4th european women rectors conference prepared by giuli alasania and manana sanadze the university...
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4th European Women Rectors Conference
Prepared by Giuli Alasania and Manana SanadzeThe University of GeorgiaTbilisi, Georgia
Women in Georgia
Number of population of Georgia
2010 2011 2012 20131950000
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The first steps on the Gender Equality
• Law on “Gender Equality” adopted in 2006 and 2010• Establishment of Gender Equality Council• National Action Plan for 2011-2013 is responding the
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 obligations• National Action Plan for 2011-2013 provides for:
• provision of extensive active participation of women in peace-making process
• Provision of women’s motivation to assume the governmental positions
• Promotion of consideration of gender aspects• Enhancement of economic potential of women• etc
Women in Georgia
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Number of Members of the Parliament of Georgia
Number of Professors in HEI
Some Facts about the University of Georgia
• Founded in 2004 by two women professors as a multidiscipline university
• UG owns shares of Georgian American University, UG has its own secondary school, UG Batumi branch founded in 2009
• UG is first HEI among post-soviet states which got Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) financing to develop its infrastructure.
UG Schools
• School of Economics, Business and Management
• School of Social Sciences
• School of Law
• School of Humanities
• School of Mathematics, IT and Engineering
• School of Public Health and Health Sciences
The University of Georgia in International Context
UG has made major collaboration arrangements with:• The University of Scranton, PA, USA• The University of Central Florida, FL, USA• State University of New York - SUNY DELHI, USA• Munster Wilhelm University of Westphalia, Munster, Germany• University of Wesford Grenobles, France• University of Tromso, Norway• Swansea Metropolitan University, UK• University of Lodz, Poland• University of New York in Prague, Czech Republic• Phatih University, Istanbul, Turkey
UG is involved in EACEA programs:• Tempus• Erasmus Mundus
Research Oriented University
University research centers are:• Georgia Forecast• Center for the study of Caucasus and Black Sea
Region
UG conducts national and international conferences
University of Georgia Publishing house• Scientific Journal – Caucasus Journal of Social
Sciences• Textbooks• maps