The University of Georgia, Tbilisi

The University of Georgia (UG) is a private university in Tbilisi, Georgia, founded in 2004 as the Georgian University of Social Sciences and renamed in 2007.格鲁吉亚大学是格鲁吉亚首都第比利斯的私立大学，2004年以格鲁吉亚社会科学大学之名创办，2007年改为现名。

It is organised into six schools, offers more than 80 academic programmes and teaches roughly 7,400 students in Georgian and English.该校下设六个学院，开设80余个学术项目，以格鲁吉亚语与英语授课，在校生约7400人。

In the QS World University Rankings 2027 it is placed in the 1401+ band, ranks 54th in Western Asia and second among Georgian universities.在2027年QS世界大学排名中，该校位于1401+区间，位列西亚第54位、格鲁吉亚高校第2位。

History

• The University of Georgia was founded in Tbilisi in 2004 by Professors Giuli Alasania and Manana Sanadze, both doctors of historical sciences, under the name Georgian University of Social Sciences, with social sciences as its first teaching field.2004年，历史学博士吉乌利·阿拉萨尼亚教授与马纳娜·萨纳泽教授在第比利斯创办格鲁吉亚社会科学大学，社会科学是学校最初的教学领域。
• The School of Social Sciences opened in 2004 with bachelor programmes in political science, journalism, international relations, public relations and psychology.社会科学学院于2004年开办，开设政治学、新闻学、国际关系、公共关系与心理学本科项目。
• The School of Business, Economics and Management was also established in 2004 and offered bachelor degrees in business administration, tourism, economics and public administration.商业、经济与管理学院同样创建于2004年，开设工商管理、旅游、经济学与公共管理本科学位。
• The School of Law was founded in 2005 and built its curriculum around case law, simulated trials and appeals, with accredited bachelor, master and doctoral programmes. Bachelor students take four semesters of English and one semester of legal English, and moot court teams train in the school's simulation courtroom.法学院成立于2005年，以判例法、模拟庭审与上诉训练构建课程，并开设获认证的学士、硕士与博士项目。本科生须修读四个学期英语与一个学期法律英语，模拟法庭团队在学院法庭中训练。
• The School of Arts and Humanities was founded in 2005 with departments of philology and European languages, history and Asian studies, and archaeology, anthropology and art.艺术与人文学院于2005年成立，下设语言学与欧洲语言、历史与亚洲研究、考古学人类学与艺术三个系。
• The School of Health Sciences and Public Health was founded in 2005 with input from Georgian healthcare experts and foreign universities, including institutions in Scranton, Central Florida and Tromsø.健康科学与公共卫生学院于2005年成立，格鲁吉亚医疗专家与包括斯克兰顿、中佛罗里达及特罗姆瑟等地院校在内的外国高校参与了课程设计。
• Between 2005 and 2007 the university added master's programmes to its bachelor degrees and expanded its teaching staff and facilities.2005年至2007年间，学校在本科之上增设硕士项目，并扩充师资与教学设施。
• In 2007 the institution took the name The University of Georgia as it widened its academic fields beyond the social sciences.2007年，随着学科从社会科学扩展到更多领域，学校改用格鲁吉亚大学之名。
• By 2007 the university had enrolled its first doctoral students, completing a bachelor-master-doctoral ladder within three years of its founding.至2007年，学校迎来首批博士生，在创办三年内形成了学士、硕士、博士完整培养体系。
