In the scope of the program Teach And Learn With Georgia, 7th group of English
language volunteer teachers arrived to Georgia. They will be distributed
in Samtskhe-Javakheti region in order to teach the local schoolchildren English
language.
Resource Officers still hold charity events. 40 Resource Officers,
together with the schoolchildren of №1, №10 ,
№ 157 , №29, №52 schools visited Nodar Dumbadze Tbilisi State
Central Children’s Theatre and attended the performance Cat’s Tale according to
Carel Capek.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini awarded the winners of the competitions, that were held in the scope of the week, dedicated to 170th anniversary of Akaki Tsereteli. On October 29, presentation of an exact copy of Akaki’s “Salamuri” that was published in 1893 was held as well.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini met the representatives
of the Private School Association of European countries. The delegation was
composed with the members of Union of Latvian Private Schools.
Resource Officers begin to hold
charity events. 40 Resource Officers visited Gldani orphanage and presented the
children with the books, sweets and toys.
In
order to advance the teaching level in natural sciences and attract
schoolchildren’s interest, implementation of the program “Einstein” has begun in
Public Schools. In the scope of the program, Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini provided Tbilisi Public School №157 with the lab
for natural sciences.
New
school was constructed in the village of Mleta. Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia visited newly opened school and donated literature to the
school library.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini met with Dr. Curtiss E.
Porter, Chancellor, Office of the Chancellor, Penn State Greater Allegheny and
Dr. John Kang, Director, Asia Collaboration, Institute for Software Research,
School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University.
By the initiative of MES, implementation of the program “Einstein” begins from October 26 in the Public Schools of Georgia. The program envisages refurbishing of the school labs in the natural sciences.
The Ministry
of Education and Science of Georgia together with the National Centre for
Educational Quality Enhancement continues a series of Regional Academic Summits
and trainings for higher educational institutions in the framework of the
Twinning/CEIBAL project.
In the frame of the week, reading in public We Together Read Akaki’s Writings was held in Kutaisi Tsereteli State University. Students of the university as well as the schoolchildren of Kutaisi Public School took part in the event.
Education Employers Union of Georgia in cooperation with MES will train
the principals of Public Schools. Minister of Education and Science of Georgia,
Dimitri Shashkini attended the presentation, prepared by the Union.
In the scope of the campaign Plant
a Tree, Make Tbilisi Green, Resource Officers planted trees in 5 Public Schools
of Tbilisi together with the schoolchildren.
Kachreti Vocational Education and Training Center hosted around 100
English language teachers who have arrived in Georgia in the scope of the
program Teach And Learn With Georgia. Deputy Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze took part in the event.
Deputy
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze met with the
representatives of the delegation of the University of Latvia. Two-day visit
was designed to get familiarized with the ongoing reforms and share experience
in the scope of Mentor and Induction State Program.
Vice President of
the company Intel, General Manager of Intel World Ahead Program, John Davies and Regional Manager in Central Asia and
Caucasus, Dmitri Cissell are paying an official visit to Georgia by the
invitation of MES.
Deputy
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze met with the
Deputy Minister of Education and Research of Norway, Lisbet Rugtvedt. All
key issues of inclusive education, currently existing in Georgian education
system as well as successful steps in this direction were discussed at the
meeting.
LEPL
National Center for Education Quality Enhancement, operating under MES
developed National Qualification Framework for the first time in the education
system.
Tbilisi
State Medical University celebrates its 80th anniversary. In the
scope of the anniversary week, Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini visited the Education Institution and took part
in several events.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini attended the conference
Euro-Atlantic Integration of Georgia: Role of International Society. Minister
held a presentation on Investment in Georgian Human Capital for the attendants.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and Chairman of the air
company “Airzena”, Tamaz Gaiashvili gave a class in aviation to the
schoolchildren of Tbilisi Public School №47.
In
the scope of the Safe School Concept, Resource Officers will operate in all
Public Schools of Zugdidi. Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia,
Irine Kurdadze introduced three-person group of Resource Officers to Zugdidi
Public School №2.
Refurbishing
of the school libraries still continues. Minister of Education and Science of
Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and General Director of BasisBank, David Tsaava
presented the library of Public School №45 with the books.
