Article 1. Scope of Regulation

1. This Code describes the ethical values ​​of students of BAU International University, Batumi LLC (hereinafter referred to as “BAU” or “University”), the rules of conduct of students at the University in general and related to the organization of the educational process, defines cases of unethical and unacceptable behavior, and establishes procedures for eliminating violations of ethical norms and responding to violations.
2. The purpose of the Code is to demonstrate the values ​​of the University to its student body, establish high ethical standards of behavior, and maintain and develop a healthy educational environment based on the principles of mutual respect and academic communication.
3. The provisions of the Code are derived from and consistent with the principles reflected in the legislation of Georgia and the legal acts of the University.
4. Compliance with the norms of the Code is mandatory for all University employees. For students. For the purposes of this Code, a student is considered to be any person who, in accordance with the legislation of Georgia and the legal acts of the University, has been enrolled in higher education programs implemented by the University.
5. The norms of the Code, taking into account their content, may be extended to students with suspended status, among others.
6. Compliance with the norms of the Code is mandatory during the educational process, whether on the territory of the University or in a partner clinical institution, as well as when participating in events organized by the University.
7. Failure to comply with the requirements of the Code entails liability as defined by this Code and the legal acts of the University.

Article 2. Principles of equality before the norms of the Code

1. The issue of disciplinary liability of a student may be raised only for misconduct exhaustively defined by this Code.
2. All students of the University are entitled to equally enjoy the rights granted to them by the legislation of Georgia, the University Statute, this Code and other regulatory acts of the University.
3. Discrimination or intolerant attitude towards another person is prohibited due to any difference - race, skin color, language, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, belief, worldview, political or other views, membership in a political union, disability, citizenship, national, cultural affiliation, ethnic or social affiliation, origin, family, property and rank status, place of residence, health status, lifestyle, place of birth, age or any other Based on other criteria, including academic performance, professional reputation, and history of communication with the university.

Article 3. Student rights

3.1. The student has the following rights:

• a). To receive quality education in accordance with the educational program approved by the University;
• b). To choose the components of the educational program in compliance with the conditions and prerequisites provided for by the program;
• c). To participate in the development of an individual educational program;
• d). To participate in scientific research within the framework of the educational program;
• e). To participate in research competitions announced by the University and its partner institutions, in compliance with objective selection criteria and the principles of fair competition;
• f). To use the University's material and technical, library, information and other resources on equal terms, in compliance with the rules established by the University.
• g). To elect a representative by secret ballot and be elected to the student self-government on the basis of universal, direct and equal elections,
• h). To be a representative of the student self-government in the collegial bodies of the university
• i). To establish and/or join a student association in accordance with their interests, within the framework of the student self-government or outside it;
• j). To freely express their opinion and to refuse to share the ideas that are proposed during the educational process, with justification;
• l). To exercise the rights of representation and defense when considering disciplinary proceedings against them
• m). To exercise the right of mobility and transfer to another higher educational institution, starting from the second year of study, in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia,
• n). Receive scholarships, financial or material assistance, other benefits from the University, the state or other sources, in accordance with the procedure established by the relevant donor;
• o). Participate in the selection of participants for extracurricular activities of the University, in accordance with the principles of equality, objective selection criteria and fair competition;
• p). Periodically evaluate the work of academic staff, administration and resources, familiarize themselves with the generalized results of these assessments;
• j). Receive information related to him/her stored at the University and/or request copies of this information;
• r). Exercise other powers granted to him/her by the legislation of Georgia and legal acts of the University.

3.2. Restriction of student rights specified in this article is permissible only in cases provided for by the Law of Georgia “On Higher Education”, in the event of a court verdict finding the student guilty and entering into legal force.

3.3. The responsibility for protecting student rights and responding to possible cases of their restriction lies with the unit established at the university - the Student Support and Career Development Service, and the person trusted by the self-government elected by students - the Student Ombudsman.