• In 2010 the United States Overseas Private Investment Corporation invested several million dollars in the university's infrastructure, the first such investment in the post-Soviet era, at a time when private higher education in Georgia was still emerging.2010年，美国海外私人投资公司向该校基础设施投入数百万美元，这是后苏联时代该国首次获得此类投资，当时格鲁吉亚的私立高等教育尚在起步阶段。
• In September 2016 the School of Law launched an International Business Law master's programme, the first of its kind in Georgia, and its TOLES centre became the only legal English test centre in the Caucasus.2016年9月，法学院推出格鲁吉亚首个国际商法硕士项目，其TOLES中心也成为高加索地区唯一的法律英语考试中心。
• The university adopted a Strategic Plan 2023 that set research, internationalisation and digital development as priorities for the following years.学校通过《2023年战略规划》，把科研、国际化与数字化发展列为此后数年的优先方向。
• In 2025 a UG professor received a global gold medal at the International Invention and Innovation Exhibition ITE in London, a result highlighted in the university's research news.2025年，该校一位教授在伦敦国际发明与创新展ITE上获得全球金奖，这一成果被列入学校科研新闻。
• By 2026 the university had grown to six schools, more than 80 programmes and about 7,400 students, with several degrees taught entirely in English.至2026年，学校已发展为六个学院、80余个项目与约7400名学生，并有多个全英语授课学位。
• In 2026 Konstantine Topuria served as rector, with Giuli Alasania and Manana Sanadze continuing as the university's presidents.2026年，康斯坦丁·托普里亚担任校长，吉乌利·阿拉萨尼亚与马纳娜·萨纳泽继续担任学校主席。
• The QS World University Rankings 2027 placed the university in the 1401+ band, 54th in Western Asia and second in Georgia, behind Tbilisi State University.2027年QS世界大学排名把该校列入1401+区间，位列西亚第54位、格鲁吉亚第2位，仅次于第比利斯国立大学。
• In 2026 the Nature Index ranked the university first in Georgia and 1,716th globally for high-quality research output.2026年，自然指数按高质量科研产出把该校列为格鲁吉亚第1位、全球第1716位。
• The 2026 SCImago Institutions Rankings placed it first among Georgian universities, while the July 2026 Webometrics table ranked it 2,859th globally and third in Georgia.2026年SCImago机构排名把该校列为格鲁吉亚高校首位，2026年7月的Webometrics榜单则把它列在全球第2859位、格鲁吉亚第3位。
• In June 2026 the university hosted the International Conference on Informatics and Computer Science, ICICS 2026, which brought computing researchers and students to its Tbilisi campus for three days of papers and workshops.2026年6月，学校主办国际信息学与计算机科学会议ICICS 2026，为期三天的论文报告与工作坊把计算机研究者与学生聚集到第比利斯校区。
• In October 2026 its publishing house presented Georgian academic, literary and children's books at the Frankfurt Book Fair, extending the university's cultural reach beyond Georgia.2026年10月，学校出版社在法兰克福书展展出格鲁吉亚学术、文学与儿童图书，把该校的文化影响扩展到格鲁吉亚之外。
• That month the university also hosted Open Black Sea 2026, an investigative journalism festival that brought reporters, editors and media researchers from the Black Sea region to Tbilisi for workshops and public discussions.同月，学校还主办Open Black Sea 2026调查新闻节，把黑海地区的记者、编辑与媒体研究者聚集到第比利斯参加工坊与公开讨论。

