GEORGIA
General information about Georgia:
Georgia officially the Republic of Georgia from 1990 to 1995, is a transcontinental country located in the Caucasus, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north and east by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. It covers 69,700 square kilometers (26,911 sq. mi), and has a population of 3.7 million excluding the occupied territories. Georgia is a representative democracy governed as a unitary parliamentary republic. Tbilisi is the capital and largest city, home to roughly a quarter of the population.
Tourism is an increasingly significant part of the Georgian economy. In 2016, 2,714,773 tourists brought approximately US$2.16 billion to the country. In 2019, the number of international arrivals reached a record high of 9.3 million people with foreign exchange income in the year's first three quarters amounting to over US$3 billion. The country plans to host 11 million visitors by 2025 with annual revenues reaching US$6.6 billion.
The education system of Georgia has undergone sweeping modernizing, although controversial, reforms since 2004. Education in Georgia is mandatory for all children aged 6–14. The school system is divided into elementary (six years; age level 6–12), basic (three years; age level 12–15), and secondary (three years; age level 15–18), or alternatively vocational studies (two years). Students with a secondary school certificate have access to higher education. Only the students who have passed the Unified National Examinations may enroll in a state-accredited higher education institution, based on ranking of the scores received at the exams.
Most of these institutions offer three levels of study: a bachelor’s program (three to four years), a master’s program (two years), and a doctoral program (three years).
Study in Georgia:
- Georgia has many state-recognized educational and educational institutions, with a number of private accredited universities.
- University institutions in Georgia are divided into: public universities and educational universities that include bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral programs and colleges that only integrate undergraduate study and higher professional education programmers.
- Georgia gives some foreign students a year to stay in the country without a visa, which makes it easier for students to get to know Georgia, complete their required papers and choose specializations carefully.
- University education in Georgia is of high quality in accordance with European and international education standards and technological development factors are harnessed in order to raise the level of scientific research, training and knowledge.
- The Georgian language is the official language inside universities and some private universities adopt the English language besides the Georgian language.
- Georgia offers a set of study grants that include government grants, private grants and college grants for Georgian students to study in the most prestigious European and American universities.
- Georgia offers a set of study grants that include government grants, private grants and college grants for Georgian students to study in the most prestigious European and American universities.
- Appropriate tuition costs for different categories of students.
- Georgia universities provide courses for students who are not eligible to attend university
Advantages of living and education in Georgia:
- Its strategic location between Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
- Georgia has a picturesque nature that attracts tourists from all over the world.
- Georgia has plenty of parks, restaurants and cafes all over the place.
- Georgia has most of the religions.
- Ease of entry procedures to Georgia for the purpose of studying without a visa (or an electronic visa).
- Living and housing costs in Georgia are fairly low.
- The Georgian state fights cases of racism, as freedom is guaranteed to every citizen.
- Ease of university registration procedures.
Papers and steps required to obtain university admission in Georgia:
•Online application form.,
•Application form.
•List of selected courses.
•A copy of the identification pages of your passport.
•A copy of the passport, notarized and translated.
•A copy of the high school diploma, the transcript.
•IELTS certificate of English language proficiency.
•Medical certificate.
•Notarizing all your papers and certificates at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Georgian Embassy after their translation.
•Entering the university’s website after selecting the university you wish to apply to, and waiting for the approval letter from the university.
•After receiving the acceptance letter, you should print it, attach it with the identity document, and your high school papers, and submit them at the Georgian embassy in your country, in order to obtain a study visa.