ 1996-2003 The Secretariat of the Speaker of the Parliament and the Temporary Commission for the Settlement of Abkhazia's Problems;

Academic and scientific activity - 17 years

◾️ Lectures: labor law, comparative labor law, EU law, administrative law, association agreement and legal approximation;

◾️ Author of the curriculum "Association Agreement and Legal Approximation" in Georgia.