The market for electronic education technologies is growing fast, and clients often ask whether Georgia has a separate legal regulation for EdTech. The answer is direct: no — a special EdTech statute does not exist, but the electronic system for managing the study process is regulated by the Law on Higher Education. This page explains what the law requires of electronic learning, what the system must look like, in which cases the electronic form is permitted, and what guarantees a student holds.
The statutory definition of electronic learning
The law defines electronic learning directly: it means conducting the study process, or part of it, on a higher education programme through a modern electronic means of communication — an electronic system for managing the study process. This definition matters for two reasons. First, it places the system — not just any technology — at the centre. Second, it treats electronic learning within the context of a higher education programme, meaning the boundaries of this regulation are set by the level of education.
What the system must ensure
The law's requirement towards the system is specific: an electronic system for managing the study process ensures the organisation and conduct of the study process based on modern, licensed information and communication technologies. Such a system is used for delivering study materials, for the student's communication and interaction with other students and with the institution's staff, for assessments to be conducted objectively, transparently and fairly, for consultation, and for monitoring progress. One essential detail: the form of communication must be synchronous — communication carried out at one and the same time. The institution must ensure the selection of a modern, licensed application or platform and its proper, interactive use.
Which courses may go electronic
The permissibility of electronic learning depends on the type of course. Under the law, the institution may offer a student to take by electronic form a course or subject that includes a theoretical component and does not include a practical component — study or enterprise practice, laboratory work, clinical training and other components that require the physical, simultaneous presence of the student and staff in one environment. In such a case interim, final and additional examinations are held at the institution itself. In addition, the detailed list of fields of study and the maximum number of credits within which electronic learning is permitted are approved, on the proposal of the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement, by the minister under the established procedure.