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Georgia revokes decision to freeze Gulen-linked university's student intake

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian regulatory body for quality in education on Saturday revoked a controversial decision to bar a Tbilisi university from accepting new students for a period of one year. Black Sea International University, one of Georgia’s leading higher educational institutions, was also allowed to increase the number of students enrolled each year from 2,500 … Read more

TSU elects former economy minister as new rector

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Newly elected TSU rector Vladimer Papava (left) and his predecessor Aleksandre Kvitashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Vladimer Papava, an economics professor who was economy minister during President Shevardnadze in the 1990s, has been elected as rector of Tbilisi State University.

Papava was supported by ten of the board’s 12 members, the remaining two voted for Irma

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Rector of Tbilisi State University resigns

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Alexandre Kvitashvili resigned as rector of Tbilisi State University. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi State University formally approved Rector Alexandre Kvitashvili’s resignation on Wednesday, according to a short statement published on its official website.

The decision is allegedly related to a recent amendment to the law on higher

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