On the second day of the Eastern Partnership Conference, Irina Abuladze - Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, chaired the 7th Session on Empowering the Young Generation and Building Intercultural Connections.
Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia - Irina Abuladze held an official meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of Italy - Antonio Enrico Bartoli in Batumi within the framework of Batumi International Conference.
On July 11, Jason Lee - the Director of Samsung Electronics signed a 3-year memorandum of cooperation at the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (in D. Uznadze N52. The Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Levan Kharatishvili attended the ceremonial event.
On July 10, during the meeting held at Sokhumi State University, Prof. Zviad Gabisonia, General Director of Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation, was elected as a member of the Georgian Academy of Education Sciences. The rector of the university, Zurab Khonelidze, the president of the Georgian Academy of Education Sciences, spoke about Zviad Gabisonia's multi-faceted successful career in education and science and congratulated him on this honorary title and wished him future success.
Freedom of Information Development Institute (IDFI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the course of drafting one of the reforms has named the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia one of the best institutions to work with and has awarded it with the special honorary certificate.
Giorgi Chakvetadze, a current player at the Georgian national football team and Belgian "Genk", became the best player of the 2018/2019 season. Chakvetadze was named best out of 79 sports journalists participating in the survey. Head of Sport Development Department Irakli Dolaberidze also congratulated Chakvetadze and awarded him with the memorable gift.
With the support of the local government in Batumi, the foundation of a new campus and school building of the University of Caucasus was laid down. The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Culture - Irina Abuladze.
On July 10 Korneli Kekelidze National Center of Manuscripts opened a scientific forum - Kartvelology International Summer School and a special Conference - "Georgian Manuscript", implemented in cooperation with Louvain University with the support of Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation.
Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport - Irina Abuladze held a meeting with Peter Wibler - USAID Mission Director, and Adam Schmidt – the Head of Democracy and Social Development department. During the meeting, the parties touched upon the US Government Support Program in the Education Sector, specifically the USAID's successful cooperation in promoting elementary and civic education in Georgia. The guests expressed full readiness to promote the scope of education reform within the framework of new initiatives. For this purpose, in addition to the US grant funding, two additional new projects will be launched in 2019.
ICT - 3000 specialists will be trained in the field of information and communication technologies. The program is supported by the World Bank and its total budget is 7 million Lari (USD 2.5 million).
To celebrate the International Day for Sports Journalists, on July 2, "Tbilisi Bacho Cup 2019" was held at "Tbilisi Hills" Golf Course Resort. The tournament was held with the participation of sports journalists in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the Georgian Golf Federation. Winners and prizes were revealed in accordance with individual indicators between men and women.
The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia completed the process of approving the VII grade school textbooks of several subjects and basic level of secondary education.
Second European games - "Minsk 2019" was closed solemnly. The ceremony was hosted at "Dinamo Stadium". The Olympic team of 50 countries ran through state flags to 22,000 spectators. Iakob Kajaia, a Greek-Roman-style wrestler, became the vice champion at the European Championship.
Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport - Mikheil Batiashvili and Head of the National Examination Center - Sophio Gorgodze got acquainted with the process of exams in the examination center of Public School # 147.
Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport - Irina Abuladze and Director of the National Examination Center - Sophie Gorgodze got acquainted with examination center, which opened at Tbilisi Public School № 103.