Sokhumi State University (In
Georgian
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** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
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სოხუმის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი) is a state
University
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...
, based in
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...
(
Georgia
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). Address: 61 Politkovskaya street, 0186, Tbilisi
History
The Pedagogical Institute was initially established on February 5, 1932 in
Sokhumi. In 1979 the Sokhumi Pedagogical Institute reestablished itself as Abkhazian University. On May 14, 1989 the
Georgian
Georgian may refer to:
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* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
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Department of the
Abkhazian State University
The Abkhazian State University is the only university in Abkhazia. It was founded in 1979 on the basis of the Sukhumi Pedagogical Institute. Its first rector was Zurab Anchabadze.
The university consists the departments of physics and mathematic ...
became the Sokhumi Branch of the
Tbilisi State University
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი ''Ivane Javaxishvi ...
(TSU). Since 1993 (after the war in Abkhazia of 1992–1993) the Sokhumi Branch of TSU was based in Tbilisi. In 2007 the branch was renamed the Sokhumi State University (SOU).
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Courses
* Natural Sciences and Healthcare,
* Humanities,
* Economics and Business,
* Mathematics and Computer Science,
* Faculty of Law,
* Education,
* Social and Political Sciences.
Rectors
* 1989–1993 F. Tkebuchava,
* 1993–2005 O. Zhordania,
* 2005–2006 R. Kakubava,
* 2006–2007 A. Shangua,
* 2007–2017 J. Apakidze
* 2017–2021 Z. Khonelidze
See also
* List of split up universities
References
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Education in Tbilisi
Universities in Georgia (country)
Educational institutions established in 1945
Buildings and structures in Tbilisi
1945 establishments in Georgia (country)