The Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli held a video conference with the Vice President of Microsoft on Education, Anthony Salcito, where the parties discussed plans for future cooperation.
For the very first time, the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli took part in Summit on the Transformation of Virtual Education, organized by Microsoft Corporation. The minister addressed the public and introduced them to the challenges facing the Georgian education system and various mechanisms to solve the obstacles amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anthony Salsito, Vice President of Education at Microsoft Corporation, praised the measures taken by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia to promote distance learning in during the COVID-19 crisis:
For the first time, the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli participated at the summit on the transformation of virtual education, organized by Microsoft Corporation. The minister addressed the public and introduced them to the challenges facing the Georgian education system and various mechanisms to solve the obstacles amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Georgia is launching a new project for the entrants - WebSchool, a tool to further strengthen their knowledge and to help gain new expertise.
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia and Julich Research Center (FZJ), envisaging the development of long-term cooperation between Georgia and Germany within the Georgian-German Scientific Bridge (GGSB). The memorandum was signed by Minister Mikheil Chkhenkeli, the Center’s Chairman of Board of Directors - Wolfgang Marquardt and the Director - Hans Ströer.
The registration of those who wish to take the Unified National Examinations and the Common Master's Examination, as well as the competence exam designated for the teachers and the student grant competition, has now been completed.
The CAPTAIN: Science is the Captain project, submitted by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, won the grant amounted to EUR 197 500, as established by the European Scholarship and Innovation Framework Program – Horizon 2020, to support the development of science and research.
საქართველოს განათლების, მეცნიერების, კულტურისა და სპორტის სამინისტროს გადაწყვეტილებით, კორონავირუსის გავრცელების პრევენციის მიზნით, ქვეყანაში შექმნილი ვითარების გათვალისწინებითა და ბენეფიციართა ინტერესებიდან გამომდინარე, „კულტურის ხელშეწყობის პროგრამის“ ფარგლებში გამოცხადებულ კონკურსებზე, განაცხადების მიღების დასრულების ვადად განისაზღვრა 2020 წლის 1 ივნისის 18:00 საათი; ხოლო კონკურსების ფარგლებში გამარჯვებული პროექტების დაწყების თარიღად - 2020 წლის 15 ივლისი.
With the support of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia and organized by the International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism, the webinar "Strategies for Restoring the Tourism Sector in the Post-Covid 19 Era" was held.
The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, in cooperation with the National Commission of UNESCO, offers individuals to submit their project applications for funding under the UNESCO 2020-2021 Participation Program.