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Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University, better known as Tbilisi State University (TSU), is a university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 established on 8 February, 1918 in Tbilisi
Tbilisi

Tbilisi , is the capital city and the largest city of Georgia , lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form Tpilisi and it was officially known as ?????? in Russian, until 1936....
, Georgia
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
. TSU is the oldest university in the whole Caucasus region. Over 35,000 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
United States

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, Germany
Germany

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, France
France

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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

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, Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
, Poland
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, Iran
Iran

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, Ukraine
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Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
, and Russia
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.

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
Ivane Javakhishvili

Ivane Javakhishvili was a Georgia historian whose voluminous works heavily influenced the Kartvelian studies of the History of Georgia and Culture of Georgia ....
.






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Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University, better known as Tbilisi State University (TSU), is a university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 established on 8 February, 1918 in Tbilisi
Tbilisi

Tbilisi , is the capital city and the largest city of Georgia , lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form Tpilisi and it was officially known as ?????? in Russian, until 1936....
, Georgia
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
. TSU is the oldest university in the whole Caucasus region. Over 35,000 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
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
, Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
, Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
, Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
, and Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
.

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
Ivane Javakhishvili

Ivane Javakhishvili was a Georgia historian whose voluminous works heavily influenced the Kartvelian studies of the History of Georgia and Culture of Georgia ....
. Several noted scientists - Giorgi Akhvlediani, Shalva Nutsubidze
Shalva Nutsubidze

Shalva Nutsubidze was a Georgia philosopher, translator and public benefactor, one of founders of the Tbilisi State University , founder of Alethology, one of founders of the scientific school in the field of history of Georgian philosophy, Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences , Meritorious Scientific Worker of Georgia , Doctor...
, Dimitri Uznadze
Dimitri Uznadze

Dimitri Uznadze was a famous Georgia psychologist, philosopher and public benefactor, founder of the Georgian scientific school of Psychology, co-founder of the Tbilisi State University , Academician and co-founder of the Georgian Academy of Sciences , Meritorious Science Worker of Georgia , Dr.Sci., Professor....
, Grigol Tsereteli
Grigol Tsereteli

Grigol Tsereteli was a distinguished Georgia scientist, one of the founders of Papyrology, founder of the Georgian scientific school of Classics, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Meritorious Scientific Worker of Georgia, Honourable Professor....
, Akaki Shanidze
Akaki Shanidze

Akaki Shanidze was a Georgia linguist and philologist. He was one of the founders of the Tbilisi State University and Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences ; Doctor of Philological Sciences , Professor ....
, Andria Razmadze, Ioseb Kipshidze, Petre Melikishvili
Petre Melikishvili

Petre Melikishvili Georgian chemist . He was the co-founder of Tbilisi State University and the first Rector of TSU....
 and Ekvtime Takaishvili
Ekvtime Takaishvili

Ekvtime Takaishvili was a Georgia historian, archaeologist and public benefactor.Born in the village of Likhauri in the western Georgian province of Guria to a local nobleman Svimon Takaishvili, he graduated from St....
 were also co-founders. Professor Petre Melikishvili
Petre Melikishvili

Petre Melikishvili Georgian chemist . He was the co-founder of Tbilisi State University and the first Rector of TSU....
, a well-known Georgian chemist, was chosen the first rector of TSU.

In 1991 Roin Metreveli
Roin Metreveli

Roin Metreveli is Academician, Historian.He was the first elected rector of the Tbilisi State University, after Petre Melikishvili and Ivane Javakhishvili....
 was appointed as Rector of Tbilisi State University. In 1992 through his hard work and pressure, Tbilisi State University regained their status as automomus institution, what was lost Since 1926. From that moment when Tbilisi State University became Autonomous, Great Scientific Council was reenstated and this council had to chose new executive. In April 1992 new council elected Roin Metreveli as Rector of Tbilisi State University. He was the first elected rector after great Petre Melikishvili and Ivane Javakhishvili.

