Minister of Education
and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini introduced Resource Officers to
Tbilisi school-lyceum “Mtsignobartukhutsesi”. First Deputy Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia Koka Sepherteladze visited Backswood
International School to introduce the Resources officers to this school.
Native English Speaker Teachers continue to arrive to Georgia within
the frame of the educational program “Teach and Learn with Georgia”. A new
group of qualified teachers arrived from Australia, USA, Canada and England.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and Chairman of the Union of Georgian Education
System Employers David Lagvilava signed the memorandum of cooperation.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and USAID Caucasus Mission Director Jock Conly
presented modern learning materials to the teachers of professional colleges.
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Irine Kurdadze
opened the two day conference on Integration IT Technology in the
Learning Process. The joint event of the Ministry of Education and
Science of Georgia and Microsoft was attended by the representative of
Microsoft in Georgia, the General Manager Davit Asatiani and the
Education Manager of Central and East Europe Teodor... Read More
The Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and the representatives
of ”Teach and Learn with Georgia” met
the volunteer teachers who live in Georgia and teach English language along
with local teachers at public schools in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Region.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia
Dimitri Shashkini met the population of Samegrelo-
Zemo Svaneti region. Population had opportunity to get the answers about
the current developments in different sectors, including education.
Resource Officers and schoolchildren
of Tbilisi Public School №200 visited National Museum. In the scope of the
event, the schoolchildren had an opportunity to get familiarized with the
documents and photo and video materials on Russian Occupation (1921-1990).
The
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia met the population of
Isani-Samgori district. The meeting was also attended by the heads of district
municipality, Member of Parliament Giorgi Khasnelidze, and representatives of
local municipality and Sakrebulo (local municipal body).
First Deputy Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia Koka Sepherteladze attended the opening
ceremony of Greek culture festival “Olympus” at private school “Olympus”.
In order to deepen the
cooperation between two countries in the field of education the Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and the Minister of
Education and Science of Armenia Armen Ashotyan signed a Memorandum on
Cooperation between the Ministry of Education and Science of Republic of
Armenia and Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia.
Deputy Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia Nodar Surguladze and Minister of Education and Science of
Armenia Armen Ashotyan who is paying an official visit to Georgia visited
Tbilisi First Experimental School. Officials saw the newly built campus for the
first graders.
The Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini, the Minister of Education and Science of
the Republic of Armenia Armen Ashotyan and the Ambassador of the European Union
to Georgia Philip Dimitrov participated in the opening of the South Caucasus
Youth Parliament.
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Irine
Kurdadze and Director of National
Curriculum and Assessment Center Natia Jokhadze attended a presentation of new
textbooks of preschool education.
Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini paid a visit to
professional educational Center “ Ikaros”. The Center is oriented on preparing
a qualified workforce in Tourism and Service sectors.
The Ministry of Education and
Science of Georgia continues preparation works for High School Diploma Exams.
The exams will be held at every public and private schools all over Georgia.
The presentation of Master’s
Program in Applied Biosciences was held in the scope of European Union’s
project TEMPUS. The event was attended by the Deputy Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia Nodar Surguladze and Ambassador of European Union H.E. Mr.
Philip Dimitrov.
Safe and healthy
food producer company “Gogli-Mogli” launched a competition “Have a Break and
Win” at Tbilisi Public school #53. First Deputy Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia Koka Sepherteladze attended an opening of the event.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini visited Batumi Maritime State Academy and hold the
meeting with students and academic personal on reforms in education system.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia
Dimitri Shashkini and the representatives of the program ”Teach and Learn with
Georgia” (TLG) met the volunteer
teachers who live in Georgia and teach English language along with the locaal
teachers at public schools in Adjara Region.
Around 100 schoolchildren of
Tbilisi Public schools №64, №74, №47 and 151 held a solidarity action at the
Embassy of Japan to Georgia and brought flowers and sympathy cards.
Zugdidi and Poti
schools’ resource officers donated their blood at Zugdidi multi-profile hospital. The oncology-hematology division of this
clinic can use the donated blood for any child who has oncology diseases.
The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri
Shashkini met the local population of Lanchkhuti. Minister answered the
questions of the people. The topics covered during the meeting include ongoing
reforms and political situation in the country.a
The Ministry of Education and
Science of Georgia and Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation announce the
contest of fundamental researches. The aim of the contest is to get sufficient
knowledge in different fields of science.
National Examinations Center disseminated
a special announcement on the tests of the Unified National Examinations. As
the exams come closer, periodical publications appeared in press boxes featuring
the sample “tests” for preparation for the Unified National Exams.
