Since remote antiquity nestled between the Black and Caspian
Seas on the majestic Caucasus mountain chain, the Republic of
Georgia today continues its centuries old relations with its
neighbors as it seeks to create new alliances. One of the 15
federated republics of the Soviet Union throughout most of the
twentieth century, Georgia declared its independence in 1991.
Its diverse population has since that event actively explored,
created and used the new electronic environment both to foster
their emerging democratic state and present themselves to the
world community. The sites listed in each category of this selective
portal page have been chosen for their utility in providing accurate
narrative (either brief or extensive) information, as well as
directories, extensive portal pages and other resources concerning
all aspects of Georgian life and culture. Most originate within
the confines of the Republic itself. All are either English language
alone or bilingual, unless noted in an annotation which follows.
Many sites offer down- loadable Georgian fonts to make them easily
accessible. For a variety of reasons, the links to Georgia and
the NIS countries in general often are inactive; we recommend
that you try again, should you not be successful in connecting.
For Library of Congress contact information and research and
bibliographic materials on Georgia, consult the Georgia
Country page of the Near East Section of the African and
Middle Eastern Division. See also the Library's
online catalog for books, and materials in other formats
held by the Library and the Library's Thomas
Legislative Information page for legislative materials, bills,
hearings, acts, etc.) on relations between the United States
and the Republic of. Finally, see also An
illustrated chapter on the Georgian collections for an illustrated,
historical analysis.
Scholarly organizations and institutions, academic archives
and educational centers.
The American
Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Eaaass/)
‘The American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS)
is a nonprofit, nonpolitical, scholarly society which is the leading private
organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about Russia, Central
Eurasia, and Eastern and Central Europe.'
Caucasus School of Business (Georgia) (http://www.csb.ge/)
Founded in 1998 by Tbilisi State University, Georgian Technical University
and Tbilisi State Institute of Economic Relations, the Caucasus School of
Business's mission is ‘to assist Georgia's transition from a planned
to a free market economy through training of a new generation of business
professionals and
to provide Georgia and neighboring countries with future business leaders.
Its main purpose is to offer BBA and MBA programs that satisfy international
standards.' The bilingual homepage (English and Georgian) offers course
descriptions, programs, and other information for students and professionals.
Georgian Academy of Sciences (Georgia) (http://www.acnet.ge/)
This bilingual (English and Georgian) homepage offers information in-depth
about this influential academy and its members, as well as links to external
sites and to those pages maintained by it.
Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (http://www.gipa.ge)
This bilingual (English and Georgian) site represents an ‘educational
institute that creates professionals and leaders by providing knowledge and
skills based on the values of liberal democracy ...The Mission of the Georgian
Institute of Public Affairs is to assist Georgia in its transition to a democratic
state, based on the market economy, civil society and liberal values; to
participate in building the Georgian nation and society as an independent,
free, modern
nation, rooted in Georgian traditions and governed by the open and transparent
rule of law.'
The Georgian Language (http://www.armazi.demon.co.uk/georgian/)
By P.J. Hillery, this scholarly yet accessible Georgian grammar is a well planned
and comprehensive outline of great utility for the study of contemporary Georgian.
Georgian State Pedagogical University (http://www.saba.edu.ge)
The English language homepage of the GSPU, which is considered as a leading
pedagogical scientific-educational center, provides basic information about
it and its programs. The University's faculties range from the scientific
to the philological. Downloadable Georgian fonts are provided for those who
wish to read the page in that language.
Georgian Technical University (http://www.gtu.edu.ge)
The Georgian language homepage of this technological university provides comprehensive
information about its structure and course work. Although an English version
link is cited, it does seem to be operational.
Global Information Networks in Education (http://ginie1.sched.pitt.edu)
"The Ginie project creates on-line learning communities for education professionals
working internationally on the front lines of civilization ..." offering
information on a variety of topics such as: "Child and Young Adult Soldiers
...Education and Democracy ... Education and Psychological Distress in Countries
in Crisis ... Education for Peace and Reconciliation ...Land Mine Awareness
Education ... Programme for Education for Emergencies and Reconstruction ...
Rapid Education
for Victims of War, Forced Migrants and Displaced Populations."
International Black Sea University (http://www.ibsu.edu.ge/index.html)
Located in Tbilisi, the International Black Sea University ‘was Founded
in 1995 ...IBSU is a University that has the objective of training Georgian
and foreign students in scientific, technical and professional fields of
study, and of utilizing these studies in the field of pure and applied research
for
contributing to the economic and social necessities of Georgia and other
developing countries.' The English language homepage (the language of all
courses
in the University) provides information on admissions, course work, programs,
and other related items.
Middle East Studies Association (MESA) (http://fp.arizona.edu/mesassoc/)
MESA's website provides news, descriptions of activities, lists of members,
dates of conferences and other relevant information concerning this United
States-based organizations dedicated to the study of all aspects of the countries,
regions and peoples of the Middle East.
Questia - The Online Library of
Books and Journals (http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp)
From Questia Media America, Inc. for academics, students, librarians, publishers
and a wide variety of researchers, 'Questia is the first online library that
provides 24/7 access to the world's largest online collection of books and
journal articles in the humanities and social sciences, plus magazine and newspaper
articles. You can search each and every word of all of the books and journal
articles in the collection.' A search under country name yields a wide variety
of bibliographic citations. Full text is often available to subscribers.
Tbilisi State Medical University (http://www.tsmu.edu)
This biblingual (English and Georgian) home page describes the programs, courses,
degrees and other aspects of this medical training academic institution in
Tbilisi.
Tbilisi State University (http://www.tsu.edu.ge)
This trilingual (English, Georgian and Russian) homepage provides basic and
advanced information for students and researchers about the faculties, courses,
degrees, and programs of this important and vital academic center and university.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in
several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization
as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations,
etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (http://www.unicef.org/)
"Works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection,
guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child." Site offers reports
and information about the status and living situations of children in many
countries.
Yahoo! search directory. (http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/)
Search by name of country, then under the category of "Education--Higher
Education--Colleges and Universities" to find mostly English language
websites of the most important institutions of higher education located in
a specific country.
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