Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. Oldenburg, Germany 2012

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1 Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Oldenburg, Germany 2012

2 History of the University Founded in 1918 University printing house opened in 1923 Opened a university press in 1933 Began establishing international relations with European universities in 1966 (Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany) Joined Bologna Process in 2005 Celebrated the 94 th anniversary of the university on February 7 th, 2012

3 Overview of TSU Current Student Body: 20,344 Faculty Members: 1,603 Administrative Staff: 704 Student-teacher ratio: 1:13 Number of degrees offered (B.A., M.A., PhD): 213 Teaching Languages: Georgian, English, German Faculties: Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Economics and Business Faculty of Law Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Faculty of Medicine

4 English/German-Instructed Graduate Programs English-Instructed Graduate Programs: International School of Economics DHV/TSU Master s in Public Administration Joint Degree Program Institute for European Studies Master s in European Studies Program Institute for European Studies Master s in European Studies Program International School of Tourism Medical Molecular Biology MSc. Program Center for Social Sciences Master s and PhD Programs Managing International Enterprises (MIE) MBA/MSc Joint Degree Program German-Instructed Graduate Program: University of Cologne/TSU Joint Degree Program in Law

5 Student Self Government Organize on and off campus events Serve as an outlet for student concerns/suggestions Manage several student groups within TSU Offers student leadership opportunities Department of Sport and Culture Organize cultural events at TSU Organize intramural sports events Raise awareness of Georgian culture on campus through dance lessons, theater and concert excursions Student Life at TSU

6 Facilities On April 23 rd, 2012, the new University Library was opened at TSU. The University Library and its 22 subsidiary libraries contain approximately 4 million texts. The library containing rare copies of the first Georgian printed books, periodicals, and several early European publications. It also is home to all of TSU s dissertations and publications, dating back to 1918.

7 Internationalization at TSU TSU identifies internationalization as one of the university s most important goals. To this end, the university has done the following for the past several years: Joined the Bologna Process Made significant progress towards becoming part of the European Higher Education Area Collaborated with several other universities through Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window and Tempus projects Created an Alumni Relations Office Placed an emphasis on enhancing student mobility opportunities Since 2004, signed over 160 cooperation agreements with numerous international institutions Established TSU Japanese Center Established TSU Turkish Center Established in Cooperation with Leiden University Georgian Languages, Culture and Society Center

8 EU funded Projects Current Tempus Projects: Development of the e-learning and distance learning courses and assessment in Biomedical Sciences in the Southern Caucasus E-learning Weiterbildungsnetzwerk im Tourismus Master in Applied Biology Programme Masters Programmes in Public Health and Social Services Internationalization in Central Asia and the Eastern Neighboring area Migration and Higher Education-Building skills and capacity Current Erasmus Projects: WEBB: Whole Europe Beyond Borders IANUS: Inter-Academic Erasmus Mundus BACSIS: Between Black and Caspian Seas ELECTRA: Enhancing Learning in ENPI Countries through Clean Technologies and Research-related Activities

9 Networks As a rapidly expanding University, TSU has joined networks and forged partnerships with many organizations and institutes of higher learning: The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education The Black Sea University Network Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie The European Association for International Education The European University Association The Magna Charta Observatory of Fundamental University Values and Rights

10 Looking to the Future TSU is actively working to expand the amount of mobility opportunities it can offer to its students and staff. The university seeks to increase the amount of mobility opportunities by 10% in the coming years. Steps are also being taken to establish a graduate school at TSU. While many successful graduate programs are available to students at TSU, the university wishes to bring all of them together, under one roof. It will allow for the establishment of universal standards for students, more efficient Inter-Faculty communication, and make inter-disciplinary approaches to education more viable.

11 Thank you!