Dr KOBAKHIDZE, Magda Nutsa

• 2020 - Faculty Early Career Teaching Award 

• 2019 - Letter of Commendation from the Dean (for a PhD Student's Research Postgraduate Student Teaching Award) 

• 2018 - HKU Knowledge Exchange Award 

• 2017 - Gail P. Kelly Award for Outsdanding Doctoral Dissertation - Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), USA

• 2016 - PhD Thesis -Awarded Rank of 'Excellent' - Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong

• 2016 - Research Postgraduate Students Publication Award (Incentive Award) - Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong

• 2016 - EURASIA SIG Best Graduate Paper Award -Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), EURASIA SIG, March 6-10, Vancouver, Canada

• 2016 - United Nation's Sustainable Developmen Goal (SDG) # 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Routledge's Special Collection 

• 2012-2016 - Hong Kong PhD Fellowship  - Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong

• 2013 - Global Supplementary Grant - Open Society Institute - New York, USA

• 2009 - International Fellowship - Teachers College, Columbia University  -New York,  USA

• 2008-2009 - Georgian Government and Open Society Institute Joint Fellowship, Tbilisi and New York

• 2007 - Visiting Research Scholarship by the Georgetown University - Washington, DC.  USA

• 2006-2007 - Faculty Development Fellowship - Open Society Institute, New York, USA

Academic books 

• Kobakhidze, M. N. (2018). Teachers as Tutors: Shadow Education Market Dynamics in Georgia. Dordrecht: Springer-CERC. (252 pages).

  • A book review by Suter, L. (2019) published in International Review of Education, 65 (6), pp.995-997.

  • A book review by Stastny, V. (2019) published in Compare: A Journal of Comparatuve and International Education. 

• Bray, M., Kobakhidze, M.N., Kwo, O. (2020). Shadow Education in Myanmar: Private Supplementary Tutoring and its Policy Implications. Comparative Education Research Centre, HKU in collaboration with UNESCO and Yangon University of Education. 

  • A book review by Tian, R. (2020) published in International Review of Education. 

  • A book review by Bhorkar, S. (2020) published in Orbis Scholae. 

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles 

1. Stastny, V. & Kobakhidze. M.N. (2020). Throwing Light on Shadow Education. Editorial. Orbis Scholae. 14(2). 

2. Kobakhidze, M. N. (2020). Desacralising Teachers: Inside Myanmar's Educational Capitalism. Globalisation, Societies and Education.

3. Kobakhidze, M. N. & Sutter, L. ( 2020). Global Diversity of Shadow Education. European Journal of Education, Research, Policy and Development. 55 (2).

4. Bray, M., Kobakhidze, M.N., & Sutter, L. (2020). The Challeneges of Measuring Outside-School-Time Educational Activities: Experiences and Lessns from the Programme for International School Assessment (PISA). Comparative Education Review, 64(4).

5.  Bray, M., Kobakhidze, M. N., Liu, J., & Zhang, W. (2018). The Hidden Curriculum in a Hidden Marketplace: Relationships and Values in Cambodia’s Shadow Education System. Journal of Curriculum Studies, Taylor & Francis Group.

6. Bray, M., Liu, J., Zhang, W., & Kobakhidze, M.N. (2016). Confiance, défiance et (abus d’) autorité dans l’éducation au Cambodge: Leçons tirées de l’école de l’ombre. Revue international d’éducation de Sèvres, Centre international d’études pédagogiques (CIEP). [in French].

7. Bray, M., Kobakhidze, M. N., Liu, J., & Zhang, W. (2016). The Internal Dynamics of Privatised Public Education: Fee-charging Supplementary Tutoring Provided by Teachers in Cambodia. International Journal of Educational Development, Vol. 49, pp. 291-299.

8. Kobakhidze, M. N. (2015). Shedding Light on Shadow Education.Comparative Education Review, 59(3), 577-582.

9. Bray, M., & Kobakhidze, M. N. (2015). Evolving Ecosystems in Education: The Nature and Implications of Private Supplementary Tutoring in Hong Kong. Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, Vol.45, No.4, pp.465-481

10. Kobakhidze, M. N. (2014). Corruption risks of private tutoring: case of Georgia. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 34(4), 455-475.

11. Bray, M., & Kobakhidze, M. N. (2014). Measurement Issues in Research on Shadow Education: Challenges and Pitfalls Encountered in TIMSS and PISA. Comparative Education Review, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp. 590-620.

12. Kobakhidze, M. N. (2010). Teacher incentives and the future of merit-based pay in Georgia. European Education, 42(3), 68-89.

