Doctoral Programme in Public Health: Norway Experience of

Third Cycle Studies for Georgia

Selected Highlights

Founded in 2004 in Tbilisi (Capital) by Professors Ms. Giuli Alasania and

Ms. Manana Sanadze.

It is one of the largest private universities in Georgia.

Accredited by the National Education Accreditation Council of Georgia.

Administer with the electronic system, which allows the use of modern
methods of teaching.

UG consists with about 300 people, 180 of which professors.

Each year approximately 2000 students are admitted to the programs

One of the few research oriented universities in Georgia.

Selected Highlights

School of Economics, Business and

Administration
School Social Sciences
School of Law
School of Humanities

School of Mathematics and IT

School of Health Sciences and Public
Health
School of Natural Sciences
aEngineering

Selected Highlights

It offers Bachelors, Masters, Doctoral and various lifelong learning programs:

32 programs on Bachelor Degree 17 of them taught in English;

16 programs on Master Degree 9 of them taught in English;

7 programs on Doctoral Degree

From 2011 the University of Georgia started to enrol International Students.

Nowadays, university has around 150 international students from Asia and
Africa.

Selected Highlights

International Projects:

Participant university of the TEMPUS financed project called Master Programs

in Public Health and Social Services with 8 partner universities.

Participant university of the TEMPUS finances project called Developing

Student Career Services in Georgia (CASEDE) which has started October 15,
2012

Participant university of the project Cooperation in Higher Education with

South Caucasus and Central Asia in Norway.

Honoured representative university of healthcare in Georgia from American

International Health Alliance USAID.

International Cooperation
Europe:
Munster Wilhelm University of Westphalia (Germany)
Wesford European Business School (France)
The University of Rome La Sapienza (Italy)
Academy of Management and Performance "UniMan
(France)
USA:
University of Scranton
University of Central Florida

State University of New York

Metropolitan State University

Key Strengths of UG
University research centres are:

Georgia Forecast;

Centre for the study of Caucasus and Black Sea Region.

Offered services:

UG holds national and international conferences, seminars and trainings;

UG owns Publishing house;

Scientific Journal Caucasus Journal of Social Sciences;

Career services;

School of Health Sciences and

Public Health
Undergraduate:
Healthcare Management
Nursing
Graduate:
Healthcare Administration
Public Health and Healthcare Policy
Public Healthcare

The programs are based on the analogical

ones of the Universities of Florida (USA) and
Scranton (USA). Highly qualified graduates
are successfully employed in the following
fields - Primary Healthcare, Public Health,
Hospitals, Specialized service centers,
Pharmaceutical and Insurance companies
and etc.
Nursing is one of the most demanded
jobs/professions in current labor market.

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From 2012 with coordination of the University of Troms starts new project: Doctoral Programme
in Public Health: Norway Experience of Third Cycle Studies for Georgia

Participants:
University of Troms, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Community Medicine (Norway)
University of Georgia, School of Health Sciences and Public Health, Department of Public Health
(Georgia)
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Medicine (Georgia)

Total Budget: 2 360 000 NOK

Coordinators: Toralf Hasvold (Norway)
Tamar Lobjanidze (Georgia)

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Project Objective:
To modernize doctoral education in public health in Georgias partner universities and comply
with concept and goals of Bologna Process and international standards. The project comes in
line with national and regional priorities in health and social science using the European Credit
Transfer System (ECTS), the three-cycle system and the recognition of degree.

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Elements in the Proposed Project:

1. Curriculum development.
2. Introduction of new teaching methods and teaching materials.
3. Education and training of academic staff.
4. Training of administrative/technical staff.
5. Scholarship for students (includes study, research, accommodation and catering costs).
6. Development and assistance an International on-line seminar cycle in Public Health.

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Expected Results:
1. Developed, adapted, accredited and implemented Joint PhD program in Public Health for
Georgian HEI with Norway University in line with Bologna requirements.
2. Enhanced teaching qualification and increased teaching and research capacity.
3. Cooperation agreements between Georgian and Norway universities.
4. Disseminated project materials and findings.
5. On-line platform and developed new study methodology.
6. 10 PhD joint theses maintained in the frame of project.
7. Published Public Health Textbook in the Georgian Language.

Thank you

www.ug.edu.ge