Ilia State University - ილიას სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი (Tbilisi, Georgia)

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Location: Kakutsa Cholokashvili Ave 3/5, Tbilisi, Georgia

Ilia State University (ISU), located in Tbilisi, Georgia, is a higher education institution, established in 2006 as a merger of six different educational and research institutions.

According to the 2013 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities Ilia State University maintains the first place in Georgia (a rise on the previous year with 716 units improved mark – 1821), as well as the first place in the Caucasus

Study

In its activities, Ilia State University follows the model of a research triangle. This justifies the existence of three interdisciplinary directions at the University:

Georgian studies;
Researches in fundamental and applied sciences;
Participation in international research.
The university was the first university in Georgia to introduce principles of liberal education.

In 2012, a new standard for teaching called RESULT (Research and Education Systems United as Learning Tools) was implemented, which means that students and professors are communicating about a specific research issue and carry out research together (research based teaching). The important part of teaching was planned according to this new format by faculty professors.RESULT allows students to learn by "doing", i.e., by means of participation in the research projects.

Faculties
There are four Schools in the university, each offering undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate programs:

School of Arts and Sciences, the professors of the school are united in more than 20 research institutes. The research programs of institutes at the same time serves as MA, MSc and PhD. Programs’ axis. The philosophy of the faculty is to involve students even from the first year of undergraduate education in the research process.
Iliauni Business School founded in 2008 as the faculty of Business and Law. T he Economic Research and Consulting Center of Iliauni Business School leads research and consulting activities involving students.
School of Law, 2012 School of Law became a member of the International Association of Law Schools and International Lawyers Association.
School of Engineering, offers programs in: Architecture, Building Constructions and Computer Science. Includes: Institute of Earth Science; Fine and Applied Arts Center; Nanotechnologies