September 15, marks the beginning of the new academic year of 2020-2021 at public and private schools of Georgia. To prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, owing to the decision of the Interagency Coordination Council, headed by the Prime Minister, the remote educational process at schools and higher educational institutions in some cities and villages of Georgia already resumed on September 15, whereas from October 1, classes will continue across the country.

The Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli hosted the winners of the 4^th European Junior Olympiad in Informatics(EJOI) at the Ministry and congratulated them on their successful competition.

Zurab Zhvania Foundation announces a competition for the 2020 Tsinandali Award. Young scientists and artists between the ages of 18 and 30 can participate in the competition. Applicants for the prize must submit their projects implemented during 2020 in the following nominations:

In order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, according to the decision of the Interagency Coordination Council headed by the Prime Minister, the remote educational process will resume from September 15 in the following cities: Tbilisi, Gori, Rustavi, Kutaisi, Zugdidi and Poti. This regulation is already in force in Kobuleti and Batumi.

An active work continues on the concept of the National Agency for Vocational Skills to strengthen public-private partnerships in vocational education in Georgia. Tamar Kitiashvili, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia together with Giorgi Pertaia, President of the Chamber of Commerce held a workshop with the heads of business support organizations.

The Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia Mikheil Chkhenkeli congratulated Georgian rugby and its fans on the official admission of our national team in the prestigious international tournament – “Autumn Nations Cup”.

Levan Kharatishvili, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia participated in a session within the scope of the Wardrop Strategic Dialogue, commissioned between Georgia and the United Kingdom and addressed its participants.

Georgian rugby team will play in Eight Nations rugby tournament (Autumn Cup) scheduled from November 13 to December 6. Today, this information was officially confirmed by the organizers of the Six Nations and the relevant news was published on the official website of the tournament (https://www.sixnationsrugby.com).

Shalva Gogoladze, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Georgia believes that the participation of the national rugby team in the prestigious international tournament - "8 Nations" will be a historic decision, as for the first time Georgia will be given the opportunity to compete in such a high-ranking tournament.

Applications for accredited undergraduate, integrated bachelor's, teacher training, integrated veterinary, certified medical / dental education programs have been launched to fund students through state education grants. Nunu Mitskevichi, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia held a briefing on the topic and introduced the conditions of the program to the general public.