Georgia elected president of the International Anti-Corruption Academy

Georgia was elected president of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) in Vienna, Austria yesterday.

Deputy Justice Minister of Georgia Gocha Lortkipanidze will serve as Georgia’s representative in the international organization and educational institution aimed at analysing challenges in terms of combating corruption and training professionals.

Successful anti-corruption reforms conducted by Georgia caused its election as the Academy President,” the Georgian Justice Ministry stated in a press release.

Georgia was the Academy Vice President from September 2018. It joined the academy in 2015.

The Georgian Justice Ministry hosted an IACA Master’s program in 2017.

Students from 16 countries passed the final module of the programme in Georgia as it was assessed as ‘an ideal location for meeting efficient implementation of anti-corruption methods and practical examples’ by the international academic programmes office.

IACA also plans to conduct the 2019  Master’s course in Georgia.