Computer Technologies Department

Department of Computer Technologies was set up on May 17, 2006 in Kutaisi as a result of merging two state universities and it united the Cathedra of Informatics of Akaki Tsereteli State University and the Department of Information Technologies of  N. Muskhelishvili  State Technical University (Head of the Department: DPMS (Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences)- Ak. Girgvliani). The latter has been functioning since April 30, 2004 and it was created on the base of the three cathedras: Cathedra of Informatics and Computer Science (Head of the Cath.: CTS (Candidate of Technical Sciences) -T. Pestvenidze) has been functioning since 1984, Cathedra of Automatics and Technological Process Automation (Head of the Cath.: DTS (Doctor of Technical Sciences) - A. Bardavelidze) has been functioning since 2000, Cathedra of Information Systems (Head of the Cath.: CTS (Candidate of Technical Sciences) - D. Zautashvili) has been functioning since 2000. On each cathedra united at the Department students were admitted on the following specialties: Informatics- Foreign Language (qualification – Information Technologies Specialist), Programmic Assurance of Computer Techniques and Automated Systems (qualification – Information Technologies Specialist), Management and Computer Automation (qualification – Engineer-Technologists), Economics and Business of Information Systems (qualification – Economist-Information Technologies Specialist).
All these specialties were and are available on the Master’s program. The graduates successfully get employed in different financial-economic, managerial and everyday state and private services.
Today the Department employs 39 workers, among them: 3 full professors, 11 associated professors, 1 assistant professor and 24 invited specialists with various kinds of work contracts.
The full workload of the Department involved 42037 hours during 2016-2017 academic year, among them 27020 scientific and 15017 study hours (auditorium – 10040).

#	Name, Surname	Academic Position	CV
1	Avtandil Bardavelidze	Full Professor
2	Akaki Girgvliani	Full Professor
3	Teimuraz Pestvenidze	Associate Professor
4	Akaki Dzneladze	Associate Professor
5	Nodar Chanturia	Associate Professor
6	Zurab Khurtsia	Associate Professor
7	Mikheil Kotishadze	Associate Professor
8	Manana Tchumburidze	Full Professor
9	Mzevinar Zakaraia	Associate Professor
10	Manana Qarqashadze	Associate Professor
11	Givi Lobjanidze	Associate Professor
12	Tsatsa Namchevadze	Associate Professor
13	Nana Oniani-Saginadze	Associate Professor
14	Irakli Bashaleishvili	Assistant Professor