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30/06/2017
The European Union is working on a new framework-project for supporting Georgia. 49 million euro budget and technical assistance, which is allocated for Georgia within the framework of the project, will mainly focus on the development of economic and market capabilities and will be based on the experience of the current program (27 million EUR budget support project).
30/06/2017
Civic Education Program “Future Generation” held a summarizing event, where the director of the program “Future Generation”, Marina Ushveridze, summarized the three-year work program in 480 schools of Georgia.
30/06/2017
The International Center for Education is pleased to announce the qualification improvement program abroad 2017.
29/06/2017
Baxwood International School in Tskneti is one of the locations, where 3000 pupils from different parts of Georgia will have holidays for a week during summer (several streams, 250-250 pupils per stream). 
29/06/2017
As it is known for public, introduction of a new national curriculum begins from 2018-2019 academic years. The National Curriculum Department conducts revision of the curriculum and, therefore, within the framework of revision, organizes cycle of working meetings with teachers, pupils, professional associations and all stakeholders, in order to familiarize with the planned innovations in new... Read More
28/06/2017
The summarizing conference of school clubs of pupils’ programming (coding) was held in the Technical Park, where pupils presented computer games arranged on the code.org platform.
28/06/2017
First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Ketevan Natriashvili held a business meeting with representatives of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
28/06/2017
Contest announced by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and Center for International Education – “Scholarship for Hungarian Students and Researchers” for the 2017 academic year was completed. 
26/06/2017
George Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages, Microbiology and Virology, together with the Pasteur Institute of France held an International Scientific Conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the discovery of phages. About 100 delegates from 25 countries participated in the conference.
25/06/2017
Final event of Georgian National Intellectual Championship "Etalon 2016-2017" was held in Batumi. "Etalon 2016-2017" is implemented within the social-educational project "Etalon" and its financial support is the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia.
25/06/2017
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia has participated in the Youth Job Fest. The representatives of the Ministry familiarized the job seekers with vacant positions for interns in the department and provided them with information on vocational education programs and providers. The discussion touched upon the role and importance of vocational education as the shortest way to... Read More
23/06/2017
Vice Premier of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejelava, met with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev within the official visit to Azerbaijan. During the meeting, they discussed the necessity of deepening cooperation between countries in sphere of education and science.
23/06/2017
A joint event of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and Informational Medical-Psychological Center “Tanadgoma” was held, where the results of the pilot project – “Promotion to introduction of lessons on healthy lifestyle within the subject “Citizenship” in Tbilisi schools” - were summarized.
22/06/2017
The summer camp of pupils took start on June 21, 2017 and will continue until September, 2017. The first camps are hosted by Baxwood International School in Tskneti.
21/06/2017
In July 2017, every Wednesday and Friday, from 13:00 p.m. to 15:00 p.m., the information meetings about the Fulbright Graduate Student Program for the 2018-2019 academic years will be held.
21/06/2017
Public college “Spectrum” opened a new training-center on the basis of company “Artisans’ City”, where dual education will be piloted in the direction of “Carpenter”, “Artistic Processing of Wood” and “Furniture Designing Specialties”.
21/06/2017
The next meeting of the Rectors’ Council was held with participation of the Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejelava. 
20/06/2017
The project of retraining has been launched for the representatives of those companies providing public school catering facilities. Within the framework of the new project, all business operators of the public schools, i.e. the persons responsible for the healthy nutrition of the schoolchildren, will be retrained by the end of the current year.
19/06/2017
The University City equipped with the largest, state-of-the-arts infrastructure and the newest laboratories in the Caucasus region will be built in Kutaisi. 
19/06/2017
The specialists of the International Technical University of Munich (TUM International) will develop the Kutaisi University Complex development plan, academic and research programs together with the Georgian side. Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia - Teimuraz Murgulia and Managing Director of International Technical University of Munich - Daniel Gottschald signed the relevant... Read More
17/06/2017
“Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) – Georgia” implements the projects in the general, professional and higher education sector through the140 million USD grant (compact) assigned by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the US Government to Georgia. At this stage, 19 public schools have been rehabilitated and equipped with the laboratories (in total, 5336 pupils).
16/06/2017
588 graduates of Tbilisi schools were awarded with gold medals for completion of the 2015-2016 academic years with honors.
