Friday, December 5, 2025

Students rally against the Georgian government

TBILISI, DFWatch–Students protested in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on June 14, expressing both anger over instances of injustice domestically as well as how the country has become a target of international criticism. Outside Tbilisi State University, demonstrators condemned the recent sentencing of student activist Mate Devadze, who received four and a half years in prison for … Read more

Number of foreign students in Georgia doubles in four years

TBILISI, DFWatch–Nearly 29,000 foreign students are enrolled at universities and other higher educational institutions in Georgia; most of them come from Turkey, Iraq and India, as well as other Asian countries. The number of foreign students has doubled during the last four years, from 4,812 in 2015 to 9,710 in 2018-2019, according to data provided … Read more

Student activist group resumes rallying in Tbilisi University

  Tbilisi, DFWatch – Auditorium 115, students’ movement at the Tbilisi State University resumed rallying against students’ union tvitmmartveloba demanding its abolishment on Wednesday, a day after one of its members was beaten allegedly by the Union members. Auditorium 115 organized protest in the front of TSU main building and soon moved towards students’ union … Read more

Quota system in Georgian universities helps ethnic minorities, but is easy to abuse

TBILISI, DFWatch- The possibility to study Georgian intensively for one year and then to continue studies in any Georgian university seems like a great opportunity for students coming from ethnic minority background. How helpful is the integration program

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