Academics

• The university's six schools are Science and Technology, Law, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Business and Administrative Studies, and Health Sciences.学校设有六个学院：科学与技术、法学、社会科学、艺术与人文、商业与行政研究、健康科学。
• It offers more than 80 programmes at bachelor, master, single-cycle and doctoral levels, with Georgian-language and English-language tracks in most fields.学校在学士、硕士、单周期与博士层次开设80余个项目，多数领域同时提供格鲁吉亚语与英语授课轨道。
• The School of Science and Technology teaches electrical and computer engineering, information technology and mathematics, and its UG Limes Robotics Academy is described as the only academy of its kind in Georgia.科学与技术学院教授电气与计算机工程、信息技术与数学，其UG Limes机器人学院被称为格鲁吉亚唯一的同类学院。
• The School of Law offers bachelor, master and doctoral degrees, runs a simulation courtroom and summer schools, and hosts the Georgian, German and International Criminal Law Institute.法学院开设学士、硕士与博士项目，设有模拟法庭与暑期学校，并承办格鲁吉亚、德国与国际刑法研究所。
• The School of Social Sciences covers political science, journalism, international relations, public relations and psychology, with doctoral work in political science and mass communication.社会科学学院覆盖政治学、新闻学、国际关系、公共关系与心理学，并在政治学与大众传播领域培养博士。
• The School of Arts and Humanities teaches Georgian and English philology, history, oriental studies, archaeology, anthropology, art and architecture and design, including English-taught degrees.艺术与人文学院教授格鲁吉亚语与英语语言学、历史、东方研究、考古学、人类学、艺术以及建筑与设计，并开设英语授课学位。
• The School of Business and Administrative Studies offers business administration, tourism, economics and public administration at bachelor and master levels, plus a doctoral programme in business administration.商业与行政研究学院在本科与硕士层次开设工商管理、旅游、经济学与公共管理，并设工商管理博士项目。
• The School of Health Sciences teaches healthcare administration, nursing, pharmacy and public health, and offers English-language dental and medical education programmes. Its curriculum was designed with foreign universities, and the English-language dental and medical tracks are open to international students.健康科学学院教授医疗管理、护理、药学与公共卫生，并开设英语授课的牙科与医学教育项目。其课程与外国高校共同设计，英语牙科与医学轨道面向国际学生开放。
• International applicants can enter English-taught programmes in English philology, electrical and computer engineering, business administration, nursing, pharmacy, dental medicine, medical education, international business law and education administration.国际申请者可进入英语语言学、电气与计算机工程、工商管理、护理、药学、牙医学、医学教育、国际商法与教育管理等英语授课项目。
• Georgian applicants sit the Unified National Entrance Examinations, while foreign graduates of secondary schools abroad may be admitted without them under Order No. 224/N of 29 December 2011.格鲁吉亚申请者须参加全国统一入学考试，而在国外完成中学学业的外国毕业生可依据2011年12月29日第224/N号令免试入学。
• The library provides JSTOR, EBSCO eBooks, HINARI, the Cochrane Library, HeinOnline, Scopus and ScienceDirect, supporting law, medicine, social science and engineering students.图书馆提供JSTOR、EBSCO电子书、HINARI、Cochrane图书馆、HeinOnline、Scopus与ScienceDirect，服务法学、医学、社会科学与工程学生。
• The university holds ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certification, and its quality assurance office oversees programme review and accreditation.学校持有ISO 9001与ISO 27001认证，其质量保障办公室负责项目审查与认证事务。
• Research units include the V-Dem Caucasus Research Hub, the Youth and Social Research Center and the Samshvilde Archaeological Expedition, which involves students in field archaeology.科研单位包括V-Dem高加索研究中心、青年与社会研究中心以及萨姆什维尔德考古考察队，后者让学生参与田野考古。
• The Innovation Center and StartUp Factory support student ventures, while the UG Limes Robotics Academy lets engineering and computer science students research and teach schoolchildren.创新中心与创业工厂支持学生创业，UG Limes机器人学院则让工程与计算机科学学生开展研究并向中小学生授课。
• The University of Georgia Publishing House issues academic, literary and children's books and presents them at international book fairs, and the campus bookstore stocks course texts.格鲁吉亚大学出版社出版学术、文学与儿童图书并在国际书展展出，校园书店供应课程教材。
• Career services runs training sessions and several job fairs a year with companies and public-sector employers, and the office supports Erasmus+ exchange applications.就业服务处每年举办培训以及多场由企业和公共部门雇主参与的招聘会，并协助学生申请Erasmus+交换项目。
• The university's engineering and medical schools operate in a city that also hosts Georgian Technical University and Tbilisi State Medical University, giving students access to a dense academic labour market.该校的工程与医学学院所在城市还拥有格鲁吉亚技术大学与第比利斯国立医科大学，为学生提供了密集的学术与就业环境。
• Two civil engineering faculty members were ranked among the top 1 percent of Georgian scientists in the 2026 National H-index Ranking, a result that reflects the School of Science and Technology's research profile.两名土木工程教师进入2026年格鲁吉亚全国H指数排名前1%，这一结果体现了科学与技术学院的科研实力。
• The School of Health Sciences belongs to the European Public Health Association and the Association of University Programs in Health Administration, while the School of Law works with the International Association of Law Schools and the European Law Faculties Association.健康科学学院加入欧洲公共卫生协会与大学健康管理项目协会，法学院则与国际法学院协会及欧洲法学院协会合作。

