Teacher’s House hosted the conference - “From Shakespeare to Dickens”, dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens. The conference was led by British linguists and experts of McMillan Publishing, Luke Prodromo and David Gibson.
Voucher based financing started beginning on March 19. Volunteers willing to acquire vocational education will be granted with 1000GEL vouchers and the opportunity to study at their preferred educational institutions. Students from socially vulnerable families have already started to register.
The number of Armenian and Azeri entrants registered for the National Unified Exams has increased since last year. Most of the Azeri and Armenian entrants decided to continue their study in the new program.
Georgia hosted its first international
conference on inclusive education; the aim of the conference was to discuss inclusive education issues and to provide a forum for sharing international practices.
Minister Dimitri Shashkini
met with the Deputy Minister of Education and Research of Norway, Elisabet Dahle, and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to
Georgia and Turkey, Mr. Erling Skønsberg. The Norwegian guests visited
Georgia to attend an international conference on inclusive education.
The Minister met with the students who have been registered for the
students’ summer employment program “Summer Jobs”. The Minister discussed
with them the goals of the program, which was initiated by the President
of Georgia.
For the Unified National Exams this year, 73% of entrants registered to take a foreign language exam in the English language, 17% in Russian,
7% German, and 3% in French.
The Minister, Dimitri
Shashkini talked about the reforms implemented and the main priorities of 2012
at anti crisis council’s session. “The reforms are
being implemented successfully, increasing an access to education, enhancement
of the quality of education, development
of the demanding professions and modern learning facilities are our main
priorities”, - highlighted the... Read More
Online registration
for teacher certification, unified national, high school, and master’s (GRE)
exams are over. 41,000 persons registered for the teacher certification exams; this is twice as much as the previous year.
"Democracy Starts with You!“ held the second South
Caucasus Youth Parliament. Students from Armenia and Georgia voted on a joint declaration that they will present to the European Parliament in Brussels.
Brazilian Senator Cristovam Buarque is paying a visit to Georgia. In the scope of the visit, the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia hosted the Brazilian Senator and introduced him to Georgia’s current education reforms.
e-Catalog
of the educational institutions ( public schools) was developed by the Ministry.
The catalog collects information about the public schools throughout Georgia.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini visited Kutaisi Zurab Zhvania School of Public Administration and met Armenian language public school principals of the Kvemo Kartli and Samtskhe Javakheti regions.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini visiter Kutaisi Information Center and personally granted 1000 GEL vouchers to several applicants who are starting their vocational education.
The Minister, Dimitri Shashkini, together with the governor of Imereti, Lasha Makatsaria, and the Director of the National Center for Teacher Professional Development, Gia Mamulashvili, opened a new Teacher’s House in Kutaisi.
The registration of potential students of vocational education institutions continues. Today, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Koka Sepherteladze and Minister of Health and Labor Zurab Tchiaberashvili visited vocational college “Ikarosi” and personally granted vouchers to brothers Davit and Konstantine from socially vulnerable family.
Students of Tbilisi Classical Gymnasium attended a public lecture delivered by chair of the Supreme Court and presentation of the online game “Court” as a part of the Civic Education Development program.
The National Democratic Institute has
conducted research in Georgia, which found that 46% of the Georgian population thinks that the level of education in the
country has increased. 71% of the respondents consider that questions of
education are actively discussed by politicians.
Higher educational institutions
of Georgia have joined the Anti-Drug Campaign. Today, the student-government of
Georgian Technical University (GTU) held the campaign “Sport vs Drugs” in the
yard of administrative building of GTU.
Starting in the new academic year, a new
Physica-Mathematical school will be opened in Telavi. The school will start
operation on the basis of the fully rehabilitated Telavi Public School #3.
The registration process for the students’ summer employment program
“Summer Jobs” is going to be closed. Although the registration process was planned to last untill April 20, all vacant positions were filled on the first day of registration.
Voucher based financing will
start from March 19. Volunteers willing to acquire vocational education will be
granted with vouchers in the amount of 1000GEL and opportunity to study at
preferred educational institutions.
