The campaign "Vocational Education for Businesses after Covid-19" with the private sector continues.  The Deputy Minister of Education, Tamar Kitiashvili, held an online meeting with the President of the Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Giorgi Pertaia, and with representatives of other interested stakeholders.

In order to restore the creative activities in art and corresponding culture organizations in the country, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia in cooperation with Ministry of IDPs from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Affairs, have developed general recommendations to tackle the new COVID-19 crisis.

Tamar Kitiashvili, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, together with a representative of the Ministry of Health held an online meeting with the directors of vocational colleges regarding the plan to launch a post-pandemic activities of vocational education institutions.

Amiran Gamkrelidze, Director General of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, explained several points of the protocol regarding the 2020 Unified National Examinations at a press conference.

To prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, and to ensure the maximum protection of  participants during the examination, while conducting the process in a full, coordinated manner, exam dates and rules have been set for Unified National Examinations, Magistrate Exams and Student Grant Competition by the Intergovernmental Council led by the Prime Minister.

The full restoration-renovation of the State Silk State Museum will begin in 2020. The project is implemented under the framework memorandum signed between the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sportof Georgia, Tbilisi Municipality City Hall, Tbilisi Development Fund, International Association of Mayors of Partially or Entirely Francophone Cities, and LEPL Silk State Museum.

The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia and the Sairme Academy of Tourism and Gastronomy are announcing the registration for the short-term vocational training program - "Hotel Room Management".

The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Government of Switzerland, conducted a survey in Georgia to study the socio-economic status of vocational education students and analyze the relationship between vocational education and the employment.

Meetings continue with the representatives of the private sector to discuss the Vocational Education for business after Covid-19 crisis.

With the initiative and support of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Microsoft, in collaboration with the Education Management Information System (EMIS), managed to translate Microsoft Teams into Georgian, enabling teachers to use the native language while providing lessons online.

Nunu Mitskevichi, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia held an online news conference with scientists and representatives of the medical field regarding COVID-19 and informed them about the 2^nd special competition announced within the framework of Horizon 2020 program. The issue of creating a national scientific platform on COVID-19 was also discussed at the meeting.