Expulsion from a Georgian higher education institution and the appeal of an expulsion decision are governed by Article 43 of the Law on Higher Education — the single catalogue of student rights, containing the guarantees on which anyone facing termination of student status or disciplinary proceedings must rely. This page explains how the law frames expulsion, who decides it and under which procedure, and how an adopted decision can be challenged.
The legal nature of expulsion — cessation of status in cases provided by law
Paragraph 12 of Article 43 provides that a student's status terminates upon completion of the respective educational programme or in other cases provided for by the charter of the higher education institution. The law thus does not define expulsion as a standalone sanction — the grounds for termination and the examination procedure are determined by the institution's own charter. The first step of any appeal is to identify the exact norm relied upon: if the charter does not cover the situation, the decision becomes questionable.
Paragraph 8 of Article 43 establishes that the question of disciplinary proceedings against a student is decided by the higher education institution, whose charter determines the organ authorised to adopt the decision. An appeal must verify that the decision was produced within that organ's competence and in compliance with the prescribed procedure.