On July 20, at the International University of the Caucasus, the defense of the doctoral thesis of Sofiko Khvinianidze, a doctoral student of the doctoral program of business administration, was held on the topic: "Development of the management system in the pharmaceutical business".

The scientific leader of the paper is Doctor of Business Administration, Professor of the National University of Georgia - Manana Maridashvili, and the official reviewers are Doctor of Economics, Assistant Professor of the Department of Management and Administration, Laboratory of Human Potential Management Founder and Manager (Tbilisi State University)

Ekaterine Gulua and Doctor of Economics, Head of the Bachelor of Management Program at Caucasus International University, Affiliated Associate Professor - Mamuka Toria.

After submitting the thesis and passing the relevant procedures, by the decision of the Dissertation Council, Sofiko Ghvinianidze was awarded the academic degree of Doctor of Business Administration.