Type Public Postgraduates 3,000 Campus 9 Founded 16 January 1922 Academic staff 8 | Established January 16, 1922 Undergraduates 20,000 | |
Motto Knowledge is powerLatin: Scientia Potestas EstGeorgian: ცოდნა ძალაა Notable alumni Vano Merabishvili, Giorgi Baramidze, Davit Bakradze, Giorgi Vashadze, Irakli Dzneladze Similar Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi State Medical University, Ilia State University, Grigol Robakidze University, University of Georgia | ||
Georgian Technical University (GTU, formerly V.I. Lenin Georgian Polytechnical Institute) is the main and largest technical university of Georgia. It is located in the capital city of Tbilisi. A university building viewed from overhead resembles the hammer and sickle form.
Contents
- Pavle asatiani georgian technical university tbilisi georgia
- History
- Faculties and departments
- Structure
- Structural Units
- Organization
- References
Pavle asatiani georgian technical university tbilisi georgia
History
Georgian Technical University was founded in 1922 as a polytechnic faculty of the Tbilisi State University. The first lecture was read by the world-famous Georgian mathematician Professor Andrea Razmadze.
Transformed in 1928 into an independent "Georgian Politechnical Institute" it achieved University status by 1990.
Faculties and departments
All faculty deans and heads of departments are full professors.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering (Head: Tamaz Batsikadze)
- Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering (Head: Aguli Sokhadze)
- Department of Hydro-Engineering (Head: Lali Ghogheliani)
- Department of Telecommunication (Head: Tamaz Kupatadze)
- Department of Thermal and Hydro-Power Engineering (Head: Omar Kighuradze)
- Department of Electric Power Engineering, Electrics and Electromechanics (Head: Shalva Nachkebia)
- Department of Geodesy Engineering (Head: Merab Tevzadze)
- Department of Mining Technology (Head: Irakli Gujabidze)
- Department of Geology (Head: Nodar Poporadze)
- Department of Oil and Gas Technology (Head: Guram Vashalomidze)
- Department of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (Head: Nazibrola Kutsiava)
- Department of Metallurgy, Metals Science and Metal (Head: David Nozadze)
- Department of Architecture and Urbanistics (Head: George Salukvadze)
- Department of Theory and Basics of Architecture (Head: Mzia Milashvili)
- Department of Artificial Intelligence (Head: Otar Verulava)
- Department of Computer Engineering (Head: Zurab Gasitashvili)
- Department of Cybernetics Engineering and Instrument-Making (Head: Tamaz Obgadze)
- Department of Organizational Control (Head: George Gogichaishvili)
- Department of Physics (Head: Akaki Gigineishvili)
- Department of Mathematics (Head: David Natroshvili)
- Department of Machine-Building (Head: Tamaz Megrelidze)
- Department of Transportation (Head: Goderdzi Tkeshelashvili)
- Department of Roads (Head: Alex Burduladze)
- Department of Graphics Engineering and Technical Mechanics (Head: Anzor Shavgulidze)
- Department of Public Sciences (Head: Igor Kveselava)
- Department of Foreign Languages and Communication (Head: Maia Chkhaidze)
- Department of Economics and Business Administration (Head: Evgeni Baratashvili)
- Department of Law (Head: Zaza Rukhadze)
- International German Institute (Genadi Iashvili)
Structure
Structural Units
Organization
Georgian Technical University has more than 12,000 students and around 1,500 faculty and staff members. Major faculties of the university are as follows:
Georgian Technical University has provided over 60% of Georgia's engineering, chemistry and scientific industry specialists for the last eighty years. While its major counterpart Tbilisi State University focuses on popular specialties like Civil Law or Economics, GTU continues its fine tradition of providing technical specialists to the industry and exact sciences. Additionally, over the recent years GTU added 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 the ECTS grading scale and awards degrees and diplomas in Diploma of Specialist, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, and Master of Science. The first three degrees require four to four-and-one-half years of full-time studies; the Master of Sciences degree requires a year-and-one-half to two years of full-time studies. Most students (apart from those in humanitarian or arts specialties) undergo rigorous training in mathematics and fundamental sciences while studying at the GTU. GTU is known for its strong ties with Andria Razmadze Institute of Mathematics of Georgia, the leading mathematical research institute in TransCaucasia.
GTU also awards scientific Ph.D.s that require three or more years of advanced studies depending on specialty.
All degrees are also provided as part-time and distance studies; these may take much longer to complete.
GTU's scientific library is one of the largest libraries in Georgia, comprising 1,254,000 books of which many are unique and rare finds, and 500,000 periodic materials. Plans are underway for digitizing this large collection of knowledge.