In order to facilitate research and teaching in the field of security, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and the Training Center of the State Security Service, signed by Deputy Minister Nunu Mitskevichi and Head of the Center Giorgi Vashakidze.

Nunu Mitskevichi, Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Nino Tandilashvili, Deputy Minister of Environment and Agriculture, and representatives of the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) held a joint meeting to strengthen forestry education.

The European Education Foundation (ETF) and UNESCO organized an international online conference on "Developing Lifelong Learning Systems: Skills for a Green and Inclusive Society in the Digital Age".

The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Mikheil Chkhenkeli addressed the participants of the international online conference "Protection of Cultural Heritage in the Occupied Territories: Georgia and International Experience".

Horizon Europe Grant Office will be opened at Gori State Teaching University, which will help improve the success rate of Georgian scientists in the grant competitions of the EU. It should be noted that this will be the ninth grant office in Georgia.

Tamar Kitiashvili, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia and Giorgi Pertaia, President of the Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a working meeting on new opportunities for effective management and development of the Professional Skills Agency. 

The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia has completed the process of approving IX grade textbooks.

The opening ceremony of the renovated Japanese centre, equipped and renovated with the support of the Japanese government, was held at Ilia State University. The event was attended by the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Mikheil Chkhenkeli and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Georgia - Imamura Akira.

Cambridge University Press has published the 2021 Sustainable Development Report. Georgia has improved its position by two places and ranked 56^th in the world ranking of 165 countries assessed in terms of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It should be noted that according to the 2020 report, our country was ranked 58^th, and in 2017 - 66^th.

The Ministry of Education and Science, in close cooperation with various agencies, continues to work actively to identify adolescents left out of school and to include them in the education system.

In order to raise awareness about science, the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia is launching the project "Science Calendar - 2021". The program includes several events and activities planned to promote science, including science-themed competitions, master classes, exhibitions, lectures, and a variety of cognitive and fun activities.