Within the framework of the Vocational Education reform, a three-day seminar for the members of the Board entitled to the implementation of Short-Term Training Programs was opened by Tamar Kitiashvili - the Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Culture of Georgia.
Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia - Ekaterine Dgebuadze together with the Head of Council of Europe Office in Georgia - Cristian Urse met with the winners of the “European Heritage Creators Week” and presented them with the certificates of Appreciation.
The Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia Mikheil Chkhenkeli introduced the Deputy Ministers to the personnel.
Giorgi Donadze donated an eight-volume of Georgian polyphonic singing and Church choirs to Princeton University Library. The director of the Folklore Center and the head of the ensemble "Basiani" also donated audio versions of "You Are a Vineyard" to the University Library. The oldest Georgian hymn was published as a book specifically for the Frankfurt book fair in 2018. As for the eight-volume chanting anthology, it contains Georgian hymns preserved in manuscripts published in the 19th and 20th centuries.
With the support of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation, in cooperation with the Norwegian Directorate of Cultural Heritage, a unified geographical information portal for cultural heritage has been developed.
The Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia - Mikheil Chkhenkeli held an introductory meeting with the World Bank Regional Director - Sebastian Molineu, and introduced the ongoing and planned changes in various fields of education.
Within the framework of the initiative of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia short-term vocational training-retraining programs continue.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Georgia and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, have evaluated the general education system in Georgia and produced a report.
On November 18-19, 2019, for the first time in Georgia, 21 professional students of Dual Vocational Education Program - Culinary Arts took the qualification exam. The aforementioned dual vocational education program has been implemented in the fall of 2017 with the support of the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) at three state colleges: Blacksea, New Wave and Mermisi. The peculiarity of dual vocational education program, is that the private sector is actively and directly involved in all stages of its development.
Honorary Jury of Zurab Zhvania's Tsinandali Prize has identified 24 nominees for the 2019 Tsinandali Prize in 8 fields of science and art.
An exhibition and the awarding ceremony of the Leonardo da Vinci Competition for Inventors and Researchers organized by Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation was held at the Writers House in Tbilisi.
As part of the Oscars and Golden Globe campaigns, the World Festival of Asian Films was held in Hollywood, where Dimitri Tsintsadze was awarded the Best Director Award for his film - Shindisi.
The Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia - Mikheil Chkhenkeli met with the employees of the Ministry on his first working day and introduced them with the future plans and overall goals of the Ministry.
Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia - Irine Abuladze held a meeting with Director of the European School – Mr. Fran van de Kerkhoff and other representatives of the school in Hague.
On October 17, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia - Irine Abuladze met with representatives of International Baccalaureate Organization (IB) in Hague.