Born in Georgia and after obtaining bachelor’s degree from Tbilisi State University, Avtandil came to Germany and received MSc degree in international economics at the University of Mainz. After finishing the master studies, as part of the first cohort, he joined RTG team at the chair of Prof. Dr. Philip Jung (TUD).
Avtandil is an alumnus of US State department financed Future Leaders Exchange Program and DAAD ERP study scholarship. He has more than three years of professional working experience at private and public institutions, including Tbilisi Municipality City Hall. Besides, he is an active film photographer and mountaineer.
His research interests are international trade, labor and regional economics.
E-Mail: avtandil.abashishvili@tu-dortmund.de