Campus

• The main campus is at 77a Merab Kostava Street in Tbilisi 0171, an urban site that concentrates the six schools, the library, laboratories and student services. The address sits on one of central Tbilisi's main thoroughfares, close to the city's courts, ministries and media offices.主校区位于第比利斯0171区梅拉布·科斯塔瓦街77a号，这片城市校园集中了六个学院、图书馆、实验室与学生服务设施。校址坐落在第比利斯市中心的主干道之一，邻近市法院、各部委与媒体机构。
• Teaching buildings house media centres, laboratories and clinics for journalism, engineering, health sciences and law, including the simulation courtroom used by law students.教学大楼内设新闻、工程、健康科学与法学所需的媒体中心、实验室与诊所，其中包括法学学生使用的模拟法庭。
• The UG GYM fitness centre and outdoor courts support tennis, table tennis, football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, rugby and frisbee.UG GYM健身中心与室外球场支持网球、乒乓球、足球、篮球、排球、羽毛球、橄榄球与飞盘运动。
• The campus library combines print collections with digital databases and reading spaces, and its catalogue is searchable through the university's online student system.校园图书馆把纸质馆藏与数字数据库、阅览空间结合起来，其目录可通过学校在线学生系统查询。
• Health sciences students train in campus clinics and laboratories, and the medical office provides primary care and insurance services to students.健康科学学生在校园诊所与实验室接受训练，校医务室为学生提供基础医疗与保险服务。
• The Innovation Center, StartUp Factory and UG Limes Robotics Academy occupy dedicated spaces where students build prototypes, run ventures and teach robotics to schoolchildren.创新中心、创业工厂与UG Limes机器人学院拥有专门空间，学生在此制作原型、运营创业项目并向中小学生教授机器人技术。
• The university also operates UG School, a pre-university institution, and regional offices that extend admissions advice and academic services beyond the capital.学校还运营大学预科性质的UG学校，并在首都之外设有区域办公室，提供招生咨询与学术服务。
• Student clubs, the bookstore, the medical office and security services are grouped on the Kostava Street campus, making the university a compact urban institution rather than a residential campus.学生社团、书店、医务室与安保服务集中在科斯塔瓦街校区，使该校更像紧凑的城市型大学而非住宿制校园。
• Information security is managed under the university's ISO 27001 certification, covering student records, online learning systems and the digital library that students use from outside the campus.学校依据ISO 27001认证管理信息安全，覆盖学生档案、在线学习系统以及学生在校外使用的数字图书馆。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 the university is placed in the 1401+ band and is ranked second in Georgia, behind Tbilisi State University.在2027年QS世界大学排名中，该校位于1401+区间，在格鲁吉亚位列第2，仅次于第比利斯国立大学。
• QS also places it 54th in Western Asia and in the 591–600 band for Europe in its 2027 edition.QS还在2027年榜单中把该校列为西亚第54位、欧洲591–600区间。
• The university describes itself as Georgia's highest-ranked private university, citing its position in QS, the Nature Index, SCImago and Webometrics.校方称自己是格鲁吉亚排名最高的私立大学，并援引其在QS、自然指数、SCImago与Webometrics中的位置。
• The Nature Index placed it first in Georgia and 1,716th globally in 2026, based on contributions to high-quality scientific journals.自然指数依据高质量科学期刊贡献，在2026年把该校列为格鲁吉亚第1位、全球第1716位。
• The July 2026 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities placed it 2,859th globally and third among Georgian universities, after Tbilisi State University and Ilia State University.2026年7月的Webometrics世界大学排名把该校列在全球第2859位、格鲁吉亚第3位，位于第比利斯国立大学与伊利亚国立大学之后。
• SCImago's 2026 institutions ranking placed it first among Georgian universities, and UniRank lists it among the country's top three institutions.SCImago 2026年机构排名把该校列为格鲁吉亚高校首位，UniRank也把它列入该国前三名院校。
• The university does not appear in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the 2026–27 U.S. News global ranking or the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.该校未进入2027年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名、2026–27年美国新闻全球排名以及2026年软科世界大学学术排名。
• Its QS Europe band of 591–600 and Western Asia rank of 54 reflect a research profile that is stronger regionally than in global citation-based tables.该校欧洲591–600区间与西亚第54位的表现，反映出其科研在区域层面强于全球引用型榜单中的位置。
• ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certification, together with membership of European and American professional associations, underpins the university's quality claims. The certifications and memberships also support its recruitment of international students, who can check recognised quality marks.ISO 9001与ISO 27001认证以及欧洲和美国专业协会的会员资格，为该校的质量主张提供了支撑。这些认证与会员资格也服务于国际招生，申请者可据此核对受认可的质量标志。

