MSM and Georgian Institute of Public Affairs announce new joint programs

Maastricht School of Management and the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) have announced the launch of three Specialized Courses namely on (i) Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets, (ii) Accounting and Finance, and (iii) International Business and Sustainable Development.

These three week courses will be conducted at MSM in Maastricht and consist of a combination of interactive lectures and practice-oriented work visits. After successful completion of the course the participants will receive an MSM certificate. The first intake of the Specialized Courses is planned for July 2017.

The collaboration agreement is a result of the visit of the senior management team of GIPA in September 2016 to Maastricht, and a first step to broaden the collaboration to joint MBA/MPA degree programs and research.

Prof. Wim Naudé, MSM Dean, and Rector of GIPA, Prof. Marine Ioseliani (centre) and colleagues during the visit in September 2016

The Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) was created in 1994. The Institute’s four individual schools offer BA and MA programs as well as training courses in the spheres of Public Affairs, Local Governance, Journalism, International Affairs and Law alongside a PhD program in Social Sciences.