Free University of Tbilisi
Free University (Georgian: თავისუფალი უნივერსიტეტი) is a private research university in Tbilisi, Georgia, founded by Kakha Bendukidze, Georgian statesman, businessman and philanthropist often regarded as the Man Who Remade Georgia. Founded in 2007, the university has grown to comprise seven undergraduate and graduate schools, among which are, the university's oldest, School of International Relations, School of Business, Architecture, Governance and Social Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Law, and School of Visual Arts and Design.
Seal of the Free University of Tbilisi | |
| Motto | Scientia, Labor, Libertas (Latin) |
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Motto in English | Science, Labour, Liberty |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2007 |
Parent institution | Knowledge Fund |
| Chancellor | Aleksandre Kacharava |
| Rector | Vakhtang Lejava |
| Founder | Kakha Bendukidze |
| Location | Tbilisi , |
| Campus | Kakha Bendukidze University Campus, David Aghmashenebeli Alley № 240 |
| Director of the Knowledge Fund | Anastasia Bendukidze |
| Colors | |
| Website | freeuni |
The main goal of Kakha Bendukidze, FreeUni's founder, was to provide opportunities for a quality education to every motivated person in Georgia, regardless of his or her financial conditions. Benudkidze believed that clarity of purpose and the future were essential to any human endeavour.
The Free University is organized into 7 constituent schools: the university's oldest, International Relations (Institute of Asia and Africa), School of Business, Law, Physics, Computer Sciences and Math, Visual Arts and Design, Governance and Social Sciences. While the Free University is governed by a combination of its Board of Overseers and the Knowledge Foundation, each school's faculty oversees its curriculum and degree programs. In addition to a central campus shared with Agricultural University of Georgia in downtown Tbilisi, the University owns facilities all around Georgia, including Anaseuli Education Center.
The current Rector of The Free University is Vakhtang Lezhava. There are 56 full-time and 84 part-time lecturers. 44 hold PhDs; 25 are PhD students. The programs are run on a daily basis by deans and academic coordinators.