13. Kobakhidze, M. N. (2009). Education and Military Expenditure in the Baltic States. Organon, 41, 41-50.

 Peer-reviewed Chapters in Books 

1. Bray, M., Liu, J., Zhang, W., Kobakhidze, M. N. (2019). (Mis) Trust and (Abuse of) Authority in Cambodian Education: Parallel Lessons in the Shadow. Extended Education from an International Comparative Point of View. Springer. pp. 7-21.

2. Kobakhidze, M. N. ( 2018).(Un)regulating Shadow Education in West Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. In Kennedy, K. and Chi-Kin Lee, J. (Eds) Routledge Handbook on Schools and Schooling in Asia. pp.355-365. 

3. Kobakhidze, M .N. (2015). Shadow Education Research through TIMSS and PIRLS: Experiences and Lessons in the Republic of Georgia. In Bray, M., Kwo, O., & Jokic, B. (eds.) Researching Private Supplementary Tutoring: Methodological Lessons from Diverse Cultures. Hong Kong: Comparative Education Research Centre (CERC), The University of Hong Kong. Springer. pp.23-48.

4. Bray, M., Zhang, W., Kobakhidze, M. N., & Liu, J. (2015). Researching Private Supplementary Tutoring in Cambodia: Context, Instruments and Approaches. In Bray, M., Kwo, O., & Jokic, B. (eds.) Researching Private Supplementary Tutoring: Methodological Lessons from Diverse Cultures. Hong Kong: Comparative Education Research Centre (CERC), The University of Hong Kong. Springer.  pp.219-244.

5. Bray, M., & Kobakhidze, M. N. (2014). The Global Spread of Shadow Education: Supporting or Undermining Qualities of Education?. Qualities of Education in a Globalised World. pp 185-200.

6.  Kobakhidze, M. N. (2013). Teacher certification examinations in Georgia: Outcomes and policy implications. Teacher reforms around the world: Implementations and outcomes (International Perspectives on Education and Society), 19, 25-51.

7. Kobakhidze, M. N. (2011). PIRLS 2011 Encyclopedia: Education Policy and Curriculum in Reading: Chapter on Georgia. In PIRLS 2011 Encyclopedia: Education Policy and Curriculum in Mathematics and Science, Volumes 1 & 2. In  Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Minnich, C.A., Stanco, G.M., Arora, A., Centurino, V.A.S., & Castle, C.E. (Eds.). Chestnut Hill, MA, USA. pp.243-251.

8. Mzhavanadze, N., & Kobakhidze, M. N.  (2011). TIMSS 2011 Encyclopedia: Education Policy and Curriculum in  Mathematics and Science: Chapter on Georgia. In TIMSS 2011 Encyclopedia: Education Policy and Curriculum in Mathematics and Science, Volumes 1 & 2. In Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Minnich, C.A., Stanco, G.M., Arora, A., Centurino, V.A.S., & Castle, C.E. (Eds.). Chestnut Hill, MA, USA. pp.299-311.

Other Co-authored Books 

1. Chachkhiani, K., Kobakhidze, M.N., & Gabashvili, M. (2011). Practical Guide for School Principals (II). National Center for Teacher Professional Development. The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. TPDC (211 pp). [in Georgian]

2. Kobakhidze, M.N., & Gabashvili, M. (2010). Effective Teaching: Theory and Practice. National Examination and Evaluation Center. The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. NAEC. (270 pp). [in Georgian]

3. Goglichidze, A., Kobakhidze, M.N., & Latsabidze, G. (2010). Practical Guide for School Principals (I). National Center for Teacher Professional Development. The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. TPDC (176 pp). [in Georgian]

Other Publications (Newspaper/Media)

• "The Rapid Growth of Private Tutoring during the Pandemic: What of Public Education?" UCL Institute of Education, Centre for Education and International Development (CEID). Blog series #34. June 26, 2020. 

• "The Covid-19 Pandemic Changes Global Dynamics in Education". Modern Diplomacy. May 4, 2020. 

• "Coronavirus pandemic has upended schooling in Hong Kong - with parents bearing the brunt." South China Morning Post. May 29, 2020. 

• "10 tips to parents during coronavirus homeschooling". Publika. March, 20. 2020. 

Editorship

• Co-Editor of Orbis Scholae's special issue (2020) (together with Dr Vit Stastny) published by Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. 

Committee/Organization memberships 

• Faculty of Education

  • Faculty Board member (since 2017)

• Comparative Education Research Center, HKU.

  • Managment Commitee Member (2019-2021)

  • Co-opted member (2018-2019)

  • Head of the Shadow Education SIG (since 2018)

• Comparative and International Education Sociaty (CIES). USA.

