From July 9 to 11, students enrolled in the Bachelor’s Program in Public Administration at the Caucasus School of Governance defended their theses before a committee composed of the School’s academic staff:

• Emir Eteria, Affiliated Professor;
• Shorena Kakhidze, Affiliated Professor;
• Gvantsa Beselia, Invited Lecturer;
• Giorgi Bobghiashvili, Invited Lecturer.

Bachelor’s Program in Public Administration

The following theses were presented:

• Nikoloz Azarashvili – Employee Motivation Systems in the Public Sector and Their Impact on Organizational Effectiveness;
• Lizi Petriashvili – Attitudes of Prospective Civil Servants, Including Public Administration Students, Toward the Public-Sector Performance Evaluation System;
• Mariana Kvitsiani – Diversity Management Policy as a Mechanism for the Integration of Ethnic Minorities in Georgia: Employment Barriers and Opportunities in the Civil Service, with a Focus on Marneuli Municipality;
• Barbare Kveladze – The Impact of Digital Public Services on Citizen Satisfaction in Georgia;
• Giorgi Gurguchiani – Digital Literacy as a Barrier to Accessing Public Services in Georgia;
• Mariam Chkhitunidze – The Politicization of Welfare: An Analysis of Political Influence on the Effectiveness of Social Policy in Georgia;
• Mariami Bukia – The Practice of Evidence-Based Policymaking in Georgia and Its Impact on Selected Government Programs;
• Bela Guramishvili – The Impact of the Quality of Interagency Coordination on the Implementation of Digital Governance in Georgia: An Analysis of Electronic Service Delivery, Based on the Example of My.GOV.GE;
• Mariam Burduli – Civil Servant Motivation Policy and Its Impact on Service Quality: The Case of the Public Service Hall;
• Sopo Khutsishvili – A Comparative Analysis of Governance Models in Public and Private Higher Education Institutions: The Case of Bachelor’s Programs in Public Administration;
• Larisa Alaverdashvili – Challenges of Results-Based Budgeting in the Education Sector: A Focus on General Education;
• Zoia Gabrichidze – Existing Mechanisms and Challenges of Citizen Participation in the Municipal Budgeting Process: The Case of Georgia;
• Nino Kvrivishvili – The Role and Challenges of Internal Audit in Public Financial Management at the Central Government Level;
• Tatia Khuroshvili – Transparency and Accountability Mechanisms in Public Financial Management and the Challenges Associated with Their Application in Georgia;
• Aleksandre Balavadze – Georgia’s Budgetary Policy and Its Relationship with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals;
• Nukri Nikolozishvili – Parliamentary Oversight of the Budgetary Process: Mechanisms and Challenges;
• Nino Kusidi – Public Financial Management and Its Challenges at the Local Level;
• Tamaz Sakhvadze – A Comparative Analysis of Educational Outcomes in Public and Private Schools: Challenges and Prospects for Development;
• Tekle Diasamidze – The Impact of Fiscal Decentralization on the Financial Independence of Municipalities in Georgia;
• Ana Mikeladze – The Institutionalization of Gender-Responsive Budgeting as a Good Governance Tool and the Challenges Associated with Its Implementation in Georgia;
• Elguja Tskipurishvili – The Financial Independence of Local Self-Government in Georgia;
• Nikoloz Kutateladze – The Development of Local Self-Government in Georgia;
• Svetlana Dalivalovi – Challenges in Implementing Environmental Policy in Tbilisi: An Analysis of the Transport, Construction, and Waste Management Sectors and Opportunities for Improvement;
• Elizabet Sasireli – The Role of Digital Governance in Improving the Accessibility and Efficiency of Public Services: An Analysis of the Experiences of Older People in Georgia;
• Giorgi Chkhetiani – The Impact of Employee Motivation on Organizational Effectiveness;
• Diana Bechvaia – The Impact of Transformational Leadership on Employees’ Psychological Safety in Georgian Public Institutions;
• Gigla Khomeriki – The Impact of the Association Agreement on the Development of Georgia’s Maritime Transport Sector;
• Nikoloz Shubitidze – The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Economic Growth in Georgia;
• Toma Kurasbediani – The Impact of Digital Skill Levels on Access to Public Services.