Akaki Tsereteli State University

Akaki Tsereteli State University

Kutaisi, GEORGIA

Kutaisi, GEORGIA

The history of Akaki Tsereteli State University (ATSU) started 80 years ago (1933) and it’s one of the oldest high education institutions of Georgia. Akaki Tsereteli State University was merged with Kutaisi Technical University in 2006 and with Sukhumi Subtropical Teaching University in 2010. ATSU became one of the largest universities with wide spectrum of academic (on BA, MA, and PhD levels) and professional teaching programs and research fields. ATSU aims to respond to the job market needs and provide skilled labour force to contribute to the social, economic and cultural development of the country.

History of Akaki Tsereteli State University

ATSU Incomes for 2013

1.1

84.5

9.5

1.41.7

1.7Financial support from the Government Tuition Scholarshios State ScholarshipsGrant and contract income Other incomes

Faculties:

1. Faculty of Arts2. Faculty of Business, Law

and Social Science3. Faculty of Pedagogic4. Faculty of Medicine5. Faculty of Exact and

Natural Science6. Faculty of Technical

Engineering7. Faculty of Technlogical

Engineering8. Faculty of Maritime

Transport9. Agrarian Faculty

Study Level and Number of Students

Academic Programs at ATSU

50 Bachelor programmes

51 Master programmes

27 Doctoral Programmes

ATSU is an authorized University by the National Centre for Educational Quality Enhancement

1. NATO Program Security through Science Networking Infrastructure Grant – 1 (Development of the Georgian Research and Educational Network and Introducing Distance Learning at Cisco Academy);2. Tempus Projects – 4 (on-going);3. Erasmus-Mundus Project – 5 (on-going);4. Summer School in American Studies, sponsored by US Embassy in Georgia;

Some International Projects:

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Submitted Projects and the Winners 2007-2013.

Submitted Winners

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

Tempus Projects in 2012 • 530154-TEMPUS-1-2012-1-IT-TEMPUS-JPGR; Akaki Tsereteli State

University; Student Support and Development Services;

• 530311-TEMPUS-1-2012-1-AM-TEMPUS-JPCR; Master in Higher Education Management: Developing Leaders for Managing Educational Transformation; Akaki Tsereteli State University;

• 530519-TEMPUS-1-2012-1-UK-TEMPUS-JPCR; Establishment of the Supra-Regional Network of the National Centre's in Medical Education, focused on PBL and Virtual Patients; Akaki Tsereteli State University;

• 530244-TEMPUS-1-2012-1-SE-TEMPUS-JPCR; Modernizing higher engineering education in Georgia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan to meet the technology challenge; Akaki Tsereteli State University;

University Missouri (USA) University of Wales (UK) 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) and many more …

Partner Foreign Universities:

Subject Areas and Academic Programmes in Akaki Tsereteli State University which can be delivered in English

Subject areas:1. Engineering (Bioengineering,

Design engineering, Electric, Civil engineering ...)

2. Science (Biology, physics, Mathematics)

3. Computer Science4. Geography5. Economics and Business

Studies6. Law, Public Administration7. International Relations,

American Studies, European Studies

8. Philological Science (Classical Philology, Linguistics …), History

9. Education, Teacher Training

Academic programmes:1) One-step High Medical Education Programme “Medicine” 2) MA programme “Leadership and Management of Higher education”

International Students Service

Orientation Days

Housing, Dormitory

Visa assistant

Social Activities

Georgian Language Course

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Official web-site: new.atsu.edu.ge Tel: +995431 245784 (Foreign Affairs and Strategic Development Office)

Fax: +995 431 243833 (Foreign Affairs and Strategic Development Office)

E-mail: d.gegechkori@atsu.edu.ge

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