3.4. Any representative of the university community who has become aware of a violation of the rights specified in this article, or an obstruction to their realization, is entitled to apply to the rector of the university, the Student Support and Career Development Service or the Student Ombudsman for appropriate response.

3.5. The University Rector and Student Self-Government independently supervise the protection and realization of student rights provided for in this article.

Article 4. Student Responsibilities

4.1. The obligations of a BAU student are:

• a). To familiarize themselves with and comply with the requirements of the University's statutes, regulations, internal regulations and the Student Code of Ethics.
• b). To respect their own and other people's life, health, dignity, as well as their personal property and non-property rights.
• c). To respect the rights of the patient and take into account the patient's best interests.
• d). To respect the right to education of other students and the academic freedom of the educational process.
• e). To study all subjects that they have chosen of their own free will and whose teaching is mandatory in accordance with the University's higher education program;
• f). To fulfill the requirements of the student agreement concluded between the University and the student.
• g). The student respects the name, honor and business reputation of the University, and also takes care of the University's property.

4.2. Failure to fulfill the obligations of students may constitute an opportunity to impose liability as defined by this Code, the University's Student Regulations, Internal Regulations or other legal acts.

4.3. The process of fulfilling student obligations is supervised by the structural units of the University, within the scope of their competence as defined by the University's Regulations.

4.4. A representative of the University community who has become aware of a violation of the obligations specified in this Article, or an expected risk of violation, is entitled to apply to the University Rector, the Student Support and Career Development Service or the Student Ombudsman for appropriate response.

4.5. The University Rector shall supervise the monitoring of the process of fulfilling student obligations stipulated in this article.

Article 5. Student Ethical Values

The universal ethical values ​​of a BAU student are:

• a) Integrity - which means implementing one's own educational process in accordance with the requirements of the educational program, personally, using appropriate time, resources, attention and care;
• b) Awareness - which means possessing, understanding and objectively interpreting information related to the student's status, rights and obligations, as well as the requirements of the educational program;
• c) Professionalism - which means fulfilling the requirements established by the educational program in the process of practical and clinical training;
• d) Academic honesty - which means objectivity in assessing learning outcomes and self-assessment, not violating the rules of organizing the educational process in order to obtain a better assessment, or putting pressure on the evaluator or other persons or the inadmissibility of other types of influence.
• e) Recognition of the principle of pluralism of ideas - which implies the obligation to respect the justified refusal of others to share the proposed idea, as well as the right of teaching staff to conduct the course of study within the framework of the relevant scientifically valid theory.
• f) Respect for the organization - which implies the inadmissibility of students, colleagues, members of the university community or other persons making positive or negative comparisons of the university, its staff and students with relevant members of other higher educational institutions and vice versa, as well as refraining from spreading false and unverified information that may cast a shadow on the university, its staff or its students and graduates.
• g) Protection of the professional scope of communication - which implies communication with the university's teaching staff and persons employed at the university - in a manner appropriate to the academic environment. format, in a format inappropriate for a friendly and/or academic environment, communication outside the university campus, and/or through social networks.
• h) Maintaining objectivity - which means objectively perceiving one's own assessment and excluding influence to obtain a higher assessment, except for the methods of substantiated appeal provided for by the university's legal acts.
• i) Adherence to universal rules of research integrity - which means the use of appropriate rules for acknowledging authorship, citation rules, processing data with appropriate research methods, and presenting information in the educational process and/or in the student's research activities on behalf of the university.
• j) Protection of patient rights and best interests - which means that a student who is in contact with a patient within the framework of the educational process respects the rights of patients defined by the legislation, including informed consent, acting in accordance with the patient's best interests, security, and the principles of personal data protection Unwavering protection.
• k) Neutrality - which means refraining from engaging in political propaganda, religious proselytism, or individual philosophical beliefs at the university or in association with the university;
• m) Respect for universal human rights and freedoms - acting in accordance with the values ​​established in a democratic society, recognizing the primacy of the universal rights of the individual in one's own activities.
• n) Non-harassment - which means not allowing any undesirable behavior towards any student, employee of the university or a third party that aims to or results in violating their dignity, creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.
• n) Respect for the work of others - which means not allowing employees of the university to interfere with or disrupt the work of other students, Inadmissibility of presenting the results of work as one's own.
• p) The principle of caring for the reputation of the organization - which implies the obligation to share the mission, vision, and key values ​​of the university and act in accordance with them, and not to cause reputational damage to the organization, its employees, or its students or graduates through one's actions or expressed opinions.
• p) Respect and protection of confidential information - which implies the inadmissibility of intentionally or recklessly disclosing or creating a risk of disclosing information containing personal data, the object of intellectual property rights of other persons, or other important information to unauthorized persons.
• r) Respect for a safe and healthy working environment - which implies the recognition and observance of the usual rules of safety and hygiene at the university.
• s) Respect for academic appearance and image - which implies Ensuring that a student's appearance, dress, communication style, and other expressions are appropriate for the academic community

