Akaki Tsereteli State University Prof. George Gavtadze

Mission of Akaki Tsereteli State University Akaki Tsereteli State University is one of the oldest institutions of higher education of Georgia with wide spectrum of study programs and research fields. The main activities of the university are providing high quality education on the bachelor, master, and doctoral levels. The university strives to contribute to the development of professional education system through the implementation of up-to-date professional education programs. The university aims to respond to the job market needs and provide skilled labour force to contribute to the social, economic and cultural development of the region.

History Akaki Tsereteli State University The history of Akaki Tsereteli State University started eight decades ago (1933) and now it is the university distinguished with its traditions throughout Georgia and which holds an honorable place in the business of cultural, intellectual and moral education of Georgian nation. Akaki Tsereteli State University was merged with Kutaisi Technical University in 2006 and merged with Sukhumi Subtropical Teaching University in 2010. Nowadays Akaki Tsereteli State University is one of the largest universities in Georgia, which offers a wide range of teaching programmes.

Study Level and number of students: Higher professional education: 224 Bachelor’s: 6408 master’s: 504 PhD program: 95

Faculties: Faculty of Arts Faculty of Business, Law and Social Science Faculty of Pedagogic Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Exact and Natural Science Faculty of Technical Engineering Faculty of Technlogical Engineering Faculty of Maritime Transport Agrarian Faculty

International Projects: 1. NATO Program Security through Science Networking Infrastructure Grant; Development of the Georgian Research and Educational Network and Introducing Distance Learning at Cisco Academy 2. Summer School in American Studies, sponsored by US Embassy in Georgia 3. Erasmus- Mundus Project ALRAKIS

1 Erasmus-Mundus Project TEMPUS PROJECTS (last 5 years)  1. Tempus – JEP 21127-2000, Akaki Tsereteli State University, “A Georgian National Network of Universities for Biomedical Education”; 2. Tempus – JEP 272200-2006, Akaki Tsereteli State University, “Application of Tuning Approaches in Georgian Higher Education System”; 3. Tempus – JPCR 158627-Tempus-UK- Tempus-JPCR, Akaki Tsereteli State University, "Development of the e-learning and distance learning courses and assessment in Biomedical Sciences in the Southern Caucasus”; 4. Tempus – JPCR 159340-Tempus-ES-Tempus-JPCR , Akaki Tsereteli State University, “MAPB”; 5. Tempus – JPCR 511275-TEMPUS-1-2010-1-GE-TEMPUS-JPCR, Akaki Tsereteli State University, Student Active Learning in Science New TEMPUS PROJECTS 24 Tempus Projects 1 Erasmus-Mundus Project

Programs Sponsored By US State Department Fulbright International Visitor JFDP UGRAD Edmund Mask

International Contacts: University Missouri (USA) University of Montana (USA) University of Bamberg (Germany) University of Gottingen (Germany) University of Bremen (Germany) University of Versailles (France) University of Ankara (Turkey) Ariel University (Israel) University of Latvia (Latvia) Daugavpils University (Latvia) Baku State Medical University (Azerbaijan) and etc.

Courses Offered By Akaki Tsereteli State University in English 1. Business Studies, Management Science Business Studies with languages Others – Business Studies, Management Science 2. Education, Teacher Training Teacher Training Secondary Education Special Education Others – Education, Teacher Training 3. Geography, Geology Geography 4. Humanities History

5. Languages and Philological Sciences Modern EC Languages Linguistics Classical Philology Non-EC Languages Others – Languages and Philological Sciences 6. Mathematics, Informatics Mathematics 7. Social Sciences Economics International Relations, European Studies, Area Studies Law Public Management

Contact Info David Gegetchkori Head of Foreign Affairs and Strategic Development Office Tel: +995431 24 5784 Fax: +995 431 243833 E-mail: atsu@atsu.edu.ge