Trainings
in IT for the teachers of the first graders are still held. Trainings are given
throughout the whole Georgia. Totally, trainings will be held for the teachers
of 110 schools who were provided with the netbooks.
In the scope of the program Teach And Learn With Georgia, another group of foreign teachers
arrived in Georgia.
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Nodar Surguladze held a
meeting with volunteer teachers.
In the scope of the visit in Armenia, Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and Minister of Education of Armenia,
Armen Ashotyan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.
The Ministry of Education
and Science of Georgia together with the National Centre for Educational
Quality Enhancement continues a series of Regional Academic Summits and
trainings for higher educational institutions in the framework of the
Twinning/CEIBAL project.
The
schoolchildren of Public School №81 will be given sports classes at the new
stadium from now on. Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri
Shashkini opened the stadium today.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and Public Defender of
Georgia, George Tugushi awarded the winners of the competition Me as an
Ombudsman.
By
the initiative of the President of Georgia, new building for the schoolchildren
of the primary school was constructed. As a result, number of the first graders
increased and the demand for this school is being satisfied.
National Curriculum and
Assessment Center of MES finished working on the project of 2011-2016 National
Curriculum. Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and
Director of the Center, Natia Jokhadze held a presentation of the National
Curriculum project at Radisson Blue Iveria.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and Minister of
Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and
Refugees of Georgia, Koba Subeliani presented around 70 schoolchildren of
Perevi Public School with the textbooks of 5,000 GEL.
10th October - International Day Against the Climate Change is celebrated across the world and more than 40
countries of Europe, including all EU member
states, take part in it.
First
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Sepherteladze and
Rector of the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Khatia Dekanoidze
awarded 27 resource officers with certificates.
First
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Sepherteladze and
Director of the Information Center on NATO, Tengo Gogotishvili gave a lecture on
NATO to the refugee schoolchildren of Tserovani Public School.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini called the United States
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s
announcement on the project Teach And Learn With Georgia as very
important.
In
the scope of an official visit to the Republic of Estonia, Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini held a meeting with
Estonian students and representatives of NGOs at Tartu University.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini has paid official visit to the Republic of Estonia. Minister has already met the Minister of Education
and Research of the Republic of Estonia, Tonis Lukas.
By
the initiative of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, pilot
program of the project Computers For Everyone will be launched from October 11. The
project is designed to give all social groups of society opportunity of buying
desired computer or notebook for the special price.
Deputy
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Giorgi Chakhnashvili and Rector
of the Police Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Khatia
Dekanoidze introduced Resource Officers at Kutaisi Public School №1.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and
Chairman of the Trade Unions of Georgia, Irakli Petriashvili met the
Members of Educators and Scientists Free Trade Union of Georgia.
Ministry
of Education and Science of Georgia, Office of the State Minister of Georgia
for Diaspora Issues and the leading Universities of Georgia have been
implementing the joint program “Study in Georgia” in 2010.
Special
conference was dedicated to the ongoing reforms of the vocational education. Planned
amendments in the law on the vocational education were presented at the
conference.
His Holiness and
Beatitude Catholicos Patriarch of all Georgia, Ilia II and Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini congratulated the
schoolchildren of Queen
Tamar Boarding-School on the beginning of the new school year.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and President of
Education Professional Syndicate, Tato Shavshishvili visited Tbilisi Public
School №21 in the scope of the Teacher’s Day and awarded the
teacher of this school who took the highest score in the teacher’s
certification exams.
By
the initiative of the President of Georgia, dance classes will be introduced in
schools from 2011. Theoretical and practical classes in Georgian dance will be
given. At the first level, innovation will be piloted in the schools of
Tbilisi.
His Holiness and
Beatitude Catholicos Patriarch of all Georgia, Ilia II and Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini congratulated the students
of ST. Andrew the First Called Georgian University of Patriarchate of Georgia
on the beginning of the new academic year.
Another delegation of English language teachers arrived in Georgia in the scope of the program
Teach And
Learn With Georgia.
50 teachers will be distributed in the public schools of Georgia
in order to teach the
Georgian schoolchildren English language together with the local
teachers.