Article 6. Unacceptable behavior

A student's unacceptable behavior is considered to be an action defined by this Code that violates the ethical values ​​of the student as provided for in this Code, constitutes a violation of the student's obligations to the University as provided for in applicable legislation, and, based on its content, requires a response from the University, which is expressed in raising the issue of disciplinary liability against the student.

Article 7. Student misconduct

For the purposes of this Code, the following are considered unacceptable behavior for a student:

• a) disrupting the educational process;
• b) smoking tobacco and/or electronic cigarettes in the university building or on the territory of the university outside the specially designated area;
• c) bringing and/or consuming alcoholic beverages into the university building or on the territory, except for an event organized by the university;
• d) bringing, distributing and/or using narcotic and/or psychotropic substances on the territory of the university without a permit issued in accordance with the appropriate procedure;
• e) bringing, using or transferring firearms or cold weapons to the territory of the university;
• f) bringing, using, distributing or transferring explosive and flammable objects and substances to the territory of the university;
• g) gambling on the territory of the university Organizing or participating in games;
• h) Demonstrative profanity;
• i) Verbal abuse of another person;
• j) Violence against another person or physical abuse of another person;
• l) Pressure, threats, intimidation or other types of moral influence on another person.;
• m) Discrimination of another person - direct or indirect harassment, due to race, skin color, language, ethnic and social affiliation, nationality, origin, property or rank, place of residence, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religious, social, political or other association membership, marital status, political or other opinion or on any other grounds that aims to or causes intimidating, hostile, degrading, Creating a humiliating or offensive environment, or creating conditions for a person that directly or indirectly worsens his or her situation compared to another person in similar conditions;
• n) Sexual harassment of another person - unwanted verbal or non-verbal behavior of a sexual nature towards another person, which aims to and/or causes the violation of his or her dignity and creates an intimidating, hostile, humiliating, humiliating or offensive environment for him or her;
• n) Using hate speech;
• p) Disturbing the territory of the university;
• j) Damage to university property;
• r) Violating the rules for using inventory;
• s) Encroaching on, damaging or destroying the property of another student or restricting it in any other way;
• t) Unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and/or information containing personal data Possession, distribution or modification;
• u) Without prior consent or permission, making and/or distributing a covert video/photo/audio recording, except for public events organized by the university;
• f) Requesting and/or accepting, or/and offering a gift or/and other benefit from a representative of the university community for personal purposes and/or in exchange for granting him/her any benefit;
• q) Intentionally misleading another member of the university community;
• g) Disseminating false or unverified information about the university, its students or persons employed at the university;
• q) Disobeying a lawful request of an authorized person.

