Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

What Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University does

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) is Georgia's oldest continuously operating university, founded in 1918 as the first national university of the Georgian Republic and operated by the Government of Georgia. The university delivers tertiary education across seven faculties — Exact and Natural Sciences, Humanities, Social and Political Sciences, Psychology and Education Sciences, Economics and Business, Medicine, and Law — spanning bachelor's, master's, doctoral, vocational, and continuing-education programs. Service delivery combines on-campus instruction at the main Tbilisi campus with digital channels including the TSU Online platform, e-learning.tsu.ge, and uni.tsu.ge, plus a virtual tour interface and online student services portal.

TSU's business model is funded primarily through tuition and academic fees charged to domestic and international students, supplemented by implicit state appropriations as a government state entity (specific fees are not publicly disclosed; applicants contact the university directly). It operates as a state-owned public higher-education institution under the supervision of the Government of Georgia, with no private equity or venture capital ownership. The Innovation Center, vocational programs, and 400+ international partner agreements (Erasmus+, MARIHE, IES, bilateral exchanges with Vilnius, Viseu, Salzburg, Leiden, Krems, Tampere, and others) provide an additional research- and partnership-driven revenue and reputation layer beyond tuition.

The customer base is highly distributed — undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and lifelong-learner students from Georgia and internationally — with no concentration in any single employer or sponsor. Notable alumni outcomes (placements at Google, Microsoft, UN FAO, CERN, Kansas State University, and various diplomatic posts) function as brand capital rather than revenue contracts. The 788-employee organization supports thousands of enrolled students, leveraging Georgia's national entrance examination system for funnel and partnering with overseas institutions for outbound mobility.

Name

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Legal name

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Website

https://tsu.edu.ge

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia, founded 1918) is the oldest university in the Caucasus, operating seven faculties that serve domestic and international undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and lifelong-learner students through its Tbilisi campus, TSU Online platform, and 400+ international academic partnerships.

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Higher Education

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Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

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Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Public Research Universities with Comprehensive Graduate & Professional Schools (EDAHAAAF)

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Law & Legal Studies Research Universities (EDAHABAF)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Graduate degree programs
• Doctoral research programs
• Online learning platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Tbilisi

HQ country

Georgia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and academic fees: TSU generates revenue primarily through tuition fees charged to domestic and international students across its undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional education programs.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University is Georgia's oldest state university offering bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional/vocational degree programs across seven faculties covering exact and natural sciences, humanities, social and political sciences, psychology and education sciences, economics and business, medicine, and law. It also delivers continuing education, applicant preparation, and language courses, and supports teaching and research through the TSU Online digital learning platform, the Innovation Center, and 400+ international academic partnerships.

