international Projects
Kutaisi University was involved in two European Union (Erasmus+) projects, namely:
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The main goal of the E-PSY "Creation of Student Psychological Counseling Centers in Georgian Higher Education Institutions" project is to provide social and psychological assistance to students through the creation of psychological counseling centers in Georgian higher education institutions. Also, the project envisages: creation of psychological centers for students in partner higher education institutions; training and retraining of personnel; development of recommendations and legislative documents; raising the awareness of students and the general public about mental health; To create the Association of Psychological Counseling Centers of Georgian Universities.
The project consortium consists of 14 members:
Partner universities in Georgia:
- Sukhumi State University (coordinator)
- Kutaisi University
- Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
- Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- Shota Meskhiia Zugdidi State Educational University
- Gori State Educational University
- Jacob Gogebashvili Telavi State University
- Samtskhe-Javakheti State University
- Caucasus University
Partners in the European Union:
- Bydgoszcz University of Economics (Poland)
- Transylvania University of Brasov (Romania)
- Strategic Center for Strengthening Human Skills (Italy)
Government partners:
- Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia
- National Center for Education Quality Development
- Physical Health Crisis Intervention Service of Tbilisi LLC
For more information, visit: https://epsy.ge/ka/partners/
Summary Conference
On December 19, 2023, the final conference of the Erasmus+ institutional cooperation project "Opening psychological counseling centers for students in higher educational institutions of Georgia" and the program "Promotion of higher education" of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia was held at Sukhumi State University, where the results taken into account by the project were summarized together with partner organizations.
For more information, visit: https://epsy.ge/ka/news/59
The main goal of the E-PSY "Creation of Student Psychological Counseling Centers in Georgian Higher Education Institutions" project is to provide social and psychological assistance to students through the creation of psychological counseling centers in Georgian higher education institutions. Also, the project envisages: creation of psychological centers for students in partner higher education institutions; training and retraining of personnel; development of recommendations and legislative documents; raising the awareness of students and the general public about mental health; To create the Association of Psychological Counseling Centers of Georgian Universities.
The project consortium consists of 14 members:
Partner universities in Georgia:
- Sukhumi State University (coordinator)
- Kutaisi University
- Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
- Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- Shota Meskhiia Zugdidi State Educational University
- Gori State Educational University
- Jacob Gogebashvili Telavi State University
- Samtskhe-Javakheti State University
- Caucasus University
Partners in the European Union:
- Bydgoszcz University of Economics (Poland)
- Transylvania University of Brasov (Romania)
- Strategic Center for Strengthening Human Skills (Italy)
Government partners:
- Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia
- National Center for Education Quality Development
- Physical Health Crisis Intervention Service of Tbilisi LLC
For more information, visit: https://epsy.ge/ka/partners/
Summary Conference
On December 19, 2023, the final conference of the Erasmus+ institutional cooperation project "Opening psychological counseling centers for students in higher educational institutions of Georgia" and the program "Promotion of higher education" of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia was held at Sukhumi State University, where the results taken into account by the project were summarized together with partner organizations.
For more information, visit: https://epsy.ge/ka/news/59
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The RURD "Role of Universities in the Development of the Region" project aims to increase the role of regional higher educational institutions of Georgia in the development of regions, modernize their mission and strategic development plan, as well as strengthen cooperation between universities and local government bodies, taking into account the specifics of each region.
The project consortium consists of 16 members:
Partner universities in Georgia:
- Akaki Tsereteli State University (coordinator)
- Kutaisi University
- Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- Batumi State Maritime Academy
- Batumi State University of Arts
- Shota Meskhiia Zugdidi State Educational University
- Gori State Educational University
- Jacob Gogebashvili Telavi State University
- Samtskhe-Javakheti State University
- Caucasus University
Partners in the European Union:
- University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
- FH JOANNEUM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES (Austria)
- Masaryk University (Czech Republic)
- Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania)
Government partners:
- Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia
- National Center for Education Quality Development
For more information, visit: https://rurd.atsu.edu.ge/
It should be noted that in total Kutaisi University has the experience of participating in 12 international grant projects, namely:
N | program | Project number | beneficiary organization | project name/ Inter-institutional agreement |
1 | Erasmus+ | 617980-EPP-1-2020-1-GE-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP | Sukhumi State University (Georgia) | E-PSY - creation of student psychological counseling centers in Georgian higher education institutions |
2 | Erasmus + | 609741-EPP-1-2019-1-GE-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP | Akaki Tsereteli State University (Georgia) | RURD - the role of universities in regional development |
3 | Erasmus + | N573322-EPP-1-2016-IL-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP | Gordon Academic College of Education (Israel) | CURE - "Curriculum Reform to Promote Civic Education and Democratic Principles in Israel and Georgia" |
4 | Erasmus + | 561724-EPP-1-2015-1-DE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP | Otto von Guerick University of Magdeburg (Germany) / Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands) | EUCA-INVEST - investing in entrepreneurial universities of the Caucasus and Central Asia |
5 | Tempus | 544521-TIME-1-2013-1-DE-TIME-SMHES | Free University of Berlin (Germany) | EANet - Entrepreneurial Alumni Network |
6 | Tempus | 543657-TIME-1-2013-1-KZ-TIME-JPGR | Turar Riskulovo Economic University (Kazakhstan) - current name: Narkhoz University | PEOPLE - Promotion of educational organization through human resources |
7 | Tempus | 543681-TIME-1-2013-1-DE-TIME-JPHES | University of Paderborn (Germany) | Cruise-T - creation of a network of competence centers for the development of cruise tourism in the Black Sea region |
8 | Erasmusmundus | 545650-EM-1-2013-1-ES-ERA WORLD-EMA21 | University of Seville (Spain) | EMBER – Expanding Erasmus Mundus Educational Opportunities |
9 | Erasmus Mundus | 545743-EM-1-2013-1-EE-ERA WORLD-EMA21 | Tallinn University (Estonia) | HUMERIA – Humanities, Education, Research, International Relations and Arts between EU and ENPI HEIs |
10 | Tempus | 530181-TEMPUS-1-2012-1-DE-TEMPUS-SMGR | Koblenz-Landau University (Germany) | INURE - integrated university management system: European experience on the example of post-Soviet countries (BY, GE, MD, UA) |
11 | Tempus | TEMPUS 511035-TEMPUS-1-2010-1-DE-TEMPUS-SMGR | Group of ASIIN (Germany) | PICQA - development of internationalization and competitiveness of quality assurance in higher education institutions |
12 | Tempus | 158739-TIME-2009-DE-JPHES | University of Paderborn (Germany) | WeNeT - distance education and training in the field of tourism |