The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia initiates a large-scale complex reforms and systemic changes in the field of culture, based on EU recommendations and tailored to Georgia's needs.

On August 6, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia held a press conference dedicated to the Night Serenades Festival. The event was chaired by Deputy Minister - Levan Kharatishvili, Deputy Head of Tbilisi City Hall - Maka Nasrashvili, Festival Director - Nina Tsagareli and mezzo-soprano - Nino Surguladze.

Tbilisi hosts European Championship for the first time in Georgian boxing history. A team of boys and girls from 30 countries visit Georgia. More than 300 athletes compete in 26 weight categories.

Within the scope of “summer camps for students” project, implemented by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, an EcoCamp is functioning on the premises of Khelvachauri municipality, Salibauri public school N2. The purpose of the summer camp is to raise students' awareness of the environment, popularize the natural disciplines, and promote a healthy lifestyle.

Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport and Media Holding "Setanta Georgia". The memorandum was signed by Shalva Gogoladze, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport and Lasha Machavariani, Director of Setanta Georgia. Levan Machavariani, founder of Setanta Georgia, representatives of various sports federations and journalists attended the event held at 'Rooms Hotel Tbilisi'.

Teachers who have reached retirement as part of education reform, who have decided to leave the profession on a voluntary basis, will receive a one-time monetary reward from the state in 2019 - a two-year total salary.

The 12-member jury, composed of directors, production artists, actors, producers and film critics, made the decision on a secret ballot.

A tourism school will be opened in Sairme in cooperation with the UN World Tourism Organization and the Swiss Host School SHL to develop tourism and hospitality industries in Georgia.

Irina Abuladze, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia visited summer schools of science and English, in conjunction with meeting with students and getting acquainted with works of the young inventors.

The relevant departments of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia have reviewed IDFI's report on the National Wrestling Federation of Georgia. In this regard we explain and present our own position regarding the matter:

The Big Idea Challenge enables contestants from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to share their innovative ideas with the general public around the world. The contest is of video nature and based on it more than 300 projects have been created specifically for the competition, including 53 from Georgia.

On July 17, the National Museum of Georgia launched a three-day training seminar on "Protection of Cultural Heritage in times of crisis." Levan Kharatishvili, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, welcomed the participants, organizers and speakers. He emphasized the need for such trainings, as both Georgia and the whole world are constantly facing new challenges in the field of cultural heritage protection and it is essential that experts in the field share the latest approaches and international experience.

According to data from Web of Science, one of the largest scientific databases in the world, Georgian scientists and research publications have the highest citation index among post-Soviet countries, which is a major international success of Georgian scientists and confirms the high level of their research, the validity and high competitiveness of scientific papers.