The Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany Gerd Müller is visiting Georgia. Müller’s visit to Georgia is related to the 25th anniversary of the development of cooperation between Georgia and Germany.
Zurab Zhvania School of Public Administration of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia celebrated the Day of Society for Spreading of Literacy with the event. The winners of the contest “My European Georgia” held within the framework of the European Week were awarded. The contest was carried out with assistance of the premium “Saba” and NATO Information Center.
The “National Teacher Prize” will be established for the first time in Georgia with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. For this purpose, the Memorandum of Cooperation was signed among the Coalition “Education for All – Georgia”, the Ministry of Education and Science and the National Teacher Professional Development Center.
At the Civic Education Teachers’ Forum, the teachers from all regions of Georgia got acquainted with innovations in civic education and the photo exhibition reflecting success, implemented with the support of teachers within the framework of the Civic Education Project.
Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejelava and State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and Civil Equality Ketevan Tsikhelashvili discussed the issues of access to education for the people living in the occupied territories, at the meeting held with the representatives of the international educational centers, foundations and the diplomatic corps accredited in Georgia.
Large part of the renovation works was completed in the college, the building was adapted for the students with special educational needs. With the purpose to increase access to learning, “New Wave” will continue the process of arrangement of the learning infrastructure.
Foundation “Innove” of the Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia, as well as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is involved in implementation of the Georgian-Estonian educational project “Strengthening of Access to Quality Education for Georgian Children”. The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.
“Teacher and School Director Professional Development Project” of “Millennium Challenge Account – Georgia”, implemented by the National Center for Teacher Professional Development, starts large-scale retraining of teachers and directors of non-Georgian language schools for the first time in general education.
Information day of program “Horizon 2020” was held to the direction of information and communication technologies, where the presentation on the topic “Rules and Advices on Participation in Program Horizon 2020, Current Competition, Activities of Marie-Skladowska-Curie, SME Instrument and Twinning Activities” was presented.
Batumi private multi-profile secular school “Gorda”, founded in 2002, has moved to a new, well-furnished and modernly equipped building. Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Aleksandre Jejelava and Minister of Education, Culture and Sport of Adjara Inga Shamilishvili congratulated the new building to the school management, teachers and pupils and examined the educational environment.
Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejelava, together with Minister of Education, Culture and Sports of Adjara Inga Shamilishvili opened the vocational training center in Batumi.
Vocational college “Lakada” is completely rehabilitated in city Jvari, Tsalenjikha region. The vocational education institution equipped according to the modern standards continues functioning with renewed infrastructure.
Within the scope of the visit to Samegrelo region, Ministers - Aleksandre Jejelava, Levan Izoria and Giorgi Gakharia opened the memorial of Merab Kostava in village Akhuti, as well as paid the visit to the public schools of villages Akhuti, Mukhuri and Kirtshi and met with the locals.