INTERNATIONAL BLACK SEA UNIVERSITY Tbilisi, Georgia

20 November 2018 Georgia Location : South Caucasus Capital : Tbilisi Size : 67,900 km² Population : 3.7 mln (2014 census) Currency : GEL – Georgian Lari Language : Georgian Ethnic groups (2014 census): Georgians - 86.8% (the rest: Abkhazians, Armenians, Assyrians, Azerbaijanis, Greeks, Jews, Kists, Ossetians, Russians, Ukrainians, Yezidis and others)

40% of the land is forested 20 November 2018 Georgia 40% of the land is forested

Rivers, lakes, and coastline! 20 November 2018 Georgia Rivers, lakes, and coastline!

20 November 2018 Georgia UNESCO World Heritage

20 November 2018 Georgia Modern life

International Black Sea University 20 November 2018 International Black Sea University Location Tbilisi, Georgia Established 1995 Number of Students ~2,260 Average annual tuition fee $3,000 Instruction language English Language requirements CEFR: B1-B2, TOEFL iBT: 72 – 81, IELTS: 6 – 6.5 Accreditation NCEQE (eqe.gov.ge) – private HEI Website ibsu.edu.ge/en/ Contact iro@ibsu.edu.ge

Some Numbers 35 Student Clubs 2 Research Centers 90% Employment Rate Over 100 Exchange Students High number of Gold Medal, Silver Medal winners enrollment 5 Academic journals published bi-annually 2 International Conferences annually 5 Students Conferences Annually 62 big companies attended this year Job Fair MoUs with more than 200 companies and 90 Universities

Educational System Using ECTS 20 November 2018 Educational System Using ECTS 4 years (Bachelor’s) + 2 years (Master’s) + 3 years (Ph.D.) Two semesters: Fall (September – January) Spring (February – May/June)

Programs Cycles English Georgian Bachelor’s 12 11 Master’s 13 5 20 November 2018 Programs Cycles English Georgian Bachelor’s 12 11 Master’s 13 5 Doctorate

Internationalization 20 November 2018 Internationalization U-multirank application EFQM membership Instruction in English Language Exchange programs International teaching body (full time and/or visiting scholars) International projects Hosting international students for Summer/Winter Schools and Study Abroad programs

Rankings (Webometrics) 20 November 2018 Rankings (Webometrics)

Academic Staff Professors: 17 Associate Professors: 49 Assistant Professors: 7 Invited Lecturers: 112 (among them 66 MA, and 46 PhD) Student-lecturer ratio is 12:1 Student-administrative staff ratio is 31:1 International academic staff members: 10 International invited lecturers: 8 (in 2016-2017 academic year)

Students Number of Students: 2260 (all three cycles) 20 November 2018 Students Number of Students: 2260 (all three cycles) Number of Ph.D. Students: 91 Number of International Students: 140 (from 15 different countries)

Exchange Staff Exchange (last 4 years) Student Exchange Incoming - 21 Outgoing - 14 Student Exchange Incoming - 17 Outgoing - 124

Research Conferences Publications Silk Road Series (11 so far) Books (13 books since 2013) Faculty based Conferences Indexed Scientific Journals (4 fields) American Studies Journal of Education in Black Sea Region IRCEELT International opponents and co-supervisors for Ph.D. dissertations Student Conferences Caucasus at the Crossroads Applied Research Serving businesses Education and Humanities Social Sciences HALC Series (2 so far)

Multidisciplinary Research Center Center for Political Research Center for Interdisciplinary Research Center for Black Sea Region Geopolitical Research Center for Economic Research Center for Teaching Excellence Center for American Studies Center for Business Simulation Data Management Technologies Laboratory Center for Innovation Technologies

Social Life at IBSU 29 student clubs Annual international day 20 November 2018 Social Life at IBSU 29 student clubs Annual international day Football league Many other sport activities (Street ball, Table tennis, Volleyball, etc.) Tbilisi G20 Youth Summit 2016 Tbilisi United Nation Youth Summit 2016 European Union Youth Summit 2016 Yes Georgia-Model NATO

Career Planning Local and international internships Job fairs 20 November 2018 Career Planning Local and international internships Job fairs Career planning activities Trainings Public lectures by prominent public figures

Collaboration Interests Education Double degree (now it is allowed!) Research Journals (editing, reviewing, publishing) Co-supervising doctoral dissertations Joint conferences Joint projects with external funding Exchange Faculty and administrative staff: short-term, semester Students: study semester, internships

Educational Programs in English Bachelor’s Business Management Accounting and Audit Finance Management Marketing Tourism Computer Technologies & Engineering Industrial Management & Technologies Informatics Education and Humanities American Studies English Philology Social Sciences Economics International Relations

Educational Programs in English Master’s Business Management Finance IT Management Management Marketing Computer Technologies & Engineering Computer Science Education and Humanities American Studies Caucasus Studies English Philology General Education Administration Higher Education Administration Methods of Teaching English Language US Foreign Affairs Social Sciences International Relations & Politics

Educational Programs in English Doctoral 20 November 2018 Educational Programs in English Doctoral Business Management Business Administration Computer Technologies and Engineering Computer Science Education and Humanities American Studies Education Sciences Social Sciences International Relations

Thank you for listening … International Black Sea University 2, David Agmashenebeli Alley, 13th km., Tbilisi, 0131, Georgia iro@ibsu.edu.ge