Shota Rustaveli State University is a leading higher education institution that aims to produce highly skilled and competitive professionals who embody national and universal values and embrace freedom. The university strives to become a prominent educational and research center that occupies a significant place in both national and international education spheres.
Located in the Georgian region of Adjara, Shota Rustaveli State University is situated in the city of Batumi, established in 1923 with 80 years of long history, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University was established, with Khusein Nakaidze serving as its first director. The university started offering preparatory courses for students in 1935, it is a public university.
The university offers vocational, undergraduate, and graduate-level educational programs, and conducts fundamental and applied research that promotes the sustainable development of the country, enhances social welfare, ensures ecological safety and economic prosperity, and fosters democratic principles and liberal values.
The university recognizes its special role in the development of the region and prioritizes the study of the South-West Georgian culture, Black Sea biology and ecology, phytopathological research, and the development of agriculture and tourism.
Shota Rustaveli State University adheres to the fundamental principles of the great Charter of European Universities, which embrace humanism, openness, accountability, support for personal growth, interdisciplinary and intercultural scientific research, and dynamic development of teaching and management processes.