On September 21, 2009, at the Foundation of the Patriarch of Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, Tariel Chincharauli (Father David) Master's Degree on "Administrative Sanctions and Their Application in Practice" (Supervised by Professor Maka Salkhinashvili) was defended. On September 22, Davit Nozadze, a graduate student in the Master of International Law program, defended his dissertation on "International Rail and Air Transportation in International Trade Law" (supervised by Professor Zviad Gabisonia).