Founded in 1940, Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the large town of Telavi (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), Kakheti. Officially recognized by the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement, Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University is a very small coeducational Georgian higher education institution. Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. This 82 years old Georgian higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations. Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, housing, sports facilities, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.