Through many people’s hard work and endeavor standards, procedures and fees of cluster accreditation have been approved.

Specific amendments have been introduced in the Accreditation Charter:

1. Accreditation standards have been modified the aim of which is to consider the specificity of cluster accreditation; the structure of standards have been modified as well and new requirements have been set to reflect requirements for online learning and doctoral programs;
2. New accreditation fees have been defined;
3. Accreditation has been made mandatory for all higher educational programs;
4. Rules and principles for clustering educational programs have been defined (e.g. maximum 8 educational programs can be clustered content-wise);
5. Till the end of the year 2022 all doctoral and regulated educational programs will be evaluated through the engagement of international experts, and starting with January the 1^st 2023, international experts will participate in the evaluation of all types of educational programs at all levels;
6. Starting with January the 1^st 2023 mandatory submission dates for educational program accreditation application will be effective (This does not refer to new educational programs submitted for accreditation);
7. While granting accreditation to medical doctor one-cycle education program the Accreditation Council will define maximum amount of student intake for each individual program and specific procedures will be defined;
8. One regulation has been added to the Charter, which refers to international accreditation – evaluation of educational programs of overseas higher educational institutions.

The charter can be accessed at:

https://matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/5508850?publication=0