For the first time in Georgia a
standard of Georgian as a Foreign Language was developed. The standard working
group was composed of the experts of the Ministry of Education and Science of
Georgia and the language experts suggested by the Member of Parliament Guram
Chakhvadze.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini visited
IT Vocational Education Center. The Center implements only IT vocational
programs: Web-media Technologies, Computer Networks and Systems,
Electronic and Telecommunications Networks.
Deputy Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia Irine Kurdadze and Ambassador of the United States to
Georgia John Bass attended the presentation of school civil clubs at Tbilisi
Public School №72. The clubs were established in the framework of “Civic
Education and Teacher Training Program”.
In the scope of the project “Safe and Healthy School” a presentation was
held at Tbilisi Public School № 1. The event was attended by His
Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos Patriarch of all Georgia Ilia II, the
First Lady of Georgia Sandra E. Reolofs, the First Deputy Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia Koka Sepherteladze
News Portal OnlineNews.ge conducted a month long internet survey among
its users. Up to 10500 unique participants answered the following
question: “Which Ministry has the most informative web site “?
The
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and Head of
National Examinations Center Maia Miminoshvili hold a presentation of new
supplementary textbook "Biology" for teachers.
The Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini met the local population of
Tsalka. Minister answered the questions of the people. The topics covered
during the meeting include ongoing reforms and political situation in the
country.
From
now on, schoolchildren of Tbilisi Public School №157 will take sports classes
in a refurbished gym. Deputy
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Irine Kurdadze visited a renovated
gym of the school and attended a final round of championship in
Basketball.
Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and the Governor of Kvemo Kartli Region
Davit Kirkitadze visited the Vocational College “Medus” in Rustavi. Rustavi vocational college was
rehabilitated by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and was
equipped with modern technical facilities.
Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation announces the contest to
support the technical and practical researches. The goal of the contest
is to create the products that meet the modern technological
requirements of international and local market.
The Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and the Rector of Georgian Technical
University Archil Prangishvili opened the reconstructed university hall. They awarded
the participants of the project “1000 Trained GTU Students” organized by GTU
students’ self-government.
Deputy
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Nodar Surguladze opened a
closing conference of the Twinning Project ”Capacity Enhancement for Implementing the
Bologna Action Lines in Georgia (CEIBAL). Head of Delegation of the
European Union to Georgia Philip Dimitrov and Ambassadors of France to Georgia Eric
Fournier also delivered welcome speeches.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and Director of National Center for Teacher
Professional Development Gia Mamulashvili held a briefing on teachers’
professional development trainings.
School Resource
Officers in Gori visited the family of Jimsher Toroshelidze – a soldier who
died in the War of 2008. They congratulated his wife Natela Gogidze on
International Women’s Day and presented her with the gifts. Jimsher Toroshelideze
was one of those soldiers who died in the War of 2008, he had three children.
Georgian Scientist at CERN Giorgi
Dvali held a seminar in Physics for the teachers of Physics at Ministry of
Education and Science of Georgia. First Deputy Minister Koka Sepherteladze
attended the seminar.
Upon the initiative of the Prime Minister of Georgia Nika Gilauri
supplementary video material was developed for General Aptitude Test. Minister of Education and Science of Georgia and
Director of National Examinations Center held a
presentation of the supplementary video material that has been developed
for General Aptitude Test at Tbilisi Public School №1.
The Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and the representatives of ”Teach and Learn with Georgia” met the
volunteer teachers who live in Georgia and teach English language along with
local teachers at public schools in Guria and Imereti Regions.
From now on the schoolchildren of the public school №47 will have sport classes in a new gym.
The Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Koka Sepherteladze
visited the renovated gym and attended a final round of internal school competition
in basketball.
With
the support of Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and
Tbilisi City Hall a first exhibition of Higher and Professional Education,
Studying Abroad and Students’ Services “Georgian Educational Week
2011” is held from March 5 till March 13.
Deputy Minister of Education and Science Irine
Kurdadze and Director of National Examinations Center Maia Miminoshvili
attended a third round of National School Olympiad at Tbilisi Public School №166.
Deputy
Minister of Education and Science Irine Kurdadze and Head of National
Examinations Center Maia Miminoshvili
attended the process of online
registration of the schoolchildren for Unified National Exams at Tbilisi №1
Experimental school.
While native English speakers are
coming to Georgia the other foreigner
volunteers who already live here, are talking about Georgian hospitality and the success of
“Teach and learn with Georgia”.
Deputy Minister of
Education and Science Nodar Surguladze visited a new laboratory at Tbilisi
Public School №51. Supplying the school with modern Natural Sciences laboratory
equipment and learning materials was carried out within the scope of the
Program of Provision the Schools with Laboratory.
The Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and the Governor of Imereti Region Lasha
Makatsaria visited Miners Professional Education Institution in Tkibuli, which
was founded on March 1st in 2011 .
