Minister of Education and Science
of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili introduced new Minister Tamar Sanikidze to the
public. Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili
introduced new Minister Tamar Sanikidze to the public. Tamar Sanikidze, former
First Deputy Minister of Education is a co-author of all new projects
implemented by the Ministry. Giorgi Margveashvili has briefly summarized the
period of serving as Minister of Education and Science and
introduced already accomplished and planned projects to the journalists:
Depolitization
of the System;
Increased salaries for
teachers (increase
in salaries by 26%-60%, i.e. 60-205 GEL from 2013)
From September 1, salaries of school
management and administrative-technical personnel – up to 15 000 people
shall increase by 40-45%
School buses (up to 16000 pupils of 330
public schools throughout Georgia are provided with buses)
Free textbooks (for the first time this
year, all pupils of public schools shall receive textbooks free of charge)
Vocational Education
Development Strategy for the years 2013-2020 has been developed
New model of funding
vocational education (State shall finance 15 000 vocational students)
A number of important
changes have been initiated in Law of Georgia on Vocational Education
Programs for vocational
education quality improvement are in progress
Implementation of
professional education orientation component in schools is planned to begin
along with strengthening of the same component in vocational education
institutions
Vocational teachers’
salaries have increased or equalized.
Works on standards in
underway and short term courses will be substituted with long-term vocational
programs
Strategy for Involvement of
Private Sector in Vocational Education has been developed
6 million GEL was invested
in the regions of Georgia in order to develop education institutions of
agricultural profile, the project is carried out with UNDP
Increased funding for
students (amount
of funds for students have increased in the budget of 2013. State shall
finance students on 17 specialities of leading directions)
Funding
of the following directions has doubled:
Annual amount of state
grants based on the results of National Exams 2013 (grant financing shall
cover all faculties)
Grant program for socially
unprotected students
PhD program was funded for
the first time this year
Construction/rehabilitation of schools – 8 new schools will be built
in different regions of Georgia and 600 public schools will be rehabilitated
with the financial support of the Ministry.
Government of Georgia and Millennium Challenge Corporation
(MCC). 5
– year compact has been approved for Georgia. The allocated money will be used
for general, vocational and higher education. American University in Georgia
will be founded within the framework of the Compact.
Reform of Higher Education Institutions has been carried out.
Change in state university status within the reform will ensure protection
of state property as well as increase in salaries for professors.
Dimitri Uznadze Institute has been established in connection to
70-year anniversary of Psychology Institute
This is an incomplete list of already
implemented and future projects.
