Friday, December 5, 2025

Big bill, big risks

Georgia’s government is selling its planned overhaul of higher education as a bold modernization drive. Natia Pipia, an assistant professor at Tbilisi State University, sees it as a very expensive experiment that could reshape the country’s economy, and its protest scene. At the heart of the plan is “one city, one faculty” and a wider … Read more

Kutaisi and Rustavi to host new campuses for 60,000 students

TBILISI, December 2 – Georgia has unveiled plans for two university towns which will spread out the country’s higher education system geographically and ease some of the pressure on Tbilisi. The government says the new campuses planned for Kutaisi and Rustavi will offer modern facilities, cheaper housing and space for a combined 60,000 students. The … Read more