The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia – Mikheil
Chkhenkeli, met with the participants of "Javakheti Student
Expedition" at Tbilisi State University. During the meeting, the students
talked about their expedition experience and the importance of such projects,
and they emphasized the special role Mikheil Chkhenkeli had in organizing the
event.
One-month long summer
expeditions are held in Javakheti since 2001 from July 14 to August 14, with
the blessing of Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II and with the support of
Tbilisi State University. Moreover, during the expedition, students are engaged
in various activities, such as cleaning and restoring ancient Georgian churches
and monasteries, conducting excursions, and at the same time organizing
numerous cognitive events with the local Samtskhe-Javakheti population.
