Chikhladze, Experience of International Doctoral Education – Lessons and Conclusions in the Context

Embassy in Georgia Experience of International Doctoral Education – Lessons and Conclusions in the Context of Georgian Doctoral Education [Policy Paper] Tatia Chikhladze British University in Georgia The policy paper is prepared within the CSS project Introduction of the American-Style Graduate School System to Georgia with the financial support of the Alumni Grants Program, U. [...] The factors mentioned so far have been mainly related to the financial side of the doctoral program, which makes it much easier for the doctoral student to achieve the research objectives. [...] The positive role of this international research network is also reflected in the fact that the contacts acquired through it between the professors and students participating in the project, continue after the end of the project as well and it plays a positive role in preparing joint academic publications or participating in joint research projects. [...] The active involvement of the supervisor and regular feedback from him/her side plays an important positive role in overcoming the challenges facing the student and moving the research forward relatively quickly. [...] In view of the above-mentioned factors, in order to improve the quality of Georgian doctoral education, it would be advisable to share the following recommendations: ➢ Doctoral students must have certain financial guarantees in the form of salary or scholarship, so that they do not need any additional work in parallel with working on their doctoral dissertation and are able to complete research pr.