Nina Khuchua

My research focus was on the role of the Black Sea Commission (BSC) in the protection of the Black Sea against pollution, in particular: - Instruments of institutional governance and legal regulation; - Comparative analysis with HELCOM and OSPAR Commissions and the Mediterranean Barcelona Convention; - National implementation of the Bucharest Convention in Black Sea coastal states.

Assistance of a member of Parliament, i.e.: Conceptual preparation of Committee sessions (Economic Cooperation and Development, Affairs of the European Union, Legal Affairs); Networking and communication with relevant organizations and the public

Analysis and Assessment of Georgian Environmental Law (Forest Resources, Protected Areas and Protection of Species); Development of recommendations for the reform of Georgian nature protection law in the framework of the GIZ project “Sustainable management of the biodiversity in protected areas and forests in South Caucasus”

Overall management of the project “Innovation Potentials of Green Public Procurement in Germany”; Analysis of the German policy on innovative green public procurement; Research and development of policy recommendations targeted to the German federal/local authorities in the procurement field; Preparation of case studies on international best practices; Interviews with relevant authorities and non-state stakeholders

Translation of laws/publications Georgian-German-Georgian for the project “Legal and Judicial Reform in the South Caucasus”; Co-authorship of the German/Georgian Law dictionary

Drafting model agreements for ongoing/future projects; Successful preparation of an update of the project database; Initiation of acquisition of CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) projects in Southern Caucasus

Implementation of the program “Towards Convergence: Strengthening environmental policy and law in the Southern Caucasus", including budget, communication with government and local partners; Implementation of training programme activities, networking with international and local organizations; Organization of workshops in Southern Caucasus and Germany; Support of other ongoing projects in the Environment and Security field

Attracting and advising corporate and private clients; Cross-selling banking products

Grant application for Georgian part of the project consortium; Implementation of the project "Promotion of Small Hydro Power Retrofitting & Implementation in the Caucasus and Carpathian Region" in Georgia, including budget, communication with government and local partners, organization of workshops; Networking with international and local organizations; Preparation of feasibility studies; Project reporting

Working on hazardous substances law; Organizing an international workshop on a new method of measurement & analysis of the burden through hazardous wastes in the workplace

Development of the project idea; Acquisition of project grant; Project implementation including budget, documentation, reporting and evaluation; Identification of relevant stakeholders; communication with governmental and non-governmental entities; Preparation of workshop concept and guidelines; Organization/moderation of workshops and the final conference

Environmental Law; European and International Law; Thesis topic: Content and assessment of the EC Directive proposal on the geological storage of carbon dioxide

German Public and European Law; Thesis topic: Mediation in Georgia - a promising way to a better justice

VWL, BWL, Logistics, Corporatation Law; Public European and International Law, Graduated with honors