2016-11-25
New Rule of Funding Student Projects
A new rule of funding student projects will be enforced at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University starting 2017. Upon initiative of Rector of TSU, Giorgi Sharvashidze, to ensure transparency and parity, a special council will be set up consisting of the representatives of non-governmental and international organizations. The council will develop the criteria for funding student projects. “A competent council will be set up starting January 2017, which will make decisions on funding the projects submitted by various groups. This process will be transparent, open; everyone, be it individual students or student groups, will be able to participate,” Rector Sharvashidze said.
He also said that the initiative is stemming from the opinion concerning the issue of creating equal conditions for funding student projects and events. The opinion was offered by students during the meetings of the group working on the university’s strategic development document. The document is available to the public and it is open for discussion (https://www.facebook.com/TSUganvitarebisstrategia/).
The Rector also made remarks about some requirements of the members of Auditorium 115. He said: “I familiarized myself with these requirements. All students have equal rights – I agree, of course; autonomy to the university – I like this idea very much. As far as the form of its implementation is concerned, it is a matter of taste. I do not like the current form and first of all, I do not want it to hamper the learning process. The level of autonomy will definitely increase; everyone is ready for it, including legislators, the Parliament of Georgia; there is high readiness, but the forms are different.” He said that the university should have legal rights that will enable TSU and its students to define the issue of the university’s arrangement. “I also want to emphasize that there will be no privileged groups at the university,” the Rector said.
Giorgi Sharvashidze also noted that the statement made by some members of Auditorium 115 on the issue of student dormitory is not new. “The problem of a dormitory does exist; we have already started to solve the issues of toilets as well as catering; students will also have access to Wi-Fi; moreover, an agreement has been reached under which students will have free access to the ropeway moving from the dormitory to the Maglivi Building of TSU. Of course, money and time is needed to settle these problems. But what is most important, there is a will to settle the persisting problems.”
Rector Sharvashidze said that TSU will become the leading European-level research institution. TSU will cooperate with everyone to improve the environment at the university, including in terms of providing equal rights to everyone. The work on TSU’s strategic development plan has been underway for already two months. Everyone has access to the order on planned changes at the university; everyone can get involved and make a contribution to its improvement. Apparent directions of the projects on funding student events from 2017 are also discussed in frames of the strategic development plan; these directions are available in the attached document; you can express your opinion and make changes to it.
He also said that the initiative is stemming from the opinion concerning the issue of creating equal conditions for funding student projects and events. The opinion was offered by students during the meetings of the group working on the university’s strategic development document. The document is available to the public and it is open for discussion (https://www.facebook.com/TSUganvitarebisstrategia/).
The Rector also made remarks about some requirements of the members of Auditorium 115. He said: “I familiarized myself with these requirements. All students have equal rights – I agree, of course; autonomy to the university – I like this idea very much. As far as the form of its implementation is concerned, it is a matter of taste. I do not like the current form and first of all, I do not want it to hamper the learning process. The level of autonomy will definitely increase; everyone is ready for it, including legislators, the Parliament of Georgia; there is high readiness, but the forms are different.” He said that the university should have legal rights that will enable TSU and its students to define the issue of the university’s arrangement. “I also want to emphasize that there will be no privileged groups at the university,” the Rector said.
Giorgi Sharvashidze also noted that the statement made by some members of Auditorium 115 on the issue of student dormitory is not new. “The problem of a dormitory does exist; we have already started to solve the issues of toilets as well as catering; students will also have access to Wi-Fi; moreover, an agreement has been reached under which students will have free access to the ropeway moving from the dormitory to the Maglivi Building of TSU. Of course, money and time is needed to settle these problems. But what is most important, there is a will to settle the persisting problems.”
Rector Sharvashidze said that TSU will become the leading European-level research institution. TSU will cooperate with everyone to improve the environment at the university, including in terms of providing equal rights to everyone. The work on TSU’s strategic development plan has been underway for already two months. Everyone has access to the order on planned changes at the university; everyone can get involved and make a contribution to its improvement. Apparent directions of the projects on funding student events from 2017 are also discussed in frames of the strategic development plan; these directions are available in the attached document; you can express your opinion and make changes to it.
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