Together with our whole society, I am shocked by the tragedy which happened at the Khorava Street.

In this difficult moment, first of all, I give consolation to parents and relatives of deceased pupils.

Doctors do not spare their efforts and I hope that they will be able to save the life of heavily wounded pupil.

A seminar on “Work-Based / Dual Learning Funding” was organized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and the European Training Foundation (ETF).

Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Mikheil Chkhenkeli held an introductory meeting with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative in Georgia Laila Omar Gad, where the existing cooperation between the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and UNICEF and the prospects of its further enhancement was discussed.

The issue of funding of the affected students living in the villages adjacent to the demarcation line of the occupied territories was discussed at the Government meeting. It was decided that the Ministry of Education and Science will fund teaching of the students in 2017-2018 years.  

Winners of the literary competition “Autumn Legends 2017” were nominated in Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. Khatia Iatashvili, the student of Shota Rustaveli Theater and Film Tbilisi State University took the first prize, Aleksandre Kalmakhelidze, the student of Tbilisi State University was nominated on the second place and Mariam Chumburidze, the student of Georgian-American University took the third place.

Labor Skills Development Program is successfully carried out among the pupils in 138 public schools of Georgia. First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia - Ketevan Natriashvili and Deputy Minister - Lia Gigauri visited one of these schools - First Experimental School of Tbilisi and attended the labor skills course in the field of confectionery and restaurant business.

The students enrolled on 2017 autumn admission session started learning in vocational colleges. Mikheil Chkhenkeli, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia personally congratulated the students of Vocational College “Aisi” and, together with them, wished success to approximately 8,000 new entrants.

Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Mikheil Chkhenkeli met with US Ambassador to Georgia Ian C. Kelly. At the meeting, discussions focused on bilateral productive cooperation in the field of education and science. Particular emphasis was made on the importance of investments made by the US Government and the activities of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in Georgia.

First Deputy Minister will be Ketevan Natriashvili again. Deputy Ministers - Lia Gigauri and Teimuraz Murghulia will remain on the same positions and the fourth Deputy will be the Associate Professor of Tbilisi State University, Physician Aleksandre Tevzadze.

The European Vocational Skills Week has been launched in Georgia aiming to improve attractiveness and image of vocational education. Within the frameworks of the Week, the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and the German International Cooperation Society (GIZ) organized a conference “Skills for Tourism and Tourism for Skills”, which referred to the issues of teaching with the work-based dual approach in the tourism sector.