16/06/2017
For enhancement of pupils’ motivation, the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia carries out certain projects or programs, including “Subprogram of Medals of Successful Pupils”, aiming to encourage pupils’ academic achievements and to present successful pupils.
16/06/2017
Promotion of realization of the vocational education potential was discussed at the second forum of Education Policy, organized by UNICEF Georgia, World Bank and TSU International School of Economics (ISET).
15/06/2017
According to the order of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, the rule of external observation was approved within the framework of commencement of teachers’ activities, professional development and career advancement scheme. The rule regulates the processes related to external observation in order to observe the lessons conducted by the senior teacher. Registration for... Read More
15/06/2017
The fourth and fifth grade pupils of Kutaisi schools made the “height measuring decoder” on the free lessons of applied physics, mathematics and informatics and thus made their idea completely realized. This unique tool measures any height, including in inaccessible areas.
14/06/2017
Vocational education teachers in the direction of construction and tourism were on study visit in Slovakia. The project “European Teacher” was initiated and organized by the Information Center on NATO and EU. The teachers were selected through competition.
13/06/2017
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University celebrated 95th anniversary of famous Georgian historian Mariam Lortkipanidze today with scientific conference – “Mariam Lortkipanidze - 95”.
10/06/2017
For the first time this year Shota Rustaveli National Scientific Foundation and the German Academic Exchange Service are implementing the joint scholarship program „Rustaveli-DAAD“.
10/06/2017
Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science, Aleksandre Jejelava visited the new building of Caucasus University. 
09/06/2017
Board of Directors of public and private schools meet every month and discuss the issues that are urgent for all schools of Georgia, including the problematic issues that unite the certain schools; exactly discussing each of them and seeking ways to solve them is the purpose of the Board. Subsequent session was held in Tbilisi Public School № 117 and was led by the Vice Prime Minister of... Read More
09/06/2017
Free lessons were successfully implemented in Tbilisi 60th Public School, within the frameworks of which pupils carried out the projects - “Decoupage i.e. renewal of old things” and “Creation of Hand-made Books”. They breathed new life into the old, damaged and useless things, renewed them and brought them back to their functions, made plots, illustrations and... Read More
08/06/2017
Under the initiative and by organization of the coalition “Education for All” and the National Center for Teacher Professional Development of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, the National Teacher Prize campaign and its selection contest is underway with s slogan - “Future is in Education”.  This initiative is carried out for the first time... Read More
08/06/2017
In the course of revision of the National Curriculum, it is very important to discuss the revised National Curriculum with different interested groups. School pupils belong that huge group, which are directly applied by the changes in the National Curriculum. Hence, it is essential to introduce them to the news related to the National Curriculum and to hear their opinions about this issue in... Read More
08/06/2017
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and International Education Center are announcing the contest for Hungarian students and researchers for the 2017 academic year. Interested people will get education in summer schools in Georgia.
07/06/2017
Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Aleksandre Jejelava hosted a high-level delegation of the US Peace Corps and the US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly. The Peace Corps delegation was represented under the guidance of the Acting Associate Director Sheila Crowley. Among the members of the delegation was Matt McKinney, a representative of the Peace Corps... Read More
07/06/2017
High-school graduates presented interesting and innovative projects for the joint scholarship competition of Ilia State University and business forum “Forbes” for the high-school graduates registered on unified national examinations. Among them 3 winners were announced:
06/06/2017
“"Our victory depends on the faith and hope that you give us”, “these words said from your little hearts mean a lot to us“, „I’m happy that as great people as you and your friends worry about us”… This is the beginning of the response letters received by the pupils of Georgian-American High School from the soldiers being in the peacekeeping mission... Read More
05/06/2017
The Media Technologies Laboratory and Students’ TV were opened at the Faculty of Engineering Economic, Media Technologies and Social Sciences of Georgian Technical University. Within the framework of the laboratory, students, professors and all interested people, along with the strengthening of the practical component of the learning process, will also be given the opportunity to create the... Read More
04/06/2017
Discussions about the effective measures, that would assist the pupils in improvement of their achievements and in general enhancement of the quality of school education, were held on the second day of the conference dedicated to the main challenges of the school education.
