Collaboration & Internationalization –

1. Collaboration & Internationalization – The Strategic Priorities of Tbilisi State Medical University Professor ZURAB VADACHKORIA Rector of TSMU IAUP Europe meeting, Batumi, Georgia 2012

2. VIA TRADITIONS TO FUTURE … „PER TRADITIONES AD FUTURUM” implies continuous, harmonious linkage between Past, Present and Future … OUR IDEALS – THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL IDEALS OUR COMMON MISSION - SPREAD OF KNOWLEDGE, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF POPULATION HEALTH. OUR GOAL – HIGH QUALITY OF TEACHING, PREPARING HIGH SKILLED PHYSICIANS. OUR ASPIRATION -HIGH REPUTATION OF PHYSICIAN AND ACADEMICS. OUR PRINCIPLES – RESPECT OF MORAL AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES. OUR RELATIONSIP MODE - OPENESS AND DEMOCRACY. OUR MAIN VALUE - MUTUAL RESPECT, COLLABORATION AND SUPPORT. • OUR CODE OF VALUES

3. Georgia is the country with 3000 years of history. The origin of Medicine is related to the name of beautiful Georgian Princess Medea who was kidnapped by Argonauts. Medea is a reflection of an ancient hidden knowledge so called “Medea cina”.

4. TBILISI STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY – 1930

5. TBILISI STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY MORE THAN 1000 STAFF 2010

6. Aspects of Internationalization • Program development toward international standards • Development of Quality Culture • Attracting international students • International collaboration • Internationalization of research, joint programs, grants • International mobility One of the core values of the University is an understanding that the institution exists by the will of the communities of which it is a part: locally, nationally and internationally. University should give students the opportunity to gain a more global perspective as well as real life international experience and exposure.

7. OBJECTIVES 2012 - 2020 INTERNATIONALIZATION OF STUDY PROGRAMS TSMU FACULTIES • MEDICINE • STOMATOLOGY (DENTISTRY) • PHARMACY • PUBLIC HEALTH • PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, HIGH NURSING SCHOOL • NTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH • INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION AND CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT In 1996English-Medium Medical Faculty of General Medicine has been established independently. Currently there are almost 6000 undergraduate students at the University of whom about 1000 are from the 27 different countries; In 2007 English medium program was developed at the Faculty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation For 2012 to develop the English medium programs at the Faculties of Stomatology (Dentistry) , Pharmacy and Public Health is planned.

8. Since 2012 two new international programs will be introduced at Tbilisi State Medical University: • American MD (Doctor of Medicine) program at the faculty of Medicine at TSMU, has been jointly worked out between the Emory University School of Medicine (Atlanta, USA) and Tbilisi State Medical University; Language of instruction – English; • Joint Bachelor of Public Health program at TSMU faculty of Public Health – the program has been jointly worked out between the UniMan Academy of Management and Performance, University of Grenoble (France) and Tbilisi State Medical University; After graduation of program, besides Georgian Diploma, will be issued legally recognized French Diploma, that gives opportunity to get job in France as well. Language of instruction – Georgian, English.

9. WERE WE ARE TBILISI STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY • Joining Bologna in 2005 • TSMU is listed in WHO World Directory of Medical Schools. • TSMU is registered in WHO/WFME AVICENNA directory. • TSMU was one of the first among the Post-Soviet countries participating in the EC project on Quality Culture, and underwent external evaluation process by EUA experts (2002-2003); • 2009-2010 - EC funded Twinning Project “Capacity Enhancement for Implementing the Bologna Action Lines in Georgia”; National standards for undergraduate medical education are in line with TUNING/MEDINE learning outcomes; • Since 2009 TSMU is actively involved in MEDINE2 (Medical Education in Europe) working groups, the purpose of which is harmonization of medical education to Bologna process

10. Tbilisi State Medical University Implementation and Establishment of European Standards of Education Since2009 Tbilisi State medical University became a full member of MEDINE2 (Medical Education in Europe) established to elaborate standards of medical education that meet Bologna requirements in Europe

11. Tbilisi State Medical University delegation participates in AMEE (Association of Medical Education of Europe) and EUA (European University Association) Conferences

12. Modernising Undergraduate Medical Education in the EU Eastern Neighbouring Area (MUMEENA), TEMPUS – 3 year project involving EU Medical Schools and three partner countries (Georgia, Azerbaijan and Ukraine) with their key stakeholders and regulators, to run between October 2011 and October 2014, with the following key objectives: • Development of integrated curricula in undergraduate medical programmes; • Introduction of new and upgraded content , learning and teaching approaches (Case based learning/reasoning and Research skills methodology) approaches, in keeping with AMEE/WFME standards; • Establishment of Medical Teacher Training Centre for ongoing Faculty Development; • Developing capacity amongst partner schools and promoting dissemination of new curriculum and staff development models in other Eastern Neighbouring countries beyond 2014.

13. Partner Organisations: • Tblisi State University, Georgia • Leeds Institute of Medical Education, University of Leeds, UK • University Medical Center, Medical Faculty, Utrecht University, Netherlands • Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Spain • Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy • National Bohomolets Medical University, Ukraine • Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ukraine • Azerbaijan Medical University, Azerbaijan • Nakhchivan State University, Azerbaijan

14. OBJECTIVES 2012- 2020 DEVELOPMENT of ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT

15. TSMU CLINICAL SKILLS LAB

16. Increase of number and geographical area DYNAMICS OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 28 Countries Georgia Malaysia Austria Maldives Azerbaijan Pakistan The US Russia Germany Greece Great Britain Serbia Turkey Singapur India Syria Iran Slovakia Armenia Israel Trinidad & Tobago Canada Kuwait Kazakhstan Swissa Mauritius Mianmari Sri-Lanka

17. Tbilisi State Medical University is a member and closely collaborates with of the following international organizations & associations:

21. Bilateral AGREEMENT of Cooperation The Objective - Establishment of an academic exchange program that will promote medical education, medical research, and delivery of health care. Main Goals of the Agreement: • Short-term and long-term exchange students, residents, training of young specialists • Development of curriculum, exchange of teaching materials in the area of under-graduate and post-graduate medical education, short-term exchange of faculty members • Sharing clinical experience • Joint research programs. TSMU is open for collaboration…..

22. Let’s follow to famous message of Great poet humanist of 12th Century - Georgian Poet, ShotaRustaveli “One who doesn’t search for a friend is an enemy of his own” THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! www.tsmu.edu