Transcript South Caucasia in Tempus 2010

Introduction to Georgia
& Cooperation Possibilities
DR. LIKA GLONTI
NEO GEORGIA
www.erasmusplus.org.ge
საქართველო
• Area: 69,700 km²
• Population: 3,7 Mio (2016)
• Capital: Tbilisi
• Language: Georgian
• Government: Semi-Presidential
Republic
• Main Religion: Christianity
• Literacy Rate: 99.8%
Higher Education System in Georgia
• Three cycle degree system (bachelor,
master and PhD) – fully
implemented in all fields of study
except medicine
• Most common model 240 + 120
credits (4 + 2 years)
• Unified admission exams (on the
basis of completed middle school
level; age 18+)
• NQF system adopted
• Internal and external QA system
• Several cycles of institutional and
programme accreditation
HEIs and Students: General Overview
Total # of HEIs
74
Type
Public (20)
Private (54)
Universities
12
19
Teaching Universities
7
21
Colleges
1
14
Capital (51)
Region (23)
Geographical Location
Students
Sum
% of total
BA
131 430
Medicine
10 912
MA
18 357
PhD
6 548
Total
167 247
78.5%
6.5%
11%
4%
100
Current HE reforms in Georgia
• Internationalization of teaching and QA process
• Improvement of university management
• Curriculum development
• Focus on joint degree programmes
• Focus on PhD programmes
Erasmus in Georgia
EU Programmes in Georgia
• In Tempus since 1995 (ENPI East), Erasmus Mundus since 2007
• Experience of regional and cross-regional cooperation
• 77 Tempus + 14 CBHE projects implemented (leading in the
Caucasia)
• 10 Jean Monnet projects
• Top places in Erasmus+ credit mobility - 888 (2015) & 1465
(2016)
• Extended network of “Erasmus+ experienced” public and private
HEIs (49% of HEIs involved)
• 54% of projects implemented with participation of regional HEIs
• 32% of projects implemented with participation of private HEIs
• Partnerships with all EU countries, except Luxemburg and
Malta
Georgia – Italy cooperation (till 2014)
Italy among top three partners countries (UK, Germany)
Tempus projects
University of Trieste
University of Palermo (2)
University of Perugia
University of Bologna (2)
University of Naples "Federico II“
University of Parma
University of L'Aquila (4)
European Academy Bolzano
Politechnico di Torino (2)
Università di Udine
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
University of Genoa
Centro Studi ed Initiative Europeo
Université Télématique Internationale
UNINETTUNO
University of Ferrara
Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata“
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Erasmus Mundus Action 2
University of Tuscia (6)
Sapienza University of Rome
Alma Mater Studiorum Universita
di Bologna (2)
Politicnico di Torino (4)
Universita Ca Foscari Venezia (3)
Universita Degli Studi di Pavia
Polytechnic University of Milan
Università degli Studi di Perugia
University of Salerno (2)
University of Trento
Tempus projects with programme country
universities
Georgia – Italy cooperation (2015-2016)
CBHE (in total 14 projects)
Alma Mater Studiorum
Universita Di Bologna - Higher
Education interdisciplinary
Reform In Tourism management
and Applied Geoinformation
curricula (2015)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI
DEL SANNIO - Educational for
Drone (2016)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI
DELL'AQUILA - Paving the way
to interregional mobility (2016)
Erasmus + ICM (in total 294
partnerships)
Ca'Foscari University of Venice
 Sapienza University of Rome
 University of Pavia
Universita Degli Study
Dell'Insubria
Universita Degli Study Della
Tuscia
Alma Mater Studiorum Universita Di Bologna
Universita Degli Studi Dell'Aquila
Politecnico di Milano
Fondazione Siena Jazz
Conservatorio di Musica "Lucio
Campiani" Mantova
University of Perugia
University of Padua
Fields of Cooperation
• CBHE
• Open for regional and cross-regional cooperation
• Open for project coordination
• Credit Mobility
• Open for cooperation with all programme countries
• Joint Degree Master Programmes
• In selected fields
• With selected universities
Special focus on:
• Curricular reform in
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Arts (the only partner country with this priority)
Agriculture
Social Sciences
Engineering
• Development of research and innovative
capacities
• Governance, strategic planning and management
of HEIs (including human resource and financial
management)
Contact
• National Erasmus+ Office Georgia www.erasmusplus.org.ge
Mrs Lika Glonti
Mrs Nino Urushadze
Mrs Tata Lortipanidze
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (+995 322) 147139
(+995 577) 453584
Welcome to Georgia!