Dr. Levan Kakhishvili

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Biography

Levan Kakhishvili is a lecturer at ETH Zurich, specializing in European politics. He completed his doctoral studies in political science at the University of Bamberg, focusing on party competition in hybrid regimes, with a dissertation that is set to be published by Routledge. Prior to joining ETH, he served as a visiting fellow at the Center for East European Studies at the University of Zurich. His experience includes significant contributions to policy research and teaching, having developed the Election Compass Georgia, an application that provided voting advice to 33,000 users. He has taught various courses on European politics, research methods, party competition, and post-communist transformations at ETH, the University of Bamberg, and numerous institutions in Georgia. His research interests include party politics, legislative politics, EU enlargement, foreign policy analysis, and Eastern Europe, with ongoing projects focusing on invigorating the EU's neighborhood policies.

Research Interests

Courses

Contemporary European Politics

Requirements for ETH Zurich

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.4
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:159
Verbal Percentile
Required:80
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:81
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Writing Percentile
Required:85
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a related field (Engineering, Natural Sciences, or Mathematics) Minimum 180 ECTS credits Subject-specific knowledge equivalent to ETH Bachelor's programs
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree diploma or transcript
  • Official academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Letter of Motivation (1 page)
  • Two academic recommendation letters
  • English language proficiency certificate
  • GRE General Test (for non-EU/EFTA applicants)
Specialization Notes

The GRE is mandatory for students who did not obtain their Bachelor's degree in an EU/EFTA state. Some departments (e.g., Computer Science) have specific ECTS credit requirements in core subjects.