Bachelor Registration Procedure and Required Documents

• Registration Application: Complete the application during the document submission process.

• Identity Document: Provide the original and a copy of your ID card. Foreign citizens must submit a copy of their passport or ID card along with a notarized Georgian translation.

• Photographs: Submit four 3x4 photos and an electronic version on CD or DVD.

• Military Registration Document: Georgian citizens subject to military registration must provide the original and a copy of the document confirming their registration.

• Educational Documents:

  • Bachelor's Degree Applicants: Submit a copy of the document confirming complete general or equivalent education.
  • Master's Degree Applicants: Submit a copy of the document confirming at least a bachelor’s or equivalent higher education. If education was obtained in a foreign institution, include a notarized Georgian translation and recognition document of the education.

• English Proficiency Certificate: Provide a certificate confirming your proficiency at the level required for admission to the English-language program or another relevant program.

• Marine Education Program: Submit medical examination form #100/a (Dedani) issued by an authorized medical institution.

• English-Language Programs: Applicants must exceed the 50% threshold in English proficiency.

Special Admission Conditions for Studying at BNU Without Unified National Exams

According to Georgian legislation, certain applicants are exempt from passing unified national exams, including:

• Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons: Those who have completed general or equivalent education abroad.
• Georgian Citizens: Those who completed full general education or its equivalent in a foreign country and attended the last two years of full general education abroad.
• Foreign Citizens (excluding joint higher education or exchange programs): Those who have studied and received credits or qualifications at a recognized foreign higher education institution.
• Georgian Citizens (excluding joint higher education or exchange programs): Those who lived abroad for at least 75 days during a semester while studying at a foreign higher education institution and obtained credits or qualifications recognized by the legislation of that country.

Registration for BNU's Vocational Education Programs:

• To register for a program, an individual must log in to the registration system at www.vet.emis.ge and register as an applicant.
• Applicants are registered within the timeframe determined by an individual administrative-legal act issued by the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia.
• During registration, the applicant is allowed to choose no more than three desired programs.
• The applicant is responsible for the accuracy of the information submitted in the registration system.
• Submitting incorrect information in the system may result in the applicant being denied admission.
• The selection period and the start date of studies are defined by an individual administrative-legal act of the Minister.

Applicant Selection Procedure:

• The selection process involves evaluating applicants for admission to the program.
• The evaluation is conducted in Georgian, and in the case of foreign-language programs, in the respective language of the program.
• The assessment takes place at BSU’s Department of Vocational Education. If necessary, it can also be conducted remotely using modern communication tools.
• Applicants are assessed based on testing and/or interviews organized by BNU’s Department of Vocational Education.
• The specific selection format for each intake and/or program is determined by an individual administrative-legal act issued by the head of BNU’s Department of Vocational Education.

After admission to a vocational education program, students must submit the following documents to the admissions committee:

• An application addressed to the Head of BNU’s Department of Vocational Education (filled out on-site);
• A notarized copy of the education certificate/diploma;
• A copy of the birth certificate;
• A medical certificate “Form 100” (Address: 91 Z. Gorgiladze Street, Maritime Medical Center "Sagittarius");
• Three copies of an ID card;
• Four photographs (¾ size) along with an electronic version;
• A document confirming military registration, if applicable.