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini visited
Mrs. Tamila Khelashvili - a teacher of Chemistry at Tbilisi Public School # 54
, congratulated her on Mother’s Day and presented the gifts.
Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and Governor of Imereti
Region Lasha Makatsaria visited Vocational College in Kutaisi. The college was
fully reconstructed by Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and
provided with up-to-date technical facilities.
In the scope of the program “Einstein” the process of providing schools
with Natural Science laboratories continues. The aim of the program is
to support development of technical fields and enhance learning of
Natural Sciences at schools.
The Ministry of Education and
Science of Georgia announces a competition “Leonardo Da Vinci” for
schoolchildren–inventors. The aim of the contest is to promote creative
thinking among schoolchildren and getting them interested in technical
innovations.
In the scope of the program Teach
and Learn with Georgia, new group of English language volunteer teachers
arrived to Georgia. It is the 4th group of volunteer teachers who
arrived to Georgia in year 2011.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and Director of National Center for Teachers Professional Development
Ghia Mamulashvili held a briefing on the contest of the public school
principals.
20 schoolchildren of №15 Samtredia boarding school visited reconstructed Kutaisi. The event was
organized in the scope of the joint project of School Resource Officers Agency
and Georgian National Tourism Agency.
Deputy Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia Irine Kurdadze and Head of Teachers Professional Development
Centre Gia Mamulashvili presented to the public the renewed journal “The
Teacher”.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia visited Iakobidze family who have 4 kids and provided them with their energy vouchers. Dimitri Shashkini also presented Iakobidze family with the vouchers of Deputy Ministers.
Up to 100 school resource officers donated their blood at Iashvili Children’s Central Hospital. Within the frame of the charity event, blood will be used for the children with oncology diseases.
Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini awarded the winners of the analytical essay
contest “February 25 and August 8 - History’s Parallel“ at the Occupation
Museum.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and Governor of Shida Kartli region Zurab Arsoshvili visited the reconstructed building of Gori University, where students study on about 15 vocational programs.
Within the scope of the “Week of Occupation”, First Deputy Minister of
Education and Science Koka Sepherteladze introduced the documentary film
“Soviet Story” directed by Latvian director Edvins Snore to the
students of Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
Deputy Minister of Education and Science Irine
Kurdadze attended a lecture/discussion dedicated to Russia’s occupation of
Georgia on February 25, 1921 at Tbilisi public school №47. The event was
organized within the scope of the Week of Occupation and aimed at raising civil
awareness among the schoolchildren.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia has finished working on
the new rule of textbooks approval for the general educational
institutions. The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri
Shashkini held a briefing on new rule of textbooks approval.
Minister of Education
and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini visited the refurbished library of
public school №60 and presented the school with a collection of Young Adults’
Literature.
Deputy Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia Koka Sepherteladze and 9th and 10th graders of Tbilisi
Public School №6 visited the Occupation Museum. The event was carried out in
the scope of the Week of Occupation which implied the organization of visits to
Occupation Museum for the schoolchildren of general education institutions.
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia starts the
registration process of the first graders from March 1 to May 15. Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini held a briefing on this
issue.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini observed the proceeding of the contest for IT
specialists. Those IT specialists who will be selected as the finalists will
provide a technical support to 2011 High School Exams.
One of the political parties yesterday disseminated
information that school resource officers had a right to carry a weapon. Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia states that the
school resource officers have right to carry only handheld transceiver and
metal detector out of other special means.
Resource officers from Batumi public schools
visited Batumi boarding school and presented the schoolchildren with the gifts. Within the frame of the event, schoolchildren made
presentation of their hand -made works and informed the school resource
officers about their achievements and future goals.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and staff of the educational program “Teach and
Learn with Georgia“ (TLG) met those volunteer native English speaker teachers
at Sheraton Metechi Palace hotel, who teach English language along with local
teachers at public schools of Tbilisi, Kvemo Kartli and Mtskheta- Mtianeti
regions.
A model lesson in Mathematics was held with
the use of the Smart Board in the Ministry of Education and Science of
Georgia. The lesson was attended by the Minister of Education and Science
Dimitri Shashkini, Director of National Center for Teachers Professional
Development Gia Mamulashvili and teachers of Tbilisi Public Schools.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini held a meeting with the Executive Director of one
of the most successful professional colleges - New College, Jeoff Holl and
Director of Adams College Nick White House.
Director of National Curriculum and Assessment Center under the
Ministry, Natia Jokhadze held a meeting with public school principals of
Mtatsminda-Krtsanisi district. The aim of the meeting was to inform
the school principals on selective subjects within National Curriculum
and exchange opinions on this issue.
With the support of Ministry of Education and
Science of Georgia, “Giorgi
Otarashvili Legal Company” implements the project “Law in our life”.