Article 8. Unacceptable behavior in the educational process

In the educational process - when performing an activity provided for by any component of the educational program, the following are considered unacceptable behavior of a student:

• a) Academic fraud - which means performing an educational task in violation of the requirements established by the relevant syllabus, including: a.a.) Copying from another student's work; a.b.) Using auxiliary materials during exams and surveys, if this is not allowed by the relevant assessment format; a.b.) Using auxiliary technical means during exams and surveys, if this is not allowed by the relevant assessment format; a.g.) Preparing an individual task in a group or passing off an assignment prepared by one person as a group work; a.d.) Falsification or intentional misinterpretation of research data and/or results;
• b) Plagiarism - which means using someone else's work, in whole or in part, without indicating its author or source and/or passing off another person's written work or part of it as one's own;
• c) influencing, changing or damaging another student's work,
• d) assisting another student in committing academic fraud and/or improperly influencing an assessment;
• e) obtaining or attempting to obtain information from the university or/and teaching staff, including examination questions and/or information containing personal data, by unlawful means;
• f) making a deal with another person or attempting to obtain information and/or influence assessments;
• g) examination materials, Obtaining, distributing, or attempting to obtain information about;
• h) Attempting to penetrate the electronic system of the educational process management in order to obtain information or influence it;
• i) Unauthorized penetration into the electronic resources of the university in order to obtain information or influence its functioning;
• k) Using someone else's identity or attempting to do so to obtain an assessment;
• l) Interfering with another student's study and research process;
• m) Bringing a stranger to lectures and seminars without agreement;
• n) Falsifying personal and other data protected by the university or attempting to do so;
• o) Falsifying a document submitted to the university;
• p) Pressuring a lecturer, examiner, or university employee in order to influence the assessment, personally or through other persons using;
• p) Violation of patient rights and best interests - violation of patients' rights defined by law, including informed consent, acting in accordance with the patient's best interests, security, personal data protection principles and/or disobeying the instructions of the clinical training course supervisor.

Article 9. Response to Violations of the Code of Ethics

9.1. The initiator of the response to a violation of the Code of Ethics may be any structural unit of the University, teaching staff, or a person whose rights and legitimate interests have been violated due to inappropriate behavior on the part of a University student.

9.2. An application for a violation of the Code of Ethics shall be submitted to the University's Records Service in physical or electronic form, at the address: Fridon Khalvashi N237 or by e-mail info@bauinternational.edu.ge .

9.3. The identity of the applicant is protected from disclosure upon request.

9.4. The University shall forward the statement containing the alleged violation, together with the attached information, to the Legal Service for assessment of compliance with the norms of this Code.

9.5. In case of assessment of the alleged violation with the norms of this Code and the presence of signs of violation of the Code of Ethics in the action, the Legal Service shall petition the Rector of the University to initiate disciplinary proceedings and establish an Ethics Commission in order to respond to the violation.

9.6. In case of assessment of the alleged violation with the norms of this Code and the absence of signs of violation of the Code of Ethics in the action, the Legal Service shall explain to the applicant the absence of grounds for initiating disciplinary proceedings. The rule established by this Article shall not apply if it is impossible to determine the author of the notification.

9.7. During the preliminary assessment of the alleged violation by the Legal Service or during the disciplinary proceedings by the Ethics Commission, if there is a suspicion that the violation includes signs of an administrative offense or criminal act, the Legal Service or the Ethics Commission shall notify the relevant authorities and transfer the materials at their disposal. In this case, it is permissible to suspend the ongoing disciplinary proceedings until the authorized body issues a decision on the matter in accordance with the procedure established by law.

Article 10. Ethics Commission

10.1. The Ethics Commission is established by order of the Rector of the University, to study the issue of violation of the ethical values ​​​​defined by this Code, to consider the issue of disciplinary liability as a result of establishing the fact of unacceptable behavior, and to select the measure of disciplinary liability for the violating student.

10.2. The Commission consists of at least 3 members who have the competence to comprehensively assess the relevant issue. One member of the Commission must be the Student Ombudsman, or if his/her involvement in the discussion of a specific issue is impossible - another student nominated by the student self-government.

10.3. The members of the Commission are obliged to exclude a conflict of interest both in relation to the student subject to disciplinary proceedings and to the person(s) against whom the violation was committed.

10.4. A conflict of interest is defined as a family, social, or economic relationship between the persons participating in the study of the issue, as well as any other circumstance that may affect the impartiality of the Commission member in a positive or negative way.