  • Annual Conference Planning Committee member (2015-2016)

  • Assistant Conference Manager (2015-2016)

  • Member (since 2010)

  • Eurasia SIG (Founding Member since 2012)

• American Educational Research Association (AERA)

  • Lives of Teachers SIG 

• Higher Education Institute. Education Policy Unit. HKU.

  • Organising committee member (2018)

  • Organising committee member (2017)

• Postgraduate Student Research Conference 

  • Organising committee member (2018)

  • Reviewer (2017-present)

• Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. Tbilisi State University

  • Faculty search committe member (July, 2018)

• Georgian Educational Research Association (GERA) (Founding Member)

• International Society for Philosophers  

• Georgian Association for Analytical Psychology 

• Societe Internationnale pour L'etude de la Philosophie Medievale (SIEMP)

Reviewer for

• Comparatuve Education Review (CER)

• International Journal of Educational Development (IJED)

• European Education (EE)

• Asia Pacific Journal of Education (APJE)

• Comparative and International Education (CIES) Annual Conferences 

Invited Talks

• "Reopening Schools, Reimagining Education: Experiences from the Central and West Asian Countries". Webinar. Invited keynote speaker. Asian Development Bank (ADB). December 16, 2020.

• "Education in the Time of COVID-19". Webinar. Invited keynote speaker. UCL Institute of Education. September 25, 2020.

• "Online tutoring and COVID-19". Public lecture. Caucasus University, School of Education. May 27, 2020.

• "Universities and COVID-19". Invited speaker. Webinar. April, 10. 2020. 

• "Online teaching, Hong Kong experience". Public lecture. Sokhumi University. Tbilisi, Georgia. April, 24. 2020.

• Resilient Asia Webinar session #4. Ornagised by Resilio and Black Dog Consultants. April 21, 2020.

• "Working in higher education beyond the West/Global North: job prospects, opportunities and challenges". A panel speaker. New Scholars Essential Workshop. Comparative and International Education Society (CIES). Miamim Florida, USA. March 27, 2020. (The event moved online due to COVID-19).

• Postgraduate Research Conference. "Common Mistakes that postgraduate students make when transitioning to the first job academic job". Together with Yeung P.S. & Zhu, Z. May, 2019. 

• "PhD journey and beyond". Interdisciplinary lab. A pair of talks organised by the Department of Educational Sciences, Tbilisi State University. July, 10-11. 2018.

Selected Conference Papers 

• Kobakhidze. M.N. (2020). Desacrilising Teachers: Inside Myanmar's Educational Capitalism. Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conferencei in Miami, Florida, March 22-26. 2020. (Conference moved online due to the COVID-19 Pandemic).
• Kobakhidze, M.N. (2020). Teachers' Indentities in the Informal Shadow Education Market in Georgia. [Roundtable Session]. AERA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, California, USA. (Conference Canceled due to COVID-19).
• Jackson, L., Kobakhidze, M.N. (2019). Overview of the Comparative Education Research Centre (special guests). OSF Southeast Asia Education Conference. October, 26-27. Bangkok, Thailand. 

• Bray, M., and Kobakhidze, M.N. (2018). Shadow Education in Myanmar: Private Dimensions in Public Schooling. Paper presented at the 11th Biennial Comparative Education Society of Asia, Siem Reap, Cambodia. May, 10-12. 2018. 

• Kobakhidze. M.N., Bray, M. & Sutter, L. (2018). The Challenges of Measuring Outside-School-Time Educational Activities: Experiences and Lessons from the Programme for International School Assessment (PISA). Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference in Mexico City, Mexico, April 25-29, 2018. 

• Kwo, O. & Kobakhidze, M.N. (2017). Shadow Education and the Roles of Teachers in Myanmar: Private Dimensions in Public Schooling. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. March 5-9, 2017.

• Kobakhidze. M.N., (2017). Intersections of Equity, Quality and Ethics: Shadow Education Provided by Teachers in Myanmar. Paper presented at the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK), Annual Conference in Education University of Hong Kong, March 24-25, 2017.

• Kobakhidze, M.N. (2016). Mixed roles and identities in the shadow education market in Georgia. Paper presented at the XVI World Congress of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES). Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, 2016, August 21-26.

• Kobakhidze, M.N. (2016). Teachers as Tutors: Shadow Education Market Complexities in Georgia. Paper presented at the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK), Annual Conference Hong Kong Institute of Education. Hong Kong SAR, China, 2016, April 15-16.

• Bray, M. Kobakhidze, M.N., Liu, J., & Zhang, W. (2016). Values in the enactment of shadow education in Cambodia: Living together but living apart. Paper presented at the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK), Annual Conference. Hong Kong Institute of Education. Hong Kong SAR, China, 2016, April 15-16.

• Kobakhidze, M.N. (2016). Impact of Shadow Education on Teacher Professionalism and Identity in Georgia. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference. Vancouver, BC, Canada. 2016, March 6-10.