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, together with the air company “Airzena Georgian Airways” is launching the new competition Become an Aviator throughout Georgia.
English language volunteer teachers who have arrived to Georgia in the scope of the program ,,Teach and Learn with Georgia” took part in the vintage together with the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and
Chief Ambassador of Culture and Communication Division of the Federal
Foreign Office of Germany, Vernen Vnendt opened Tbilisi German
International School.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and Chief Ambassador
of Culture and Communication Division of the Federal Foreign Office of
Germany, Vernen Vnendt spoke about deepening cooperation
between the two countries in the education field.
Week dedicated to the 170th
anniversary of Akaki Tsereteli will be held on October 25-29 in Public Schools
by the initiative of MES. The schools will plan and carry out different
activities in the scope of the week. Competition of the writings will be held
as well where VIII-XII graders will take part.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and Rector of Ilia State
University, Gigi Tevzadze visited Earth Sciences Institute and got familiarized
with the unique geological multifunction technique GMSYS 2009 that was invented
by Georgian scientists.
As
the result of the joint investigative activities of the Prosecutor’s Office of
Georgia, Chamber of Control and Audit Department of MES, Director of Kakheti
experimental station of Lomouri Agriculture Institute, George Bolghashvili and Main Accountant of this institution, Gela
Janiashvili have been arrested.
Graduates
of 158 public school donated 3,444GEL to the school in the scope of the program
ALUMNI. The sum was spent for renovating the third floor, changing windows and
doors, taps, ladders. Computer classroom was refurbished as well.
Al-Jazeera television dedicated special topic to
the project Teach and Learn With Georgia, being commenced in Georgian Public
Schools. Author named recruitment of foreign teachers as the linguistic
revolution. He explained in details that the country tries to leave the
post-Soviet past by teaching the Georgian schoolchildren English language.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and Director of National Curriculum and
Assessment Center, Natia Jokhadze personally presented the first graders of
Tbilisi Public School №53 with English Language textbooks, published for the
first graders of the pilot schools.
Graduates of Tbilisi
Vocational Education and Training
Center have been
employed
in the new factory Sartorial House. The graduates were awarded with the
diplomas
of dressmaker after passing the course at the center during one year and
a
half. They will receive the salary that amounts to 500 GEL. Studying is
free at
Tbilisi Vocational Education and Training
Center.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini commented on
establishing Black Sea Technical University in Batumi: Education
presents one of the top priorities of our country. With the support of
our American partners, new University will be constructed in Batumi.
By
the initiative of the President of Georgia, dance classes will be introduced in
schools. In the scope of this initiative, First Deputy Minister of Education
and Science of Georgia, Koka Seperteladze held a first working meeting.
12
adults were moved to Tbilisi Boarding-School №200 for the Children With Special
Needs from the Boarding-Schools of Gurjaani, Bodbe and Kokhnari. Adults lived
in the conditions that did not satisfy elementary requirements.
Delegation
of the Government of Georgia, UNDP and EU visited the Milk Factory in
Gori. UNDP Resident Representative in Georgia, Jamie McGoldrick ,
Head of the European Union Delegation to Georgia, Per Eklund, Deputy
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze, Deputy Minister of
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Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini, Minister of Education
of Azerbaijan, Misir Mardanov and Governor of Kvemo Kartli, David Kirkitadze
visited Gardabani Public School №3 and congratulated the schoolchildren on the
beginning of the school year in the renovated environment.
Prime
Minister of Georgia, Nika Gilauri and Minister of Education and Science of
Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini opened new canteen at Tbilisi Public School #161.
Canteen is in compliance with modern standards.
Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the High Energy
Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) and Ministry of Education and Science
of Georgia in April 2010 in order to foster the cooperation between Japanese
and Georgian physicists.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini , U.S. Ambassador to
Georgia, John Bass and Governor of Shida Kartli, Zurab Arsoshvili visited the
rehabilitated school of the village of Dzevera and spoke with the
schoolchildren. The school was renovated with the financial support of USAID.
First
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Seperteladze and
Director of the National Center for Teacher Professional Development, Gia
Mamulashvili held a briefing on the beginning of the registration of teacher
inductees.
