Program Aims

The aim of the program is to provide students with in-depth and systematic knowledge at national or international level on development trends in the field of public administration, its shortcomings and ways of improvement, EU influence on Georgian practice, modern methodological principles in public administration, research methods, rules on good faith in academic writing and basic principles for creating professional scientific texts.

The aim of the program is to introduce the student to the basic aspects of modern public administration, both nationally and internationally.

The aim of the program is to develop students' ability to develop their own complex and original conclusions on current legislation, economics, socio-political spectrum and their current national and international practices, innovations, analysis of the latest scientific researches and national practice;

The aim of the program is to develop the student's ability to interpret legal norms related to public administration issues at a professional level, to find and use strategic approaches and/or innovative ways to solve the problem, as well as to conduct research on international practices for solving this problem.

The aim of the program is to develop the student's ability to identify current problems in law, economics and politics, to develop an appropriate ways to solve it.

The aim of the program is to develop the student's ability to present the results of his/her research with both national and international academic, complex and professional communities.

The aim of the program is to develop the student's ability to independently find the latest information from a variety of sources and to lead learning independently in public administration.

The aim of the program is to develop students' ability to recognize and respect the rules of academic honesty, ethical results of scientific research, standards of professional ethics.

Preconditions for Admission on the Program

a)   Academic  Degree  of  Bachelor  in  the  fields  of  Law,  Economics,  History,  Humanitarian  or Social Sciences (only accredited university graduates are to be accepted);

b)   Successfully  overcome  the  Unified  Graduate  Examination  (provided  by  the  Ministry  of Education and Science of Georgia);

c)   English  (B2  level)  –  exams  are  organized  by  the  Examination  Centre  of  the  Tbilisi  State University. Candidates also have the opportunity to submit the certificate of English language proficiency, minimum of B2 level and in such case, they will be exempted from the foreign language examinations;

d)   Interviews (in English) with German and Georgian professors after successfully overcoming the  English  language  test  (minimum  51  points);  candidates  will  be  interviewed  in  English. Admission Committee shall consist of 4-5 persons, representatives of Tbilisi State University, as  well  as  –  the  University  of  Speyer.  The  length  of  the  interview  is  about  10-20  minutes. Assessments  are  made  according  to  student’s  qualification  as  well  as  the  quality  of  his/her English  level.  Evaluation  is  made  between  0-100  points  and  the  decision  is  made  by  the majority  of  votes  of  the  members  of  the  Committee.  From  existing  candidates  only  25 students will be elected. In the process of selecting students, the preference will be given to the candidates, who have high average score of diploma (GPA).

Program Outcomes

Describes the development trends in the field of public administration (law, economics, politics, management) at national or international level, its shortcomings and ways of improvement, EU influence on Georgian practice, modern methodological principles of public administration, research methods, rules of academic honesty, basic principles of creating professional scientific texts.

Possesses the basic aspects of modern trends, both nationally and internationally. For example, such as human resource management, strategic management, negotiation techniques, change management, decision-making techniques and e-government.

Analyzes the current legislation, economy, socio-political spectrum and their modern national and international practice, innovations, the latest scientific researches and develops its own complex and original conclusions on the perfection of national practice;

Explains the norms of public administration at the professional level, uses strategic approaches and/or innovative ways of solving the problem, as well as researches the international practice of problem solving.

Identifies current problems in the field of law, economics and politics, develops appropriate scientific ways to solve it, plans the research process and, in accordance with the standards of academic ethics, develops a research project/paper based on a comparative-research method.

Discusses the results, conclusions and arguments of his/her research with both national and international academic, complex and professional communities, adhering to the principles of academic good faith, in written and oral form;

Demonstrates the ability to independently manage primary data, up-to-date information, and public administration learning from a variety of sources, including foreign information resources.

Recognizes and respects the rules of academic honesty, ethical results of scientific research, standards of professional ethics, participates in the development of professional knowledge, practice and values.