03/06/2017
By organization of the National Assessment and Examinations Center (NAEC), a two-day conference – “State and International Assessment: Main Education Challenges for School Education” is held.
01/06/2017
Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejelava, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Tariel Khechikashvili and the representatives of sport federations attended the sports events of the pupils and summarized the progress of the project within the framework of the project on introduction of healthy lifestyle in schools.
01/06/2017
Through invitation of the Estonian Center of Eastern Partnership (ECEAP) and the Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia, within the framework of the project “Experience of Estonian Reform and Solicitation of Estonian Experts in Eastern Partnership Countries”, the representatives of the Internal Audit Department of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia visited... Read More
31/05/2017
The primary education project (G-PriEd) was carried out through funding of the US Agency for International Development and assistance of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, where 585 public schools (28% of the Georgian schools) and 121 000 pupils were involved. Within the framework of the project, 7944 teachers of Georgian language, Mathematics and Georgian as a second language... Read More
31/05/2017
Conclusive - summary training regarding the project of the psychological service center of the Office of the Resource Officers of the Educational Institution – “Child Abuse” was held in Akhaltsikhe. Deputy Minister of Education and Science Lia Gigauri delivered the certificates to the participants. The main goal of the project was prevention of violence, identification of cases... Read More
30/05/2017
Vocational College “Spectrum” has been fully adapted for the students with disabilities. The ramps, adaptated bathrooms for persons using wheelchairs, sensory paths, railings, staircases and railings signs, contrasting zones, handles, doors for blind people and people with weak eyesight were installed. The laboratories were also equipped, the first phase of rehabilitation of student... Read More
30/05/2017
Within the framework of the project “Advancement of Vocational TVET Programs of in Georgian Civil Aviation”, the Georgian Aviation University has held a conference in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science. The aim of the conference was to advance the vocational TVET programs of the Georgian Civil Aviation and to introduce the opportunities of private sector... Read More
30/05/2017
President of Poland Andrzej Duda paid a state visit to Tbilisi today. The president of Poland arrived in Georgia with his wife Agatha Kornhauser-Duda. Vice-Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejeleva, Head of the Administration of President Giorgi Abashishvili, Foreign Relations Secretary of President Tengiz Pkhaladze and other officials met the President of... Read More
29/05/2017
A working meeting was held in the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia for the purpose of inclusive education monitoring. At the meeting, the organization “Dea” introduced the outcomes of the research carried out through support of the European Union to the representatives of the international and local NGOs, and presented the updated tools / questionnaires of monitoring.
29/05/2017
A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed among the Georgian National University - SEU, “Block Invest” and “Vatel Group” regarding opening of the International University – “Vatel Georgia”, the official presentation was attended by the Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science... Read More
27/05/2017
მასწავლებელთა პროფესიული განვითარების ეროვნული ცენტრმა, ინფორმაციულ-საკომუნიკაციო ტექნოლოგიების გამოწვევების შესაბამისად, სპეციალურად... Read More
25/05/2017
The scientific delegation of Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law of Germany, under guidance of Professor Hans-Jörg Albrecht, Director of the Institute visited the Georgian Technical University.
25/05/2017
Significant changes have been carried out within the framework of the Higher Education Quality Assurance Reform. The aim of the reform is to improve the quality of education in higher educational institutions and to provide student-oriented educational environment.
25/05/2017
This year program “Erasmus+” becomes 30 years old. The program was first launched in 1987 and initially covered the European countries only. Georgian universities have been participating in the program since 1995 and the students exchange programs have been introduced for our citizens ten years ago. The program “Erasmus+” promotes partnership with the European universities... Read More
24/05/2017
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Lia Gigauri, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Shalva Khutsishvili and Rector of the MIA Academy Givi Mikanadze got acquainted with the progress of the new academic project “One Day in Academy”. The project is implemented by the MIA Academy in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia.
23/05/2017
On May 22-23, 2017, Batumi hosted the first International Business Forum (IBF Batumi) across the Caucasus, with 6 world-class speakers and the delegates from 14 countries participating in it. The forum participants were welcomed by Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejelava. This business forum of unique format combines the world-class speakers, large... Read More
22/05/2017
Vocational education teachers will visit the vocational education institutions in Slovakia within the scope of the study tour in the direction of tourism and construction. During the study tour, the teachers will have an opportunity to observe the learning process, working and learning environment, to hold the meetings with their Slovak colleagues and to collaborate with them.
