SDSU Georgia Announces New Programs
An early admission program and a new bachelor's degree was recently announced.
San Diego State University Georgia announced its early admission program APPLY SDSU during a press conference held Friday in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. Qualified students, who apply to SDSU Georgia during the early admission period of Feb. 15 through March 15, will be conditionally accepted by SDSU Georgia and will automatically receive a partial scholarship from the university.
A new bachelor's degree program in computer sciences was also announced, and will be added to the existing programs in computer engineering, electrical engineering and chemistry/biochemistry.
Degree programs are offered in cooperation with three partner Georgian State Universities: Tbilisi State University, Ilia State University and Georgian Technical University
The press conference was attended by:
- Tamar Sanikidze, minister of education and science of Georgia
- Fatema Sumar Millennium Challenge Corporation regional deputy vice president for Europe, Asia, the Pacific and Latin America
- Magda Magradze, Millennium Challenge Account CEO
- Ken Walsh, dean of SDSU Georgia.
About SDSU Georgia
The SDSU bachelor’s degree programs in Georgia are designed to enable students to earn American degrees in engineering, technology and natural sciences. The total budget of the project is $29 million. The project is part of $140 million that the United States government is providing in aid to Georgia through Georgia’s compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
The compact is implemented by the Millennium Challenge Account Georgia in the fields of general, vocational and higher education. The compact is the largest investment in Georgia’s education sector to date, and is structured to develop Georgia’s human capital capacity for economic growth.
