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The
State of Caucasus School of Business (CSB) Project
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Georgia Develop MBA and BBA programs including curriculum development, training of Georgia faculty members and development of library and computer room facilities.
The Eurasia Foundation $314,552 The Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs $300,000
1998
Professor Bijan Fazlollahi
Dean Kakha Shengelia
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Library with 800 textbooks plus reference books has been set up.
Audio-Visual Equipment for two classrooms
has been installed.
3 Undergraduate students were exchanged for 1 semester at in-state tuition rate.
The main purpose was to establish a program for training a new generation of managers to assist Georgia's transition from a planned economy to a free market economy. The program would serve not only Georgia but also the Transcaucasus region and the neighboring countries. The partnership between Robinson College of Business (RCB), Georgia State University (GSU) and the Consortium of Georgian Universities (CGU) would design and implement a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Management Development Programs (MDP), develop and train the faculty and top level administrators, and establish modern library, computer laboratory, and communication and audiovisual facilities. To achieve these objectives, the Robinson College of Business at GSU was expected to:
a) Establish long lasting partnership with CGU. b) Assist CGU in designing, developing and implementing a high quality MBA and BBA program based on the American model, which would meet accreditation and worldwide standards in the future. c) Train CGU faculty in designing, conducting and delivering new courses in the area of Business Administration.
d) Help
CGU in developing and implementing business administration outreach programs
as well as a Management e) Help CGU to design and implement the administrative structure of the Caucasus School of Business. f) Help CGU to establish the necessary library, computer lab, Internet, and audiovisual facilities. g) Internationalize RCB faculty through collaborative teaching and research in the Transcaucasus.
The Caucasus School of Business. The
consortium of universities established one school of business as a
separate entity. The school enjoys the benefits of being a governmental
institution through affiliation with state universities. However, the school
is independent and free to make its own decisions on academic,
administrative, and financial matters. The consortium of universities
benefits through increased skills and knowledge of their faculty who serve at
the Caucasus School of Business in teaching different areas such as
Finance/Accounting, Health Administration, General Management, Management of
Industrial Enterprises, Marketing, and Hospitality Administration. The
universities also receives an additional benefit by transfer of new
knowledge to their traditional programs through their trained faculty. The
students receive a State Diploma (MBA and BBA) from one of the member
universities. It was envisioned that the Georgian school would enroll 80
MBA students and 200 BBA students. All MBA and BBA entering students
would be required to have a working knowledge of English, computers, and
pass the admission tests. BBA and MBA programs brief summary
The MBA program is patterned after the flexible MBA program at GSU. GSU’s Robinson College of Business has considerable knowledge and experience in providing business education. Currently some 2,000 MBA students study in flexible MBA program in Atlanta. Flexible MBA allows practitioners, who are employed, to study for an MBA degree. The BBA program is also patterned after the GSU model. However the first two years of the program include specific courses relevant to Georgia such as history and culture of Georgia and Georgian Language.
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