Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

TSU has up to 400 institutional partners, among them universities and research centers, in 56 countries;

In 2015-2021, 364 projects with the participation of TSU were financed through the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility program; in 2020-2022, 107 projects were financed through a partnership with more than 100 universities in 29 European countries.

TSU was a leader in the South Caucasus region and Georgia from 2015 to 2021 by the number of students and staff who studied at European Universities and raised their qualifications there. More than 2,500 mobility projects involving students and academic personnel from TSU and partner European universities were carried out during that period.

TSU is collaborating with 26 universities in 10 Asian countries;

TSU annually participates in Asia Science Camp in various Asian countries (Japan, Singapore, Israel, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc.);

TSU offers 24 foreign-language programs – BA, MA, PhD, and one-step educational programs, including internationally accredited BA programs in Public Administration and Chemistry; ABET-accredited BA programs in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Science;

900 foreign nationals from 50 countries, including more than 100 international students received annually through Erasmus+ International Mobility and bilateral exchange programs are currently studying at TSU.

Mission

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) is a spiritual and intellectual successor of multi-century Georgian culture, humanistic traditions, and old Georgian educational, scientific, and cultural centers.

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University is a multi-branch research university, whose mission is:

• To establish national and universal values
• To promote the intellectual, moral, cultural, and socio-economic development of the society;
• To create, keep, and disseminate new knowledge;
• To develop the university traditions through research and innovations;
• To ensure student-centered learning and to train competitive staff;
• To promote continuing education;
• To be a dignified member of the free world.

The mission of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University is to worthily bear the name of the first Georgian university; to maintain leadership, along with historical leadership, within Georgia’s higher educational space; to belong to the list of the world’s leading universities; to promote national and universal welfare.

Values

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University shares the ideals promoted by the Magna Charter Universitatum of European Universities, and its values are based on critical, creative, and progressive thinking; the principles of academic freedom and academic ethics; and open, dynamic, and transparent relations.

Vision

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University is a higher educational and research center with European values and international significance, and by 2024 the University will ensure:

• Harmonization of educational programs with public and labor market requirements, including continuously developing information and communication technology;
• An increased accent on basic and applied research programs;
• The internationalization of educational, research, and administrative processes.

Research and International Projects

TSU scientists are involved in important international scientific projects: the ATLAS experiment carried out on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN; experimental research at the COSY accelerator of the Jülich Research Center (Germany); and the COMET experiment planned at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC); KM3NeT experiment launched in the Mediterranean Sea; international accelerator facility FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research), one of the largest research projects worldwide, being built in Darmstadt, Germany.

TSU is implementing over 200 research projects.

According to Scopus, over 2500 publications were published during the last five years

• Over 500 articles are published annually in highly-ranked scientific journals
• Joint publications have been published with over 150 international partners (Scopus)
• About 3000 foreign scientists are involved in joint research activities
• Up to 100 publications have been published through collaboration with industry

TSU scientists and students enjoy the services provided by modern learning spaces – 16 research institutes; up to 85 learning labs, including FabLab, SMART|Lab, SMART|AtmoSim-Lab, Bloomberg Lab; Physics and Chemistry Labs modernized with the support from San Diego University; high resolution modern nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR – 400 MHz); TSU Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Center; Multimedia Center; archeological excavation site at Grakliani Hill; fine arts studio; etc.

The list of documents to be submitted to admission commissions of TSU faculties:

1. Statement in the name of the rector of TSU
2. Photograph (3X4) – printed 2 pcs. and electronic version on CD
3. A certified copy of the diploma and appendix confirming the academic degree of a bachelor or equivalent (for a TSU graduate by the university/relevant faculty, and in other cases - a notarized copy; for 2023 graduates - a notice on the awarding of an academic degree)
4. Copy of identity card (passport); e) a notarized copy of the international certificate of foreign language proficiency/certificate issued within the framework of the project of the National Center for Evaluation and Examinations - "CERTUS" (if any)
5. A notarized copy of the certificate confirming knowledge of the Georgian language at B2 level (if any)
6. A copy of the conscript's military registration certificate (or military ticket, if any)
7. Notarized copy of the document confirming the recognition of education received in a foreign country (if any).
8. Another document, if such is provided for by the Master's program.

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University is the number one higher educational institution throughout the Caucasus region.

• TSU is ranked 776th in the U.S. News & World Report 2022-2023 (Best Global University Ranking).
• According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, TSU is ranked at No. 1501+.
• TSU is ranked #601-650 in the QS World University Rankings 2023 and 188th in the regional rankings of QS EECA University Rankings 2022.
• TSU is ranked 763rd in the Round University Ranking 2022 and N201-300 in the Shanghai Academic Ranking of the World Universities (TSU Department of Physics 2022).
• The Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) has been ranked among 4% (1,467th out of 35,038 universities in the world) of the best universities in the world, and among 9% (560th out of 6,036 European universities) of the best European universities, according to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. TSU is the leader in the Caucasus region. 64 Georgian universities participated in the research.