Tbilisi State University
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Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University (TSU) (Georgian: თბილისის ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი) is a university established on January 26, 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia. TSU is the oldest university in the whole Caucasus region. Over 30,000 students are enrolled and the total number of faculty and staff (collaborators) is approximately 5,000.
The University has five branches in different regions of Georgia, 6 faculties, approximately 60 scientific-research laboratories and centers, a scientific library (with more than 3,700,000 books and periodicals), 7 museums, and a publishing house and printing press (for their newspaper, "Tbilisis Universiteti").
TSU has close scientific and educational contacts with many universities and centers from various countries, including the United States, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Turkey, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland, Iran, Ukraine, and Russia.
In 1917 was created by the Society for Founding of the Tbilisi University.
The main founder of the University was a well-known Georgian historian and academic, Ivane Javakhishvili. Several noted scientists - Giorgi Akhvlediani, Shalva Nutsubidze, Dimitri Uznadze, Grigol Tsereteli, Akaki Shanidze, Andria Razmadze, Ioseb Kipshidze, Petre Melikishvili and Ekvtime Takaishvili were also co-founders. Professor Petre Melikishvili, a well-known Georgian chemist, was chosen the first rector of TSU.
During the Rose Revolution of November 2003, groups of Tbilisi State University students were particularly active in movement leadership.
The Rector of TSU since 2006 is Prof. Giorgi Khubua.
Nowadays, TSU includes 6 faculties: Law, Economic and Business, Humanitarian, Medicine, Social and Political Sciences, Exact and Natural Sciences.
[edit] Alumni
- John Khetsuriani, scientist
- Nino Burjanadze, politician
- Arnold Chikobava, linguist
- Levan Chilashvili, archaeologist
- Ana Dolidze, activist
- Guranda Gvaladze, botanist
- Nikoloz Janashia, historian
- Aka Morchiladze, writer
- Irakli Okruashvili, politician
- Bulat Okudjava, musician
- Grigol Peradze, theologian and historian
- Zurab Zhvania, politician
- Ghia Nodia, political scientist
[edit] Noted faculty
- Ivane Beritashvili
- Arnold Chikobava
- Simon Janashia
- Ivane Javakhishvili
- Sargis Kakabadze
- David Lordkipanidze
- Rusudan Lordkipanidze
- Guram Mchedlidze
- Petre Melikishvili
- Niko Muskhelishvili
- Shalva Nutsubidze
- Simon Kaukhchishvili
- Ekvtime Takaishvili
- Sandra Roelofs
- Mikheil Tsereteli
- Grigol Tsereteli
- Giorgi Tsereteli
- Dimitri Uznadze
