Ioseb Archvadze entered Tbilisi
Theological Seminary in 2010 and left it in 2014. In the same year,
he continued his studies at Tbilisi Theological Academy. In 2015,
with the blessing of His Holiness and Beatitude, the
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II, he left for Greece to
continue he studies there. Iinitially, he took a one-year course of
Modern Greek, and in 2016 he enrolled in the Bachelor’s degree
program of Theology at National and Kapodistrian University of
Athens. Ioseb Archvadze accomplished his bachelor’s degree in 2020
with the highest average score - 9, 25. In the same year, the State
Scholarship Office of Greece announced a competition for the
“Excellence Premium”. To win the premium, the graduates were
required to meet two points: they had to have the highest average
score among the 2019-2020 graduates and to have completed the
bachelor’s degree in the time specified by the program - 8
semesters. It turned out that only Ioseb Archvadze met the
requirements of the competition among about 60 graduates of the
university. He received a one-time premium and a certificate signed
by the Minister of Education and Religions of Greece and the
President of the State Scholarship Office.
Currently, Ioseb Archvadze is a
Master’s degree student at the above-mentioned university. His is
taking “The Holy Fathers’ Teachings” under the supervision of
Professor George Stavropoulos.
Tbilisi Theological Academy and
Seminary congratulates Ioseb Archvadze on the deserved award and is
justifiably proud of its graduate, whose progress in theological
studies has been laid the foundation for within its walls! We hope
in the future you will find more information on his successes on
our website!