Today, students’ registration for the summer employment
program “Summer Jobs” has started. Registration is open from March 20 till April
20 on the website – www.summerjob.ge
First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia,
Koka Sepherteladze, attended an event at the Youth Palace. The event was
organized in the scope of Novruz Bayram.
Mikheil Saakashvili met with students of higher and
vocational education institutions and discussed with them the importance of
students’ employment project. The President also highlighted the importance of the voucher based financing system of vocational education.
On March 20, registration for the summer employment program “Summer Jobs” will
start on www.summerjob.ge. In order to raise students’ awareness
about the program and encourage their participation, students of different
higher education institutions organized a Flash Mob show with the participation
of celebrities.
Voucher based financing will
start from March 19. Volunteers willing to acquire vocational education will be
granted with vouchers in the amount of 1000GEL and will have the opportunity to study at their preferred educational institutions.
Certified teachers of natural sciences will take exams in experimental piece of physics,
chemistry and biology and will receive surplus of 75GEL to their salaries.
One
of the priorities of the state is the development of vocational education. Based on the labor market, the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia plans more
development of the nations vocational education. Based on the initiative of the Ministry,
everyone can pursue a vocational education and develop his/her skills.
The Week of Art, initiated by SROs for
pupils, continues. Pupils of №24 Public School
visited the I. Chavchavadze Memorial museum. The guests went through memorial staff
and documentaries of the great Georgian author and public figure.
The Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini, held a working meeting with
the principals of Tbilisi, Kutaisi, and Batumi public schools at the Teachers’
House. The Minister discussed issues of 1st grader registration. high school exit exams, and school infrastructure rehabilitation.
Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and the Rector of Tbilisi State University, Aleksandre
Kvitashvili, laid the foundation of a new school in the
village Khovle.
An International School of Design will be opened in Georgia as part of the Georgian Technical University. The school will be under the
patronage of the famous automobile designer Giorgetto Giugiuaro.
The Ministry of Education and Science
of Georgia, together with the Ministry of Justice, initiated the contest for the creation of a logo and slogan for the state Anti Drug campaign.
The Ministry program for supporting ethnic minorities in receiving a
higher education continues. This initiative was proposed by the President of
Georgia.
The Mayor of Tbilisi, Gigi Ugulava,
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini, Minister of
Sports and Youth, Lado Vardzelashvili and First Deputy of the Chief Prosecutor
Davit Sakvarelidze met with the family members of drug addicted people and
discussed with them the details of the state Anti Drug Campaign.
The Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini, held a meeting with Kanat Sadikov, the Minister of Education of Kyrgyzstan, and introduced him to Georgias current
educational reforms.
The Georgia Central Public Health Reference Laboratory
(CPHRL) is the result of a collaborative effort between the Government of the
United States and the Government of Georgia. The facility was established with
the financial support of the US Department of Defense.
Professors of leading European Universities are delivering
lectures in clinical and basic medicine at Tbilisi State University as part
of a project initiated by the President of Georgia.
Art Week was launched by the initiative of
the school resource officers (SRO). As part of
this celebratory week, resource officers will visit museums together with students from different schools.
The Ministry of Education and Science
of Georgia, with the support of the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), is
implementing the project “Supporting Development of Pre-Schools Education
Sector at Local Levels.
The certification process of the staff of the Ministrys Internal Audit Departmenti has concluded. All employees of this staff have successfully passed their required tests. To
recognize their achievement, the Minister, Dimitri Shashkini, personally
awarded a breastplate to the six best employees.
Representatives
of twenty-five international universities are visiting Georgia. Today, Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and other members of
Georgian Government met the foreign guests and discussed with them the concept
of establishing a Technical University in Batumi.
Chairman of the Parliament of
Georgia Davit Bakradze and Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri
Shashkini opened a Language House in the village Iormughanlo of Sagarejo
Municipality and laid the foundation of two new schools in the villages Iormughanlo
and Lambalo.