Product overview

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University is Georgia's oldest and most prominent higher education institution, offering a comprehensive portfolio of academic programs across seven faculties: Exact and Natural Sciences, Humanities, Social and Political Sciences, Psychology and Education Sciences, Economics and Business, Medicine, and Law. The university provides educational services including bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional programs, along with TSU Online as its digital learning platform and the Innovation Center for research and development activities.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 400 international partner institutions across multiple countries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University for Continuing Education Krems (Austria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership under the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master MARIHE program for Research and Innovation in Higher Education. Students from TSU attended as part of the consortium including institutions from Austria, Finland, China, USA, and Portugal.
• Tampere University (Finland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Erasmus Mundus joint master's program MARIHE; also bilateral exchange partner under Erasmus+ and other agreements.
• Beijing Normal University - Institute of International and Comparative Education (China)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Erasmus Mundus joint master's program MARIHE for Higher Education research.
• University of Georgia (USA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution in Erasmus Mundus joint master's program MARIHE, providing institutional research specialization courses.
• CIPES - Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies (Portugal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch internship partner for Erasmus Mundus MARIHE program students specializing in Higher Education Policy research.
• University of Vilnius (Lithuania)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDouble degree master's program in European Studies and International/European Law through a partnership agreement.
• University of Viseu (Portugal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDouble degree master's program in European Studies, Strategic Communications and Governance through a partnership agreement.
• Salzburg University (Austria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerErasmus exchange partnership with the Catholic Theology Faculty's Bible Studies and Church History Department. TSU's Humanities Faculty theology students and doctoral candidates participate in exchange programs. TSU alumni have also been employed there in research projects.
• Leiden University (Netherlands)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong academic partnership; TSU alumna Nino Gogodze is currently a doctoral researcher at Leiden's Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS).
• Peking University / Tsinghua University (China)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced in alumni profile as top Chinese universities available to TSU students through CSC (Chinese Scholarship Council) and other scholarship programs.
• Basque University (Spain)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTSU delegation visited Basque University for a working visit; partnership focused on academic exchange.
• Deusto University (Spain)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTSU delegation visit to Deusto University; ongoing academic exchange partnership.
• UiT - The Arctic University of NorwaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Georgian-Norwegian English-language joint master's program in Public Health. TSU Medicine Faculty students studied there through exchange.
• EU Institute of International Relations (IES) - TbilisicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 2007 by the European Union. Operates 6 programs including European Studies bachelor's and master's (English and Georgian), Regional Studies in Democratization and Human Rights master's, double-degree programs with Vilnius and Viseu universities, and a doctoral program in European Studies.
• Tel Aviv University (Israel)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTSU doctoral student Lasha Shakulashvili is the first Georgian to study Yiddish at Tel Aviv University on a full scholarship.
• COST Actions - PROFEEDBACKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTSU alumna Nino Gogodze serves as a working group member of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology platform for policy evaluation.
• Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Germany)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTSU alumnus Irakli Gabriadze is a graduate of the Kiel Institute's international economics program.
• 4,000+ international partner institutions (aggregated)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe university claims over 400 international partners for exchange programs, joint research, and academic collaboration globally, including European, Asian, American, and Middle Eastern institutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Yerevan State University: Founded 1919, the oldest university in Armenia and a comprehensive public research university — structurally the closest analog to TSU as a flagship state university in a post-Soviet Caucasus state.
• Georgian Technical University: Georgia's leading technical university in Tbilisi, another major state institution — competes with TSU's engineering, natural sciences, and IT faculty for Georgian students and faculty talent.
• Baku State University: Azerbaijan's flagship public university, founded 1919, comprehensive multi-faculty institution — directly comparable in role, scale, and regional positioning to TSU.
• Tbilisi State Medical University: Specialized state medical university in Tbilisi with strong international student recruitment — directly competes with TSU's Medicine Faculty and is the principal alternative for medical-track students in Georgia.
• Ilia State University: Major Georgian public research university in Tbilisi offering multi-faculty programs with strong emphasis on sciences and social sciences — competes with TSU for the same domestic applicants and research grants within Georgia.

Broad incumbents

• Saint Petersburg State University: Another flagship Russian comprehensive research university — relevant incumbent comparator for TSU's aspirations in research output, international partnerships, and broad academic portfolio.
• Lomonosov Moscow State University: The dominant post-Soviet comprehensive research university — competes with TSU for top-tier applicants from the region and sets the benchmark for academic ambition in post-Soviet higher education.

Regional players

• Caucasus University: One of Georgia's largest private universities, headquartered in Tbilisi — competes with TSU across business, law, and social sciences for fee-paying domestic and international students.
• Free University of Tbilisi: Leading private research-oriented university in Tbilisi, founded with international (US) backing — competes with TSU for English-language international students and graduate-level talent.
• Batumi State University: Second major state university in Georgia, located on the Black Sea coast — comparable regional public institution competing for Georgian applicants in the western part of the country.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TbilisiU
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TSUchannel
• Facebookfacebook.com/TbilisiStateUniversity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ivane-javakhishvili-tbilisi-state-university
• Instagraminstagram.com/tbilisistateuniversity/?igshid=gw3mt7hsaydn

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