Deputy
Minister of Education and Science Irine Kurdadze and representatives of
the
company visited Tbilisi Public School №23
Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: H.E. Mr. Eric Fournier awarded Higher
Education Institutions’ professors with “Ordre
des Palmes Académiques”. Deputy Minister of Education and Science of
Georgia Nodar Surguladze took part in the awarding ceremony.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini is paying
an official visit to the U.K. Within the scope of the visit, Dimitri
Shashkini signed the Memorandum of cooperation with the company McMillan
Publishing.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini is paying
an official visit to the U.K. Within the scope of the visit, Minister
held a meeting with the President of Trinity College at the University
of Oxford Sir Ivor Roberts and his wife- Dean at the same college and
coordinator of Weidenfeld Scholarship program, Lady Elisabeth Roberts.
English Language teachers continue to arrive to Georgia in 2011 within
the frame of the educational program “Teach and Learn with Georgia”. A
third group of qualified teachers arrived from USA, Canada, England,
Australia and Norway.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia explains that the
National Olympics is the only Olympics that is carried out under the
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. The National Olympics is
organized by the National Examination Center headed by Maia
Miminoshvili. All other Olympics are private initiatives and Ministry of
Education and Science of Georgia is not involved... Read More
In order
to advance the teaching level of the natural sciences and attract
schoolchildren’s interest in the subject, the provision of schools with the
labs continues. In the scope of the program “Einstein”, Deputy Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia, Irine Kurdadze provided Tbilisi Public School
№24 with the lab for natural sciences.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini is paying an official visit to Great Britain. In
the scope of the visit Minister visited Georgian Sunday School in London and
attended Georgian language lesson and presented Georgian textbooks to
schoolchildren.
Resource officers from Kutaisi public schools
visited Samtredia №15 Boarding School for Children with Special Educational
Needs and presented the schoolchildren with the gifts.
Entrants will register for the
2011 National exams online. First Deputy Minister Akaki Sepherteladze and Director of National Examinations
Center Maia Miminoshvili made a
presentation on online registration system at Tbilisi Public school №51.
Minister of Education
and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and President of Georgian Tennis
Federation Leila Meskhi signed a memorandum of cooperation at Tbilisi
Experimental School №1.
A first online conference was
organized in the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. Simultaneous
videoconference was arranged among Tbilisi and Batumi.
Deputy Minister of Education and
Science Irine Kurdadze and Head of Administration of the Ministry of Justice of
Georgia Andro Gigauri made a presentation of the project “My Senior Friend” at
Tbilisi Public school №52. The project is implemented with the partnership of UN
Association.
First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Akaki
Sepherteladze and the Director of National Center of Manuscripts Buba
Kudava held a briefing on the Georgian Calligraphy Competition.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini paid a
visit to a new building of the Caucasus University. The reconstruction
works of the building will be finished soon. The new building of the
Caucasus University will start functioning from the new academic year of
2011-2012.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini attended a photo exhibition”University and Red
History” held within the scope of the
events dedicated to 93th anniversary of Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State
University.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini attended a presentation of education recognition
manual at Georgian Technical University. Education recognition manual is a main
document featuring information on foreign qualifications assessment criteria
and procedures.
Final workshop in Georgian Sign Language was held at No.203 Tbilisi Deaf
and Hard of hearing Children School. Seminar was initiated within the
USAID supported project “Supporting Equal Opportunities for People with
Disabilities” and attended by Deputy Minister of Education and Science
Irine Kurdadze.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini visited Tbilisi Public School №198 and presented
portable computers to all second graders of the school. Minister made this
decision on February 3 after visiting the new building of the school.
Minister of Education
and Science Dimitri Shashkini awarded the certificates to 200 resource officers
who have successfully completed the training program.
Based
on the Decree №455 of the Minister of Education and Science (issued on June 14,
2010), internal audit department of the Ministry of Education and Science has
inspected financial activities of the vocational education center ,,Spektri”.
According to the decree of
Georgian government, the rule on awarding the state scholarship has
changed. Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and Director of National Examinations
Center Maia Miminoshvili held a briefing on this topic.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini visited a new building of Tbilisi Public School №
198. 160 schoolchildren with special educational needs study there.
Students of professional
educational centers “Spektri”, “Margi” and Tbilisi multi-profile center
renovated the classrooms of first
graders at Tbilisi 173 public school. They also equipped it with necessary
inventories.
Minister of Education and Science Dimitri
Shashkini and Tbilisi City Assembly Vice chairman Mamuka Akhvlediani opened a modern
canteen at Tbilisi Public School#1 with the Representatives of “Gogli Mogli”
Company.
The
President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili and Minister of Education and Science
Dimitri Shashkini opened a students’ dormitory, hotel and wine house at Kachreti Professional College.
.jpg)
