Student disciplinary procedures in Georgian higher education are governed by paragraphs 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Article 43 of the Law on Higher Education. This page is devoted precisely to procedural guarantees — the rules that a higher education institution must observe in every disciplinary proceeding. The substantive question — what counts as a violation and what sanction may be applied — is defined by the institution's charter and code of ethics, but the procedural standard is set by the law itself and cannot be narrowed by the charter.
When disciplinary proceedings begin, and what they must not cost the student
Paragraph 8 of Article 43 establishes two fundamental rules. First: the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against a student must not restrict the student's right to participate in the study process — exclusion from studies is permissible only where it endangers the protection of others' rights, health, the institution's property and safety, and where those cases are provided for by the charter and internal rules. Second: the question is decided by the higher education institution, whose charter determines the organ authorised to adopt the decision.
Procedurally this means that until the accusation is proven, the student continues studying. Temporary restriction is possible only in defined, safety-related cases. If the institution removes a student from the study process immediately upon initiation, without any threat existing, this directly contradicts the law and constitutes a ground for appeal.