Partner Presentation: Akaki Tsereteli State University

1. Akaki Tsereteli State UniversityAkaki Tsereteli State University
Kutaisi, GEORGIAKutaisi, GEORGIA

2. 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

3. ATSU
Incomes
for 2013
1.1
84.5
9.5
1.4
1.71.7
Financial support from the Government Tuition Scholarshios State Scholarships Grant and contract income Other incomes

4. Faculties:
1. Faculty of Arts
2. Faculty of Business, Law and
Social Science
3. Faculty of Pedagogic
4. Faculty of Medicine
5. Faculty of Exact and Natural
Science
6. Faculty of Technical Engineering
7. Faculty of Technlogical
Engineering
8. Faculty of Maritime Transport
9. Agrarian Faculty

5. Bachelor’s: 8914;
PhD program: 149;
Master’s: 720;
International students: 125;
Study Level and Number of Students

6. 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

7. 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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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Winners 3 4 6 4 2 6 6
Submitted 5 7 20 18 20 27 26
Submitted Projects and the Winners 2007-2013.
Submitted Winners

8. 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

9. 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;

10.  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:

11. 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 Science
4. Geography
5. Economics and Business Studies
6. Law, Public Administration
7. 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”

12. International Students Service
 Orientation Days
 Housing, Dormitory
 Visa assistant
 Social Activities
 Georgian Language Course

13. 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
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION!