Tbilisi State University
In 1991 Roin Metreveli was appointed as Rector of Tbilisi State University. In 1992 through his hard work and pressure, Tbilisi State University regained their status as an autonomous institution, which was lost Since 1926. Once the Tbilisi State University became autonomous, the Great Scientific Council was reinstated and this council had to choose new executive. In April 1992 a new council elected Roin Metreveli as Rector of Tbilisi State University. He was the first elected rector after Petre Melikishvili and Ivane Javakhishvili. In 1997 Professor Roin Metreveli was elected for a second term as a rector.
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