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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

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Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU); • First Georgian University (since 1918); • 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? •

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! • Implementation of ECTS; • The new, three level structure of all curricula: Bachelor – 240 ECTS, Master – 120 ECTS, Doctoral – 180; • Increasing of Students Mobility on national and international level;

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Implementation of so-called high professional study programs (120-180 ECTS); • Implementation of Lifelong Learning (LLL); • 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.); • Biggest number of the students applications; • 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; • Skills in communication and in critical thinking; • Global perspectives gained through international exchange programs; • 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; • Tuning methodology; • National Qualifications Framework; • 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); • 4 Study Programs with Joint/Dual/Multiple Degree; • ERASMUS MUNDUS EXTERNAL COOPERATION WINDOW; • MARCO POLO PROGRAM - ?

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• Emphasis on IT technologies in teaching, research and

management; • One computer for 12 students; • The Electronical Learning Management System (LMS) – MOODLE implemented, more than 100 ecourses;

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Quality of Doctoral education: •

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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Iand external quality assurance mechanisms and procedures; • 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 •

Joint study programs offering joint (dual) degrees; • Joint research projects and international (regional) doctoral schools in different fields; • Students and academic staff mobility; • Collaboration in further development of internal and external quality assurance mechanisms and procedures.

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