Tristan Gulbiani

Throughout its existence, our university has made a tremendous contribution to the development of sports in Georgia, to strengthening public health, and to the preparation of highly qualified professionals.
The university has always been a space of knowledge, innovation, and progress, where sport and education harmoniously blend together. Together, we create an environment that fosters not only professional development but also personal growth and civic responsibility.
Our goal is the continuous improvement of the quality of education at the university, the creation of new opportunities for students, and the provision of an even more comfortable working environment for professors and teachers.
Our university is not only an educational institution, but a strong, friendly, and creatively united community.
I am proud of the unique culture of the Sports University, which has been built through the effort and dedication of each and every one of you. Our aspiration is to develop new ideas, implement initiatives, and launch projects that will further strengthen us as a national leader in sports education and a competitive institution on the international stage.
I am confident that together on this path we will achieve many successes. I wish you fruitful and successful work.

Tristan Gulbiani graduated from the Georgian State Institute of Physical Culture, Faculty of Mass Sports in 1972.
In 1990, he defended his dissertation on the topic: “The actual structure of physical working capacity of younger school-age students”, on the basis of which he was awarded the degree of Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences (Academic Doctor).

Tristan Gulbiani was a teacher at the Coaching School at the Georgian State Institute of Physical Culture in 1972-1974.
In 1976, he was a laboratory assistant at the Department of Football, Handball and Tennis at the Georgian State Institute of Physical Culture.
In 1976-1990, he was the general head of the practice of the Georgian State Institute of Physical Culture and the deputy dean of the pedagogical faculty, in the field of education.
In 1990-2004, he was the vice-rector of the Georgian State Institute of Physical Culture, in the field of sports work.
In 2002-2005, he was the director of the College of the Institute of Dentistry.
In 2004-2007, he was a professor at the Department of Football, Handball and Tennis.
In 2004-2007, he was the dean of the faculty of coaches.
In 2007-2009 – Full Professor of Ilia Chavchavadze State University, Coordinator of the Educational Process.
In 2014-2015 – Chief Specialist of the Georgian State University of Physical Education and Sports.
In 2015-2024 – Professor of the Department of Sports and Games of the Georgian State University of Physical Education and Sports and Dean of the Faculty of Coaching.
From 2024 to the present, he is the Rector of the Georgian State University of Sports.

Member of the Georgian Handball Federation;
Honored Worker of Sports of Georgia;
Referee of the Georgian national category, in handball;
In 1968-1988 – Head of the Student Labor Semesters Squad;
In 1969-1973 – Member of the Georgian Youth National Team, in handball;
In 1990-2000 – Coach of the Men’s Handball Team of the Sports Academy (III place at the All-Union Universiade);
In 1994-2003 – Sports Director of the Special Olympic Committee;
Has published more than 30 works in university, Georgian and foreign scientific journals;
Has published a handball textbook for higher education institutions in the field of sports (2013).