1. Akaki Tsereteli State University
Prof. George Gavtadze

2. 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.

3. 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.

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 1 Erasmus-Mundus Project
TEMPUS PROJECTS (last 5 years)
 1. Tempus – JEP , Akaki Tsereteli State University, “A Georgian National Network of Universities for Biomedical Education”; 2. Tempus – JEP , Akaki Tsereteli State University, “Application of Tuning Approaches in Georgian Higher Education System”;
3. Tempus – JPCR 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 Tempus-ES-Tempus-JPCR , Akaki Tsereteli State University, “MAPB”;
5. Tempus – JPCR TEMPUS GE-TEMPUS-JPCR, Akaki Tsereteli State University, Student Active Learning in Science
New TEMPUS PROJECTS
24 Tempus Projects
1 Erasmus-Mundus Project

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

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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

12. Contact Info
David Gegetchkori
Head of Foreign Affairs and Strategic Development Office
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