A Law Olympiad was held
today with the support of the Tbilisi City Court and the Ministry of Education and
Science. Main goals of the Olympiad include establishing ties among prospective lawyers and the court, enhancing
the knowledge of law students and developing their professional skills, and preventing crime.
Project
Harmony Inc. (PH International) in Georgia has been implementing the Applied
Civic Education and Teacher Training Program since 2010. The Program is being operated in collaboration with support
the Ministry of Education and Education and Science of Georgia, with the financial
support of USAID.
In order to prepare
teachers for certification exams, the National Center for Teacher Professional
Development organizes seminars and trainings for teachers throughout Georgia.
Today, the Minister attended a training for experimental methodology and the development
of professional skills.
An exhibition of photos taken by teachers and school students was held in the Tbilisi
Classical Gymnasium. Money gathered from the charity event has been transferred
to the account of the Union of Parents of Oncological- Hematological Patients.
The Microsoft "Imagine Cup" is the world’s premier student technology
competition. This year, Georgia was invited to join the contest. In
2012, the competition will address the following theme: Imagine a world where
technology helps solve the toughest problems. The winning team will
take a trip to Sydney, Australia next July to compete at the Imagine
Cup 2012 Worldwide Finals.
The presentation of the website and logo of the Summer Job program was held
in the Ministry of Education and Science, and was attended by the
Minister of Education and Science, Dimitri Shashkini, as well as the Minister of
the Sport and Youth Affairs, Lado Vardzelashvili.
Professors of leading European Universities will deliver lectures in clinical and basic
medicine at Tbilisi State University as a part of a project initiated by
the President of Georgia. Today, Minister Dimitri Shashkini met the
foreign guests.
By initiative of the
President of Georgia, the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and the Ministry
of Justice will launch a new program for the prevention of juvenile crime.
The third round of the national
Olympiad started on 3rd of March with an Olympiad in Chemistry; for
the first time, participants of the Chemistry and Physics Olympiad
will take a separate test in conducting lab work.
SROs have presented another gift to school students. Students of №39 and №74
Public Schools and the №1 Experimental School have visited the Georgian Art
Palace. The youths observed ancient exhibits at the museum.
The Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini, and the Head of the National Center for Teacher
Professional Development Center, Gia Mamulashvili, visited the certified teacher
of Tbilisi Public School #171 and mother of 4 children, Mzia Kvintradze, and wished
her a happy Mother’s Day.
The International
Education Fair 2012 has been organized in the Tbilisi Marriott for the 3rd and 4th
of March. As a part of the exhibition,
European educational institutions will make presentations on their learning
programs, student living expenses and conditions, and extra curriculum
activities offered by the respective institutions.
President Mikheil
Saakashvili met with students of I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
and Caucasus University. The President has informed the students about new challenges
Georgia currently faces and introduced them to new initiatives in the field of higher
education.
A briefing was held on the case of Mikheil Aleksidze- a student who was expelled from Tbilisi public school №53. Anna Kebadze, Head of the Division of General Education Development, explained that it is necessary that correct information, in regard to the
cases of students who have been expelled from school due to the violation
of school internal regulations, be made public.
Representatives of the Ministry
of Education and Science of Georgia took part in the jury moot courts at
Tbilisi Civil Court. School Teachers, Lecturers, School Principals and Resource
Officers have participated in the trial as Jury members and issued the verdict
for the grave crime against the accused.
The Minister, Dimitri
Shashkini, opened a Natural Science Lab at the Ilia University. The experiments
will be held in Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the new lab.
The National Center
for Teacher Professional Development Center under the Ministry created a first
electronic educational newspaper. The presentation of the new portal mascavlebeli.ge was held at the
Sheraton Metechi Palace.
The Minister, Dimitri Shashkini, visited the Levan Samkharauli National
Forensics Bureau and observed its science labs equipped with up to date
facilities, then, accompanied by the chair of the Bureau, met with the Bureaus students.
