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Georgian Technical University (GTU, formerly V.I. Lenin Georgian Polytechnical Institute) is the main and largest
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of
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. It is located in the
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city of
Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...
.


History

Georgian Technical University was founded in 1922 as a
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faculty of the
Tbilisi State University Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი ''Ivane Javaxishvi ...
. The first lecture was read by Georgian mathematician Professor
Andrea Razmadze Andrea Mikhailovich Razmadze (sometimes spelled Andria/Andrei Razmadze, 12 August 1889 – 2 October 1929) was a Georgian mathematician, and one of the founders of Tbilisi State University, whose Mathematics Institute was renamed in his honor ...
. 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.
Faculty of Civil Engineering
(Acting Dean: Zurab Gvishiani) # Department of Mechanical Engineering # Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering # Department of Hydro-Engineering
Faculty of Power Engineering and Telecommunications
(Acting Dean: Elene Shatakishvili) # Department of Telecommunication # Department of Thermal and Hydro-Power Engineering # Department of Electric Power Engineering, Electrics and Electromechanics

(Dean: Anzor Abshilava) # Department of Geodesy Engineering # Department of Mining Technology # Department of Geology # Department of Oil and Gas Technology

(Dean: Nugzar Tsereteli) # Department of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology # Department of Metallurgy, Metals Science and Metal
Faculty of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design
(Dean: Nino Imnadze) # Department of Architecture and Urbanistics # Department of Theory and Basics of Architecture
Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems
(Dean: Zurab Tsveraidze) # Department of Artificial Intelligence # Department of Computer Engineering # Department of Cybernetics Engineering and Instrument-Making # Department of Organizational Control # Department of Physics # Department of Mathematics
Faculty of Transportation and Machine-Building
(Dean: Otar Gelashvili) # Department of Machine-Building # Department of Transportation # Department of Roads # Department of Graphics Engineering and Technical Mechanics *
Faculty of Business Technologies
(Dean: Rusudan Kutateladze)
Faculty of Engineering Economics, Media-Technology and Social Sciences
(Dean Ivane Jagodnishvili)
Faculty of Law and International Relations
(Dean Irakli Gabisonia)
International Design School
(Dean Nikoloz Shavishvili)
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Bio-systems Engineering
(Dean Giga Qvartskhava)


Structure

* Rector of the Technical University of Georgia — David Gurgenidze (Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor ) * Vice-Rector — Levan Klimiashvili (Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor ) * Deputy Rector for Research — Zurab Gasitashvili (Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor ) * Head of the Administration (Chancellor) — Karlo Kopaliani (Doctor of Social Sciences) * Head of the Quality Assurance Service — Irma Inashvili * Perspective Development Office — Tamaz Batsikadze (Doctor of Technical Sciences, Full Professor ) * International Relations and Standards Office — Otar Zumburidze (Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor ) * Academic Council — David Gurgenidze, Rector of the Technical University of Georgia * Council of Representatives (Senate) — Jemal Gakhokhidze (Doctor of Political Science)


Structural Units

* Department of Education , Head of the Department - Tamar Tsereteli * Department of Sciences , Head of the Department – David Tavkhelidze * Department of Commercialization , Head of the Department – Mamuka Matsaberidze * University Library , Director - Vazha Papaskiri * Logistic Department , Head of the Department - Nikoloz Nebieridze * Human Resource Management , Head of the Section - Khatuna Chkhikvishvili * Chancellery , Head of the Chancellery - Eliko Okhanashvili * Section of Law , Head of the Section- Beka Maisuradze * Planning-Finance Section , Head of the Section – * Accounting Section , Head of the Section - Tamaz Urtmelidze * Life-Long Learning and Correspondence Education , Head of the Section – Lali Gogeliani * Publishing House "Technical University" , Chairman of the Guardian Council – Marina Medzmariashvili * Students and Alumni Relations, Sport and Culture Section , Head of the Section - Revaz Gurgenidze * Information Technologies Section , Head of the Section - David Chikovani * Geoecology Monitoring Section , Head of the Section – Dimitri Abzianidze * Diplomas Sector , Head of the Sector - Roseta Mgaloblishvili * Archive , Head of the Archive - Rusudan Tatarashvili * Military Mobilization Sector , Head of the Sector - Nino Chubinidze * Monitoring Group , Head of the Group – David Gorgidze * Purchasing Group , Head of theGroup – Eka Ivanishvili * Scientific-Technological Centre for Sensory Electronics and Materials Sciences , Head of theCentre – Merab Tabutsadze * Polytechnic Museum , Director – Manana Tevzadze


Organization

Georgian Technical University has more than 22 000 students and around 2 500 faculty and staff members. Major faculties of the university are as follows: *
Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...
*Power Engineering and Telecommunication *Mining and
Geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ear ...
*
Chemical Technology Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...
and
Metallurgy Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys. Metallurgy encompasses both the sc ...
*
Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...
,
Urban planning Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, ...
and
Design A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product, or process. The verb ''to design'' ...
*Informatics and Control Systems; *
Transportation Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, ...
and Machine-Building *Humanities and SocialA recent addition, which comprised all arts and economics departments that have existed in the GTU for past ten years. 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 Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი ''Ivane Javaxishvi ...
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 The ECTS grading scale is a grading system defined in the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) framework by the European Commission. Since many grading systems co-exist in Europe and, considering that interpretation of grades ...
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 humanities or arts specialties) undergo rigorous training in mathematics and fundamental sciences while studying at the GTU. GTU is known for its strong ties with "Andrea 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.


Notable alumni

* Irakli Khakhubia Georgian politician


Footnotes


External links


Official web site
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