19/05/2017
The next meeting of the Rectors’ Council was held at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejelava opened the meeting and talked about several important issues, including the necessity of use of more modern technologies in the teaching / learning process in universities and suggestion of short-term... Read More
19/05/2017
The exhibition “The Knight in Tiger’s Skin and Rustaveli” was held at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
18/05/2017
Activity - “Parent – A School Employee” was held in the Public School №51. The aim of the activity was active, regular participation of the parents in education of their children, their maximum involvement in the primary, basic and secondary education process. Each parent had an opportunity to plan and give the lessons with the representatives of different departments, to... Read More
18/05/2017
Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejelava paid an official visit to Armenia. Within the framework of the visit, the meeting was held with the Minister of Education and Science of Armenia Levon Mkrtichyan, where the parties discussed the issue of strengthening of cooperation in the field of education and science.
18/05/2017
Please see the schedule for the school graduation exams of 2016-2017 academic years (11th grade) below:
18/05/2017
Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Aleksandre Jejelava talked about amendments to the Law on Development of Education Quality at the Government Meeting that will enhance the image of the higher education institutions as well as the quality of internationalization of employment of the graduates.
17/05/2017
Infrastructure projects implemented by LEPL Educational and Scientific Infrastructure Development Agency in 2013-2016:
17/05/2017
Within the framework of the project “Vocational Education for Economic Development”, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) and Public College “Spectrum” held a business conference in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia.
17/05/2017
By organization of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, the US Embassy Civil Defense Group and the Ministry of Defense of Georgia, the meeting was held with the public school pupils and their parents in Marneuli Municipality in order to raise awareness about inclusive education and attitude towards the people with disabilities.
16/05/2017
The Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany Gerd Müller is visiting Georgia. Müller’s visit to Georgia is related to the 25th anniversary of the development of cooperation between Georgia and Germany.
15/05/2017
Zurab Zhvania School of Public Administration of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia celebrated the Day of Society for Spreading of Literacy with the event. The winners of the contest “My European Georgia” held within the framework of the European Week were awarded. The contest was carried out with assistance of the premium “Saba” and NATO Information... Read More
15/05/2017
Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejelava discussed future cooperation with Gerd Müller, the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany.
15/05/2017
Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejelava met the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany Gerd Müller at the airport.
14/05/2017
The “National Teacher Prize” will be established for the first time in Georgia with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. For this purpose, the Memorandum of Cooperation was signed among the Coalition “Education for All – Georgia”, the Ministry of Education and Science and the National Teacher Professional Development Center.
13/05/2017
At the Civic Education Teachers’ Forum, the teachers from all regions of Georgia got acquainted with innovations in civic education and the photo exhibition reflecting success, implemented with the support of teachers within the framework of the Civic Education Project.
11/05/2017
Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejelava and State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and Civil Equality Ketevan Tsikhelashvili discussed the issues of access to education for the people living in the occupied territories, at the meeting held with the representatives of the international educational centers, foundations and the diplomatic... Read More
11/05/2017
Large part of the renovation works was completed in the college, the building was adapted for the students with special educational needs. With the purpose to increase access to learning, “New Wave” will continue the process of arrangement of the learning infrastructure.
11/05/2017
Foundation “Innove” of the Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia, as well as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is involved in implementation of the Georgian-Estonian educational project “Strengthening of Access to Quality Education for Georgian Children”. The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.
11/05/2017
“Teacher and School Director Professional Development Project” of “Millennium Challenge Account – Georgia”, implemented by the National Center for Teacher Professional Development, starts large-scale retraining of teachers and directors of non-Georgian language schools for the first time in general education.
11/05/2017
Information day of program “Horizon 2020” was held to the direction of information and communication technologies, where the presentation on the topic “Rules and Advices on Participation in Program Horizon 2020, Current Competition, Activities of Marie-Skladowska-Curie, SME Instrument and Twinning Activities” was presented.