Student life

• Student clubs form around academic, cultural, sports and social interests, and students can propose new clubs and run their own projects with university support. Clubs organise educational, cultural, sports and social initiatives, and the university provides funding and administrative support for student-led projects.学生社团围绕学术、文化、体育与社会兴趣组建，学生可提议新社团并在学校支持下运营自己的项目。社团组织教育、文化、体育与社会活动，学校为学生主导的项目提供经费与行政支持。
• The university calendar includes public lectures, panel discussions, workshops, intellectual and recreational games, cultural evenings and themed gatherings.学校活动日程包括公开讲座、小组讨论、工作坊、益智与休闲游戏、文化晚会与主题活动。
• Folio, an annual literary competition, has run every year since 2020, with winners published for the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 editions and a new round in 2026, making literature and new authorship a distinctive campus tradition.Folio年度文学竞赛自2020年起每年举办，已公布2020、2021、2022、2023、2024与2025届获奖者，并于2026年开启新一轮评选，使文学与新作者培养成为独特的校园传统。
• Tolerance Week brings students together around diversity, freedom of thought and respect for different perspectives, values the university lists among its core principles.宽容周围绕多样性、思想自由与尊重不同观点组织学生活动，这些价值被校方列为核心原则。
• Sports facilities include indoor and outdoor courts, tennis courts, a fitness centre and teams in football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, rugby and frisbee. Facilities are open to students from every school and programme.体育设施包括室内外球场、网球场与健身中心，并设有足球、篮球、排球、羽毛球、橄榄球与飞盘队伍。设施面向所有学院与项目的学生开放。
• Excursions, camps and informal education activities take students outside Tbilisi and build teamwork beyond the classroom.短途旅行、夏令营与非正式教育活动把学生带出第比利斯，在课堂之外培养团队合作。
• Career services organises job fairs several times a year and training in CV writing, interviews and professional skills, with employers from the private and public sectors.就业服务处每年组织多场招聘会，并提供简历撰写、面试与职业技能培训，参与者来自私营与公共部门。
• Students receive medical service and insurance through the campus medical office, and can use the library, clinics and sports facilities alongside their academic programmes.学生通过校医务室获得医疗服务与保险，并可在学业之外使用图书馆、诊所与体育设施。
• In 2026 the university became the official host of Technovation Girls, an international programme that pairs girls with mentors to build technology ventures, and it also ran a strategic communications competition for students.2026年，学校成为国际女孩科技创业项目Technovation Girls的官方主办方，该项目为女孩配对导师以创建科技企业，学校还为学生举办战略传播竞赛。
• An Industry Talks series brings practitioners to campus to explain how ideas become products, while open seminars on democratisation and the Caucasus connect students with current political research.Industry Talks系列把业界人士请进校园讲解创意如何转化为产品，关于民主化与高加索的公开研讨则让学生接触当前政治研究。

Notable people

• Giuli Alasania, a historian and co-founder, served as the university's president and helped shape its Western-oriented academic model.历史学家吉乌利·阿拉萨尼亚是学校联合创办人，担任校务主席并参与塑造其面向西方的学术模式。
• Manana Sanadze, a historian and co-founder, is the university's other president and has guided its teaching and research strategy.历史学家马纳娜·萨纳泽是另一位联合创办人兼校务主席，长期指导学校的教学与科研战略。
• Konstantine Topuria, rector in 2026, is an associate professor at the university and has led its internationalisation and research agenda.康斯坦丁·托普里亚是2026年在任校长，也是该校副教授，主导学校国际化与科研议程。
• Vaira Vike-Freiberga, former President of Latvia, received an honorary doctorate from the university in recognition of her contribution to European education and public life.拉脱维亚前总统瓦伊拉·维凯-弗赖贝加获该校荣誉博士学位，以表彰她对欧洲教育与公共生活的贡献。
• Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, is among the university's honorary doctors, recognised for his leadership in global public health.世界卫生组织总干事谭德塞是该校荣誉博士之一，因在全球公共卫生领域的领导工作而获表彰。
• José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, received an honorary doctorate from the university.东帝汶总统、诺贝尔和平奖得主若泽·拉莫斯-奥尔塔获该校荣誉博士学位。
• Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD, is listed among the honorary doctors recognised for her work in development economics.联合国贸易和发展会议秘书长丽贝卡·格林斯潘被列为该校荣誉博士，以表彰她在发展经济学领域的工作。
• Khatia Buniatishvili, the Georgian pianist, received an honorary doctorate for her contribution to music and culture.格鲁吉亚钢琴家卡蒂娅·布尼亚季什维利因对音乐与文化的贡献获该校荣誉博士学位。
• Anita Rachvelishvili, the Georgian opera singer, is an honorary doctor of the university.格鲁吉亚歌剧演唱家安妮塔·拉赫韦利什维利是该校荣誉博士。
• Aka Morchiladze, the Georgian writer, and Guram Dochanashvili, a leading figure of modern Georgian literature, are also among the university's honorary doctors.格鲁吉亚作家阿卡·莫尔奇拉泽与现代格鲁吉亚文学代表人物古拉姆·多查纳什维利同样位列该校荣誉博士之中。