10.5. The University's Records Service shall ensure that interested parties are informed about the composition of the Ethics Commission, as well as the receipt and submission of possible appeals to the Commission.

10.6. All parties participating in the proceedings have the right to remove a Commission member. The issue of removal shall be considered, and in case of satisfaction, the relevant member of the Commission shall be replaced by the Rector of the University.

10.7. A member of the Commission may be removed if there are grounds provided for in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article.

Article 11. Student rights in disciplinary proceedings

11.1. After the creation of the commission, the student is sent a notification on determining the composition of the commission and considering the issue of initiating disciplinary proceedings against him, which describes the content of the alleged misconduct, with reference to the specific unacceptable behavior defined by this Code, the student's rights during the implementation of disciplinary proceedings and, in the case of a decision by the commission, the time for conducting an oral hearing.

11.2. The stages of the work of the Ethics Commission are:

• a) deciding on the issue of initiating disciplinary proceedings;
• b) conducting disciplinary proceedings;
• c) imposing a disciplinary penalty.

11.3. In the process of deciding on the initiation of disciplinary proceedings, the student has the right to:

• a) make a reasoned decision in writing on the issue of initiating disciplinary proceedings against him/her;
• b) file a reasoned objection to the member(s) of the commission;
• c) exercise the right of defense;
• d) provide the commission with the information and evidence at his/her disposal;
• e) request that the issue of disciplinary proceedings against him/her be discussed at a public hearing.

11.4. During disciplinary proceedings, the student has the right to:

• a) receive a reasoned decision in writing on the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against him/her;
• b) attend the discussion of the disciplinary proceedings;
• c) exercise the right to defend himself/herself;
• d) provide the University with information and evidence at his/her disposal;
• e) participate in the examination of evidence;

11.5. The student has the right to request and receive a reasonable period of time at any stage of the proceedings for the purpose of preparing his/her position, exercising his/her right to defend himself/herself and/or collecting evidence. In this case, the commission makes a decision to postpone the consideration of the case and determine the deadline for presenting the position/evidence, which is specified in the commission's protocol and notified to the participants in the disciplinary proceedings.

11.6. The student is entitled to admit the fact of violating the Code of Ethics. In this case, the student's admission, supported by relevant evidence, is the basis for imposing a lighter disciplinary penalty on him.

11.7. The student is entitled to appeal the decision and disciplinary penalty imposed on him in court.

Article 12. Decision-making by the Ethics Commission

12.1. If the resolution of the issue does not require an oral hearing, and if the student's request to discuss the issue at a public session is not granted, the disciplinary commission studies the materials in the case and makes a decision based on these materials. In this case, the position and evidence presented by the student must be studied.

12.2. If an oral hearing is scheduled by the commission's decision or at the student's request, all participants in the disciplinary proceedings must be notified of the oral hearing.

12.3. All members of the commission are required to attend the oral hearing. The absence of a student, victim, or other person, which is not due to a valid reason known to the commission in advance, does not prevent the session from being held.

12.4. The oral hearing is opened by the chairman of the commission, who informs the attendees about the content of the case, the position presented by the student, the evidence in the case, and explains to the student his/her rights and forms of disciplinary liability.

12.5. After the chairman of the commission, if desired, the floor is given to the injured party or the party initiating the disciplinary proceedings (disclosing the violation), who presents his/her position and supporting evidence to the commission.

12.6. In the event that the injured party refrains from expressing his/her position, one of the members of the commission will inform the participants about the position in the case. The burden of proof in disciplinary proceedings lies with the prosecution.

12.7. The student is entitled to respond personally or through a representative to the arguments of the other party, refute the evidence presented by him, present his own evidence and answer the questions of the commission members.

12.8. After the parties have spoken, the commission begins to evaluate the evidence. All disputed issues or evidence must be evaluated in favor of the student.

12.9. The student ombudsman of the commission member ensures the evaluation of the evidence in favor of the student and facilitates the work of the commission members, taking into account the legitimate interests of the student.