The
Minister, Dimitri Shashkini, opened the Criminalistics Lab at the Guram
Tavartkiladze Teaching University. The
qualified personnel of the lab will teach students different aspects and techniques
of criminalistics such as collecting evidence, solving different cases,
investigative methods, interpretation of laboratory findings, etc.
On February 25-27 hotel “Radisson Batumi” hosted the conference of
International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), which was
organized by the Caucasus University with support of other universities
and the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia.
“The Contest in Georgian Calligraphy” organized by the Ministry of
Education and Science of Georgia and the National Center of Manuscripts
was declared open. Pupils, students and adults of Georgia as well as
Georgian immigrants can participate in the contest.
A new web-site, www.edublog.ge,
has been launched. This web-site collects articles from all blogs that have information concerning the education sector and reforms currently implemented in
the education system of Georgia.
The participants of the International Education Fair 2012 met the
Minister, Dimitri Shashkini, to familiarize themselves with the ongoing
reforms in Georgian education system, to establish contacts with the
respective educational institutions, and to launch joint educational
projects.
In the scope of the Week of Occupation, School Resource Officers (SROs) spent one day with the children of fallen soldiers. SROs visited the Ethnographic museum with the children and learned about hundreds of different historic facts.
In the scope of the Week of Occupation, another meeting was held at
“Green School”. Schoolchildren, teachers and School Resource Officers
(SROs) discussed the tragic event of Russian Occupation in 1921.
A literature and musical performance was staged at Tbilisi Public School № 52
to commemorate those cadet officers who died in 1921 while fighting for
Georgia’s independence.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia has organized the
contest “Episodes of Russia’s Occupation of Georgia” as part of the "Week
of Occupation”.
Schoolchildren of Tbilisi Public School №6 held the presentation the
project dedicated to the Russia’s occupation of Georgia in February
1921. The schoolchildren had been working on the project for several
weeks.
In the scope of the initiative “Don’t Worry, Be Healthy”, First Lady
Sandra Roelofs and Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia
Irine Kurdadze visited Samtredia Public School №11 and met the
schoolchildren of 4th, 10th and 11th grades.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia hosted the children of soldiers fallen
in the Russia-Georgia August 2008 war. Deputy Minister Nodar Surguladze
presented net-books to 19 successful 2nd and 3rd graders.
In
2012, certified teachers of the natural sciences will take a separate exam in
conducting of the scientific experiments and will receive an additional 75 GEL to their salaries. In order to prepare teachers for certification exams, the
National Center for Teacher Professional Development organizes seminars and
training for teachers throughout Georgia.
The Ministry will provide financing for another 70 scientific and research projects. The projects will be
oriented on producing new knowledge, analyzing innovative ideas and concepts, and developing high tech and industrial products, amoung other goals.
International Education Fair 2012, which is organized by the Ministry, the Tbilisi Mayor’s Office, and the exhibition center “ Expo Georgia,” was opened
by the Minister, Dimitri Shashkini. The exhibition will be held from the 23th of February till the 26th of
February and 81 Georgian educational institutions and 13 international
universities will present their... Read More
First Deputy Minister, Koka Sepherteladze, together with students from Tserovani public school #3, visited the Museum of Soviet
Occupation. Every year, in the second half of February, the Ministry of Education
and Science of Georgia organizes different events dedicated to the remembrance of and education about the Russian occupation of Georgia.
Resource Officers and representatives of Lukoil Georgia visited an orphanage and spent a day with the resident children. As a part of the joint event, the guests presented the children with
gifts and helped the teachers of the orphanage to solve day-to-day
issues.
Schoolchildren of Tbilisi Public
School #51 joined the Red Poppy Campaign, which has been organized by the Ministry of
Education and Science of Georgia and Publishing House “Prime Time” in
commemoration of fallen soldiers.
The Ministry
of Education and Science of Georgia is organizing the contest “Episodes of Russia’s
Occupation of Georgia”. The aim of the contest is to fully inform students on Russian aggression in
1921 and in 2008.
