Law

GIPA’s Bachelor’s Program has been granting degrees since 2013 and represents a new opportunity for prospective students to receive a legal education in Georgia.

The Bachelor's Degree Program covers a set of disciplines that gives students the necessary theoretical education and practical skills to pursue a career in the legal field. Such synthesis has been adequately reflected in the program’s faculty, which includes a wide range of legal professionals, many of whom successful practitioners, lawyers and representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations.

The program provides students with knowledge of fundamental legal techniques and principles of legal argumentation, as well as the ethical bases of law. At the same time, the Socratic method of teaching facilitates student's understanding of legal issues, developing critical thinking skills, formulating legal arguments and justification.

The Bachelor's Program is oriented towards national law. Along with compulsory subjects, students have the option to choose elective courses covering international, criminal, public and private law. In order to help students better understand these subjects, the program also offers enhanced instruction in the English language and legal English. Furthermore, it promotes an interdisciplinary approach that consists of the study of disciplines that are closely or functionally related to law.

The purpose of the program:

The purpose of the Bachelor's Degree Program is to provide students with the following:

Broad theoretical knowledge on the basic peculiarities, principles and institutions of the national law system; general principles, values, political, public, philosophical, historical and economic aspects of law, as well as national and foreign scientific opinions and legislation; in-depth knowledge and special training in public, private, criminal and/or international law.

I will learn:

During the program students should develop the following skills:

Awareness of legislative amendments, court practices and scientific innovations, as well as the ability to constantly follow the updated information;
Ability to effectively use practical skills in the field of law and other skills required for specialization;
The skills necessary for solving legal problems in the field of law, as well as assessment, analysis, reasoning, and tasks;
Ability to pursue professional ethics and legal values;
Ability to protect human rights and social and democratic values in law.

I will become:

In 4 years, you can master all the necessary skills that a practicing lawyer needs. After receiving higher legal education, students will be able to realize themselves in such main areas as notary, lawyer and prosecutor.

curriculum

Admission Quota: 100

Program code: 1530106

Language of study: Georgian

Mandatory Subjects for National Exams 2024 Admission

The Bachelor's Degree Program is intended for persons who have received full secondary education and successfully passed unified national exams. In the unified national exams student must take following subjects:

Georgian language and literature
Any foreign language
Math, History or Civil education
Voluntary: Any elective subject (Passing the 4th subject is not mandatory)

Freshmen Registration

Registration of undergraduate students is carried out electronically: https://portal.gipa.ge/bachelor

Program Admission Requirements

Applicants to the program should submit the following document:

1. Required Admission Documents

Students should submit the following documents to register for the undergraduate program:

A copy of the ID card
Certificate of secondary education (original, copy). If the certificate was not issued in Georgia, it must be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity
Photo (3x4)
A copy of the document confirming military registration (for men)
Receipt confirming the payment of 25% of the annual tuition fee. If the entrant has obtained a
study grant, the amount of money to be paid by him before registration is a quarter of the
difference between the fee and the grant provided for by the educational program

2. Student Contract Signing Procedures:

After the student has completed online registration, he/she must appear at the university from September 16 to September 20, 11:00-17:00 (Tbilisi, Rustavi highway #22a).

Tuition Fees: 4,500 GEL.

Payments can be made in four installments.

Funding

The total cost of the 4-year Bachelor's Degree Program is 18,000 GEL. Apart from the state grant (2,250 GEL), this program gives students a chance to receive GIPA’s co-financing (during the academic year).

Co-financing is distributed among top 5 students:

1st place – 1,000 GEL

2nd place – 1,000 GEL

3rd place - 700 GEL

4th place - 700 GEL

In case the student obtains 100% state grant

18,000-9000 = 9000 tuition

Amount - 9000 GEL

Without obtaining a grant

18,000 GEL

Payment instructions:

Bank Requisites:

JSC "TBC Bank"

Bank Code (MFO): TBCB GE 22

Name of the Recipient - NNLE Georgian Institute of Public Affairs

Account Number - GE84TB1100000110700419 / GEL

* In the appointment, indicate the student's name, surname, personal number, and the name of the study program.

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Michigan State University (USA)

Two students from GIPA’s Law Program will be sent to Michigan State University annually. The tuition is waived fully for the first student and reduced by half for the second.

Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic)

Each year, two students of the law program (one bachelor’s and one master’s degree candidate) are given the opportunity to study at Masaryk University for a semester, while two students from Masaryk University are sent to GIPA annually. Additionally, professors from GIPA’s law program regularly read lectures at Masaryk University.

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