Many
honorable guests attended the event dedicated to the new academic year at
Sokhumi State University. Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia,
Nodar Surguladze was among the guests. He congratulated the students on the
beginning of the new academic year and wished them success.
In
the scope of the Forum of Georgian Scientists, two-day plenary session of Georgian
scientists who work abroad was opened on September 20-21. Minister of Education
and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini attended the opening of the session.
New
academic year began on September 20 at Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State
University. Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and
Acting Rector of TSU, Aleksandre Kvitashvili congratulated the students on the
beginning of the new academic year.
Working meeting was held between
the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and the
President of Education Professional Syndicate, Tato Shavshishvili. Tato
Shavshishvili introduced the proposals to the Minister that are planned to be
implemented in cooperation with MES.
First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka
Seperteladze and Minister of Education, Culture and Sport of Adjara, Gia
Abuladze visited the Ship “Academy” of Batumi
State Maritime
Academy.
Unique
center was established in Georgian Technical University for the bachelor and MA
students of electro energy field. The center is in compliance with modern
standards.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia together with the
National Centre for Education Accreditation continues a series of Regional Academic
Summits and trainings for higher educational institutions in the framework of
the Twinning/CEIBAL project.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and General Director and
Executive Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Liberty Bank, Lado Gurgenidze
met with certified teachers in the head office of Liberty Bank and held a
briefing.
First
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Seperteladze and
Minister of Education, Culture and Sport of Adjara, Gia Abuladze personally
presented 25 successful school children of the basic level of the public
schools of Khulo region with personal computers in the scope of the President’s
national program My First Computer.
Resource
officers will ensure safety in all Public Schools of Batumi from the new
academic year. Deputy Ministers of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka
Seperteladze and George Chakhnashvili introduced the three-person group of
resource officers in Batumi Public School №3.
For
the first time in Georgia, bilingual textbooks are published for non-Georgian
school children. 35% of the material of these textbooks is published in
Georgian. Manuals
Arrival
of foreign teachers still continuous in the scope of the program Teach And
Learn With Georgia. Traditionally, they are met by the Minister of Education
and Science and Deputy Ministers in the Tbilisi International Airport.
Ministry
of Education and Science of Georgia sent the application to the parole
commission about releasing three juvenile convicts – Levan Dumbadze, Merab
Mindeli and Rati Darbaidze.
The
President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili opened new public school in the
village of Dighomi. The school is in compliance with modern standards. The
President congratulated the school children and teachers on the beginning of
the new academic year.
For
the first time in Georgia, on September 15, new school year began in all public
schools of Georgia simultaneously. In the scope of this day, the First Lady of
Georgia, Sandra Elisabeth Reolofs visited Tbilisi Pubic School №158 and
attended the event, dedicated to the new academic year.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini met 400 resource
officers of Tbilisi Public Schools and attended the swearing in ceremony.
Resource officers held a swearing in ceremony.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini introduced innovations
of 2010-2011 academic years to the journalists at the briefing held in the
office of the newspaper Prime Time. Minister thoroughly answered journalists’
questions.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini and Minister of
Environment Protection and Natural Resources, Goga Khachidze, together with the
Rector of Ilia State University, Gigi Tevzadze officially opened the Institute
of Alpine Ecology in Stepantsminda.
First
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Seperteladze attended
the Open Day at Tbilisi State University of Economic Relations, congratulated
students on the beginning of the new academic year and presented them with
around 3,000 textbooks of 4 different titles on behalf of MES.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini held a
presentation of the 2010-2015 Strategy Paper of MES firstly for the
journalists.
According
to the initiative of the President of Georgia, teaching of English language
will be launched from the first form in some pilot schools of Georgia. If the
piloting passes successfully, the project will be launched in all schools from
2011. Teachers, who will teach the first graders foreign language, passed the
special training.
Adelina
Chanturia, who lives in the orphanage of Kojori, will continue studying in the
private school-lyceum “Mtsignobartukhutsesi” in the 12th form in the
scope of the program, initiated by MES. Minister personally took the girl in
the new school and presented her with the personal computer.
25,381
students have been enrolled in accredited higher educational institutions of
Georgia according to 2010 Unified Entry Exams. 3,276 of them will continue
studying at higher professional programs.
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