The first-ever national university in the Caucasus was opened in 1918 laying the foundation for a European-type higher school in Georgia, based on Georgian educational traditions. Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) is a spiritual and intellectual successor of multi-century Georgian culture, humanistic traditions and old Georgian educational, scientific and cultural centers. Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University is a multi-branch research university, whose mission is: • To establish national and universal values; • To promote the intellectual, moral, cultural and socio-economic development of the society; • To create, keep and disseminate new knowledge; • To develop the university traditions through research and innovations; • To ensure student-centered learning and to train competitive staff; • To promote continuing education; • To be a dignified member of the free world. The mission of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University is to worthily bear the name of the first Georgian university; to maintain leadership, along with historical leadership, within Georgia’s higher educational space; to belong to the list of the world’s leading universities; to promote national and universal welfare. Values Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University shares the ideals promoted by the Magna Charter of the European Universities; the University’s values are based on critical, creative and progressive thinking, the principles of academic freedom and academic ethics; open, dynamic and transparent relations. Vision Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University strives to become a higher educational and research center with European values and international significance by 2024 that will ensure: • Harmonization of educational programs with public and labor market requirements including through constantly developing information and communication technology; • Increased number of basic and applied research; • Internationalization of educational, research and administrative processes.