Ramaz Botchorishvili

Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences Javakhishvili Tbilisi State

University

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Outline Tbilisi State University Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences Structure People Students and Programs Research Mission

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I.Javakhishvili Tbilisi state universityFounded in 1918First university in CaucasusRestructuring 1919 -2005Faculties

Exact and Natural Sciences Humanities Law Economics and Business Social and Political Sciences Medicine

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I.Javakhishvili Tbilisi state university Students 20 000 Professors 800 Lecturers different from year to year Other staff 800 Programs: Bachelor, Master, PhD International relations – more then 100 MOU

Some MOUs working Some just exist on a paper Some in implementation Some in preparation

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I.Javakhishvili Tbilisi state universityInternationalization, education

Joint educational programs University of Cologne – Master program, law Administrative School Spyer - Master program Paris 8, Versaille-Saint-Quantaine – double degree,

bachelor, Computer Science University of Jena - Master program, business

administration University of Westminster – Master program, medical and

molecular biology Block courses Joint projects Updating curriculla with participation of foreign

experts Tuning – Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, … TEMPUS – Applied biology, Molecular biology, … SCOPES, SNSF - Mathematics

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Faculty of Exact and Natural SciencesStructure

Departments = 8 main structural unit, former faculties at TSU teaching and research funding - TSU

Laboratories = 33 assisting in research and teaching funding - TSU

Institutes = 20 research funding – external only, project based

Chairs = 37 recently approved head – full professor Funding - TSU

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Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences Structure

Departments = 8 Mathematics Computer Science Physics Chemistry Biology Geography Geology Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences People

Professors 168 full professor - 37 associate professor - 69 assistant professor -62

Administrative and technical staff -164 deans office, teaching and research services - 26 Laboratories -

Lecturers and teachers 200 Teacher – 10 expected at the end of March Number of lecturers - variable from semester to semester trend – reduce number of lecturers

More teacher positions Salary supplement for professors for extra teaching hours

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Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences Students XII.2009

Bachelor – 2200 Master – 200 PhD - 100

Programs Bachelor programs 12:

Mathematics, computer science, computer science (franco-georgian, double degree), physics, chemistry, biology, applied biology and biotechnology, geography, geology, ecology, electronic and electrical engineering, natural sciences

Master programs 17 PhD programs20

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Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences Students XII.2012

Bachelor – 2900 Master – 220 PhD - 150

Programs Bachelor programs 11:

Mathematics, computer science, computer science (franco-georgian, double degree), physics, chemistry, biology, applied biology and biotechnology, geography, geology, ecology, electronic and electrical engineering

Master programs 18 PhD programs10

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Faculty of Exact and Natural SciencesWeakness

In 2010: 32% of Georgian high school graduates applied for TSU Faculty of ENS is less popular then other faculties at TSU among

high school graduates in 2010 at the faculty

admission quota = 450 applications = approximately 2900 non uniform distribution

Mathematics – 2150 Physics – 43 Chemistry – 68 Biology – 250 Geography - 450

Highly non uniform distribution of students on educational programs inside faculty computer science, mathematics, geography, biology, physics, electrical engineering,

geology, chemistry

High number of technical staff,…

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Unified national examination 2012

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Admission 2012 TSU vs 10 best universities

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Admission 2012, TSU - Faculties

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ეროვნული გამოცდები 2012 თსუ – ფაკულტეტები

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Exact and Natural Sciences

Admission scores

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ქულათა განაწილების ცხრილი

2010 2011 2012

რაოდენობა % რაოდენობა %რაოდენობ

ა %> 2300 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.11>= 2200 < 2300 10 2.22 14 1.75 26 2.89>= 2000 < 2200 259 57.56 465 58.13 436 48.44>= 1900 < 2000 95 21.11 182 22.75 292 32.44>= 1800 < 1900 62 13.78 94 11.75 125 13.89>= 1700 < 1800 19 4.22 39 4.88 20 2.22> 1600 < 1700 5 1.11 6 0.75 0.00 450 100.00 800 100.00 900 100.00

>1900 ( )ს უ ლ 80.89 82.63 83.89

Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences Strength - research

Much more research potential then other faculties at TSU Number of publications in 2009

total= 100 ISI web of science = 40% trend = number of publications will increase

review of performance is expected Number of funded projects in 2009

total= 65 international=50%

Some departments are more research oriented

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Research 2012

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Total 88

Research 2012

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Total 146

Research 2012

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Total 53

Research 2012

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ToTal 438

Research 2012

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Research 2012 - projects

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TotalNational – 22International- 14

Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences

Mission The main activity of the Faculty of Exact

and Natural Sciences shall be fundamental and applied research research-based teaching further elaboration of educational programs

for attracting motivated students Internationalization of research and teaching

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Thank you very much for your attention

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