09/05/2017
Batumi private multi-profile secular school “Gorda”, founded in 2002, has moved to a new, well-furnished and modernly equipped building. Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Aleksandre Jejelava and Minister of Education, Culture and Sport of Adjara Inga Shamilishvili congratulated the new building to the school management, teachers and pupils and... Read More
09/05/2017
Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejelava, together with Minister of Education, Culture and Sports of Adjara Inga Shamilishvili opened the vocational training center in Batumi.
08/05/2017
Vocational college “Lakada” is completely rehabilitated in city Jvari, Tsalenjikha region. The vocational education institution equipped according to the modern standards continues functioning with renewed infrastructure.
07/05/2017
Within the scope of the visit to Samegrelo region, Ministers - Aleksandre Jejelava, Levan Izoria and Giorgi Gakharia opened the memorial of Merab Kostava in village Akhuti, as well as paid the visit to the public schools of villages Akhuti, Mukhuri and Kirtshi and met with the locals.
06/05/2017
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, the Government of Estonia, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Foundation “Innove” on a three-year partnership for the purpose of preschool and general education reform in Georgia.
05/05/2017
The members of the Board of Trustees of European Foundation and Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC) met with the Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejelava and got acquainted with the performed innovations and future plans of the Ministry. The delegation consisted of Chairman of the Board of Trustees David Lee, German diplomat Dieter Boden, former... Read More
05/05/2017
For the 2017-2018 academic years, the II stage of the universal electronic registration of first grade pupils will begin on May 8 at 9:00 a.m. on the website: www.registration.emis.ge. 
05/05/2017
Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Aleksandre Jejelava held the presentation on the TIMSS and PISA international surveys and the results of the state evaluation for the journalists. The surveys conducted in 2015-2016 are related to learning outcomes, dynamics and factors that influence the students’ achievements.
04/05/2017
The Board of Directors of public and private schools is set up with new members once in every three months, and new members are elected by the directors themselves. The regular session of the renewed Board was held today, which was traditionally opened by the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia. At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Aleksandre Jejelava talked about all the... Read More
04/05/2017
Schedule for the graduation exams of the 2016-2017 academic years (12th grade) is as follows:
04/05/2017
Campaign “One Day in Profession” was launched in schools for popularization of teacher’s profession and promotion to career planning and professional orientation among the pupils. The campaign includes the activities such as the action – “A Pupil Teacher”.
03/05/2017
In the process of development of agriculture and vocational education reforms in Georgia, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) supported the new model of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia (MoES) - the dual approach of the work-based learning (WBL).
02/05/2017
Within the framework of the state program for vocational training/retraining and increasing of qualification of job seekers, the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia began acceptance of the applications for short-term training and retraining programs.
02/05/2017
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia starts new project for the purpose to strengthen the public schools and to facilitate partnership between them.
01/05/2017
Within the framework of informal education, new, large-scale project of free lessons is being successfully implemented in order to increase the education quality, to raise the motivation of pupils for study, to expand informal education opportunities and to make the school life more interesting and funny.
01/05/2017
With the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, the Information Technology Center “Mziuri” together with Ilia State University and National Youth and Children’s Palace will hold a mathematical competition – “The Hope for Tomorrow -2017”.
29/04/2017
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia starts improvement of the situation existing in school canteens and regulation of this field - the problem has not been solved for many years in this regard. According to the specialists, unhealthy food products are available for schoolchildren in the school canteens, threatening the health of the young people.
29/04/2017
A new model for training of vocational education teachers will be launched for the first time in vocational education, which is based on the best experience of Switzerland in this area and envisages introduction of additional university programs i.e. minors for acquisition of profession of the vocational education teachers. The first minors will be introduced in Ilia State University for the... Read More
28/04/2017
“Georgia Days in San Diego” were organized by the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) and the San Diego State University on April 24-26, 2017.
28/04/2017
Based on the modern international experience, the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia introduced a new project “Work for Home Day” in a pilot mode for the first time in the public sector.
27/04/2017
For the first time in Georgia, a two-day online international master class was held at the Georgian Technical University, organized by CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland), with the aim to promote physics among young people.
27/04/2017
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia signed the Memorandum of Cooperation with the National Youth and Children’s Palace for the purpose to increase the access to informal and school education for the first time in the history of education. 
25/04/2017
Within the framework of the official visit to the United States of America, Aleksandre Jejelava held meetings with the US Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and met with the representatives of the World Bank and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

             
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