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.

The Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia - Mikheil Batiashvili and the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Armenia - Arayik Arutunyan discussed the issues of cooperation between the two countries and touched upon the ongoing reforms.

Deputy Minister Levan Kharatishvili briefed the head of the National Tourism Administration - Mariam Kvrivishvili on the principles and future plans of the Council of Europe Cultural Routes Program. It was decided to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions in order to further coordinate the related topics in a more coordinated and effective manner.

The annual General Assembly of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Education (ENQA) is held in Yerevan on October 17-18 this year, where Georgia is officially nominated as a member of the Association.

Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport - Levan Kharatishvili held a meeting with UNESCO representatives and experts: Reiko Yoshida, Lydia Varbanova, Nikoloz Nadirashvili, as well as with the creators of the project  “Creative Georgia “officials - Vato Urushadze and Elene Toidze.

On October 16-20, Georgia presented the program "Follow the Journey of Georgian Characters” at the 2019 Frankfurt Book Fair.

Supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, the British Season 2019 will be held for the first time in Georgia on October 15 and 16.

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia - Mikheil Batiashvili, together with the Director of Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation  -  Zviad Gabisonia held a meeting with the members of scientific Academia at Telavi State University, where the sides discussed real prospects of further development and reviewed the challenges for the coming years.