Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
"Innovative Education and Perspectives
of International Collaboration
at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University“
Vice-Rector, Prof. Dr. Irine Darchia
28-21 May, 2010
Erzurum, Turkey
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
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Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
(TSU);
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First Georgian University (since 1918);
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First higher education institution in the
South Caucasus.
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Reforms in Higher Education System of
Georgia:
• New Law on Higher Education – 2004;
• Bologna Process Membership – 2005;
• Some Fundamental and Painful Reforms.
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Why Bologna Process?
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The Bologna Process is a discussion, a
problem, an obstacle, but at the same time it is
a challenge and a hope, it is a unique chance for
Georgia and other countries with Soviet past to
become members of “a Europe of
knowledge”…
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Novelties:
The new addmission system of the students
to the Bachelor and Master studies;
The new funding system of the state
Universities;
The new funding system of research in all
fields;
Implementation of internal and external
quality assurance systems;
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Reduction of the number of the Universities
reduced from 200 to 70!
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Implementation of ECTS;
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The new, three level structure of all
curricula: Bachelor – 240 ECTS, Master – 120
ECTS, Doctoral – 180;
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Increasing of Students Mobility on national
and international level;
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Implementation
of
so-called
high
professional study programs (120-180 ECTS);
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Implementation of Lifelong Learning
(LLL);
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State Strategy for LLL.
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Number of the Students: 18.000;
6 big faculties:
Faculty of Humanities;
Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences;
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences;
Faculty of Economics and Business;
Faculty of Law;
Faculty of Medicine.
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Academic Staff: 700 full-time and 600 parttime professors;
• Administrative staff: more than 600;
• Modern university management system:
Academic board, council of representatives,
rector, speaker, head of administration
(chancellor), administration itself, quality
assurance service, students self-government.
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50 Bachelor, 100 Master and 60 Doctoral
programs, 3 high professional study programs
in Arts; more than 20 lifelong learning
programs offerings certificates for adults
(teacher education, economics, business, arts,
foreign languages etc.);
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Biggest
number
of
the
students
applications;
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Biggest number of state scholarships for
bachelor and master studies.
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2 students theatre troops;
groups of folk music and dance, basketball
team etc.
TSU Newspaper;
Publishing House;
Biggest University Library in Georgia (more
than 4 mln. books and e-journals as well);
“Junior University”.
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Biggest number of scientific projects funded by the
National Scientific Foundations;
150 scientific projects;
80 International Conference for 5 years;
Highest index of citation in Georgia;
Biggest number of Publications in peer-reviewed
journals,
Biggest of members and corresponding members of
the Academy of Sciences of Georgia.
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Quality assurance strategy:
Programs specifications;
Regulations for development and approval
procedure for all study programs;
Anonymous peer-review;
Open discussion with potential employers, with
the stakeholders;
Students questionnaires;
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In-depth knowledge of a major field of
study; Interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary
approach to teaching and research;
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Skills in communication and in critical
thinking;
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Global perspectives gained through
international exchange programs;
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Responsible
citizenship
and
an
understanding of ethical norms.
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Structure of TSU curricula:
As flexible as possible;
A big number of compulsory and elective
courses and modules;
Shift professor-oriented teaching to studentcentered curricula;
Combining so-called major and minor fields of
studies;
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Curricula based on learning outcomes,
subject specific and general (transferable) skills
or competencies and requirements of labor
market;
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Tuning methodology;
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National Qualifications Framework;
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Drafts of the national standards or
benchmarks for different fields.
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17 international study programs in
different foreign languages (English, German,
French, Russian);
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4 Study Programs with Joint/Dual/Multiple
Degree;
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ERASMUS MUNDUS EXTERNAL
COOPERATION WINDOW;
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MARCO POLO PROGRAM - ?
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• Emphasis on IT technologies in teaching, research and
management;
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One computer for 12 students;
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The Electronical Learning Management System
(LMS) – MOODLE implemented, more than 100 ecourses;
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Quality of Doctoral education:
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Publication in widely recognized scientific journal
with so-called high impact-factor, or in international
peer-reviewed journal, or a positive peer-review of
anonimous foreign expert, is the obligatory prerequisite
to obtain the PhD at our University.
• Regional Doctoral School.
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• The three-level reformed curricula;
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Iand external quality assurance mechanisms and
procedures;
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Use of IT technologies in teaching and research;
dual degrees recognized internationally;
• Intensive courses done by prominent foreign
professors;
• Joint research projects in collaboration with the best
research centers and Universities.
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The spheres of Collaboration
with Euroasian Silk Road Universities
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Joint study programs offering joint (dual) degrees;
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Joint research projects and international (regional)
doctoral schools in different fields;
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Students and academic staff mobility;
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Collaboration in further development of internal
and external quality assurance mechanisms and
procedures.
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