Georgian Technical University – GTU (formerly V.I. Lenin Georgian Polytechnical Institute), now Technical University of Georgia is main and largest technical university of Georgia

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

, it is located in the capital city of Tbilisi

Tbilisi

Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...

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Georgian Technical University was founded in 1922 as a polytechnic

Institute of technology

Institute of technology is a designation employed in a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system...

 faculty of the Tbilisi State University

Tbilisi State University

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University , better known as Tbilisi State University , is a university established on 8 February 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia. TSU is the oldest university in the whole Caucasus region...

. The first lecture in the walls of this establishment was read by the world famous Georgian mathematician Professor Andria Razmadze.

Transformed in 1928 into an independent "Georgian Politechnical Institute" it achieved University status by 1990.

• Faculty of Civil Engineering (Dean of the Faculty — Zurab Gedenidze, Full Professor ).

1. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Head of the Department — Tamaz Batsikadze, Full Professor ).
2. Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering(Head of the Department Aguli Sokhadze, Full Professor ).
3. Department of Hydro-Engineering (Head of the Department Lali Ghogheliani, Full Professor ).

• Faculty of Power Engineering and Telecommunications (Dean of the Faculty — Gia Arabidze, Full Professor ).

1. Department of Telecommunication (Head of the Department Tamaz Kupatadze, Full Professor ).
2. Department of Thermal and Hydro-Power Engineering (Head of the Department Omar Kighuradze, Full Professor ).
3. Department of Electric Power Engineering, Electrics and Electromechanics (Head of the Department Shalva Nachkebia, Full Professor ).

• Faculty of Mining and Geology (Dean of the Faculty — Anzor Abshilava, Full Professor ).

1. Department of Geodesy Engineering (Head of the Department Merab Tevzadze, Full Professor ).
2. Department of Mining Technology (Head of the Department Irakli Gujabidze, Full Professor ).
3. Department of Geology (Head of the Department Nodar Poporadze, Full Professor ).
4. Department of Oil and Gas Technology (Head of the Department Guram Vashalomidze, Full Professor ).

• Faculty of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (Dean of the Faculty — Nugzar Tsereteli, Full Professor ).

1. Department of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (Head of the Department Nazibrola Kutsiava, Full Professor ).
2. Department of Metallurgy, Metals Science and Metal (Head of the Department David Nozadze, Full Professor ).

• Faculty of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design (Dean of the Faculty — Gocha Mikiashvili, Full Professor ).

1. Department of Architecture and Urbanistics (Head of the Department George Salukvadze, Full Professor ).
2. Department of Theory and Basics of Architecture(Head of the Department Mzia Milashvili, Full Professor ).

• Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems (Dean of the Faculty — Zurab Tsveraidze, Full Professor ).

1. Department of Artificial Intelligence (Head of the Department Otar Verulava, Full Professor ).
2. Department of Computer Engineering (Head of the Department Zurab Gasitashvili, Full Professor ).
3. Department of Cybernetics Engineering and Instrument-Making (Head of the Department Tamaz Obgadze, Full Professor ).
4. Department of Organizational Control (Head of the Department George Gogichaishvili, Full Professor ).
5. Department of Physics (Head of the Department Akaki Gigineishvili, Full Professor ).
6. Department of Mathematics (Head of the Department David Natroshvili, Full Professor ).

• Faculty of Transportation and Machine-Building (Dean of the Faculty — Otar Gelashvili, Full Professor ).

1. Department of Machine-Building(Head of the Department Tamaz Megrelidze, Full Professor ).
2. Department of Transportation (Head of the Department Goderdzi Tkeshelashvili, Full Professor ).
3. Department of Roads (Head of the Department Alex Burduladze, Full Professor ).
4. Department of Graphics Engineering and Technical Mechanics (Head of the Department Anzor Shavgulidze, Full Professor ).

• Humanitariesa-Social Faculty (Dean of the Faculty — Rusudan Kutateladze, Full Professor ).

1. Department of Public Sciences (Head of the Department Igor Kveselava, Full Professor ).
2. Department of Foreign Languages and Communication (Head of the Department Maia Chkhaidze, Full Professor ).
3. Department of Economics and Business Administration (Head of the Department Evgeni Baratashvili, Full Professor ).
4. Department of Law (Head of the Department Zaza Rukhadze, Full Professor ).
5. International German Institute(Genadi Iashvili, Full Professor ).

• Rector of the Technical University of Georgia — Archil Prangishvili (Doctor of Technical Sciences, Full Professor )
• Deputy Rector for Education — Levan Klimiashvili (Doctor of Technical Sciences, Full Professor )
• Deputy Rector for Research — Zurab Gasitashvili (Doctor of Technical Sciences, Full Professor )
• Head of the Administration (Chancellor) — Ketevan Kokrashvili (Doctor of Law.