TSU in World University Rankings
By Mariam Chanishvili
Thursday, August 8
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) is taking the 1073rd place among 2000 universities (CWUR World University Rankings), while Ilia State University - the 1549th place.
The top five on the list are Harvard, Massachusetts, Stanford, Cambridge, and Oxford.
Yerevan State University, taking the 1930th place, also appeared on the rating list.
Turkey's 61 universities, including the Middle East Technical University, which ranks 582nd, are on the list.
20 Russian universities appeared on the list as well. Moscow State University ranked 222nd.
TSU received 1026th spot in terms of research performance of the universities, while Ilia State University - 1489th.
The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) is a leading consulting organization providing policy advice, strategic insights, and consulting services to governments and universities to improve educational and research outcomes.
Published annually, CWUR World University Rankings is the largest and most comprehensive academic ranking of global universities.
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University is a public research university established on February 8, 1918, in Tbilisi, Georgia. Excluding academies and theological seminaries, which have intermittently functioned in Georgia for centuries, TSU is the oldest university in Georgia and the Caucasus region.
The first-ever national university in the Caucasus was opened on January 26, 1918, the day of commemoration of King David the Builder (new style February 8). The university laid the foundation for a European-type higher school in Georgia, based on Georgian educational traditions.
The 100th anniversary of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) was marked in 2018 under the aegis of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Ilia State University, located in Tbilisi, Georgia, is a higher education institution, established in 2006 as a merger of six different educational and research institutions. Ilia State University welcomes around 5,000 first-year students every year at all levels of higher education.
