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. Since its inception the language of instruction has been English. LOCATION International Black Sea University is located in Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia. Georgia is a small patch of land to the south of the Greater Caucasus Range. It occupies the isthmus between the Black and Caspian Seas. Georgia is bordered from the north by Russia, from the east by Azerbaijan and from the south by Turkey and Armenia. The population of the country is 5 million. People call themselves Kartveli and their country Sakartvelo, i.e. the Georgian's place. HISTORY IBSU was opened by the President of Georgia and the Prime Minister of Turkey in accordance with the decree of the Council of Ministers and the License of Opening given by the Ministry of Education of Georgia in 1995. The Founders of University are : the Ministry of Education of Georgia, the Governorship of Dusheti and the Turkish firms Mars and Çağlar. IBSU has started its first academic year in Demirel College.