Decisions concerning authorization of higher education institutions are made by the Authorization Council for Higher Education institutions. The members of Authorization Councils are appointed and dismissed by the Prime Minister of Georgia by the submission of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia for the term of 1 year.
The members of the Authorization Council for Higher Education institutions cannot be public servants, except the invited members of the Authorization Council. The terms of reference and the authority of the authorization council is determined by the authorization charter, which guarantees its functional independence from Higher Education Institutions and Governmental Bodies.
Composition of the Higher Educational Institutions
Authorization Council:
Tamar Zarandia - Dean of the Faculty of Law at LEPL Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Associate Professor - Chairperson of the Board;
Nugzar Skhirtladze – Vice president of LLC Caucasus University, Head of the Mathematics Department;
Tamari Laghidze – Doctoral program student at LLC Caucasus International University - Secretary of the Board;
Davit Bostoghanashvili – Head of the Quality Assurance Office at LLC East European University, Professor;
Nino Inasaridze – Specialist of Biology Direction of LEPL Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University's Faculty of Exact and Natural sciences;
Maia Matskava – Head of the Division of Rheology and Diagnostic-Analytical Services at LEPL Ivane Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine;
Moris Shalikashvili – Associate Professor of LEPL Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University's Faculty of Law;
Iuri Mghebrishvili – Deputy Director of Georgian Scientific Research Institute of Art;
Irakli Kokhreidze – Vice-Rector of LEPL Tbilisi Medical State University, Associate Professor of the Department of Oncology;
Tamar Ioseliani - Director of LEPL Maritime Transport Agency of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia;
Irma Tchanturia – Director of LLC Laboratory of Wine.