FACULTY OF EXACT AND NATURAL SCIENCES
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES
FACULTY OF PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
FACULTY OF LAW
540 students will study in the Georgian language training program at the Faculty of Humanities of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. The Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and the head of the program met with the students of the “1+4” program, congratulated them on the beginning of their studies and provided detailed information about the learning process.
“The Georgian language training program at the university is very successful, there are professionals working here who will help you achieve your goals. Studying at the university is difficult, it requires a lot of work from you, but do not be afraid of these difficulties, you are young, and you can overcome any difficulties,” Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Nana Gaprindashvili addressed the students.
According to Professor Inga Sanikidze, head of the Georgian language training program, Tbilisi State University and the state stand by the representatives of ethnic minorities who were born and raised in Georgia and who play the greatest role in building this country. “It is unimaginable to live in a country, to be a citizen of this country and not speak the state language. It remains an insurmountable barrier. Therefore, I see you as a new generation that will take more responsibility for the future work, learn the Georgian language to be a real servant of this country and successfully walk on the future path. Learning the Georgian language will be a prerequisite for your success, it will be good not only for you, but also for the country,” Inga Sanikidze said.
Since 2010, representatives of ethnic minorities can obtain higher education in Georgia in a simplified manner. A simplified system, the so-called “1+4” program provides for passing the general skills test in the Armenian, Azerbaijani, Abkhazian, and Ossetian languages and the possibility of obtaining higher education after accumulating the appropriate points. The young people are trained in the Georgian language for one year, after which they continue their studies in the faculty of their choice, if they accumulate sixty credits.
In addition to studying the Georgian language, non-Georgian students in the “1+4” program integrate into the Georgian-speaking student community, master this or that profession, and become full-fledged citizens of Georgia.
