Direction:Entrepreneurship
Position:Associate Professor
Since March 2020, Irine Guruli is an Associate Professor in Business Administration focused on Entrepreneurship at Ilia State University. Prior to this position, since 2015 she has been working as a visiting lecturer.
Since 2011, Irine has been working at the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC), where she currently serves as a Deputy Director. She has 15-year experience in managing projects supported by international donor organizations. She has extensive experience in research, training, monitoring and advocacy activities. Irine is engaged in conducting research in the directions of economic policy, private sector development, SME policy and regulatory impact assessment.
Irine received her PhD Degree in 2019 from Ilia State University (Dissertation topic: Entrepreneurship and SME Development in Emerging Economies – the case of Georgia). She earned her Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Jönköping University, in 2017-2018 she was a PhD visiting researcher at the same university with the support of the Swedish Institute. Irine holds a Bachelor Degree from Tbilisi State University with a major in English Language.
Scientific interests / research interests
Featured publications
Guruli, I. (2020). The Pandemic Outlook: Economic Impact and Implications for Georgia. Supported by The Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation.
Guruli, I. (2020) Georgia-EU Integration – Progress Made So Far And Steps to Move Forward. Supported by Open Society Georgia Foundation.
Rudaz, P., Guruli, I., Mikaelian, H. (2019). Survival(ship) and Entrepreneurship (empirical evidence from Georgia and Armenia).
Guruli, I. (2018), Vol. 7 No 3. Current stance of entrepreneurship and SME development in Georgia: perspectives and challenges
Guruli, I. (2016). No, 82. Caucasus Analytical Digest. Foreign Direct Investment Trends and Policies in Georgia.
Guruli, I. (2018). Young, Skilled and Competitive: Georgia’s Labour Market. Magazine Emerging Europe
Guruli, I. (2016). The Economic Effect of NATO. Forbes Georgia.
Mgaloblishvili, G., Kutelia, B., Guruli, I., Evgenidze, N. (2016). Hybrid Warfare and the Changing Security Landscape in the Euro-Atlantic Area
Kutelia, B., Evgenidze, N., Guruli, I., (2016). The NATO Effect on the Economic Trends of its New Member Countries and Potential Projection on Georgian Context. Economic NATO, Research Paper No 2. EPRC.
Rudaz P., Guruli. I. (2016). Emergence of Entrepreneurship in Georgia. Economic Policy Research Center.
Guruli. I/ (2014). Pension Reform in Armenia: Opportunities and Challenges. View across the Border. Policy and Society in Georgia and Armenia. BTKK – Policy Research Group.
Current Courses |
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Practical Course in Entrepreneurship (Bachelor Level) Introduction in Strategic Management (for international students, Bachelor level) Basics in Entrepreneurship (for international students, Bachelor level)
Introduction in Cultural Entrepreneurship (Bachelor level)
Global Business Environment (Master level) |