During the Rose Revolution
Rose Revolution

The "Revolution of Roses" was a bloodless revolution in the country of Georgia in 2003 that displaced President Eduard Shevardnadze....
 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, Economics and Business, Humanities, Medicine, Social and Political Sciences, Exact and Natural Sciences.

List of Rectors


  • Petre Melikishvili
    Petre Melikishvili

    Petre Melikishvili Georgian chemist . He was the co-founder of Tbilisi State University and the first Rector of TSU....
  • Ivane Javakhishvili
    Ivane Javakhishvili

    Ivane Javakhishvili was a Georgia historian whose voluminous works heavily influenced the Kartvelian studies of the History of Georgia and Culture of Georgia ....
  • Tedo Ghlonti
  • Malaqia Toroshelidze
  • Ivane Vashakmadze
  • Alexander Erqomaishvili
  • Levan Agniashvili
    Levan Agniashvili

    Levan Agniashvili was a Georgian lawyer and Professor who served as the seventh Rector of Tbilisi State University in the period between April 1933 and July 1935....
  • Roin Metreveli
    Roin Metreveli

    Roin Metreveli is Academician, Historian.He was the first elected rector of the Tbilisi State University, after Petre Melikishvili and Ivane Javakhishvili....
  • Rusudan Lortqifanidze
  • Giorgi Khubua


Alumni


Prime Ministers
  • Nikoloz Gilauri
    Nikoloz Gilauri

    Nikoloz "Nika" Gilauri is a Georgia politician who has been serving as Prime Minister of Georgia since February 6, 2009. He had previously served as Minister for Energetics and later as Minister for Finance and First Vice Prime Minister in the Cabinet of Georgia....
  • Vladimer Gurgenidze
  • Zurab Zhvania
    Zurab Zhvania

    Zurab Zhvania was a prominent Georgia n politician, having served as Prime Minister of Georgia and Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia as well as Minister without Portfolio....


Speakers of the Parliament

  • David Bakradze
    David Bakradze

    David Bakradze is a Georgia politician and diplomat who has been serving as the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia since June 7 2008.Bakradze's previous assignments include a member of the Parliament from the United National Movement , Minister for the Conflict Issues , Minister of Foreign Affairs , and the President of Georgia's spec...
  • Nino Burjanadze
    Nino Burjanadze

    Nino Burjanadze is a Georgia politician and lawyer who served as Parliament of Georgia from November 2001 to June 2008. She has served as the acting head of state of Georgia twice; the first time from 23 November 2003 to 25 January 2004 in the wake of Eduard Shevardnadze's resignation during the Rose Revolution, and again from 25 November 2...


Others
  • Ilia Abuladze
    Ilia Abuladze

    Ilia Abuladze was a distinguished Georgia historian, philologist and public figure, a Corresponding Member of the Georgian Academy of Sciences , Meritorious Science Worker of Georgia , Doctor of Philological Sciences , Professor ....
    , philologist
  • Giuli Alasania
    Giuli Alasania

    Giuli G. Alasania , a Georgian people historian and public figure, Doctor of Sciences , Professor , Vice-Rector of the International Black Sea University in Tbilisi, Head of the Stewardship Council and Professor of the , former Georgian University of Social Sciences ....
    , historian
  • Arnold Chikobava
    Arnold Chikobava

    Arnold Stepanovich Chikobava was a Georgia linguist and Philology best known as for his contributions to the Caucasian studies as well as one of the most active critics of Nicholas Marr's controversial Japhetic theory ....
    , linguist
  • Levan Chilashvili
    Levan Chilashvili

    Levan Chilashvili was a famous Georgia archaeologist and historian, an academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences , Meritorious Scholar of Georgia, Doctor of Historical Sciences, and Professor....
    , archaeologist
  • Gia Dvali
    Gia Dvali

    Georgi Dvali is a professor of physics, and a member of the Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics, at New York University. He received his Ph.D....
    , physicist
  • Ana Dolidze
    Ana Dolidze

