“The one-year master's program will have one important innovation: it will be possible to enroll without taking national exams. However, if the applicant wants to receive a scholarship, they will be required to take the exams,” said the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Giorgi Amilakhvari.
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Universities will be able to reduce the duration of master's programs in the field of business administration/management to one year. Accordingly, students will need to earn 60 credits instead of 120.
According to the minister, the one-year program will have ‘certain limitations’. For example, after obtaining a master's qualification, a person will not be able to continue their studies at the doctorate.
The changes will also affect the undergraduate educational program. According to the order of the Minister of Education, higher educational institutions will be able to implement undergraduate educational programs in the direction of business administration with a minimum of 180 credits. Currently, bachelor's programs consist of at least 240 credits, which students complete in four years.
According to the Minister of Education, universities will not be limited and will decide for themselves whether to implement a three-year bachelor's program, a four-year program, or both.
“We are opening the possibility of introducing a three-year bachelor's program initially only for business programs. However, I announce here that we will not stop there and will continue to work in different directions where it is possible,” said Amilakhvari.
The changes are fully consistent with European and American practices, he noticed.
