GurapaEdu

Hi, I'm Lukasi

I'm 24, an economist, educator, macroeconomic policy researcher and the founder of GurapaEdu. I teach maths and economics to school and university students.

What can you do by 24?

This is my answer so far. It started in a village where the internet arrived only in 2016. Read the story →

200+students taught
7+years of teaching
3first-ever courses launched at schools
7countries for study, research and training

Moments I am proud of

  1. 2019-2026Students
    My students' success
    • Studying at top universities in the US, the UK, Belgium, France and Georgia
    • Olympiad winners in Georgia
    • Olympiad winners abroad
  2. 2026Founder
    GurapaEduFounded GurapaEdu, and began a dual-degree semester at Université Clermont Auvergne, France.
  3. 2026Study
    Top three at ISETOne of the three best students of the whole first year of the master's programme.
  4. 2025Study
    Academic Excellence ScholarshipAwarded by ISET to the five best students (GPA 4.0) of the first master's term.
  5. 2025Research
    Forecasting the world economyEconomist at The Better Policy Project, analysing the US, the euro area, China and the UK.
  6. 2024-2025Research
    Award-winning thesisISET Best Thesis Award, then selected to present my thesis on fiscal and monetary policy in Georgia (2010-2024) at the ISET Scientific Educational Conference.
  7. 2024Teaching
    10 students became 19Introduced IB Diploma Economics at Newton Free School. Enrolment grew from 10 to 19 in the first two weeks.
  8. 2022-2024Research
    Research and reports
    • Contributing author of the National Bank of Georgia Working Paper 04/2024
    • Research assistant on the ISET Policy Institute sector and value chain report
    • Worked on the Asian Development Bank SME Monitor report
  9. 2024Research
    Inside a central bankGained experience at the National Bank of Georgia, trained at the Central Bank of Armenia and presented model results at the Pre-Monetary Committee meeting.
  10. 2023Teaching
    A new course in EnglishLaunched the first PSAT and SAT Maths courses at Saduni Private School and founded its Economics Club.
  11. 2022Study
    A semester in SpainErasmus+ exchange at the University of Vigo, with a GPA of 4.0 / 4.0.
  12. 2020Study
    Gold medal at schoolGold Medal for Academic Excellence, then a full state scholarship to study economics at ISET.

How I teach

Most students who struggle are not missing talent. They have not yet seen how simple and elegant a subject is. My lessons are built to change that.

Learning is not the finish line. Learning is the process itself.
  1. 1Depth, not memorisingWe stay with a topic until it truly makes sense, and we look closely at the details most students skip.
  2. 2Clear steps, real lifeDifficult ideas are broken into logical steps and linked to real cases, so the logic behind them becomes visible.
  3. 3Independent learnersLessons support self-study rather than replace it. Students build their own thinking and research skills, with determination, discipline and a healthy attitude.
  4. 4Time well spentFrom an ocean of resources, students get materials chosen with care. Exam strategy grows out of understanding, so it lasts beyond the test.

Why I founded GurapaEdu →

Where I studied

  • 2026-2027
    Master of Development EconomicsUniversité Clermont Auvergne, France · dual degree, Erasmus+
  • 2025-2027
    Master of EconomicsISET, Tbilisi · full state scholarship
  • 2020-2025
    Bachelor of EconomicsISET, Tbilisi · full state scholarship
    GPA 3.96
  • 2022
    Erasmus+ exchange semesterUniversity of Vigo, Spain
    GPA 4.0
Languages
GeorgianMegrelianEnglishSpanish (¡un poquito!)
Tools I use for teaching and research
MATLABDynarePythonRStataLaTeXHTMLQMD

My teaching journey

  1. Private tutorEconomics and mathematics, one-to-one2019
  2. 2021MACGeorgiaMathematics educator for students from Pankisi (volunteer)
  3. Saduni Private SchoolPSAT and SAT Mathematics teacher, founder of the Economics Club2023
  4. 2024Newton Free SchoolIB DP and MYP Economics teacher
  5. XXI Century Private SchoolAP Mathematics teacher2025
  6. 2025ISETTeaching Assistant in Money and Banking and Macroeconomics for BA students
  7. NowIvy Danışmanlık · Ivy Cortex AcademyInternational Programs Tutor2026

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