Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University

The institution and development of the educational system in Adjara was a long-time endeavor of the Georgian community. In 1893 the difficulty was raised to open a Boys’ Gymnasium in Batumi. On 26-27 June, 1893 the Municipality of the town granted two 623,95 sq/m space of land for the Boys’ Gymnasium at the sea-side. The project was designed by engineer Sedelnikoy. The first floor of the building allocated a gym while the second floor contained the church, assembly hall, eight classrooms, art classroom, physics study-room, laboratory and a library. The Boys’ Gymnasium started functioning in July, 1897. On 26 September, 1900 it became possible to open a Women’s Gymnasium as well. Later, by 1923, an education Institute was founded within the building of former Women’s Gymnasium (present Public faculty №2) that after become an education college. It used to prepare the primary stage school academics.
In the building of the Boys’ Gymnasium in 1935 a 2-year Teacher’s Institute was opened with four faculties: Georgian Language and Literature, Physics-Mathematics, History and Natural Sciences-Geography. To the present the college of education was further in 1936 and a faculty of Russian Language and Literature – in 1938. In 1938 the Institute was named when Shota Rustaveli.
The first director of the Teachers’ Institute was Khusein Nakaidze. A major help was rendered to the Institute in providing the scientific personnel by alternative higher instructional establishments of Georgia, first and foremost – Tiflis State University. . The following outstanding representatives of the Georgian academia conducted fruitful activities within the walls of the Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University (that time Teachers’ Institute): Giorgi Akhvlediani, Giorgi Tsereteli, Iase Tsintsadze, Sargis Kakabadze, Simon Kaukhchishvili, Giorgi Tavzishvili, Razhden Khutsishvili, Dimitri Gedevanishvili, Giorgi Javakhishvili, Vukol Beridze, Shota Dzidziguri and others. . It is owing to them as well that the newly established higher institution soon gained the reputation – – a system of teaching and research activities was formed and the preparation of local academic staff took its beginnings – by 1943 there were 5 candidates of sciences at the Institute already.
In Gregorian July 1935 the propaedeutic courses were created that notably fostered the attraction of highschool candidates from Adjara highlands. in step with the statistics
600 school leavers submitted applications to the Institute in the first year; 219 applicants were admitted to the Institute.
In June 1945 a education Institute was supported on the premise of Batumi Teachers’ Institute that was followed by reconstruction method and improvement of the facilities and instrumentation. In 1956 the restored building entered into exploitation. However, it had been not decent for the expansion of the Institute and in 1977 the development of a brand new 5-storeyed building began that was finished in 1982.
The collapse of the Soviet Empire and Georgia’s fight for independence created it attainable to understand the would like of nice Ivane Javakhishvili WHO said: “If there’s to be another university in Georgia, it ought to be in Batumi.”
By the Decision №453, 3 September, 1990 of the Cabinet of Ministries of Georgia Batumi State University was established on the basis of Batumi Pedagogical Institute. After this transformation apart from special faculty chairs there began functioning 9 university chairs at the higher education institution. The number of specialties increased – the faculties of law, economics and medicine were created. As a result of the educational reform in the country the university was transferred to a two-cycle teaching: Bachelor and Master Levels were created. Post-graduate studies also were functioning for certain specialties.
In accordance with the Decree №37, 23 February, 2006 of the Georgian Government on the basis of reorganization and unification of the Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Batumi Institute of Art, Batumi Zakaria Paliashvili State Conservatory, Batumi Institute of Aviation, Batumi Institute of Agrarian Biotechnologies and Business, Scientific-Research Institute of Membrane Technologies and Batumi Agricultural Institute was founded the “Legal Entity of Public Law – Shota Rustaveli State University”. It represents the accredited higher educational institution in accordance with the Decree №103/a, 27 October, 2006 of the National Accreditation Center.
By the Decree №176, 26 September, 2009 of the Georgian Government the LEPL Batumi Botanical Garden was joined to the University, and by the Decree №185, 9 July, 2010 of the Georgian Government – Niko Berdzenishvili Research Institute and Institute of Phytopathology.
In accordance with the Decision №16 and №17, 17 February, 2011 of the RSU Academic Council a Scientific Center was established which comprised Niko Berdzenishvili Humanities and Social Sciences direction, direction of Membrane Technologies and direction of Phytopathology.
Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University comprises 9 faculties: Humanities, Education, Business and economics, Law, Social and political sciences, Natural sciences and health care, Physics-mathematics and computer sciences, Technological, Tourism. It also embraces the 3 Research Institutes of Niko Berdzenishvili Institute, Agrarian and Membrane Technologies Institute, Institute of Phytopathology and Biodiversity. At present about 6 000 students study at the vocational, Bachelor, Master and Doctoral programs.
The facilities and equipment of the Shota Rustaveli State University have been increasing and improving step-by-step, number of students increasing, teaching programs improving, new specialties introduced, qualified staff prepared. The teaching and research processes involve 273 professors, 71 researchers and 387 visiting professors.
In 2011 the university successfully passed authorization and accreditation. RSU offers wide range of options to students at all the three stages of education: there are about 42 vocational, 43 Bachelor’s, 23 Master’s, 8 doctoral and 2 single-level programs. The University preserves its traditional, fundamental fields and at the same time implements and develops new directions in response to the modern demands and requirements. Modern teachings methodologies including on-line learning is also widely used here.
The academic potential, traditions and the geographical location of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University determine the priorities of its scientific-research activities. The academic and scientific personnel of the University are successfully engaged into the directions of Natural Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Engineering, Technologies, Business and Public health as well as agricultural fields.
Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University is a multi-functional educational and scientific institution where a unified space of academic and professional education and research is created with the cooperation of students, professors, teachers and researchers. A number of scientific-research projects of international and national significance have been accomplished on the university base.
The university has close partnership relations with the leading higher educational institutions within and outside the country. BSU is considered a desirable host for the international scientific conferences and symposia held in various fields of science. Apart from this, the academic and scientific faculty of the university actively participates in scientific conferences and exchange programs in different countries of the world.
The project “Batumi – A University City” – gained its topicality and has offered Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University more prospects of development.

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University Fees.

University Fees Table

University	1st Year	2nd Year	3rd Year	4th Year	5th Year	6th Year
Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University	4000 USD	4000 USD	4000 USD	4000 USD	4000 USD	4000 USD
Total in Indian Rupees/Per Year	3,12,000 INR	3,12,000 INR	3,12,000 INR	3,12,000 INR	3,12,000 INR	3,12,000 INR

Mission

1.To offer high quality education to all the interested individuals despite nationality, religion.
2.To educate highly-qualified, competitive and adaptive specialists to the changing professional environment, with the competences relevant to the modern requirements,who will be the free personalities with high civic understanding and activity, bearers of the principles of humanism, democracy and liberal values.

3.To accomplish fundamental and applied research in natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, law, mathematics and computer technologies as well as in the branches of engineering and technology, business, public health and agriculture for the purpose of welfare of the population, economic strength, defense ability, establishment of democratic principles and raising spirituality.World Federation of Medical Education.
4.Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University is an important educational, scientific and cultural center of our country. It has a 80-year-long history

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