Participant Information

Professor Bijan Fazlollahi, Director, Center for Business Development in Transitional Economies at Georgia State University and Onise Alpenidze, Manager of International Programs, Caucasus University oversee the implementation of the agreement. They will ensure that the terms of the program are carried out and will serve as the contact persons.

  • Caucasus University will select the students. CU students will complete Georgia State applications from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and be accepted when their records demonstrate that they meet the requirements for admission as transfer students. The application fee will be paid by the Caucasus University, and is due with the application forms. They must also submit the required immunization documentation, eligiblity documentation for F-1 visas and financial documentation. Caucasus University will conduct special preparation and orientation training in Tbilisi prior to introducing the students to GSU.
  • CU student data and documentation will be provided by CU to Georgia State’s office of International Student and Scholar Services to enable them to obtain an F-1 Visa. The information must be received at Georgia State approximately four (4) months preceding the international student arrival to the U.S.
  • Following admission to Georgia State University, Dr. Bijan Fazlollahi will apply for out-of-state tuition waiver for each participant. A new request will be made for each semester thereafter, contingent upon satisfactory performance in the previous semester.
  • International students in the student visa status of F and J are required to carry a full-time course load as defined by the Department of Homeland Security (currently 12 credit hours per semester for undergraduate students). Students will receive detailed study plan that they will have to follow.
  • Access to campus facilities will be granted to CU students on the same conditions and, where applicable, at the same incidental fees as for domestic students.
  • Caucasus University will be responsible for participating student personal health, hospitalization and accident insurance coverage. Every CU student must be covered by Accident and Health Insurance provided by Georgia State University.
  • Caucasus University will pay for roundtrip student travel between Tbilisi and Atlanta. Food, housing, transportation costs, books and other school & personal expenses will be borne by the CU students. However, Caucasus University will arrange housing in Atlanta for participating students.
  • Georgia State will provide CU with the formal records and transcripts (course grades) concerning the CU’s students.
  • CU students will be required to adhere to the rules and regulations of Georgia State University. This includes matters pertaining to class attendance, discipline, and any other matters affecting relationships with Georgia State. GSU and CU program directors will liaise with their home institutions on these matters.
  • Georgia State reserves the right to dismiss any program student at any time for academic or personal misconduct in violation of established regulations. The dismissal of a student shall not abrogate the agreement, or the arrangements regarding other students.
  • During the course of their study, CU students wishing to travel outside of Atlanta should inform the director Dr. Bijan Fazlollahi and provide emergency contact numbers.
  • More information is also posted on the website in the Georgia State Undergraduate Catalog, in sections related to the requirements for international students.