Sukhumi State University

Sukhumi State University
სოხუმის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი

Established	1945 (76 years ago) (1945)
Location	61 Politkovskaya street, 0186,Tbilisi , Georgia 41°43′14″N 44°42′32″E / 41.7205743°N 44.7088319°E / 41.7205743; 44.7088319Coordinates: 41°43′14″N 44°42′32″E / 41.7205743°N 44.7088319°E / 41.7205743; 44.7088319

Sokhumi State University (In Georgian სოხუმის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი) is a state University, based in Tbilisi (Georgia). Address: 61 Politkovskaya street, 0186, Tbilisi^{[1] [2]}

History[]

The Pedagogical Institute was initially established on February 5, 1932 in Sokhumi. In 1979 the Sokhumi Pedagogical Institute reestablished itself as Abkhazian University. On May 14, 1989 the Georgian Department of the Abkhazian State University became the Sokhumi Branch of the Tbilisi State University (TSU). Since 1993 (after the war in Abkhazia of 1992–1993) the Sokhumi Branch of TSU was based in Tbilisi. In 2007 the branch was renamed the Sokhumi State University (SOU).^{[3] [4]}

Courses[]

• Natural Sciences and Healthcare,
• Humanities,
• Economics and Business,
• Mathematics and Computer Science,
• Faculty of Law,
• Education,
• Social and Political Sciences.

Rectors[]

• 1989–1993 F. Tkebuchava,
• 1993–2005 O. Zhordania,
• 2005–2006 R. Kakubava,
• 2006–2007 A. Shangua,
• 2007–2017 J. Apakidze
• 2017–2021 Z. Khonelidze

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