The Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia Mikheil Chkhenkeli visited Kutaisi International University and took part in the oath taking ceremony of the first-year students. The event was opened by the Rector of the University Alexander Tevzadze.
The Minister, at the same time Doctor of University of Pennsylvania (USA), Mr. Mikheil Chkhenkeli addressed the students, wishing them an interesting and fruitful student life and success.
Mikheil Chkhenkeli: “Today I attended the oath taking ceremony of the first-year students at Kutaisi International University. Today is a truly historic day!
I would like to once again address the first generation of students of Kutaisi International University. Congratulations to the students with the start of their studies at this university. You, the first stream of this exceptional university, are part of the academic history of Georgia! Studying at Kutaisi International University is a really unique opportunity and a great honor and responsibility simultaneously. Today an exciting and successful period of your life begins. I am sure years will pass and each of you will remember this day with great joy.
I wish you success in the educational process, and advancement and achievements in the professional arena in the future. Education is the most valuable investment and is not only the basis of the individual success of each of you, but also the precondition for the success of our country."
This year, Kutaisi International University (KIU) admitted the first batch of students to three undergraduate English-language programs: Management, Mathematics and Computer Science.
Criteria for admitting students to KIU are one of the highest amongst the higher education institutions in Georgia and are in compliance with the requirements of the Munich Technical University program. According to STEM program, KIU is among the three universities with the highest barrier in Georgia. This year, a total of 1112 entrants expressed a desire to become a KIU student. Only 245 of them managed to overcome the high bar set by the university.
According to the rating, Computer Science stands as the most popular KIU Program. Most students are enrolled in this program this year; with Management and Mathematics holding second and third place, respectively. 35% of students enrolled in the Mathematics program are girls. One of the top priorities of the University is to increase the involvement of women in the field of exact and natural sciences.
Moreover, 90% of students enrolled in the university had KIU as their first choice during the Unified National Examinations, and 78% of students were able to obtain state funding.
There are distinguished and high-scoring young people from Khulo, Tsageri, Chiatura, Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Rustavi, Sachkhere and other regions, who appear in the top 100 of the student rankings. Additionally, the students of the Kutaisi International University are winners of both international and national competitions and various Olympiads. Among them are fifteen finalists of the Mathematical and Algorithmic Competition (M Vector) and two successful inventors of the Millennium Innovation Competition.
