Historian and educational assessment specialist with six+ years of experience at the national public-sector institution NAEC. Expertise includes high-stakes exam design, assessment methodology, and scorer training. Holds a Ph.D. in History (Summa Cum Laude), with international research experience at UCLouvain and substantial university-level teaching in Georgia.

Employment & Academic Positions

National Assessment and Examinations Center (NAEC) | Tbilisi, Georgia Specialist,
History Subject Group | May 2019 – Dec 2025
• Directed the full examination development cycle for state-administered high-stakes assessments (Unified National Exams, Teacher Certification, Olympiads).
• Designed and delivered nationwide training programs for scorers and evaluation staff.

Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) | Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Invited Lecturer (Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching) | 2025; 2026

Caucasus University (CU) | Tbilisi, Georgia
Assistant Professor | 2023 – Present

Ilia State University (ISU) | Tbilisi, Georgia
Invited Lecturer | 2022 – Present

Education

• Ph.D. in History, Summa Cum Laude - Ilia State University (ISU) | 2018 – 2024. Dissertation: Identity Issues of Georgians in XVI–XVIII Centuries
• Invited Researcher - Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) | 2019
• M.A. in Medieval Studies – GPA: 4.0 - Ilia State University (ISU) | 2015–2017
• B.A. in Business Administration - Tbilisi State University (TSU) | 2008–2013

• Mechurchlishvili, G., co-author (Forthcoming 2026). “Les missions des ordres catholiques dans la Géorgie du XVIIe siècle comme prisme de lecture des relations entre la Géorgie et l’Europe.” Revue d’histoire ecclésiastique.
• Mechurchlishvili, G., co-author (2021–2024). “Scholarly Series of Historical Maps of Georgia and the World.” Sakartvelos Matsne.
• Mechurchlishvili, G. (2020). “Turkoman Tribes in Late Medieval Eastern Georgia: Settlements, Demography and Political History.” Kadmos. A Journal of the Humanities, (12), 102–150.