Statement of the Faculty of Social Sciences Council on the Appointment of Elections for the Position of the Faculty Dean

The elections for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Georgian Technical University have been scheduled for December 11th, 2025. This is said in the statement of the Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences, which we offer without changes.

In accordance with Article 29 of the Law of Georgia “On Higher Education”, Article 21 of the University Charter approved by the Order of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia No. 133/n of September 9, 2013 “On Approval of the Charter of the Legal Entity of Public Law – Georgian Technical University”, Article 2, Paragraph 9, Articles 24, 25 and 26 of the Regulation “On Conducting Elections of the Governing Bodies (Governing Entities) of the Georgian Technical University and the Faculty”, based on the decision taken at the meeting of the Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University on October 20, 2025 (Minutes of the Meeting No. 1):

1. Elections for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences will be held on December 11th, 2025.

2. The Dean of the Faculty will be elected by the Faculty Council for a term of 4 years. The same person may be elected to the position of Dean only twice in a row.

3. The position of Dean of the Faculty may be held by a person who meets the following requirements:

a) is a professor or associate professor of the faculty.

4. Candidates must submit an application and attached documents from November 21st to December 05th, 2025, to the Faculty Election Commission. address: Tbilisi, Kostava -77, Building 6, 8th floor, room № 815a. Applications are accepted from 10:00 to 05:00 p.m., except weekends and holidays.

5. The application must be accompanied by:

a) a copy of an identity document (ID card, passport);

b) a certificate of academic position held at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the GTU.

c) an action plan.

6. The public presentation of the action program by the candidates to the Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences is scheduled for December 10th, 2025.

7. The Academic Council, by a qualified majority (2/3) of votes, by secret ballot, individually decides on the issue of participation in the competition for an administrative position by a person aged 65 and over. A person of the specified age must additionally submit the consent of the Academic Council to the Faculty Election Commission. A person interested in this issue must apply to the Academic Council with an application by November 14th, 2025, through the University’s Office of Records. address: 77 Kostava St., Administrative Building, 2nd floor).

The presence of a person in the Academic Council during the discussion of his/her issue is mandatory, otherwise, the issue will not be discussed.

8. The elections will be held according to the University Regulation “On the Conduct of Elections of the Governing Bodies (Governing Entities) of the Georgian Technical University and the Faculty” is said in the statement of the Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences.