Georgian Technical University

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Georgian Technical University in Tbilisi (formerly V.I. Lenin Georgian Polytechnical Institute) was founded in 1922 as a polytechnic faculty of the Tbilisi State University. First lecture in the walls of this establishment was read by the world known mathematician - Andria Razmadze.

Transformed in 1928 into an independent "Georgian Politechnical Institute" it achieved a University status by 1990. Georgian Technical University currently has more than 12000 students and around 1500 faculty and staff members. Major faculties of the university are as follows; Civil Engineering, Energy and TeleCommunications, Geology, Chemistry and Metallurgy, Transport and Automotive Engineering, Architecture, Aviation Engineering, Informatics and Fundamental Sciences, and a recent addition "Humanitary Faculty" which comprised all arts and economics departments that have existed in the GTU for past ten years.

Georgian Technical University has provided over 60% of Georgias engineering, chemistry and scientific industries specialists for recent eighty years. While its major counterpart Tbilisi State University focuses on nowadays popular in Georgia specialties like Civil Law or Economics, GTU continues its fine tradition of providing technical specialists to the industry and exact sciences. Additionally GTU added over the recent years more establishments, "Caucasus Business School" (a joint project of GTU, Tbilisi State University and Georgia State University (Atlanta, Georgia, USA), German Studies faculty, a Franco-Georgian Studies faculty and a "Cisco Networking Academy". GTU also has thirteen offspring institutes all over the country.

GTU uses European ECTS system while grading students and awards following degrees and diplomas: "Diploma of Specialist", "Bachelor of Sciences", "Bachelor of Arts", "Master of Sciences". First three degrees require four to four and a half years of full time studies and Master of Sciences degree requires year and a half to two of full time studies. Be aware that most students (apart from humanitarian or arts specialties) undergo a rigorous training in Mathematics and fundamental sciences while studying at the GTU. GTU is known for its strong ties with "Alexander Razmadze Institute of Mathematics of Georgia" leading mathematical research institute in TransCaucasia.

GTU also awards scientific degrees of Ph.D that require 3 to more years of advanced studies depending on specialty.

All degrees are also provided by part time and distance studies however these may take much longer period to complete.

GTU's scientific library is one of the largest libraries in Georgia, comprising of 1 254 000 books of which many are unique and rare finds, and 500 000 periodic materials. Plans are underway on digitizing this large collection of knowledge.

Further information on studies at GTU for foreign students may be obtained by emailing the GTU admissions office at foreign@gtu.edu.ge

Official web site: http://www.gtu.edu.ge .However most recent 04/15/2006 English version of it is rather underdeveloped or under construction.