Education Management Information System (EMIS) is a newly
established legal entity of public law under the Ministry of Education and
Science of Georgia. Its current and ongoing projects, as well as the structure
of the institution, were discussed during a presentation.
Four hundred fifty first graders of Caucasus University were presented with netbooks. The presentation ceremony took place in the head
office of the TBC bank. The program of awarding of all first graders of the
mentioned institution has been running for four years already. The ceremony was
attended by the Deputy Minister, Nodar Surguladze, who also delivered a
welcoming speech.
In commemoration of fallen
soldiers, the Red Poppy campaign has begun at Tbilisi Classical Gymnasium as a
part of the Week of Occupation. As a symbol of remembrance, students will wear
red poppy brooches for the next week.
The preparatory
trainings for the Certification Exams are underway at the Teachers’ House. Trainings for teachers in professional skills and their respective subjects are
organized free of charge by the National Center for Teacher Professional
Development.
Every year, in the second half of
February, the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia organizes different
events dedicated to the Russian occupation. The aim of these activities is to
fully inform students about Russian aggression in 1921 and in 2008.
Georgian governmental organizations and agencies are
becoming involved in the students’ employment project initiated by
MES, “Summer Jobs,” during the summer holidays.
An exhibition-fair of hand-made
crafts produced by schoolchildren with special needs was organized at the vocational college “Ikarosi”. Handmade crafts, such as paintings, different
applications, embroidery, tick felt and ceramic decorations, woven and
hand-made dolls, and jewelry, were displayed at the exhibition-fair.
Deputy Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia, Giorgi Chakhnashvili, presented a personal computer to the socially
vulnerable student of Abkhazia Public School #2, Shorena Gigashvili.
The Ministry will
fund the participation of researchers and scientists in international
conferences, congresses, forums, symposia and seminars. The winning projects will
be selected as part of the grant competition administered by the Rustaveli
National Science Foundation.
A program for supporting ethnic minorities in receiving a
higher education, continues. This initiative was proposed by the
President of Georgia. Quotas are defined specially for Azeri and Armenian entrants for the 2012
national unified exams; they are asked to take a general ability test in
their own languages (Azeri and Armenian), on the basis of which the
students are enrolled at... Read More
In order to prevent law violation among youth, the Geopolitical
Research International Center has created the book “My Rights and
Responsibilities”. Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia
Irine Kurdadze held apresentation of the book for the stuents of Tbilisi Public School №24.
During his visit to the United
States of America, the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mr. Dimitri
Shashkini, held a working meeting at the United States Congress. The Minister
met with the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Mr. John
Boehner.
In
the scope of his visit in USA, the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini, met with Chief of Staff of the Speaker of the House of the US
Representatives, Barry Jackson.
Minister Dimitri
Shashkini met with the Chairman of the US Congress Committee on International
Relations, Steve Chabot. The current reforms and ongoing projects in Georgian
education system were discussed at the meeting.
Minister Dimitri
Shahkini held a face-to-face meeting with congressman (R-PA) Mike Kelly. Mr. Mike Kelly positively assessed the reforms undertaken
towards the enhancement of democratic institutions in Georgia, and took an interest
in the different educational projects.
As a part of his ongoing visit
to the US, the Minister, Dimitri Shashkini, held a meeting with the Head of the Committee
of Europe and Eurasia, Jean Schmidt. During
this meeting, Jean Schmidt positively assessed the ongoing developments in
the Georgian field of education and emphasized that the undertaken reforms will add much to
the development of the whole country.
Native
English-Speaking Teachers continue to arrive to Georgia as participants of the
educational program “Teach and Learn with Georgia.” Today, a new group of teachers arrived
from different counties around the world.
As part of his ongoing visit to the US, the Minister, Dimitri Shashkini, held a
meeting with a representative of the US State Department, Assistant
Secretary Anna Stocki. At the meeting, the two discussed the ongoing reforms and current trends in the Georgian educational system. The program “Teach and Learn with Georgia,“ which was launched last year and has been continuosly... Read More