    Anna Dolidze born on October 26, 1979 in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia is a well-known human rights lawyer and activist. Dolidze has been advising a number of international organizations, including Human Rights Watch, Open Society Institute, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the United Nations Development Program....
    , activist
  • Guranda Gvaladze
    Guranda Gvaladze

    Guranda E. Gvaladze is a distinguished Georgia botanist, one of the founders of the Georgian scientific school of Plant Embryology, Doctor of Biological Sciences ,and Professor ....
    , botanist
  • Evgen Gvaladze
    Evgen Gvaladze

    Evgen Gvaladze was a Georgia jurist, journalist and politician, and one of the leaders of the anti-Soviet national-liberation movement in Georgia of 1921-1937....
    , lawyer and politician
  • Gia Getsadze
    Gia Getsadze

    Gia Getsadze was born 1968 in Samtredia . 1995 he graduated Tbilisi State University. He was one of the founders of. From 1995 to 2000 he worked in various state agencies....
    , lawyer
  • Nikoloz Janashia
    Nikoloz Janashia

    Nikoloz Janashia was a famous Georgia historian and public benefactor.He born in Tbilisi. His father was a noted Georgian historian, Academician Simon Janashia ....
    , historian
  • John Khetsuriani
    John Khetsuriani

    John Khetsuriani is a Georgia n lawyer.Khetsuriani was born on 23 November 1951, in Lailashi, in the Tsageri region. He received his secondary education in Kutaisi, before graduating from Tbilisi State University in law and economics....
    , lawyer
  • David Lordkipanidze
    David Lordkipanidze

    David O. Lordkipanidze is a notable Georgia anthropologist and archaeologist, Doctor of Sciences , Director General of the Georgian National Museum , Professor of the Tbilisi State University , Foreign Member of the United States National Academy of Sciences , a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science ....
    , anthropologist
  • Aka Morchiladze
    Aka Morchiladze

    Aka Morchiladze is the pen name of George Akhvlediani is a Georgian writer and literary historian, who authored some of the best-selling prose of post-Soviet Georgian literature....
    , writer
  • Irakli Okruashvili
    Irakli Okruashvili

    Irakli Okruashvili is a Georgia politician who had served on various important posts in the Cabinet of Georgia under President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, including being the Minister of Defense from December 2004 until being dismissed in November 2006....
    , politician
  • Bulat Okudjava, musician
  • Grigol Peradze
    Grigol Peradze

    Grigol Peradze , was a famous Georgia ecclesiastic figure, theologian, historian, Archimandrite, PhD of History, Professor....
    , theologian and historian
  • Lasha Zhvania
    Lasha Zhvania

    Lasha Zhvania is a Georgian politician, the current Minister for Economic Development and an ex-Member of Parliament. A lawyer by education specializing in international law, he has served in the posts of Consul in Israel, Deputy-Minister of Finance, Deputy-Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to th...
    , politician, diplomat
  • Gia Nodia
    Ghia Nodia

    Ghia Nodia is a Georgia political analyst who served as the Minister of Education and Science in the Cabinet of Georgia from January 31 2008 until 10 December 2008....
    , Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, politologist,political scientist, expert
  • Jaba Mujiri
    Jaba Mujiri

    Jaba Mujiri is a Georgia n Football player who currently plays for Sepahan F.C. in Iran's Premier Football League. He usually plays in the Defender position....
    , footballer
  • Levan Urushadze, historian


Noted faculty


  • Ilia Abuladze
    Ilia Abuladze

    Ilia Abuladze was a distinguished Georgia historian, philologist and public figure, a Corresponding Member of the Georgian Academy of Sciences , Meritorious Science Worker of Georgia , Doctor of Philological Sciences , Professor ....
  • Giuli Alasania
    Giuli Alasania

    Giuli G. Alasania , a Georgian people historian and public figure, Doctor of Sciences , Professor , Vice-Rector of the International Black Sea University in Tbilisi, Head of the Stewardship Council and Professor of the , former Georgian University of Social Sciences ....
  • Ivane Beritashvili
  • Arnold Chikobava
    Arnold Chikobava