• Bray, M. Kobakhidze, M.N. (2016). Shadow Education in Cambodia. Paper presented at the Comparative Education Society of Asia (CESA) the 2016 Biennial Conference. De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, 2016, January 28-30.

• Kobakhidze, M.N. (2015). Teacher Professionalism in Marketized Georgia. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference. Washington DC, USA, 2015, March 8-13.

• Kobakhidze, M.N. (2015). Corruption Risks of private tutoring: Case of Georgia. Paper presented at the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK), Annual Conference. The University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong SAR, China, 2015.

• Kobakhidze, M.N. (2014). Teachers as Tutors: Teachers’ Dual Lives in the Republic of Georgia. Paper presented at the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK), Annual Conference. The University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong SAR, China, 2014.

• Kobakhidze, M.N. (2012). Teacher Certification Examinations in Georgia: A two Year Experience. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society’s (CIES) Annual conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico April, 2012.

• Kobakhidze, M.N. (2010). Teacher Salaries and Incentives in Georgia. Paper presented at the Second East Asian Conference in Teacher Education Research. Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIED). Hong Kong, China. December 15-17, 2010.

• Kobakhidze, M.N. (2010). Teacher Incentives and Future of Merit-based Pay in Georgia. The XIV World Congress of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES). Boğaziçi University, Department of Education, Istanbul, Turkey. June 14-18, 2010.

• Kobakhidze, M.N. (2010). Education and Military Expenditure in the Baltic States. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society 54^th Annual Conference (CIES). Chicago, USA. March 1-5, 2010.

• Kobakhidze, M.N. & Revishvili, N. (2009). International Models in Georgian Education System. Paper presented at the Open Society Institute (OSI) – New York Annual Conference. Harvard University, Graduate School of Education. April, 2009.

• Henninger, M. & Kobakhidze, M.N. (2007). Four Cultures of the West . . . and Beyond. Paper presented at the Open Society Institute (OSI) – New York Annual Conference. Rutgers University, School of Arts and Sciences. April – May, 2007.

• Bakhtadze, R. & Kobakhidze, M.N. (2006). Georgia After Revolution of Roses: Achievements and Challenges. Paper presented at the Open Society Institute (OSI) – New York Annual Conference. Brown University, the Watson Institute of International Studies. May 2006.

Knowledge Exchange 

Newspaper interviews:

• "Education during the Pandemic" - an interview with online magazine Publika. August 31, 2020.
• "I hear, see and learn but on a distance" - an interview by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. March 6, 2020.
• "Online Education in Georgia" - an interview by magazine At.ge. March 12, 2020.
• "Coronavirus, temper tantrums and Youtube await" - quoted in a story by the Times Educational Supplement. March 12, 2020.
• "In search for local solutions" - an interview by magazine Akhali Ganatleba (New Education). April, 10, 2020.
• "Mainland Chinese students best in world as Singapore, Hong Kong slip down rankings"- quoted in a news report by South China Morning Post. December 3, 2019. 
• "PISA from a critical perspective" - an interview by the Teacher, a nationwide magazine issues by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. December 10, 2019.  
• "Teachers as tutors in Georgia"- an interview by magazine At.ge. August 25, 2018.
• "There are no recipes in education system"- an interview by the Teacher, a nationwide magazine issues by the Ministry of Education and Sceince of Georgia). May 12, 2018. 

TV/Radio interviews: 

• TV Euronews. "School reopening and hybrid teaching and learning". September 14, 2020. 
• TV GPB (Georgian Public Broadcaster) - "School reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic". August 1. 2020.
• TV Mtavari - "Experiences and challenges of online teaching and learning". March 10, 2020.
• TV Pirveli - "Distance education during coronavirus". March 11, 2020.
• TV Pirveli - "Learning from global experiences on online learning". April 3, 2020.
• TV Pirveli- TV Show "Sakmianebi"- an interview. April 19, 2020.
• Formula TV - "COVID-19" - an interview. May 9, 2020. 
• TV Pirveli - Morning show on COVID-19 and Education - an interview. May 18, 2020.
• TV Pirveli - Live talk - an interview. August 2, 2018. 
• Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - Freedom Diaries (print and video). July 30, 2017. 
• TV Pirveli - "Ladies Narratives" - an interviw. April, 7, 2017.

Other

• Book launch (for general public) "Teachers as Tutors: Shadow Education Market Dynamics in Georgia. At the Writers' House, Tbilisi. Georgia. August 2, 2018.
• A pair of workshops for teachers, school principals, NGO representatives. Yangon, Myanmar. KE Impact project Scheme. April 25-26, 2018.