The Parliament of Georgia has ratified the Horizon 2020 program Association Agreement resulting in Georgia becoming a full-fledged Horizon 2020 Program associated country.
The first deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia – Ketevan Natriashvili, has summarized the results achieved in vocational education for the year of 2016, in collaboration with the representatives of the European Union, during the "Employment, Vocational Education and Training Coordinating Council" session.
The Petroleum Company – Gulf finances the tuition for the Internally Displaced students. The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia – Aleksandre Jejelava, awarded the official scholarships to the students together with the Gulf company representatives.
The National Center for the Educational Quality Enhancement held a meeting with the students regarding the summary of the vocational reforms, as well as the important issues and future reform plans and strategies, which is crucial for the modular educational programs at all stages.
The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia – Aleksandre Jejelava held a meeting of the newly elected principals of public and private schools. The Standing board was elected for the first time, by the principals of the public and private schools, by taking into account the educational system of interest.
The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia – Aleksandre Jejelava visited and inspected Telavi Flight-Training Base – “Mimino” of Georgian University of Aviation equipped with modern infrastructure and technical appliances. Additionally, the Minister also attended the students’ training session.
President of Georgia – Giorgi Margvelashvili hosted a reception at the presidential palace, on which the President presented the projects funded from the Reserve Fund to the Minister of Education and Science – Aleksandre Jejelava, as well as to the rectors of the higher educational institutions and representatives from the government entities.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, with the support of the Georgian Innovation and Technology Agency, held a competition – “Kreatoni”, which entailed participants competing with each other during a 12-hour duration to create the best concept.