12.10. Subparagraphs 8 and 9 of this article do not imply the obligation of the student ombudsman to take into account the interests of the student, which include interference in the process of establishing the truth in the case.

12.11. The commission is authorized to obtain and request additional information, as well as, with the consent of the party affected by the violation of ethical norms, hear explanations from other persons (witnesses) if the information in the case is not exhaustive. 12.12 After the completion of the examination of evidence and the voting of the commission members, the chairman of the commission announces the decision of the disciplinary commission.

12.13. The decision to impose a disciplinary penalty on a student and terminate disciplinary proceedings is made no later than 1 (one) month after receiving information about the misconduct. In the event that a longer period than that provided for by law is necessary to establish circumstances of essential importance to the case, the term of disciplinary proceedings may be extended by no more than 3 months from the start of the proceedings.

Article 13. Decision of the Ethics Commission

13.1. The Ethics Commission shall make one of the following decisions

• a) on failure to detect a violation of the Code of Ethics and termination of disciplinary proceedings against the student;
• b) on detection of a minor violation of the Code of Ethics, without imposing a disciplinary penalty on the student;
• c) on detection of a violation of the Code of Ethics and imposing a disciplinary penalty on the student.

13.2. The decision provided for in subparagraph "a" of paragraph one of this article shall be made in the event that the evidence in the case does not provide exhaustive confirmation of the student's violation of the norms of the Code of Ethics and the commission of unacceptable behavior.

13.3. The decision provided for in subparagraph "b" of paragraph one of this article shall be made in the event that the evidence in the case confirms the student's violation of the norms of the Code of Ethics, although the content of the violation or the damage caused by it is insignificant, the student acknowledges the fact of the violation and expresses his readiness not to repeat it,

13.4. The decision provided for in subparagraph “c” of paragraph 1 of this Article shall be made in the event that the evidence in the case confirms the student’s violation of the norms of the Code of Ethics, and the content of the violation and the resulting damage justify the imposition of a disciplinary penalty against the student.

13.5. The decision of the Commission on the violation of the rules of conduct established by the Code of Ethics and the imposition of a disciplinary offense must be made unanimously.

13.6. The decision of the Commission shall be submitted to the Rector of the University, who shall issue an order on the imposition of a disciplinary penalty based on the Commission’s submission.

13.7. The student has the right to appeal the decision taken by the University against him/her in court.

Article 14. Practice, explanations and recommendations of the Commission

14.1. The Commission, along with the assessment of the issue, is authorized to develop a definition of the ethical obligation set forth in this Code, which comprehensively establishes the scope of ethical and unethical behavior in relation to specific ethical values, as well as recommendations on examples of behavior based on the ethical values ​​established by this Code.

14.2. The definitions and recommendations of the Ethics Commission, in a generalized form (without identifying data of the violator, participant or victim), may be provided to other members of the university community. The decision on the disclosure of the definitions and recommendations of the Ethics Commission is made by the Rector of the University.

14.3. The generalized definitions and recommendations of the Commission shall be attached to the Code of Ethics.

14.4. Each Ethics Commission shall, in its work, take into account the recommendations developed by previous Commission(s) on similar issues, in order to implement uniform approaches and introduce good practices.

14.5. The Commission may change the definitions and recommendations by developing updated, substantiated definitions and recommendations, which shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure established by this Article.

Article 15. Involvement of other bodies in the investigation of misconduct

15.1. In the event that the evidence in the case raises suspicion that the student's actions contain signs of an administrative offense or a criminal offense, the Chairman of the Disciplinary Commission shall address the Rector of the University to initiate an investigation of the matter in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation.

15.2. The Chairman of the Commission and/or the Rector of the University shall be authorized to suspend the consideration of the matter by the Commission until the authorized body renders a decision on the case, or to continue the disciplinary proceedings if this does not impede the activities of the authorized body or impede the realization of the rights of the student provided for by the legislation and this Code.

