1. INTERNATIONAL BLACK SEA UNIVERSITY
Tbilisi, Georgia

2. 20 November 2018
Georgia
Location : South Caucasus Capital : Tbilisi Size : 67,900 km² Population : 3.7 mln (2014 census) Currency : GEL – Georgian Lari Language : Georgian Ethnic groups (2014 census): Georgians % (the rest: Abkhazians, Armenians, Assyrians, Azerbaijanis, Greeks, Jews, Kists, Ossetians, Russians, Ukrainians, Yezidis and others)

3. 40% of the land is forested
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Georgia
40% of the land is forested

4. Rivers, lakes, and coastline!
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Georgia
Rivers, lakes, and coastline!

5. 20 November 2018
Georgia
UNESCO World Heritage

6. 20 November 2018
Georgia Modern life

7. International Black Sea University
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International Black Sea University
Location
Tbilisi, Georgia
Established
1995
Number of Students
~2,260
Average annual tuition fee
$3,000
Instruction language
English
Language requirements
CEFR: B1-B2, TOEFL iBT: 72 – 81, IELTS: 6 – 6.5
Accreditation
NCEQE (eqe.gov.ge) – private HEI
Website
ibsu.edu.ge/en/
Contact

8. Some Numbers 35 Student Clubs 2 Research Centers 90% Employment Rate
Over 100 Exchange Students
High number of Gold Medal, Silver Medal winners enrollment
5 Academic journals published bi-annually
2 International Conferences annually
5 Students Conferences Annually
62 big companies attended this year Job Fair
MoUs with more than 200 companies and 90 Universities

9. Educational System Using ECTS
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Educational System
Using ECTS
4 years (Bachelor’s) + 2 years (Master’s) + 3 years (Ph.D.)
Two semesters:
Fall (September – January)
Spring (February – May/June)

10. Programs Cycles English Georgian Bachelor’s 12 11 Master’s 13 5
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Programs
Cycles
English
Georgian
Bachelor’s 12 11
Master’s 13 5
Doctorate

11. Internationalization
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Internationalization
U-multirank application
EFQM membership
Instruction in English Language
Exchange programs
International teaching body (full time and/or visiting scholars)
International projects
Hosting international students for Summer/Winter Schools and Study Abroad programs

12. Rankings (Webometrics)
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Rankings (Webometrics)

13. Academic Staff Professors: 17 Associate Professors: 49
Assistant Professors: 7
Invited Lecturers: 112 (among them 66 MA, and 46 PhD)
Student-lecturer ratio is 12:1
Student-administrative staff ratio is 31:1
International academic staff members: 10
International invited lecturers: 8 (in academic year)

14. Students Number of Students: 2260 (all three cycles)
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Students
Number of Students: 2260 (all three cycles)
Number of Ph.D. Students: 91
Number of International Students: 140 (from 15 different countries)

15. Exchange Staff Exchange (last 4 years) Student Exchange Incoming - 21
Outgoing - 14
Student Exchange
Incoming - 17
Outgoing - 124

16. Research Conferences Publications
Silk Road Series (11 so far)
Books (13 books since 2013)
Faculty based Conferences
Indexed Scientific Journals (4 fields)
American Studies
Journal of Education in Black Sea Region
IRCEELT
International opponents and co-supervisors for Ph.D. dissertations
Student Conferences
Caucasus at the Crossroads
Applied Research
Serving businesses
Education and Humanities
Social Sciences
HALC Series (2 so far)

17. Multidisciplinary Research Center
Center for Political Research
Center for Interdisciplinary Research
Center for Black Sea Region Geopolitical Research
Center for Economic Research
Center for Teaching Excellence
Center for American Studies
Center for Business Simulation
Data Management Technologies Laboratory
Center for Innovation Technologies

18. Social Life at IBSU 29 student clubs Annual international day
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Social Life at IBSU
29 student clubs
Annual international day
Football league
Many other sport activities (Street ball, Table tennis, Volleyball, etc.)
Tbilisi G20 Youth Summit 2016
Tbilisi United Nation Youth Summit 2016
European Union Youth Summit 2016
Yes Georgia-Model NATO

19. Career Planning Local and international internships Job fairs
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Career Planning
Local and international internships
Job fairs
Career planning activities
Trainings
Public lectures by prominent public figures

20. Collaboration Interests
Education
Double degree (now it is allowed!)
Research
Journals (editing, reviewing, publishing)
Co-supervising doctoral dissertations
Joint conferences
Joint projects with external funding
Exchange
Faculty and administrative staff: short-term, semester
Students: study semester, internships

21. Educational Programs in English Bachelor’s
Business Management
Accounting and Audit
Finance
Management
Marketing
Tourism
Computer Technologies & Engineering
Industrial Management & Technologies
Informatics
Education and Humanities
American Studies
English Philology
Social Sciences
Economics
International Relations

22. Educational Programs in English Master’s
Business Management
Finance
IT Management
Management
Marketing
Computer Technologies & Engineering
Computer Science
Education and Humanities
American Studies
Caucasus Studies
English Philology
General Education Administration
Higher Education Administration
Methods of Teaching English Language
US Foreign Affairs
Social Sciences
International Relations & Politics

23. Educational Programs in English Doctoral
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Educational Programs in English Doctoral
Business Management
Business Administration
Computer Technologies and Engineering
Computer Science
Education and Humanities
American Studies
Education Sciences
Social Sciences
International Relations

24. Thank you for listening …
International Black Sea University
2, David Agmashenebeli Alley,
13th km., Tbilisi, 0131, Georgia