Sokhumi State University Shota Rustaveli State University

1. Sokhumi State UniversityShotaRustaveli State University Modernization of Educational Process as a Mean to Satisfy the Requirements of Labour-market in the Field of Culture Management

2. Higher Education System of Georgia Higher Education System Management

3. Types of HEIs Higher Education Cycles

4. The basic specialties and number of students of SSU for the implementation of the project Undergraduate programs – 411 Graduate Programs - 77

5. Description of the labor market Employees by kind of activity

6. Employed by level of education (%) Employed by level of sex (%) Male Female

7. Unemployment levels according to age and sex (%)

8. Unemployment by level of education (%) Male Female

9. Number of students in public institutions by specialization in 2007/2008 school year Number of students in private institutions by specialization in 2008/2009 school year

10. Main employment partners Museums Libraries Theaters Publishers

11. Alumni Employemnt Survey 2007Humanities Faculty (SSU)

12. SWOT analysis of the educational programs of the Humanities Faculty and Culturology (SSU) S – strengths Highly qualified academic personnel Lowest tuition fee Wide range of specialties at all three cycles of Higher Education 5 scientific and research institutions at the Humanities faculty Educational programs in correspondence with the European credit transfer system Transparent and flexible educational programs (major and minor courses) Students’ self-government W – weaknesses Programs give general, fundamental knowledge – lack of specialists of the specific profile Lack of modern methods in the teaching process Practice elements are less demonstrated in the educational programs Faculty does not have a webpage Material and technical resources require improvement and development Non-sufficient number of computers, no copying and scanning machines No implementation of exchange programs for students and academic staff

13. SWOT analysis of the educational programs of the Humanities Faculty and Culturology (SSU) O – opportunities Implementation of new innovative teaching methods Participation in different competitions and projects Usage of new technologies in the teaching process Establishing contacts with foreign universities and signing memorandums Availability of exchange programs Integration with European education system as a part of Bologna System Contacts establishment with the potential employers, their engagement in the educational programs elaboration process, maintaining joint projects Close collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, National center of Education Quality Improvement of the education quality using internal and external control mechanisms Opportunities of finding additional financing sources T – threads Loss or decreasing of interest in Humanities faculty Tendency among the students to choose English philology educational program, less interest in other humanities program High competition from larger and recognized state universities Alumni’s employment low rate; employment not in the field of their specialty A narrow segment of labor market Poor economic situation which is reflected on the students’ solvency Possibility of personnel and academic staff flow to other highly paid higher education institutions Budget resources limitation which hinders the improvement of the infrastructure development Possible tuition fee growth due to the current economic situation