The Master’s Program in Environmental Management and Policy is intended for those who have already received higher education in any field and are willing to deepen their knowledge in the area of environmental management and policy.
Admission
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Application submission:
From 17 September - 4 September
Passing an inner procedure of the University that is composed by the following stages: analyzing documents: at this stage, an application form developed by the University is filled out as it includes assessment of professional biography of the applicant; an interview with the admissions committee, which aims to assess the applicant’s knowledge in the selected field and defined the relevance of the applicant’s skills and abilities.
Admission Quota by the Test: Type ‘A’ test 20 students |
Apportionment of Points of the Internal University Examination:
Test: 50 points
Interview: 50 points
Test in English – September 7
Interview – September 5
Classes begin – the third week of September (September 14)
GIPA, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia, LEPL Environmental Information and Education Centre of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia and the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) presents the Master’s Program in Environmental Management and Policy. The Environmental Management and Policy program of Georgian Institute of Public Relations School of Government is intended for those who are willing to thoroughly and systematically study the matters related to environmental management and policy, concepts of environmental protection, numerous areas of the discipline of environmental protection, key concepts of environmental and natural resource economics, or rational methods of decision-making in the context of environmental protection; furthermore, for the public servants whose activities require theoretical and practical knowledge of environmental issues. In addition, the program intends to pass on theoretical knowledge and practical experience to those who are already employed in the neighboring or relating fields to environment and natural resources or are interested in the said field.
Objective
The program aims to prepare highly qualified specialists in the area of environmental management and policy, who will be able to work successfully in the public, private and community sectors on research, academic or managing positions whose duties include working on the matters of environmental management and policy. Based on the received knowledge, the graduates of the Master’s Program in Environmental Management and Policy will be able to evolve professionally and pursue successful career in the public sector, as well as in International and non-governmental organizations and the private sector, which will be ensured by the curriculum of the Master’s Program.
Awarded Qualification – Master of Environmental Management and Policy
Education Cycle - Master’s
Credit Value of the Program - 120 ECTS
Academic Language - Georgian
Duration of the Program - 2 years
Academic Schedule – Evening classes
The accreditation process of the program concluded in September 2016
Tuition Fees
Tuition fee for Public Relations Master’s program is GEL 3,500 per year. The entire amount is divided into four equal payments, for each semester.
Scholarship
The cumulative price of the two-year Master’s Program in Environmental Management and Policy amounts to GEL 7,000. Aside from a state grant (GEL 2,250), the said program allows students to obtain GIPA’s co-financing (₾500 discount for the best student per semester during the academic year) for the purposes to finance their education.
Curriculum of the Master’s Program in Environmental Management and Policy (elective and compulsory subjects)
Academic Language
Name, Surname |
Status |
Course |
|
Natia Iakobidze |
Associated professor |
· Research methods and academic writing |
|
Kakha Bakhtadze |
Adjunct Lecturer |
· Project management and budgeting in Environmental field |
|
Ketevan Gujaraidze |
Adjunct Lecturer |
· Environment assessment tools · Environmental management tools · Environment and conflicts |
|
Nino Tandilashvili |
Adjunct Lecturer |
· Environmental policy |
|
Lasha Arevadze |
Adjunct Lecturer |
· Environmental Economics |
|
Zurab Gurielidze Ekaterine Kakabadze |
Adjunct Lecturer |
· Conservation and management of biodiversity |
|
Kakha Artsivadze |
Professor |
· Conservation and management of biodiversity · Fundamental challenges of Environment protection |
|
Eliso Barnov |
Adjunct Lecturer |
· Water resources management |
|
Irakli Kobulia |
Adjunct Lecturer |
· Water resources management |
|
Khatuna Gigauri |
Associated professor |
· Climate Change |
|
Murman Margvelashvili |
Adjunct Lecturer |
· Sustainable energy policy |
|
Dachi Kanchaveli |
Adjunct Lecturer |
· GIS and special planning in environmental filed |
|
Nino Gelashvili |
Adjunct Lecturer |
· Waste Management · Environmental Audit and Monitoring |
|
Noe Megrelishvili |
Adjunct Lecturer |
· Air pollution management |
|
Natia Iordanishvili |
Adjunct Lecturer |
· Forest and land management |
|
Ia Papiashvili |
Adjunct Lecturer |
· Efficient communication tools in Environmental Management |
|
Tamar Koberidze |
Adjunct Lecturer |
· Political lobbyism and advocacy |
|
David Jandieri |
Professor |
· Administrative Law |
|
Maia Zavrashvili |
Assistant |
· International Environmental Law |
Georgian Institute of Public Relations has cooperated with various western and European Universities for many years. Within the scope of such partnerships, students of the Master’s Program in Environmental Management and Policy are enabled to choose the desired option where to continue studying:
Partners
Based on the memorandum of cooperation, the Master’s Program in Environmental Management and Policy will ensure the student’s (should they be willing) engagement in internship and research activities in the following organizations:
About center
CED was founded by School of Government of GIPA and Laboratory of Innovative Technologies (D-lab; https://piet.ucdavis.edu) of the University of California in May 2017.
Amis
The Center for Environmental Protection and Development constitutes a structural unit of the School, which aims to engage students and staff of the University in researching environmental sustainability and supporting refinement of public policy through developing modern and innovative alternatives.
Mission
The mission of the Center is to support the engagement of the university and student in the contexts of multidisciplinary research of environment, devising policy models adapted to problems and necessities, and introducing the principles of modern and effective government.
Within the scope of defined tasks and objectives, the Center pursues its activities in the following areas:
Organization of the platform for political dialogue – supporting the public, private and community cooperation and ensuring dialogue/discussion between parties based on the interests of country’s sustainable development.
Mariam Sarsevanidze
Coordinator, the Master’s Program in Environmental Management and Policy
Email: mariam.sarsevanidze@gipa.ge
Cell: +995 555 388 863