Article 16. Presumption of innocence

16.1. A student against whom disciplinary procedures are being carried out is considered to be free of disciplinary sanctions until the end of the disciplinary proceedings and the final decision of the commission.

16.2. It is not permissible to remove a student from the educational process or otherwise restrict his/her rights until the end of the disciplinary proceedings and the final decision of the commission.

16.3. An exception to the rule specified in this article is permitted only in cases provided for by law, if the absence of restrictions poses a threat to the protection of the rights, health, property and safety of others.

Article 17. Confidentiality

Article 18. Disciplinary sanctions

18.1. For violation of the rules of conduct established by this Code, the following types of disciplinary sanctions are provided:

• a) warning (validity period - 6 months from the imposition of the penalty
• e);
• b) warning (validity period - 12 months from the imposition of the penalty
• e);
• c) temporary removal from the educational process - suspension of the student's status for a period of 1 or 2 academic semesters
• d). Termination of the student's status

18.2. It is not permissible to impose two or more disciplinary measures for one disciplinary offense.

18.3. If a new disciplinary measure is not applied to a student during the term of disciplinary liability, he or she shall be deemed not to have been subject to disciplinary liability.

18.4. A disciplinary offense shall be deemed to have been committed repeatedly when, after the imposition of a disciplinary penalty, the student commits a violation of the same nature or another type. If a student commits a disciplinary violation repeatedly without the penalty imposed for the previous violation having been waived (the term of validity has not expired), his or her penalty shall be determined by a more severe penalty, and in the case of a lighter offense, the same or a lighter measure of liability shall be applied.

18.5. Termination of student status, as an extreme measure of disciplinary responsibility, is used in cases of particularly serious violations or recurrence of violations, and involves the termination of a person's student status, after which the student is no longer eligible to complete the remaining components of the program and must transfer to another higher education institution.

Article 19. Additional tools for responding to disciplinary misconduct

19.1. In parallel with the disciplinary liability provided for in paragraph 18 of this Code, the University is authorized to use the following additional tools to respond to misconduct:

• a) restriction of the right to benefit from the benefits determined by the University;
• b). Temporary or permanent refusal by the University to issue a student a Good Character Certificate.
• c) Cancellation of the assessment/overall assessment of the component of the study course;
• d) Cancellation of the study () registration;
• c) Compensation for the damage caused.

19.2. Restriction of the right to benefit from the benefits determined by the University implies restriction of the right to benefit from the benefits determined by the University - scholarships, the right to participate in exchange programs, and others. The above-mentioned restriction is valid for the duration of the disciplinary penalty.

19.3. The temporary or permanent refusal by the University to issue a student's positive character certificate (Good character certificate) means the non-issuance of a student's character certificate at the request of the student or third parties, either temporarily or for the entire duration of the student's study period.

19.4. Cancellation of the assessment/overall assessment of a component of the study course is used in cases of unacceptable behavior in the study process and, depending on the content of the violation, means the cancellation of the assessment of the component of the study course in which the violation occurred, or the recording of a negative assessment in the entire study course.

19.5. Cancellation of registration for the course (e

• b) is applied in case of unacceptable behavior in the educational process, if the unacceptable behavior in the educational process concerns those educational components that are not specified in paragraphs 4 of this article (use of another person's identity by a student in the educational process, unauthorized assistance to another person in the educational process, etc.
• a)

19.6. Compensation for damage caused may be used as an additional measure for such misconduct that has caused material damage to the University or other persons.

19.7. Compensation for damage is made in accordance with the rules established by the Civil Code of Georgia.

Article 20. Final provisions

20.1. The approval of this Code, amendments and supplements to it shall be ensured by the Rector of the University.

20.2. Within one month from the notification of the University Student Ombudsman’s incompetence, the Student Self-Government shall provide recommendations regarding the Code. The failure to provide recommendations shall not constitute grounds for suspending the Code.

20.3. The Rector of the University shall be authorized to take into account the recommendations of the Student Self-Government in whole or in part.