Mikheil Chkhenkeli, the candidate for the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, addressed the joint committees of the Parliament and spoke about the importance of Kutaisi International University, a large-scale project in the field of higher education and science.
Mikheil Chkhenkeli, the candidate running for the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, addressed the joint committees of the Parliament and spoke about the new initiatives in the field of vocational education and plans focused on the development of this field.
Addressing the Joint Parliamentary Committees, Mikheil Chkhenkeli, the candidate running for the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, spoke about the continuation of the educational process in schools, in a safe environment and focused on measures taken to maintain continuity and quality of education, in light of Covid-19 pandemic.
Mikheil Chkhenkeli, the candidate nominated for the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, addressed the joint committees of the Parliament, and spoke about the steps taken to promote early, pre-school and general education and introduced the current and future projects to the audience.
The Acting Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia Mikheil Chkhenkeli discussed the details of the implementation of the joint project "Innovation, Inclusive Education and Quality (I2Q)" during a meeting with the World Bank Regional Director for the South Caucasus, Sebastian Molineus.
Ekaterine Dgebuadze, First Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, together with Gela Geladze, Head of the Resource Officer Service of the educational institution visited №10, № 22, №116 and №166 public schools of Didube district and got acquainted with the current educational process.
The Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli opened the meeting with the winning project of the European Commission "Development of Quality and Relevance of the Third Mission in Georgian Universities". The online meeting was dedicated to strengthening the role and quality of universities in Georgia.
Ekaterine Dgebuadze, First Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, continues to visit schools to monitor the safe environment. Together with Gela Geladze, Head of the Resource Officer Service, they visited Tbilisi Public Schools N53 and N55 and got acquainted with the educational process in person.
The Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli held a meeting with the Ambassador of Japan to Georgia, Imamura Akira and discussed the possibilities of expanding cooperation in the fields of education, science, culture, and sports.
The Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli hosted the Minister of European Neighborhood and Americas of the United Kingdom, Wendy Morton, who paid a working visit to Georgia, and discussed the issues of deepening cooperation between the two countries.
During the pandemic, for the first time throughout the country, studies were resumed in classrooms. The Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli personally congratulated the students, teachers, school administration and parents on the resumption of studies and wished them academic success.
From February 15, the educational process in Tbilisi, Rustavi and Kutaisi schools continues in classrooms. Ekaterine Dgebuadze, First Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, together with Gela Geladze, Head of the Resource Officer Service of the educational institution, visited 155th, 142nd and 159th public schools in Tbilisi on the day to personally inspect the schools.
To prevent the spread of Covid-19, owing to the decision of the Coordinating Council, from the beginning of February, mandatory testing of teachers and school administration representatives in public and private schools throughout Georgia is underway. After 2 weeks of intensive testing, 0.5% of Covid-19 teachers and school staff across the country were confirmed.