    Arnold Stepanovich Chikobava was a Georgia linguist and Philology best known as for his contributions to the Caucasian studies as well as one of the most active critics of Nicholas Marr's controversial Japhetic theory ....
  • Simon Janashia
    Simon Janashia

    Simon Janashia was an outstanding Georgia historian and public benefactor, one of the founders and Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences , Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor....
  • Nikoloz Janashia
    Nikoloz Janashia

    Nikoloz Janashia was a famous Georgia historian and public benefactor.He born in Tbilisi. His father was a noted Georgian historian, Academician Simon Janashia ....
  • Ivane Javakhishvili
    Ivane Javakhishvili

    Ivane Javakhishvili was a Georgia historian whose voluminous works heavily influenced the Kartvelian studies of the History of Georgia and Culture of Georgia ....
    , historian
  • Roin Metreveli
    Roin Metreveli

    Roin Metreveli is Academician, Historian.He was the first elected rector of the Tbilisi State University, after Petre Melikishvili and Ivane Javakhishvili....
  • Sargis Kakabadze
    Sargis Kakabadze

    Sargis N. Kakabadze was a Georgia historian and philologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor.He was born in 1886, in a small village Kukhi ....
  • David Lortkipanidze
  • Rusudan Lordkipanidze
  • Guram Mchedlidze
    Guram Mchedlidze

    Guram I. Mchedlidze is a famous Georgia Palaeobiologist, Corresponding Member of the Georgian Academy of Sciences , Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor....
  • Petre Melikishvili
    Petre Melikishvili

    Petre Melikishvili Georgian chemist . He was the co-founder of Tbilisi State University and the first Rector of TSU....
  • Niko Muskhelishvili
  • Shalva Nutsubidze
    Shalva Nutsubidze

    Shalva Nutsubidze was a Georgia philosopher, translator and public benefactor, one of founders of the Tbilisi State University , founder of Alethology, one of founders of the scientific school in the field of history of Georgian philosophy, Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences , Meritorious Scientific Worker of Georgia , Doctor...
  • Simon Kaukhchishvili
    Simon Kaukhchishvili

    Simon Kaukhchishvili was a Georgia historian and philologist known for his critical editions of old Georgian chronicles; Doctor of Sciences , Professor , Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences ....
  • Ekvtime Takaishvili
    Ekvtime Takaishvili

    Ekvtime Takaishvili was a Georgia historian, archaeologist and public benefactor.Born in the village of Likhauri in the western Georgian province of Guria to a local nobleman Svimon Takaishvili, he graduated from St....
  • Sandra E. Roelofs
  • Mikheil Tsereteli
    Mikheil Tsereteli

    Prince Mikheil G. Tsereteli was a Georgia historian, philologist, sociologist and public benefactor, Dr.Sci., Professor.He was born in 1878, in a village Tskhrukveti ....
  • Grigol Tsereteli
    Grigol Tsereteli

    Grigol Tsereteli was a distinguished Georgia scientist, one of the founders of Papyrology, founder of the Georgian scientific school of Classics, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Meritorious Scientific Worker of Georgia, Honourable Professor....
  • Giorgi Tsereteli
    Giorgi Tsereteli

    Giorgi Tsereteli was a distinguished Georgia scientist and public benefactor, founder of the well-known Georgian scientific school of Oriental Studies and Arabist of world renown, founder of the Faculty of Oriental Studies of the Tbilisi State University , founder and first Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Georgian Aca...
  • Dimitri Uznadze
    Dimitri Uznadze

    Dimitri Uznadze was a famous Georgia psychologist, philosopher and public benefactor, founder of the Georgian scientific school of Psychology, co-founder of the Tbilisi State University , Academician and co-founder of the Georgian Academy of Sciences , Meritorious Science Worker of Georgia , Dr.Sci., Professor....


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