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Caucasus University Irena Melua
Manager of Grant Projects
February 2014
Tbilisi, Georgia
History
Caucasus University was established in 1998 on the basis of Caucasus School of Business, which was founded in partnership with Georgia State University (Atlanta,USA)
8 schools:
International Membership
International Recognition
Member of the Institute of Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School
Caucasus School of Business was awarded with 3 Palms. (Excellent Business School).
International Activities
Student exchanges
Faculty exchanges
Double and joint degree programs
Grant Projects
Membership in international associations
Number of International Partner Countries
USA
France
Latvia
Poland
Japan
Philippines
Lithuania
Estonia
Austria
UK
Ukraine
Brazil
Mexico
Armenia
Slovenia
Russia
South Korea
Portugal
China
Turkey
Azerbaijan
Cyprus
Brazil
Italy
Denmark
Hungary
Germany
Netherlands
Greece
Bosnia and Herzegovina Canada
Pakistan
Double Degree Programs
Bachelor’s: -Georgia State University USA -Upper Austria University Austria -University of Chester UK -Tallinn University of Technology Estonia -ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon Portugal Master’s: -Grenoble Graduate School of Business France -Tallinn University of Technology Estonia -University of Saarland Germany
Developing: Master’s degree program with Emory University and Georgia State University, USA Bachelor’s Degree program with Grenoble Graduate School of Business,France
Grant Projects
LA MANCHE TEMPUS Project: “Leading and Managing Change in Higher Education”, TEMPUS IV Program of European Commission
EIGER TEMPUS Project– "European Integration and Employment Relations', (Masters Degree Program in Social Science)
QA-TNE TEMPUS Project: “Promoting quality and recognition of transnational education in Armenia and Georgia”
MANAGE.EDU project “Efficient Education Management Network for LLL in the Black Sea Basin”, Joint operational program “Black Sea Basin 2007-2013”
ERASMUS MUNDUS –” HUMERIA”
East-West Management Institute’s G-PAC Program “Development of Public Administration Reader”
International Visegrad Fund "Capacity Building of Caucasus Academic Public Administration Programmes on the basis of EU Administrative Principles”
Key Figures Bachelor’s Intake Rate
182
245
354
451
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2013-2014
Higher Education System in Georgia
Implementation of the Bologna process
Improvement of the Legal frame of the HES
Establishment of the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement
Introduction of the Authorization and Accreditation Standards and Procedures
Quality Assurance
Three stage high education system
National Entrance Exam
New system of financing
Introduction of the European CreditTransfer andAccumulationSystem (ECTS) (Bachelor-240 ECTS Master- 120 ECTSPHD - 180 ECTS)
CU’s Role within the Project
Participation in the trainings
Revision of its internal quality assurance unit with regards to functions, roles and regulatory framework
Development of the synopsis of home and host country standards and procedures
Development and formulation of internal and external QA standards and procedures for TNE providers in line with OECD/UNESCO guidelines
Participation in the pilot accreditations
CU’s Role within the Project
Revision of the developed tools drawing on the recommendations of the external peer-review panel
Participation in the quality control and monitoring of the project
Dissemination of the project activities (conferences, development of brochures and guidelines)
Representation on the PGB, participation in the kick off and coordination meetings
Thank you!
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