In Spring 2024, within the framework of the Jean
Monnet Module "Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the European
Union: Experience for Georgia” under Bachelor educational program of the
Sokhumi State University the new teaching course “Corporate Social
Responsibility in the European Union“ (50 classroom/contact hours; 50 hours
including: Lecture/Seminars - 45 hours, Midterm Examination – 2 hours, Final
Examination - 3hours) has been started.
The teaching course is compulsory for students of bachelor programs in
“Business Administration” at the expense of free elective subjects, whereas for
the students of any bachelor’s degree program is elective. Larisa Takalandze,
Professor of the University, the Manager of the project, is giving lectures.
Invited lecturer on seminars (5 hours) – doctoral student Teona Kacheishvili.
It should be noted, that 210 students are registered
for the new course (instead of 150 students provided by the project) from four
Faculties of the University (Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, Faculty
of Law and Diplomacy, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Technologies
and Pharmacy, Faculty of Humanities). The total number of students was divided
into 2 lecture and 5 seminar groups.
The purpose of studying is to form basic theoretical
knowledge in the sphere of CSR in the EU, peculiarities of the public policy,
ethics. The educational field of the teaching course “CSR in the European
Union” assumes that having studied the course students will be better informed
about the EU studies, EU Instruments for Smart and Sustainable Growth,
EU-Georgia Association Agreement (AA), main forms of the CSR in the EU,
characteristics public policies on CSR in the EU, CSR under COVID-19 Corona
virus Pandemic, etc.
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